Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Feature: The Unlikely Activists Who Took On Silicon Valley — and Won

Facebook and Google made billions mining personal data, and fought off anyone who threatened to stop them. Then came a challenge in their own backyard.

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Taliban militants overrun Afghan army base, capture dozens of soldiers

Taliban militants overrun Afghan army base, capture dozens of soldiers

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Pedestrians hurt as car crashes into barrier outside UK parliament, man arrested

Pedestrians hurt as car crashes into barrier outside UK parliament, man arrested

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Monday, August 13, 2018

Donald Trump once wanted to play Cupid for Narendra Modi

Donald Trump once wanted to play Cupid for Narendra Modi

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Nasa Administrator supports Trump's space force proposal

Nasa Administrator supports Trump's space force proposal

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Fighting Conspiracies, Sandy Hook Parent Is Thwarted by Online Policies

The father of a 6-year-old victim has tried to erase lies about his son from the internet, but Automattic, which runs WordPress, says “untrue content is not banned.”

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Imran, Bilawal shake hands as Parliament members take oath

Imran, Bilawal shake hands as Parliament members take oath

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