All News Articles for 2019-05-09
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200+ Groups Demand Senate Kill Bill That Would Pour 'Fuel on Fire of Climate Crisis' "At a time when we should be leading the global mission to rapidly quit fossil fuels, the notion of seeking new and deeper fossil fuel codependence between America and Europe is patently absurd." Read more |
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'Alexa, Stop Spying on My Kids': FTC Complaint Charges Amazon's Echo Dot Violates Child Privacy Law "Amazon markets Echo Dot Kids as a device to educate and entertain kids, but the real purpose is to amass a treasure trove of sensitive data that it refuses to relinquish even when directed to by parents." Read more |
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'A Hellfire Missile With F***ing Swords Attached to It': Pentagon Unveils New Weapon " This knife missile seems like something ACME Corporation would design to kill Road Runner." Read more |
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'We Are in a Constitutional Crisis': Groups Deliver 10 Million Petitions to Congress Demanding Trump Impeachment "On behalf of a growing movement of 10 million, we ask Democratic leadership to be bold in standing up for democracy." Read more |
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Silence From Press Industry Group As Trump Administration Purges White House Reporters "Now, the White House has a structure in place that could allow it to remove whoever it wishes to remove." Read more |
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'Dangerous and Appalling': US Defenders of Venezuelan Embassy Demand Secret Service End Illegal Water and Power Shutoff What is happening at the embassy, said one activist, is "a microcosm of the what is taking place in Venezuela as the U.S. continues to try and orchestrate a coup." Read more |
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Citing 'Unprecedented' Power of Zuckerberg, Facebook Co-Founder Says: 'Time to Break It Up' Chris Hughes, the CEO's former college roommate and colleague, says powerful company's vast monopoly must be destroyed Read more |
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To Tackle Greed of Wall Street 'Loan Sharks,' Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders Plan Would Cap Outrageous Credit Card Rates "Today's loan sharks wear expensive suits and work on Wall Street, where they make hundreds of millions of dollars in total compensation by charging sky-high fees." Read more |
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New Study Suggests Late-Stage Capitalism Stripping Humanity of Simple Joy: Frequent Sex "Juggling childcare, work and responsibilities to parents who are getting older," says lead researcher is factor behind many adults having less sex than previous generations Read more |
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As Sanders Calls for Nationwide Fracking Ban, Inslee Signs Bill to Prohibit Destructive Drilling Practice in Washington "This is great news, but as a presidential candidate, in order to show real national leadership on climate and clean energy, Inslee must endorse a ban on fracking across the country." Read more |
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'Unhinged, Insensitive, and Lying': Trump Uses Bar Graph to Spread Falsehood About Puerto Rico Hurricane Aid "His racism knows no boundaries," said San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Read more |