Google Has Quietly Dropped Ban on Personally Identifiable Web Tracking
By After we published this story, Google reached out to say that it doesn’t currently use Gmail keywords to target web ads. We’ve updated the story to reflect that. — When Google bought the advertising network DoubleClick in 2007, Google founder Sergey Brin said that privacy would be the company’s “number one priority when we contemplate […]
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Judge Puts Overtime Pay for Millions in Limbo as Republicans Rejoice
A federal judge on Tuesday halted an Obama administration rule that would have expanded overtime pay for millions of workers, a decision that was slammed by employees’ rights advocates. The U.S. Department of Labor rule, which was set to go into effect on December 1, would have made overtime pay available to full-time salaried employees […]
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Scientific Knowledge Sorely Lacking at Breitbart-Tweeting House Science Committee
Displaying a troubling disregard for science, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on Thursday tweeted a misleading article from right-wing, white nationalist website Breitbart News—one written by a climate denier and debunked by actual scientists. NBC News notes that the author of the article, James Delingpole, “does not have a science degree and […]
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As Trump Transitions to Power, 'Cabinet of Horrors' Takes Shape
As President-elect Donald Trump began his transition to power on Thursday, early reporting has opened a window into what the nation can expect as his “cabinet of horrors,” as AFP put it, takes shape. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Rudy Giuliani, Ben Carson, Newt Gingrich, Florida Gov. Rick Scott, and former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin […]
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Officer Put on Leave After Video Shows Him Punching Woman in Face During Eviction
An officer with the Flagstaff police department in Arizona has been put on leave following the release of video footage taken by an eye witness that showed him punching a woman in the face during an arrest earlier this week. As the Huffington Post reports: Watch the video, as presented on local affiliate ABC15 News […]
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Trump Picks 'Fossil Fuel Industry Puppet' Scott Pruitt to Head EPA
Portending threats to efforts aimed at reining in climate change, President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Oklahoma Attorney General and fossil fuel industry ally Scott Pruitt to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), his transition team said Wednesday. The planned appointment, as Politico writes, would put “one of the agency’s most hostile critics and a […]
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FCC Chair Tom Wheeler to Resign, Leaving 'Remarkable Legacy'
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair Tom Wheeler on Thursday announced his intention to step down at the end of President Barack Obama’s term, leaving behind a legacy of victories for digital rights—and paving the way for a Republican-led attack on net neutrality. Wheeler was appointed to FCC chair by Obama in 2013. Critics were initially […]
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With Obamacare on Trump's Chopping Block, Researchers Fear for Health Data
Just as scientists are scrambling to archive government climate data before President-elect Donald Trump and his “climate denial cabinet” take office, researchers are moving to download and secure “key healthcare data and documents” ahead of Inauguration Day, Politico reports Wednesday. The activity—reportedly encouraged by the White House’s top health reform official—is spurred by anxieties about […]
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'Spectacular Betrayal' as Trump Hands Economy 'Back Over to Wall Street'
President Donald Trump is handing the U.S. economy “back over to Wall Street” on Friday, with a regulatory rollback that critics say could put consumers and the financial system at risk. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump signed executive orders Friday “establish[ing] a framework for scaling back the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial-overhaul law” and rolling […]
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