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AT&T, Sprint also part of NSA’s phone data collection probe
By Sean Buckley The National Security Agency’s phone and data collection effort targeting Verizon (NYSE: VZ) also included AT&T (NYSE: T) and Sprint (NYSE: S), according to various reports. While Verizon was initially the only provider named by The Guardian … Continue reading
The Latest Cannabis Discoveries That the Federal Government Doesn’t Want You to Know About
By Paul Armentano Despite issuing a highly publicized memorandum in 2009 stating, “Science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions of my Administration,” it remains clear that federal lawmakers and the White House continue to willfully … Continue reading
Minority unemployment gap is still widening
By Michelle Singletary Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that the employment gap between young minorities and young whites continues to grow, reports Edward Wyckoff Williams, a contributing editor of The Root. In 2011, 42.6 … Continue reading
Five Essential Facts About Food Stamps
By Katie Wright The House Agriculture Committee recently passed its version of the Farm Bill, which funds vital nutrition assistance programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (formerly known as food stamps). The bill, which would cut a … Continue reading
Racist Facebook rants gets 911 operator April Sims fired
By Rachel Quigley A 911 operator has been fired for allegedly posting numerous racist remarks on her Facebook page. April Sims, from Dallas, Texas, compares black people to ‘animals’, says they have ‘sh for brains’ and blames them for wasting … Continue reading
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No Warrant, No Problem: How the Government Can Get Your Digital Data
By Theodoric Meyer and Peter Maass Update June 6, 2013: This post has been revised to reflect reports of regular FBI and National Security Agency surveillance of domestic phone records under a provision of the Patriot Act. It … Continue reading
McDonald’s courts night owls with breakfast items
By Candice Choi McDonald’s is taking a small step toward offering breakfast items outside of its usual breakfast hours — at least if you’re a night owl. Starting this month, the fast-food chain says participating 24-hour restaurants in select locations … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Mac, breakfast, business, Chicken McNuggets, CNBC, Egg McMuffin, french fries, McDonald, McMuffin
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Senator’s wife on Facebook: Keep away from my man, strippers
By Chris Matyszczyk It can’t be easy being a handsome state senator’s wife. You’ve seen what happens to those who reach even higher office and you count the number of wives some of them have had. The mathematical odds don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged ABC News, Alabama, facebook, Heather McGill, Shadrack McGill, social media, Stripper
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FCC to vote on new rules to protect wireless customers’ call data
By Phil Goldstein The FCC will vote later this month on new rules that clarify how carriers can use their customers call data and to ensure the the data is better protected. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 gives the FCC authority … Continue reading
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