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Obama Expands Surveillance Powers on His Way Out

With mere days left before President-elect Donald Trump takes the White House, President Barack Obama’s administration just finalized rules to make it easier for the nation’s intelligence agencies to share unfiltered information about innocent people.

January 13, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Trump Far More Interested in Business Deals than the Business of the Nation

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Former financial regulator Bill Black says not only is handing off his business to his children a conflict of interest, but it's a violation of the U.S. Constitution.

January 12, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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2016 US Elections

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The Bizarre Far-Right Billionaire Behind Trump's Presidency

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When all seemed to be falling apart for Trump this summer, one shadowy billionaire offered up his own massive political infrastructure, which included Steve Bannon and Kellyanne Conway, and saved Trump's campaign from

January 12, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Tillerson on Climate Change

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During his confirmation hearing for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson said “our ability to predict” the effect of increased greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere “is very limited.” That’s not entirely accurate.

January 13, 2017
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Video: Trump’s Press Conference

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On Jan. 11, President-elect Donald Trump held his first press conference in nearly six months. This video highlights four of the false or misleading statements from Trump. For more details

January 13, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Trump Ignores Ethics Experts Urging Him to Divest from His Businesses & Puts Sons In Charge Instead

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At his first press conference since July, President-elect Donald Trump addressed questions about his business interests and asserted that, as president, he would be exempt from possible conflicts of interest. The Trump

January 12, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Committee to Protect Journalists: Watch Out for "Leak Investigations" Targeting Journos Under Trump

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During his press conference on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump lashed out at reporters. He slammed CNN as "fake news," called BuzzFeed a "failing piece of garbage" and refused to

January 12, 2017
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Category: Media

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Do Exxon's Climate Denial & "Trail of Carnage" on Human Rights Make Tillerson Unfit for State Dept?

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At the Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state nominee and former ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, he refused to answer questions about the oil giant’s long history of denying the

January 12, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Investigation: Did Trump's Defense Secretary Nominee James Mattis Commit War Crimes in Iraq?

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Today, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, James "Mad Dog" Mattis, faces his Senate confirmation hearing. Mattis reportedly received his nickname "Mad Dog" after leading U.S. troops during the 2004 battle

January 12, 2017
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New Stem Cell Treatment Can Restore Sight to the Blind

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Researchers were able to prevent immune system rejection of stem cells, blocking the usual immune responses that trigger rejection of the stem cells by the recipient's body. Using this technique, they were able to restore vision in mice as far out as nine months following the injection of these cells.

January 12, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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