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US & Canada · WashingtonThe U.S. Secret Service deleted text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 after they were requested by oversight officials investigating the agency's response to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the agency watchdog has claimed. A Secret Service spokesman said the messages were erased as part of a device-replacement program.See the Story
Secret Service deleted text messages ahead of Jan. 6 riot, says IG
45% Center coverage: 108 sources
Business · SeattleAmazon's smart-doorbell company, Ring, has provided surveillance footage to law enforcement without a warrant or the consent of doorbell-owners. The disclosure highlights the degree of Amazon's control over data generated by the doorbells' cameras and microphones. Sen. Ed Markey said he is concerned that biometric surveillance could become central to the growing web of surveillance systems that Amazon and other tech companies are responsible for.See the Story
Amazon.com's Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times in 2022
60% Center coverage: 69 sources
US & Canada · El PasoTwo brothers in Texas have been arrested after authorities say one of them opened fire on a group of migrants. Michael Sheppard and Mark Sheppard, both 60, were charged with manslaughter. The shooting Tuesday was in rural Hudspeth County about 90 miles from El Paso.See the Story
Authorities: Texas man shoots 2 migrants near Mexico border
41% Center coverage: 41 sources
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US & Canada · MoscowThe University of Idaho’s general counsel issued new guidance on Friday about the state’s near-total abortion ban, alerting faculty and staff that the school should no longer offer birth control for students, a rare move for a state university.See the Story
University threatens to fire employees who promote abortion
52% Center coverage: 23 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonSikhism requires that men wear turbans and do not cut their hair. Record numbers of migrants from India have been detained at the US-Mexico border. Many hail from India's Punjab, where more than half of residents are Sikh. American Civil Liberties Union: Turban confiscations "blatantly violate federal law"See the Story
ACLU urges CBP officials to stop confiscating Sikh asylees’ turbans
47% Left coverage: 17 sources
Business · San FranciscoSan Francisco’s no-nonsense new district attorney is cleaning house.See the Story
San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins fires 15 of Chesa Boudin’s staffers
56% Right coverage: 16 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonRep. Rashida Tlaib told an online conference that progressives shouldn't back Israel's "apartheid government" Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called the comments "nothing short of antisemitic" Two other members of Congress have since spoken out against the comments. The comments were part of a discussion on the killing of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.See the Story
House Democrat slams Tlaib for ‘antisemitic’ remarks on Israel
41% Right coverage: 17 sources
Gaza · GazaDuniana al-Amour was one of the first of at least 47 Palestinians, including 16 children, killed during three days of heavy fighting between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group. She was killed during Israel's surprise opening salvo, hours before militants had fired any rockets. Her death underscores the vulnerability of Palestinian civilians during the frequent conflicts.See the Story
Young Gaza artist was among those killed in Israeli strikes
60% Left coverage: 10 sources
Vladimir Putin · UkraineThe Feminist Anti-War Resistance is a secretive protest group. It sprang up on the second day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Being an anti-war activist in Russia is dangerous. Rights groups say there have been more than 16,000 detentions across the country.See the Story
The Russians risking freedom to protest against war
67% Left coverage: 3 sources
