Revealed: Pentagon tried to hide that it bought Americans’ data without a warrant

Revealed: Pentagon tried to hide that it bought Americans’ data without a warrant

Ron Wyden, the US senator from Oregon, informed the nation’s intelligence chief, Avril Haines, on Thursday that the Pentagon only agreed to release details about the data purchases, which had always been unclassified, after Wyden hindered the Senate’s efforts to appoint a new director of the National Security Agency.

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Spotlight turns on possible complicity of UN workers in Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7

Spotlight turns on possible complicity of UN workers in Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7

Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy accused UNRWA of announcing the news while the world’s attention was focused on the World Court ordering Israel to prevent acts of genocide against Palestinians and do more to help civilians in Gaza.

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Why 1,500 years on, Matron Saint of Ireland fuels disillusionment with patriarchal and historically dominant Catholic Church

Why 1,500 years on, Matron Saint of Ireland fuels disillusionment with patriarchal and historically dominant Catholic Church

Brigid the goddess was associated with everything from poetry, healing and metal crafting to nature, fertility and fire. She was honoured on the midwinter holy day of Imbolc, still commemorated on February 1, which also became St Brigid’s Day.

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NRM and Museveni regime neoliberalising everything in Uganda: Case of green landgrab

NRM and Museveni regime neoliberalising everything in Uganda: Case of green landgrab

However, under the neoliberal processes and a spate of green landgrabs many of these resources are under constant threat of being grabbed by people in power or those connected to power. Maruzi Ranch, for example, was invaded by people with long-horned cattle. Some people said they came from Tanzania from where they were kicked out by former President Jakaya Kikwete.

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Gaza war: UN top court vague on core issue of whether Israeli military offensive is genocide

Gaza war: UN top court vague on core issue of whether Israeli military offensive is genocide

The UN world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate ceasefire as the South African sponsors of the case had...

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Napoli president confirms Nigerian striker Osimhen set to leave, denies link to Mourinho

Napoli president confirms Nigerian striker Osimhen set to leave, denies link to Mourinho

Osimhen, who moved to Napoli in 2020 for a club-record €70 million ($76 million) potentially rising to €80 million with add-ons, was a pivotal player last season as the club won their first league title in 33 years and finished as Serie A top scorer with 26 goals.

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GOP primaries frontrunner Donald Trump still in a rut as Supreme Court is urged to rule him ineligible to run

GOP primaries frontrunner Donald Trump still in a rut as Supreme Court is urged to rule him ineligible to run

Lawyers called for a decision that makes clear that what happened on January 6 was an insurrection, for which Trump bears responsibility. The president is covered by the constitutional provision at issue and Congress doesn’t need to take action before states can apply it, the lawyers wrote.

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Donald Trump ordered to pay journalist Carroll $83.3 million for rape, reputational hurt

Donald Trump ordered to pay journalist Carroll $83.3 million for rape, reputational hurt

Carroll’s case has become an issue in Trump’s campaign to retake the White House in the November US election. Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic President Joe Biden, who beat him in 2020.

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