NSA Spying Relies on AT&T’s ‘Extreme Willingness to Help’ – ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/nsa-spying-relies-on-atts-extreme-willingness-to-help The National Security Agency’s ability to spy on vast quantities of Internet traffic
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Skylar Fein had only lived in New Orleans for a week before Hurricane Katrina nearly tore it apart. He’d moved there to go to medical
Read moreBlending Tech Workers and Locals in San Francisco’s Troubled Mid-Market – NYTimes.com
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/technology/blending-tech-workers-and-locals-in-san-franciscos-troubled-mid-market.html?_r=0 SAN FRANCISCO — Last spring, Carlo Gascon’s organization took a chance on this city’s extraordinary technology boom, paying $1.4 million to turn a rundown
Read moreStrangers repaint 75-year-old man’s house after teens’ cruel comments – CBS News
Strangers repaint 75-year-old man’s house after teens’ cruel comments – CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/after-teens-mock-elderly-mans-house-stranger-steps-in-to-help/ Every morning, Josh Cyganik gives Leonard Bullock a smile and a wave
Read morePentagon Fears It’s Not Ready for a War With Putin – The Daily Beast
Pentagon Fears It’s Not Ready for a War With Putin – The Daily Beast http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/08/14/pentagon-fears-it-s-not-ready-for-a-war-with-putin.html A series of summer classified exercises over the summer has
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Read moreChina Seeks to Calm Markets as It Devalues Currency for 3rd Consecutive Day – NYTimes.com
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Read morePark District Capt. Sanford Rolls Back Bicycle Enforcement Plan After Jam-Packed Meeting | Hoodline
Park District Capt. Sanford Rolls Back Bicycle Enforcement Plan After Jam-Packed Meeting | Hoodline http://hoodline.com/2015/08/capt-sanford-rolls-back-bicycle-enforcement-plans Last night’s Park Station community meeting covered district crime stats
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http://www.cbsnews.com/news/report-americas-uninsured-rate-falls-below-10/ America’s uninsured rate fell below 10 percent for the first time in decades, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control’s
Read moreBernie Sanders’s big challenge, explained in 2 charts – The Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/08/12/bernie-sanders-big-challenge-explained-in-1-chart/ One of the most prominent differences in the bases of support for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders is in racial composition. In Fox News’s most
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