Monday, July 8, 2019

Monday's Headlines: DMV databases become part of unprecedented surveillance infrastructure

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DMV databases become part of unprecedented surveillance infrastructure
The FBI and ICE have turned state driver's license databases into a facial-recognition gold mine, scanning through millions of Americans' photos without their knowledge or consent, newly released documents show.
Court-ordered busing, effective against racial segregation but never popular, is a relic few would revive
Joe Biden has come under attack for opposing busing in the 1970s, but the politics around the country's premier school desegregation program have always been complicated.
 
Biden's absence looms over gathering of black women
Some at gathering of black women say the former vice president's relationship with Barack Obama isn't enough to excuse his recent missteps about race.
 
Justice Department is changing lawyers on census case
The move possibly signals career attorneys' legal and ethical concerns over the latest maneuvering on the citizenship question ordered by President Trump.
 
Appeals court's decision on Affordable Care Act could create political havoc for GOP
A ruling that the health-care law is unconstitutional would almost certainly catapult the issue back before the Supreme Court — and to the forefront of the 2020 campaign, legal and political analysts say.
 
Cubans use social media to air grievances, and the government is responding — sometimes
The debut of 3G wireless service and the spread of WiFi are giving ordinary Cubans a new voice.
 
 
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Admiral set to take over Navy retires amid allegations of inappropriate professional relationship
Adm. William Moran maintained a professional relationship with a former staffer accused of acting inappropriately toward female officers.
 
Women's World Cup Final | Perspective
After World Cup win like no other, one chant stands out for U.S. women: 'Equal pay!'
The 2-0 victory over the Netherlands for the World Cup title is part coronation, part protest for a team that always aimed higher.
 
Tensions flare over Pelosi's comments about four House Democratic women and border bill
The speaker faced sharp criticism from some liberal lawmakers and activists over remarks about a group opposed to the emergency aid bill.
 
Trump is a huge headache for Deutsche Bank. But the German financial giant has plenty more.
To stem a decade of decline, the bank announced Sunday a sweeping restructuring, including gutting most of its investment bank operations. As many as 18,000 jobs could be cut across the world.
 
Ancient life awakens amid thawing ice caps and permafrost
Researchers in a warming Arctic are discovering organisms, frozen and presumed dead for millennia, that can bear life anew.
 
A barista asked police to leave because a guest felt uncomfortable. Starbucks has apologized.
The apology comes more than a year after the company temporarily closed its 8,000-plus U.S. stores for "racial bias education" training amid an outcry over an incident in Philadelphia.
 

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