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Before Obama Left Office, He Gave Domestic Agencies Warrantless Access to NSA Surveillance

By allowing access to NSA data, the FBI and other agencies can look for criminal activity without reasonable suspicion or going to a judge, says The Intercept's Alex Emmons.

January 27, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Demonstrator Against Bedouin Village Demoliton Challenges Israeli Police's Account of Shooting

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Israeli mathematician Kobi Snitz, who participated in the action in Umm al-Hiran, says the evidence undermines the police's version of the story as a terrorist attack.

January 27, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Mexican President Faces Crisis of Legitimacy Following Trump Feud

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The end of NAFTA and the building of a wall along with a resurgent left movement in Mexico gives an opportunity for the nation to turn away from the neoliberal fantasy of North American integration, says Professor John Ackerman.

January 27, 2017
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Category: Politics

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Some Syrian Opposition Groups Begin to Abandon Armed Struggle

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The mood at the Syria Peace Talks in Asnam suggests that the armed Syrian opposition's external supporters, like Saudi Arabia, have decided to wind down the war, says Vijay Prashad.

January 28, 2017
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Thousands Rally Against Trump's Orders Against Refugees, Muslims and Immigrants

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TRNN speaks to advocates who say Trump is targeting refugees from countries where the US has carried out military interventions or backed authoritarian regimes.

January 28, 2017
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Executive Order on Pipelines Will Benefit Billionaire Trump Donor

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Harold Hamm is the CEO of a major fracking company that would see its product flow through the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, says DeSmogBlog's Steve Horn.