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Alexa, don’t store this recording: California bill targets smart home speakers

Alexa, don’t store this recording: California bill targets smart home speakers

June 25, 2019

A bill making its way through the California Legislature would prohibit makers of smart home speakers from saving or storing recordings without users’ explicit consent. The Anti-Eavesdropping Act, which...

Cuba Welcomes Removal From U.S. List Of States Sponsoring Terrorism

Cuba Welcomes Removal From U.S. List Of States Sponsoring Terrorism

April 24, 2015

By Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times (TNS) PANAMA CITY — Cuba welcomed President Barack Obama’s decision to remove the island nation from the list of states that sponsor terrorism — a list on...

In Wake Of Shootings, Congressmen Want More Oversight Of Border Patrol

In Wake Of Shootings, Congressmen Want More Oversight Of Border Patrol

March 25, 2014

By Franco Ordonez McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — A wave of fatal shootings of unarmed civilians by Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico line has drawn bipartisan scrutiny...

For Farmers, Decisions From New Farm Bill Will Be Taxing

For Farmers, Decisions From New Farm Bill Will Be Taxing

February 23, 2014

By Chris Adams McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — All the jawboning about the big farm bill was over two weeks ago, when Congress finally passed the $956 billion package. But...

Washington State Gets Leading Role In Clash Over Minimum Wage

Washington State Gets Leading Role In Clash Over Minimum Wage

February 22, 2014

By Rob Hotakainen McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — A bidding war of sorts has broken out in Washington state, where politicians are scrambling to raise the state’s minimum wage...

With Voters Still Skeptical, Dozens Of Democrats Inch Away From Obamacare

With Voters Still Skeptical, Dozens Of Democrats Inch Away From Obamacare

February 20, 2014

By Anita Kumar McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Mark Kentley is the kind of voter who will help decide the short-term political verdict on the new health care law known...

Clay Aiken Just The Newest In Long Line Of Celebs Jumping To Politics

Clay Aiken Just The Newest In Long Line Of Celebs Jumping To Politics

February 6, 2014

Clay Aiken just the newest in long line of celebs jumping to politics By Sean Cockerham McClatchy Washington Bureau (MCT) WASHINGTON — At a closed-door meeting once in Boise, Idaho, a group...

The Big Debate in Church and State

Quinn Kelly, Shift Editor September 13, 2012

Politics and religion are two of the touchiest subjects today. Talking about either one can end in arguments and, dare I say, hurt feelings. Not talking about it though will just end up making everything...

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