Cambridge Analytica: Undercover Secrets of Trump's Data Firm

(VIDEO) An investigation by Channel 4 News has revealed how Cambridge Analytica claims it ran ‘all’ of President Trump’s digital campaign - and may have broken election law. Executives were secretly filmed saying they leave ‘no paper trail’....

Posted on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 / 0 comments / Read More

Monsanto Caught Warning EPA About Activists

(Alternet) Recent increasing news is revealing to the mainstream public that Monsanto was covering up the carcinogenic effects of its best selling glyphosate based herbicides such as Roundup.Congressman Ted Lieu has called for a congressional hearing on glyphosate...

Posted on Friday, June 02, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Google faces hefty EU fine in shopping case by August

(Reuters) EU antitrust regulators aim to slap a hefty fine on Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google over its shopping service before the summer break in August, two people familiar with the matter said, setting the stage for two other cases involving the U.S. company. The...

Posted on Friday, June 02, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Justice Department Sued for Records on FBI Training of Best Buy Geek Squad Spies

(The Wrap) The Justice Department was sued Wednesday by a privacy group seeking information on the FBI recruitment of Best Buy employees to search consumer computers for child pornography during repairs — a practice that came to light in court documents in a...

Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Nest security camera knows who's home with Google face tech

(AP) Nest Labs is adding Google's facial recognition technology to a high-resolution home-security camera, offering a glimpse of a future in which increasingly intelligent, internet-connected computers can see and understand what's going on in people's homes....

Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Despite Trump, cleaner energy growth expected to carry on

(AP) President Donald Trump may abandon U.S. pledges to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to global warming, but that step seems unlikely to stall the push to adopt cleaner forms of energy. Around the world, coal-fired power plants are being shuttered...

Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

UK's Farage 'person of interest' in Trump-Russia investigation: Guardian

(Reuters) Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage is a "person of interest" in the U.S. investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the Guardian reported on Thursday citing unidentified sources. The London-based newspaper...

Posted on Thursday, June 01, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

VIDEO: DEA misled Congress about deadly 2012 attacks in Honduras

(RT) An investigation has found that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration repeatedly lied to Congress about a series of fatal incidents in Honduras in 2012, including the shooting of four civilians in the central American country. RT LIVE http://rt.co...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

VIDEO: Spicer Condemns Kabul Attack, Defends 'Covfefe'

(AP) President Donald Trump has spoken with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani about the massive truck bomb that killed nearly 100 people in Kabul. Spokesman Sean Spicer says the call occurred Wednesday afternoon. (May 31)...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Oakland council pays nearly $1mn to 19yo woman over police sex assault scandal

(RT) Jasmine Abuslin will receive close to $1 million from the city of Oakland after claiming multiple cops sexually assaulted her, including when she was underage. The 19-year-old may file similar claims against several other Bay Area police departments. Abuslin’s...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Secretive Bilderberg Group to talk Russia, Trump & ‘war on information’

(RT) Many of the world's most powerful people are gathering for the annual meeting of the mysterious Bilderberg Group this week. Russia, the Trump administration and ‘The war on information’ are among key topics up for discussion. This year’s gathering takes...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Diners Are Finding $13 Burgers Hard to Swallow

(WSJ) The once-humble hamburger has gotten too fancy for its own good. As the number of outlets serving “better” burgers—featuring nontraditional toppings and artisan buns—skyrocketed over the past decade, so has the average burger tab, turning some customers...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Tax burdens prompt more Americans to ditch their citizenship

(CNBC) Americans abroad have just about had it with Uncle Sam's tax filing requirements. Those were the findings from a recent survey of more than 2,100 U.S. expatriates, according to Greenback Expat Tax Services, which specializes in working with American taxpayers...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Per Capita Taxes Have More Than Doubled Since JFK

(CNSNews) Real federal taxes per capita have more than doubled since John F. Kennedy served as president — and argued for lower taxes.In 1961, the fiscal year Kennedy was elected, the federal government collected about $94.388 billion in taxes, according to...

Posted on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

Trump ‘evolving’ on climate action, pressured by Europeans

(AP) Forceful face-to-face talks this week with fellow world leaders left President Donald Trump “more knowledgeable” and with “evolving” views about the global climate accord he’s threatened to abandon, a top White House official said Friday. Trump also was...

Posted on Friday, May 26, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More

WikiLeaks’ Assange defies warnings, will publish any evidence of corruption

(RT) Responding to comments from newly elected Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno warning Julian Assange not to ‘interfere’ in South American politics, WikiLeaks’ founder said Ecuador can be “confident” that any evidence of corruption will still be published....

Posted on Friday, May 26, 2017 / 0 comments / Read More