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Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Millions worldwide believed government officials who said they needed confidential data for new tech tools to help stop coronavirus’ spread early on in the pandemic. In return, governments got a firehose of individuals’ private health details, photographs that captured their facial measurements and their home addresses.
by The Associated Press

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5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

5 takeaways from the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

The Jan. 6 Committee held its final hearing, outlining its recommendations to refer former President Donald Trump for criminal charges to the Department of Justice.
by Domenico Montanaro

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Lazzaro co-defendant pleads guilty to sex trafficking, obstruction

A woman accused of seeking out and sexually grooming underage sex partners for Minnesota Republican political operative Tony Lazzaro pleaded guilty Monday to charges of sex trafficking and obstruction. Lazzaro, 32, is accused of giving money and gifts to five girls in exchange for sex.
by Matt Sepic

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FBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered Colorado Springs mass shooter

FBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered Colorado Springs mass shooter

A 20-year-old Savage, Minn. man who said he idolized the shooter who killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs and was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police was arrested this week as he tried to buy grenades from an FBI informant, according to charges filed this week.
by The Associated Press

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Ex-event coordinator sues MDH, alleging boss used ethnic slur

Ex-event coordinator sues MDH, alleging boss used ethnic slur

A former vaccine event coordinator is suing the Minnesota Department of Health for racial discrimination, and alleges that her supervisor referred to her with a racial slur. Leticia Alonso, who’s Latina, says in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that MDH used a dispute over missing gift cards as a pretext to fire her.
by Matt Sepic

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