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ICE has run facial-recognition searches on millions of Maryland drivers

The direct and largely unlimited access granted to immigration-enforcement officials marks an aggressive new step for the federal agency’s access to Americans’ photos and personal data. It also raises the risk that undocumented immigrants who applied for driver’s licenses under the state’s landmark program could have been targeted. ICE has run facial-recognition searches on millions

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Scientists say Earth has two moons now

Astronomers from the Catalina Sky Survey yesterday announced they’d found a second natural satellite orbiting the Earth. It looks like our planet and its long-standing partner Luna have decided to explore polyamory. The newcomer is a small asteroid that was apparently snagged in the Earth‘s orbit where it now exists as a temporary “mini-moon.” Scientists

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GDC ‘moving forward as planned’ as developers pull out over coronavirus concerns

The annual Game Developers Conference will be “moving forward as planned” in San Francisco next month, despite concerns over the international coronavirus outbreaks. A spokesperson told The Verge that “the California Department of Public Health, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and the San Francisco Travel Association continue to support the convening of public

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The Trump campaign is suing The New York Times over an op-ed about Russian election interference

Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has filed a libel lawsuit against The New York Times over an opinion article published last year about Trump’s dealings with Russia. The opinion article makes the case that Russia and Trump’s 2016 campaign team established a warm relationship to get mutual benefits,

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