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us news Supreme Court says eastern half of Oklahoma is Native American land Xeni Jardin

Science At least 12 states inflated coronavirus testing count or deflated deaths Xeni Jardin

china Beijing to base China security agencies in Hong Kong Xeni Jardin

coronavirus South Dakota governor tries to crush Native American efforts to contain the coronavirus Thom Dunn

politics Las Vegas mayor offers city as 'control group' to see how many die of COVID-19 without social distancing Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn

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law IRS sues Facebook for $9bn Rob Beschizza

Technology Google users in UK will soon lose EU data protection: Report Xeni Jardin

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Gadgets Ring does not fight crime, say cops in 8 states whose PDs partnered with Amazon-owned home surveillance Xeni Jardin

Business DOJ charges Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou with racketeering, conspiracy to steal IP Xeni Jardin

trump Everything you wanted to know about money-laundering but were afraid to ask Cory Doctorow

canada Canada's infrastructure was once cheap and effective to build. Now, it's a titanic transfer from taxpayers to the world's biggest businesses and investors Rosemary Frei

drugs Magic mushrooms in a nasal spray David Pescovitz

privacy Public treated to obfuscation at Waterfront Toronto meeting on negotiations with Google sister company over surveillance district Rosemary Frei

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Business FCC says AT&T must pay $60 million for slowing data on unlimited mobile plans Xeni Jardin