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From right: Kent Walker, vice president and general counsel with Google Inc.; Colin Stretch, general counsel with Facebook Inc.; and Sean Edgett, acting general counsel with Twitter Inc., swear in to a House Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 1, 2017.

Lobbyists, Campaign Cash And Think Tanks: How Silicon Valley Tackled Politics

Facebook didn't open an office in Washington, DC until it was five years old and already worth billions. Last year, the company spent $12 million lobbying lawmakers and the federal government.

Tuesday's discussion between officials of the Department of Justice and state attorneys general focused on the rapid growth of tech companies like Facebook and Google and their handling of user data.

Attorneys General Zoom In On Tech Privacy And Power

A meeting with the Justice Department was originally pitched to focus on allegations of social media's anti-conservative bias. But the conversation was broadened, raising the stakes for tech giants.

Nashville General Hospital decided a few years ago that the payoff from suing poor patients over medical bills isn't worth the cost of litigation. But until very recently, the separate company that runs the emergency department for the public hospital and others around the U.S. was continuing to haul patients who couldn't pay into court.

It's Not Just Hospitals That Are Quick To Sue Patients Who Can't Pay

The firm that staffed the emergency room with doctors at Nashville General Hospital was taking more patients to court for unpaid medical bills than any other hospital or practice in the city.

Anchored by managing editor Judy Woodruff, PBS NEWSHOUR provides in-depth analysis of current events with a team of seasoned and highly regarded journalists.

PBS NEWSHOUR Coverage Of President Trump's Speech

Live broadcast Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV + KPBS 2

Google Earth graphic showing new location of nuclear waste storage site at the San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant (bottom left corner).

Google Earth Images Heighten Concerns Over San Onofre Nuclear Waste Storage Plan

Critics of Southern California Edison's storage waste plan are fired up after new arial images show where nuclear waste will be stored--100 feet from the shoreline.

Howard Weistling created his comic book A Western out of cigarette wrappers and flattened soup cans while he was a prisoner of war in Germany during World War II.

'Like Getting My Father Back': WWII POW's Art Returned To His Family

Howard Weistling dreamed of becoming a great comic strip artist, but he felt compelled to enlist in the Army Air Corps during WWII. He eventually created a comic while a prisoner of war in Germany.

YouTube Updates Hate Speech Guidelines To Prohibit Videos

YouTube updated its hate speech policies Wednesday to prohibit videos with white supremacy and neo-Nazi viewpoints.

Researchers Look For Gun Violence Clues In Google Searches And Background Checks

After the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., there was a spike in gun sales. A study examined the spike and links increased gun exposure to more accidental firearm deaths.

UC San Diego Extension in La Jolla, San Diego, July 25 2019.

UCSD Extension Tests New Way To Pay For School

The pilot program for Income Share Agreements is an alternative way to help students finance college.

Amazon said Thursday that it will spend $5 billion to build another headquarters in North America to house 50,000 new employees. In April, workers constructed three glass-covered domes in an expansion of the company's downtown Seattle campus.

Amazon Set To Build A Second HQ And Cities Say 'Pick Me!'

The announcement set off a hot municipal contest — and one big thought experiment. Mayors across North America said their cities would be the perfect home for 50,000 jobs and a $5 billion investment.

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