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Telepathy And Surveillance Converge In 'Overthrow'

Caleb Crain's perceptive novel examines the ways we're all under surveillance by corporations and computers, every move and click tracked, and the ways that intersects with how we watch each other.

More than 2,500 employees of the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego gather at USD to hear from Bishop Robert McElroy on new policies regarding child sexual abuse on August 13, 2019.

Catholic Bishop Of San Diego Lays Out New Plan To Deal With Sexual Abuse Of Children

San Diego Roman Catholic Bishop Robert McElroy gathered all 2,500 diocesan employees to lay out new policies regarding the sexual abuse of children.

"The things that I was building on originally for the defense of our democracies had been completely inverted," Christopher Wylie says of his work at Cambridge Analytica.

Whistleblower Explains How Cambridge Analytica Helped Fuel U.S. 'Insurgency'

In 2014, Christopher Wylie resigned from his position as Cambridge Analytica's research director. He later exposed the company's role in the Trump presidential campaign and the Brexit referendum.

Men in white T-shirts with poles are seen in Yuen Long after clashing with anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Protests Turn Violent As Clashes Erupt Between Demonstrators And Masked Mob

A group of attackers wearing masks and white shirts swung fists, wielded clubs and other objects at a crowd of mostly pro-democracy demonstrators at a train station in the district of Yuen Long.

Greg Craig, former White House counsel to former President Barack Obama, was found not guilty of making false statements to investigators.

Jury Finds Ex-White House Counsel Craig Not Guilty Of Lying To Government

Greg Craig, a long-serving Democrat who epitomized the Washington insider power lawyer, was acquitted in one of the cases to spin out of the Russia investigation.

In this April 24, 2019 file photo State Sen. Dr. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, urges lawmakers to approve his proposal to give state public health officials instead of local doctors the power to decide which children can skip their shots before attending school, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif.

California Advances Crackdown On Bogus Vaccine Exemptions

California's state Assembly approved legislation Tuesday designed to crack down on doctors who sell fraudulent medical exemptions for vaccinations. But Gov. Gavin Newsom's office said immediately after the vote that he will seek additional amendments affecting one of this legislative session's most hotly debated issues.

Raedeyn Teton, left, and Jessica Broncho, race side-by-side in an Indian Relay on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho.

Indian Relay Celebrates History And Culture Through Horse Racing

One of the ways Native tribes in the West celebrate their history and culture is through annual summer horse races. They're known as Indian Relays, and tribes call them America's first extreme sport.

Sen. James Lankford, R.-Okla., said he worries an opportune moment may pass following the release of the Mueller report without new action to secure U.S. elections.

Mueller Report Elicited A Lot Of Conversation — But Little Election Legislation

Congress so far hasn't used the special counsel report to draft new laws aimed at protecting elections from foreign interference. One key senator worries about missing the moment.

Randi Weingarten, of the American Federation of Teachers, says the message of her organization's lawsuit is clear: "Protect the students of the United States of America — not the for-profit [schools] that are making a buck off of them."

Teachers Union Lawsuit Claims DeVos 'Capriciously' Repealed Borrower Protections

Before its repeal, the gainful employment rule served as a warning to certain colleges: If graduates didn't earn enough money to pay their student debts, schools could lose access to federal aid.

Novelist Laura Lippman isn't interested in writing that sensationalizes crime. She says she aims to center her work in "a respect for victims."

'Cities Are Resilient,' Says Baltimore Crime Novelist Laura Lippman

Lippman's latest novel, Lady in the Lake, was inspired by two real-life Baltimore disappearances in the 1960s. She says Trump's recent tweets show a "basic disrespect" for the residents of her city.

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