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The Paris Lawyer Who Gives Google Nightmares

Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.

Gulls compete for the airborne material at Toronto's Cherry Beach.

Canadian Hotel Forgives Guest 17 Years After Flock Of Seagulls Trashed His Room

When Nick Burchill stayed at the Fairmont Empress hotel in Victoria, Canada, in 2001, he left the window open and a suitcase full of pepperoni in his room. The birds saw an opportunity.

Shefet is part of a much larger movement in Europe pushing back against the power of the tech titans under the banner of the "right to be forgotten."

The Paris Lawyer Who Gives Google Nightmares

Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.

Tuesday, Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Dallet won a 10-year seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court. The supposedly nonpartisan race turned out to be a partisan-driven slugfest heading into the fall midterms.

Democrats Claim Victory In Wisconsin's Supreme Court Race

Before Judge Rebecca Dallet's win on Tuesday, big-name Democrats from around the country endorsed her for Wisconsin's Supreme Court, hoping to build party momentum ahead of the fall midterm elections.

Deputy Public Defender Genevieve Jones-Wright shown in this undated photo.

#ShowUsYourMailers: Mailer From Geneviéve Jones-Wright Calls For Testing Every Rape Kit

KPBS continues to fact-check campaign mailers in our series, “#ShowUsYourMailers.” We’re looking at one from District Attorney candidate Geneviéve Jones-Wright calling for testing of all rape kits.

President Trump holds up a signed presidential memorandum aimed at what he calls Chinese economic aggression in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on March 22, 2018.

China Responds To Trump Administration's Latest Tariff List

The White House published a list of Chinese exports it plans to hit with steep tariffs. On Wednesday, Beijing announced similar plans to slap tariffs on more than 100 types of U.S. products.

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down, U.K., seen last month. Researchers at the lab were tasked with testing the nerve agent used to poison Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in early March.

U.K. Lab Says It Doesn't Know Nerve Agent's 'Precise Source,' Drawing Russian Retort

The lab's chief added that it only sought to test the chemical used on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, not decide its source. Still, Russia called the remark proof the U.K. is fabricating its claims.

Madeleine Albright served as secretary of state under President Clinton from 1997-2001.

Madeleine Albright Warns: Don't Let Fascism Go 'Unnoticed Until It's Too Late'

The former secretary of state describes President Trump as "the most anti-democratic leader that I have studied in American history." Albright's new book is Fascism: A Warning.

Bottled water is packaged for shipment at the Nestlé Water bottling plant in Stanwood, Mich.

Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite 80K+ Public Comments Against It

Many public comments cited a clash between corporate greed and the welfare of people and the environment. Nestlé is seeking to pump 576,000 gallons of water each day from a well in western Michigan.

The CDC is trying to stop E. coli and other bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics because they can cause a deadly infection.

Federal Efforts To Control Rare And Deadly Bacteria Working

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's efforts to control drug-resistant bacteria finds that the percentage of bacteria carrying this resistance is declining. But it wants more data.

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