ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

March 4, 2019 By

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]

ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

March 2, 2019 By

Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]

Wikinews interviews Mark Everson, U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate

March 1, 2019 By

Thursday, August 20, 2015 Former U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Mark Everson took some time to talk with Wikinews about his campaign for the U.S. Republican Party’s 2016 presidential nomination. Everson served as Commissioner of Internal Revenue, the administrative head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from 2003 to 2007, during the George W. Bush […]

Two nuclear submarines collide in the Atlantic Ocean

February 27, 2019 By

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 The Nuclear ballistic missile submarines Triomphant, from France, and HMS Vanguard, of the British Royal Navy, collided deep under the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in the middle of the night between February 3 and 4, despite both vessels being equipped with sonar. The collision caused damage to both vessels but […]

News briefs:August 3, 2010

February 27, 2019 By

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The Importance Of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Representation

February 26, 2019 By

More On This Topic: Fortnum Afsl Authorised Representative byadmin Filing for bankruptcy is never a fun time in a person’s life. In fact, it is usually accompanied by hard financial times, stress in relationships and worry regarding whether or not next months bills will be able to be paid. For those facing these issues, hiring […]

Haze in South East Asia worsens

February 26, 2019 By

Friday, October 6, 2006 The acrid haze situation in Southeast Asia is worsening. Visibility has been severely reduced in neighboring countries and some schools have been closed due to the health hazard posed. The annual smoke season is caused by illegal slash and burn clearance of land in Indonesia, particularly the island of Borneo. The […]

Category:Featured article

February 25, 2019 By

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Mujahideen Shura Council claims responsibility for various attacks in Iraq

February 20, 2019 By

Saturday, April 29, 2006 The Mujahideen Shura Council, in seven communiqués issued amongst nearly two dozen between today, April 28, 2006 and yesterday, claims responsibility for a suicide bombing in al-Basra targeting British forces, several bombings and sniper attacks targeting American and Iraqi forces, and the attempted murder of the Iraqi Minister of Interior. 1. […]

News briefs:May 27, 2010

February 19, 2019 By

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