January 2020

Stephen Colbert Spits Water On Jon Stewart And That’s Not Even The Weird Part

Colbert, in a fit of faux shock that Steve Carell was cast in Stewart’s new political comedy “Irresistible” and not him, spit water in Stewart’s face. Undaunted, Stewart introduced a trailer for the upcoming film, which he wrote and directed, in a bit with old pal Colbert that might have even been better than the […]

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London Police Will Begin Using Real-Time Facial Recognition

London’s police department said on Friday that it would begin using facial recognition technology in the city to identify people in real time, becoming one of the largest Western police forces to deploy software that has been criticized for its questionable effectiveness and violation of privacy. The Metropolitan Police provided few details about when and

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Fergal Keane: BBC Africa editor steps down after PTSD diagnosis

Image caption Fergal Keane reports for news programmes such as The Andrew Marr show The BBC’s Africa editor Fergal Keane is stepping down from his role due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). His diagnosis was the result of “several decades of work in conflict zones around the world”, said the BBC’s head of newsgathering, Jonathan

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Justice Dept. Says Facts Did Not Justify Continued Wiretap of Trump Aide

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has conceded to a secretive intelligence court that the available evidence about Carter Page, a former Trump campaign adviser wiretapped by the F.B.I. during the Russia investigation, was legally insufficient to justify the last several months of his continued surveillance in 2017. The department has also promised to sequester phone

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