Category: News
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Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance
The Canadian government is preparing to give away Canadians’ digital lives—to U.S. police, to the Trump administration, and possibly to foreign spy agencies. Bill C-2, the so-called Strong Borders Act, is a sprawling surveillance bill with multiple privacy-invasive provisions. But the thrust is clear: it’s a roadmap to aligning Canadian surveillance with U.S. demands.
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It may be a dry heat, but it can be deadly
PSA: How to stay safe in the Southern Nevada summer(a guide for newcomers) When the Heat Becomes Dangerous If you’ve spent any time in Southern Nevada during summer, you know the heat isn’t just uncomfortable—it can be downright dangerous. We’re talking about temperatures that make you question why anyone thought settling in the desert was…
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This is how you stop data trackers from sucking up your health data
The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies, including those used on state-run health exchange websites. By: Tomas Apodaca and Colin Lecher — Originally published on The Markup. In April, The Markup and CalMatters found that Covered California, the state of California’s healthcare exchange,…
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‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ isn’t a Good Reason to Give Up Your Rights
Privacy is not “hiding” anything, it’s a fundamental human right.
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House votes to yank funding for NPR, PBS, foreign aid, sending bill to Trump’s desk
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com The U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared legislation just after midnight Friday that will cancel $9 billion in previously approved spending for public broadcasting and foreign aid, marking only the second time in more than three decades Congress…
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Conservation group set to sue Trump administration over fast-tracked geothermal project
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Dixie Meadows. (Photo courtesy Patrick Donnelly, Center for Biological Diversity) Federal land managers are seeking to fast-track a geothermal project that would be built adjacent to the sole habitat of an endangered toad, a move conservation groups said they intend to challenge in court. The “Dixie Meadows Geothermal…
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GOP members of US Senate protest Trump freeze of $6.8B in school funding
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Republicans in the U.S. Senate are calling on the Trump administration to release billions in frozen school funding. (Photo by Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Republican members of the U.S. Senate called on Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought in a letter Wednesday to release the $6.8 billion in…
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House committee rejects Trump effort to allow slaughter of wild horses
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Wild horses in the Northern Nevada Virginia Range. (Photo courtesy of the American Wild Horse Campaign) President Donald Trump’s effort to eliminate longstanding protections preventing the slaughter of America’s wild horses hit a snag this week when the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations included language in an Interior…
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Trump’s DOJ wants states to turn over voter lists, election info
This article was originally published at nevadacurrent.com Election workers secure ballot drop boxes at the Clark County Election Department the evening of Nov. 5, 2024. Nevada is among at least nine states that have received requests from the U.S. Department of Justice for voter information, raising concerns among election officials about how the Trump administration…
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The Foster Care System Has a Suicide Problem. Federal Cuts Threaten To Slow Fixes
Cheryl Platzman WeinstockJuly 11, 2025 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” Elliott Hinkle experienced depression and suicidal thoughts even before entering the foster care system in Casper, Wyoming, at age 15. At the time, Hinkle, who…