Category: Politics and Government

Computers and the Internet, Espionage and Intelligence Services, Freedom of Speech and Expression, Great Britain, Politics and Government, privacy, social media, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Terrorism, Twitter

After Terror Attacks, Britain Moves to Police the Web

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Spread the loveTweet In Germany, lawmakers are pushing ahead with fines of up to 50 million euros, or $56 million, if Silicon Valley companies do not limit how online hate…


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Consumer Behavior, England, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), International Trade and World Market, Politics and Government, Prices (Fares, Fees and Rates), Wages and Salaries

Preparing for ‘Brexit,’ Britons Face Economic Pinch at Home

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Spread the loveTweet Last year’s Brexit referendum was in part a rejection of the economic elite from millions of working people who have suffered declining wages while watching London transformed…


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Car Services and Livery Cabs, Careem Networks FZ LLC, Egypt, Politics and Government, privacy, Sisi, Abdel Fattah el-, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Uber Technologies Inc

Dilemma for Uber and Rival: Egypt’s Demand for Data on Riders

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Spread the loveTweet In a meeting with Careem’s chief executive, Mudassir Sheikha, Egyptian military intelligence offered preferential treatment in return for access to the company’s customer and driver data. That…


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Conservative Party (Great Britain), Democratic Unionist Party (Northern Ireland), Elections, Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, Great Britain, May, Theresa M, Politics and Government

Theresa May, Despite U.K. Election Setback, Will Seek to Form a Government

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Spread the loveTweet Despite the loss of at least 12 seats for the Conservatives, Mrs. May will try to form a working majority with the support of the Democratic Unionist…


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British Pound (Currency), Elections, Great Britain, Politics and Government

U.K. Election Delivers New Variable for Uncertain Global Economy

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Spread the loveTweet It enhanced the possibility that a chastened government led by Mrs. May, or perhaps an administration led by someone else, would now strike a less confrontational approach…


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Conservative Party (Great Britain), Corbyn, Jeremy (1949- ), Elections, European Union, Great Britain, Great Britain Withdrawal from EU (Brexit), House of Commons (Great Britain), Labour Party (Great Britain), May, Theresa M, Politics and Government, Voting and Voters

Theresa May Loses Overall Majority in U.K. Parliament

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Spread the loveTweet Britons quickly started wondering whether Mrs. May would have to resign. One Conservative lawmaker, Anna Soubry, said on national television that it had been a “dreadful campaign”…


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Democratic Party, Elections, Governors, Guadagno, Kimberly M, Midterm Elections (2018), Murphy, Philip D (1957- ), New Jersey, Politics and Government, Primaries and Caucuses, Republican Party, United States Politics and Government

Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno Win Primaries in New Jersey Governor’s Race

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Spread the loveTweet For Ms. Guadagno, the general election will be a gauge of how a moderate Republican who has not quite embraced the language or policies emanating from Washington…


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Butt, Khurum Shazad (d 2017), Great Britain, London Attacks (June, 2017), Politics and Government, Redouane, Rachid (d 2017), Terrorism, Zaghba, Youssef

Questions on U.K. Policing Mount as 3rd London Attacker Is Identified

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Spread the loveTweet Although the Italian government notified the British and Moroccan governments about its concerns, Mr. Zaghba was not arrested. Recently, he was living in Britain and working at…


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Computers and the Internet, Elections, Espionage and Intelligence Services, London Attacks (June, 2017), May, Theresa M, Muslims and Islam, Politics and Government, Surveillance of Citizens by Government, Terrorism

London Attack Places Security and Civil Liberties at Center of U.K. Election

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Spread the loveTweet On Sunday, Mrs. May’s successor as Home secretary, Amber Rudd, said that tech companies could do “so much more” to restrict extremism on the web. “It is…


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Democratic Revolution Party (Mexico), Elections, Elections, Governors, Ethics and Official Misconduct, Institutional Revolutionary Party (Mexico), Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel, Mexico, National Action Party (Mexico), Pena Nieto, Enrique, Politics and Government, Reforma

In Mexican Election, Governing Party Is Poised for a Narrow Win

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Spread the loveTweet “Delfina won, and we will prove it,” he declared. “We will not accept any sort of electoral fraud.” Continue reading the main story The close count did…


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