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Russia remains more potent threat of election interference despite administration focus on Iran (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 10/23/2020 - 06:46US agencies mount major effort to prevent Russian interference in the election even though Trump downplays threat (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 12:51Threatening emails reportedly sent to Democratic voters in three swing states, sparking investigations (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 07:11Tony Romm: The Justice Department is suing Google — but it’s the government’s power to police big tech that’s on trial (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 07:04Your guide to following the election on social media (Washington Post)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 06:39Remote learning is deepening the divide between rich and poor
Peru, the nation with the world’s highest coronavirus mortality rate, is also one of dozens of countries where schools nationwide remain closed on account of the pandemic, with no reopening date in sight. The quarantine here is particularly severe; children 14 and under are permitted out of their homes only one hour per day. Some families can afford workarounds. Students from families wealthy enough to pay for private schools have kept their educations going with private tutors and interactive classes on home computers.
U.S. charges Russian intelligence officers in several high-profile cyberattacks (Washington Post)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 12:38
How does Google’s monopoly hurt you? Try these searches.
Without us even realizing it, the Internet’s most-used website has been getting worse. On too many queries, Google is more interested in making search lucrative than a better product for us. There’s one reason it gets away with this, according to a recent congressional investigation: Google is so darn big.