Thousands of scientists who work for California began a rolling three-day strike Wednesday—the first walkout by a state civil service union.
Other
Nov 16, 2023
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Britain's government ordered the country's top civil servant to ask the Guardian newspaper to destroy data leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, senior ministers said Wednesday.
Internet
Aug 21, 2013
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A French employee at the Orleans Museum of Natural History was found guilty and handed a three-month suspended sentence for stealing hundreds of stones and fossils dating back to the Neolithic era and selling them on eBay.
Paleontology & Fossils
Dec 16, 2016
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An Austrian group fighting for clearer privacy policies on Facebook complained Monday that the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) was keeping it in the dark about proceedings.
Internet
Jul 30, 2012
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While policy decisions can have a huge impact on how people interact with their environment - and science should have a key role here - sound decision-making is based on science. This is not however always the case, and a ...
Other
Sep 10, 2013
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The pros and cons of policing methods have been heavily debated for decades in the United States.
Social Sciences
Feb 26, 2019
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A top Australian university with close ties to the country's government and security services on Tuesday said it had been the victim of a vast hack by a "sophisticated operator" who gained access to 19 years of sensitive ...
Security
Jun 4, 2019
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During his presidency, Donald Trump and members of his administration repeatedly accused federal civil servants of undermining their agenda through the "deep state." They sought to curtail career employees' workplace protections, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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India's polluted capital again ordered schools closed on Thursday over dangerous smog levels, as the country's top court demanded officials take action to address the toxic haze.
Environment
Dec 2, 2021
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Civil servants of the Government of Extremadura, located in Mérida, Spain, will have to work under challenging conditions when retrofitting public buildings with technological solutions based on renewable energy. They are ...
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 4, 2014
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