Within the scientific community, the words "open science" have been on everyone's lips in recent years. Open science entails a great promise of a democracy of knowledge, and it is considered to be a universally good thing. ...
Economics & Business
Aug 15, 2022
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Legal experts warn that several of the key surveillance reforms pushed by President Barack Obama face complications that could muddy the proposals' authority, slow their momentum in Congress and saddle the government with ...
Security
Jan 20, 2014
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The independent review of Australia's main environment law, released last week, provided a sobering but accurate appraisal of a dire situation.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2021
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In a rare legal move, Yahoo Inc. is asking a secretive U.S. surveillance court to let the public see its arguments in a 2008 case that played an important role in persuading tech companies to cooperate with a controversial ...
Internet
Jul 12, 2013
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(AP)—The arrest of a top Google executive is reviving a debate about Brazilian laws that hold services such as YouTube responsible for the videos posted on them, making the country a hotbed of attempts to stifle digital ...
Other
Sep 28, 2012
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As Facebook readies for Wall Street's richest high-tech debut, it is wrangling with litigation and bracing for potential new suits.
Internet
Feb 3, 2012
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California's complex system of water rights took shape starting in the mid-1800s, when settlers saw the state's water as abundant and free for the taking—a time when a Gold Rush prospector could stake claim to river flows ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2023
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(AP) -- An effort to free whales from SeaWorld by claiming they were enslaved made a splash in the news but flopped in court Wednesday.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2012
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The chickens have come home to roost for Alberta Premier Jason Kenney. Kenney bet around $1.5 billion of public money on a very risky prospect—the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
Environment
Jan 27, 2021
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A top Facebook executive said Wednesday that authors of misogynist posts on the social network will now have to "put your name on your sexism" instead of being anonymous.
Internet
May 29, 2013
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