Documents Reveal Successful Cyberattack in California Congressional Race




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Documents Reveal Successful Cyberattack in California Congressional Race 
Nikko Johnson reviews the California Primary election guide at San Francisco City Hall on Tuesday, June 5th, 2018. (photo: Lorin Eleni Gill/AP)
Andy Kroll, Rolling Stone
Kroll writes: "FBI agents in California and Washington, D.C., have investigated a series of cyberattacks over the past year that targeted a Democratic opponent of Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)."
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Former CIA director John Brennan. (photo: Getty)
Former CIA director John Brennan. (photo: Getty)

Trump Revokes Security Clearance of Former CIA Director John Brennan
David Nakamura and Felicia Sonmez, The Washington Post
Excerpt: "President Trump on Wednesday followed through on threats to strip the security clearance of former CIA director John Brennan, igniting a firestorm of criticism that the president was recklessly attempting to distract from his own political problems and silence high-profile critics."
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The Pentagon's press operation had already restricted access to briefings, interviews and travel with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, but several reporters said the situation is getting worse. (photo: Saul Lobe/Getty)
The Pentagon's press operation had already restricted access to briefings, interviews and travel with Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, but several reporters said the situation is getting worse. (photo: Saul Lobe/Getty)

Under Trump, the Pentagon Is Punishing Reporters Over Tough Coverage
Jason Schwartz, Politico
Schwartz writes: "The Pentagon's top spokesperson was ostensibly seeking to make peace with the media when she headed down to the building's press bullpen about three weeks ago for an off-the-record discussion on how to improve relations."
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Migrant mother and her children are detained by Border Patrol. (photo: Getty)
Migrant mother and her children are detained by Border Patrol. (photo: Getty)

The Trump Administration Hasn't Shared the Number of Separated Kids Under 5 for More Than a Month
Amanda Michelle Gomez, ThinkProgress
Gomez writes: "The family separation story that dominated headlines in June and July has now seemed to have fallen from public consciousness, at least in the communities not directly affected."
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A Man uses a cell phone. (photo: Getty)
A Man uses a cell phone. (photo: Getty)

How Google Uses Your Cell Phone to Track Your Every Move
Ryan Nakashima, Associated Press
Nakashima writes: "Google wants to know where you go so badly that it records your movements even when you explicitly tell it not to."
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A Palestinian postal worker sifts through sacks of previously undelivered mail dating as far back as 2010, which has been withheld by Israel, at the central international exchange post office in the West Bank city of Jericho on Aug. 14, 2018. (photo: AFP)
A Palestinian postal worker sifts through sacks of previously undelivered mail dating as far back as 2010, which has been withheld by Israel, at the central international exchange post office in the West Bank city of Jericho on Aug. 14, 2018. (photo: AFP)

Blocked by Israel for Years, Palestinian Mail Finally Arrives
Agence France-Presse
Excerpt: "Palestinian postal service employees are working overtime to sort through some 10 tons of letters and packages blocked by Israel for up to eight years, Palestinian officials said Tuesday."
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Mother grizzly bear with her cubs. (photo: Jim Chagares/Defenders of Wildlife)
Mother grizzly bear with her cubs. (photo: Jim Chagares/Defenders of Wildli

Grizzly Bears and Roads: The Grisly Truth
Gloria Dickie, The Revelator
Dickie writes: "How bad are these roads? A report published last month found that motorized access to wilderness areas is increasingly bad news for grizzly bears, both individuals and populations."
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