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Moment gunmen open fire on rapper Quando Rondo killing his cousin 'in revenge shooting' as Lil Durk is arrested in murder-for-hire plot
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Moment gunmen open fire on rapper Quando Rondo killing his cousin 'in revenge shooting' as Lil Durk is arrested in murder-for-hire plot

Daily Mail  

This is the moment gunmen opened fire on rapper Quando Rondo in a failed 'revenge shooting' that left his cousin dead. An indictment filed in Los Angeles claims that the five men charged - Kavon London Grant, Deandre Dontrell Wilson, Keith Jones, David Brian Lindsey and Asa Houston - all have ties to the 'Only the Family' also known as …

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Rapper Lil Durk arrested in Florida over murder-for-hire conspiracy
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rapper Lil Durk arrested in Florida over murder-for-hire conspiracy

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chicago rapper Lil Durk has …

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US calls on Big Tech to help evade online censors in Russia, Iran
4 months ago

US calls on Big Tech to help evade online censors in Russia, Iran

Hindustan Times  

* HT Image Meeting convened to call on tech giants to grant more server bandwidth to support VPNs * VPN demand in Russia and Iran has quadrupled in recent years * Washington-based OTF struggles to meet demand despite increased funding from US State Department By James Pearson Sept 5 - The White House convened a meeting with representatives of Amazon.com, …

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China’s volunteer programmers work in the shadows to set the internet free
7 months, 1 week ago

China’s volunteer programmers work in the shadows to set the internet free

Al Jazeera  

Taipei, Taiwan – Chinese programmer Chen earns his living working remotely for a Western tech company. Chen is a volunteer “maintainer” who helps run V2Ray, one of a number of open-source virtual private networks and proxy servers that are gaining in popularity amid China’s crackdown on commercial VPNs, which are illegal to use without government authorisation. It’s not battery included.” …

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Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom
3 years, 8 months ago

Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom

NPR  

Falun Gong, Steve Bannon And The Trump-Era Battle Over Internet Freedom Enlarge this image toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Of all the disruptions unleashed by the Trump White House on how the federal government typically works, the saga of one small project, called the Open Technology Fund, stands out. In early June, as …

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Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund
4 years, 2 months ago

Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund

NPR  

Judge Finds U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Broke Law In Seizing Control Of Fund Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Agency for Global Media U.S. Agency for Global Media A District of Columbia Superior Court judge has ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media's CEO, Michael Pack, acted unlawfully in seizing control of a fund designed to sponsor …

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