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New EFF ‘404’ Report Shows How Draconian Copyright Policies Stifle Online Speech Worldwide

Overly broad intellectual property (IP) laws in Russia, Colombia, and Pakistan—which U.S. trade regulators say aren’t tough enough—stifle access to innovation and threaten artists, students, and creators around the globe with prison, censorship, and...

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U.S. Will Pay $13.2 Million for Cleanup Evaluation of 16 Abandoned Uranium Mines on the Navajo Nation

In a settlement agreement with the Navajo Nation, the U.S. will place $13.2 million into an environmental response trust to pay for the evaluations of 16 priority abandoned uranium mines located across Navajo lands. The investigation of these sites...

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Amid spike in arrivals, number of South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia passes 200,000 – UN

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A South Sudanese woman and her two children rest under a tree after fleeing their country...

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UN event addresses gender equality and safety of journalists ahead of World Press Freedom Day

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