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Federal police stand guard on Salmon Street after pushing protesters away from the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday in Portland, Ore. The federal police response to the ongoing protests against racial inequality has been criticized by city and state elected officials.

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  • National

Border Patrol Response To Portland Unrest: Straying From Mission Or Continuing One?

Images of federal officers making arrests have alarmed critics who think President Trump is using the officers to trample civil rights and appear as a law-and-order candidate ahead of elections.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • John Burnett
Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, with President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper during a ceremony to establish the U.S. Space Command last summer.

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  • National Security

U.S. Space Force Accuses Russia Of In-Orbit Testing Of Anti-Satellite Weapon

A Russian satellite hatched from another satellite fired a projectile last week that American military officials say is meant to take out other satellites. Moscow says it's an inspection tool.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • David Welna
Members of the Puget Sound John Brown Gun Club hold a memorial service for Willem van Spronsen on July 28, 2019, at the site where he was killed by law enforcement outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Tacoma, Washington.

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  • National Security

'I Am Antifa': One Activist's Violent Death Became A Symbol For The Right And Left

President Trump and his supporters portray antifa as the left's equivalent to deadly far-right extremists. Domestic terrorism data show just one fatality is linked to antifa — the attacker himself.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Hannah Allam and
  • Jim Urquhart
People protest against the military coup in Istanbul on July 16, 2016. Turkish military forces on July 16 opened fire on crowds gathered in Istanbul following a coup attempt, causing casualties, an AFP photographer said.

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  • National Security

'Maybe I'm Not As Safe As Before': Turkish Admiral Seeking Asylum In U.S. Speaks Out

Mustafa Ugurlu who was charged with staging a July, 2016 coup but denied any involvement, says while his family has been embraced in Norfolk, Va., he fears the Turkish state will track him down.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Trump Wants To Send Federal Law Enforcement Officials To More Cities

President Trump wants to send more federal law enforcement officials to cities to fight violent crime — as a part of his "law and order" message to suburban voters ahead of the election.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Mara Liasson and
  • Carrie Johnson
Crime scene tape surrounds the home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas on Monday in North Brunswick, N.J. A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed Salas' 20-year-old son and wounded her husband Sunday evening  before fleeing, according to officials.

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  • Law

Fatal N.J. Shooting By 'Anti-Feminist' Raises Questions About Protection Of Judges

Attacks such as the one that left Judge Esther Salas' son dead are rare, but a report shows "threats and inappropriate comments" against federal court workers increased fourfold since 2015.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Twitter on Tuesday said it is taking sweeping action against the conspiracy theory QAnon, removing more than 7,000 accounts associated with the group and banning links related to QAnon on the platform.

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  • Technology

Twitter Removes Thousands Of QAnon Accounts, Promises Sweeping Ban On The Conspiracy

Twitter has removed more than 7,000 accounts associated with QAnon as part of a broad-based crackdown on the pro-Trump conspiracy theory. Twitter says QAnon postings have led to real-world harm.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
Air Force Gen. John Hyten speaks at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska during a change of command ceremony at U.S. Strategic Command in November. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley is behind, listening. Hyten is now vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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  • National Security

Pentagon's No. 2 Officer Says Military Must Do Better On Diversity

Gen. John Hyten says it's "absolutely not right" that the incoming Air Force chief of staff will be the first African American to sit on the Joint Chiefs since Colin Powell, nearly three decades ago.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Tom Bowman
<em>Baseless: My Search for Secrets in the Ruins of the Freedom of Information Act</em>, by Nicholson Baker

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  • Book Reviews

Exhausting Effect Of FOIA Requests Evident In 'Baseless'

Nicholson Baker's book misses the mark in an aim to take readers on a quest to discover if the U.S. used biological weapons developed in the '50s — and to examine the failings of public records law.

July 22, 2020
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By:
  • Tim Mak
Russell Travers, who was the acting director of National Counterterrorism Center, is shown in an appearance before a Senate committee in 2018. Travers, who was ousted from his position in March of this year, says in an interview with NPR that the center is not being given the resources needed to perform its mission of monitoring and analyzing terrorist threats worldwide.

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  • National Security

Ex-Counterterrorism Chief: Cutbacks Raise Risk Of New Attacks

Russ Travers was ousted from the National Counterterrorism Center in March. In his first broadcast interview since then, he warns that the U.S. risks becoming less prepared for a terror attack.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Greg Myre
John Demers, assistant attorney general for national security, announces a law enforcement case involving China in November 2018. The Justice Department is prosecuting more alleged cybercrime cases.

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  • National Security

DOJ Charges 2 Suspected Chinese Hackers Who Allegedly Targeted COVID-19 Research

Prosecutors say the men are criminal hackers who allegedly perpetrate cybercrimes for their own benefit — but who also do jobs for Beijing's intelligence service. They're unlikely to face trial.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
GPB News NPR

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  • National

How Different Cities Respond To Ongoing Protests

Law enforcement has responded differently to protests continuing across the U.S. NPR reporters in Portland, Ore., Beacon, N.Y., and Chicago discuss ways these cities have dealt with civil unrest.

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley,
  • Karen Michel,
  • and 1 more
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer have sent FBI Director Chris Wray a letter asking for a briefing about alleged foreign interference efforts in this year's election.

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  • Elections

Pelosi, Dems Cite Election Interference In Request For Info From FBI

The Democratic leaders say "Congress appears to be the target of a concerted foreign interference campaign" to influence this year's election.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Philip Ewing
Facebook in January agreed to a historic $550 million settlement over its face-identifying technology. But now, the federal judge overseeing the case is refusing the accept the deal.

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  • Technology

Judge: Facebook's $550 Million Settlement In Facial Recognition Case Is Not Enough

The judge says those who alleged to have had their privacy violated are entitled to a bigger payout. He said "it just doesn't seem right" that members of the class action would be shortchanged.

July 18, 2020
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
President Trump announces a new role for the Development Finance Corp. in May while touring Owens & Minor Inc., a medical supply company in Allentown, Pa.

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  • Politics

Trump Redirects Foreign Aid Agency To Work On Pandemic. Congress Has Questions

President Trump gave a foreign investment agency an unusual task: Give loans to domestic companies to help refill the depleted U.S. medical stockpile. House appropriators want an independent review.

July 17, 2020
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
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