By Ken Macon – Reclaim The Net

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A federal judge has dismissed a legal challenge from the National Retail Federation (NRF) against a New York law requiring businesses to alert customers when personal data is used to determine prices. Continue reading “Judge Upholds NY Law Requiring Disclosure of Algorithmic Pricing”

By Chris Menahan – Information Liberation

Trump envoy Jared Kushner on Saturday in Tel Aviv praised Israelis for not “replicating the barbarism of the enemy” in their war on Gaza. Continue reading “Jared Kushner Praises Israelis For Not ‘Replicating the Barbarism of the Enemy’ in War On Gaza”

By VBL – Zerohedge

The London silver market is in rare disarray. A powerful short squeeze has driven benchmark prices above $50 an ounce, marking only the second time in history the metal has reached that level. For veterans, the surge recalls the infamous Hunt brothers’ attempt to corner silver in 1980.

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Continue reading “London Silver Squeezed: US Bars Sent to Cover Physical Shortfall”

By Hayden Cunningham – The Postmillennial

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The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that Harvard University can be sued by families who allege the school mishandled the bodies of their loved ones donated to its medical school, allowing body parts to be sold on the black market. Continue reading “Massachusetts court rules Harvard can be sued over ex-morgue manager selling body parts”

By Dave DeCamp – Antiwar.com

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov on Wednesday said that the momentum toward a peace deal in Ukraine following the August 15 summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been “largely exhausted” as the two sides remain very far apart on the conditions to end the war. Continue reading “Russia Says Momentum Toward Ukraine Peace Deal Has Been ‘Largely Exhausted’”

By Kyle Anzalone – The Libertarian Institute

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As the US is engaging in a large military buildup in the Caribbean, there is a growing number of statements from US officials suggesting that a bombing campaign inside Venezuela could soon begin. Continue reading “Defense Officials Say Strikes on Cartels Could Happen Inside Venezuela”

By Dan Frieth – Reclaim The Net

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A controversial EU regulation is drawing fierce warnings from a global group of free speech advocates who argue it paves the way for widespread censorship in Europe and beyond. Continue reading “Free Speech Advocates Warn EU’s Digital Services Act Enables Pan-European Censorship and Threatens Political Dissent”

By Wyatt Reed – The Grayzone

Behind closed doors, the noted ‘humanitarian interventionist’ successfully lobbied for Israel’s inclusion on important UN committees even after the Human Rights Council accused it of targeting civilians in Gaza.

The leaked emails also reveal that Israel furnished Power with a dodgy dossier on Syrian chemical weapons as she pushed regime change in Damascus.

Continue reading “Samantha Power secretly colluded with Israel to enhance UN role, leaked emails show”

By Tyler Derden – Zerohedge

Rare blackouts have impacted the Ukrainian capital overnight and into Friday, along with some nine other regions plunged into darkness. While blackouts have been frequent in the eastern half of the country since the war began, they occur less commonly in Kiev.

But this is a sign of the escalating air campaign, also at a moment Ukrainian cross-border drone attacks keep wreaking havoc on Russian oil facilities.

Continue reading “Kiev, Nine Other Regions, Plunged Into Darkness As Russian Air War Escalates”