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E.U. Privacy Rule Would Rein In the Hunt for Online Child Sex Abuse
“The grooming of children for sexual purposes is always about a child on the verge of or in the midst of abuse,” said John Shehan, a vice president at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the U.S. federal clearinghouse…
HKong restaurant hires employees with disabilities
Located smack in the middle of Hong Kong's bustling Mong Kok neighborhood, Dignity Kitchen offers an array of mouthwatering Singaporean fare, and is almost entirely staffed by employees with physical or mental disabilities. (Dec. 4)…
Best Movies of 2020 – The New York Times
Manohla Dargis | A.O. ScottManohla DargisI Watched Until My Eyes BledIt was a year of watching obsessively yet indiscriminately, a year of small and smaller screens. On one lost day not long ago, I spent a horrifying (embarrassing!) 11…
DOJ Reportedly Probed Associates Of Trump, Kushner In Suspected Pardon Scheme
An investigation into a suspected White House bribery-for-pardon scheme scrutinized the roles of a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump and a lawyer for his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Court…
China Moon Mission: Watch Chang’e-5 Launch From the Lunar Surface
Two days after it landed on the moon, China’s Chang’e-5 mission is on its way again, blasting off back to space, the beginning of its journey back to Earth ferrying a bounty of soil and rocks for scientists to study.The top half of the…
A Trump Fed Pick Squeaks Through Senate Confirmation
“Everything has become hyper-politicized, and the Fed is no exception,” said Mark Spindel, who with Ms. Binder wrote a book on politics at and around the Fed. “Filling those spots with Trump appointees just limits what Biden can do.”The…
President-Elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.: They Dare Not Speak His Name
If both Republican incumbents, Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, lose, the Senate would be 50-50, and Democrats would win the majority — an assumption premised on Senator Kamala Harris becoming the vice president and presiding…
Today in History for December 4th
Associated Press Correspondent Terry Anderson is released from captivity; American troops head to Somalia; General George Washington says farewell to his officers in New York; Frank Zappa dies. (Dec. 4)…
Opinion | Will We Get the Coronavirus Relief We Need From Congress?
If we can’t get a Covid-19 relief package through Congress in the next week or two, we’re sunk. It means we have a legislative branch so ideologically divided it can’t address even our most glaring problems. It means we have…
Too Tall Bandit accused of robbing 16 banks, FBI says
The FBI is searching for a serial bank robber dubbed the "Too Tall Bandit," a Halloween-mask wearing hold-up man who's robbed 16 banks since 2009.His latest robbery was in Etowah, North Carolina on Nov. 27, the FBI said Tuesday. The man…