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US Senator Slams Donald Trump For "Damaging" Trade Ties With "Ally" India
A top US Senator has slammed Donald Trump for "damaging" trade ties with India, saying his actions are hurting California almond growers who export more than USD 650 million worth of nuts to the country every year.
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US Senate Bill Would Make Social Media Report 'Terrorist Activity'
Social media operators such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube would have to notify federal authorities of online "terrorist activity," according to the text of a bill approved by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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After Hacking Incident, US Calls for Cyber Reforms
The White House on Friday urged US Congress to come out of the "dark ages" and pass new cyber security rules, using a massive security breach to press its case for reform.
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White House Presses for New Cyber Laws After Vast Hack
The White House on Friday urged Congress to come out of the "dark ages" and pass new cyber security rules, using a massive security breach to press its case for reform.
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US Lawmakers Pile on as Rand Paul Forces Counterterror Lapse
With US counterterror provisions facing expiration at midnight Sunday and the Senate unable to avert a national security crisis, lawmakers from both parties trained their ire on a singular target: Rand Paul.
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US Senator Proposes Ban on CIA Holding Detainees
The lawmaker behind the explosive US Senate report on enhanced interrogation techniques presented several torture prevention proposals on Monday to US President Barack Obama including a ban on the CIA holding detainees.
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George W Bush Knew About CIA Torture, Says Dick Cheney
Former US President George W Bush was fully aware of and an "integral part" of the CIA's torture of terror suspects, his Vice President Dick Cheney said on Wednesday.
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CIA Fights Back After Torture Report
Top spies past and present campaigned on Wednesday to discredit the Senate's investigation into the CIA's harrowing torture practices after 9/11.
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CIA Torture Report Out Next Week: US Senator
The US Senate Intelligence Committee will release a long-delayed, damning report next week on Bush-era "enhanced interrogation" practices by the CIA that US President Barack Obama and others have described as torture.
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Up to $1,000 a Day to Care for Child Migrants: US Lawmakers
As US lawmakers grapple with ways to slash spending, many were shocked on Wednesday to learn authorities are spending $250 to $1,000 per day to care for each minor apprehended crossing the US border.
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White House Apologizes to Lawmakers over Prisoner Swap
The White House apologized for keeping lawmakers in the dark regarding the exchange of an American soldier for five Taliban fighters, senators said Tuesday, as controversy grew over the issue.
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Israel Denies Latest Charge of Spying on US
Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz on Saturday angrily denied the latest media charge of Israeli spying on its US ally and said that someone was trying to sour bilateral relations.
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CIA's 'harsh interrogations' exceeded legal authority: report
A classified U.S. Senate report found that the CIA's legal justification for the use of harsh interrogation techniques that critics say amount to torture was based on faulty legal reasoning, McClatchy news service reported on Thursday.
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US senator blasts Hamid Karzai over refusal to sign deal
Senator Dianne Feinstein has strong words about Afghanistan's president for refusing to sign an agreement governing the future of the American troop presence in his country.
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Germany's Angela Merkel sends top foreign adviser to press US over spying
Angela Merkel's top foreign affairs and intelligence advisers will quiz officials in Washington today over the activities of US spies in Germany, including allegations they tapped the German chancellor's phone.
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US Senator Slams Donald Trump For "Damaging" Trade Ties With "Ally" India
A top US Senator has slammed Donald Trump for "damaging" trade ties with India, saying his actions are hurting California almond growers who export more than USD 650 million worth of nuts to the country every year.
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US Senate Bill Would Make Social Media Report 'Terrorist Activity'
Social media operators such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube would have to notify federal authorities of online "terrorist activity," according to the text of a bill approved by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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After Hacking Incident, US Calls for Cyber Reforms
The White House on Friday urged US Congress to come out of the "dark ages" and pass new cyber security rules, using a massive security breach to press its case for reform.
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White House Presses for New Cyber Laws After Vast Hack
The White House on Friday urged Congress to come out of the "dark ages" and pass new cyber security rules, using a massive security breach to press its case for reform.
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US Lawmakers Pile on as Rand Paul Forces Counterterror Lapse
With US counterterror provisions facing expiration at midnight Sunday and the Senate unable to avert a national security crisis, lawmakers from both parties trained their ire on a singular target: Rand Paul.
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US Senator Proposes Ban on CIA Holding Detainees
The lawmaker behind the explosive US Senate report on enhanced interrogation techniques presented several torture prevention proposals on Monday to US President Barack Obama including a ban on the CIA holding detainees.
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George W Bush Knew About CIA Torture, Says Dick Cheney
Former US President George W Bush was fully aware of and an "integral part" of the CIA's torture of terror suspects, his Vice President Dick Cheney said on Wednesday.
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CIA Fights Back After Torture Report
Top spies past and present campaigned on Wednesday to discredit the Senate's investigation into the CIA's harrowing torture practices after 9/11.
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CIA Torture Report Out Next Week: US Senator
The US Senate Intelligence Committee will release a long-delayed, damning report next week on Bush-era "enhanced interrogation" practices by the CIA that US President Barack Obama and others have described as torture.
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Up to $1,000 a Day to Care for Child Migrants: US Lawmakers
As US lawmakers grapple with ways to slash spending, many were shocked on Wednesday to learn authorities are spending $250 to $1,000 per day to care for each minor apprehended crossing the US border.
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White House Apologizes to Lawmakers over Prisoner Swap
The White House apologized for keeping lawmakers in the dark regarding the exchange of an American soldier for five Taliban fighters, senators said Tuesday, as controversy grew over the issue.
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Israel Denies Latest Charge of Spying on US
Israeli Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz on Saturday angrily denied the latest media charge of Israeli spying on its US ally and said that someone was trying to sour bilateral relations.
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CIA's 'harsh interrogations' exceeded legal authority: report
A classified U.S. Senate report found that the CIA's legal justification for the use of harsh interrogation techniques that critics say amount to torture was based on faulty legal reasoning, McClatchy news service reported on Thursday.
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US senator blasts Hamid Karzai over refusal to sign deal
Senator Dianne Feinstein has strong words about Afghanistan's president for refusing to sign an agreement governing the future of the American troop presence in his country.
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Germany's Angela Merkel sends top foreign adviser to press US over spying
Angela Merkel's top foreign affairs and intelligence advisers will quiz officials in Washington today over the activities of US spies in Germany, including allegations they tapped the German chancellor's phone.
