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• Guardian among sites blocked over reports • China Digital Times publishes details of directive

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China blocks foreign news sites that revealed elite’s offshore holdings

As Edward Snowden prepares to defend himself in a worldwide webinar Thursday, the Justice Department is accusing the private contractor that vetted him and thousands of other intelligence workers of bilking U.S. taxpayers out of tens of millions of dollars by conducting phony bac …

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DOJ accuses firm that vetted Snowden of faking 665,000 background checks

Agency says listings need to more accurately describe fats and calories, and should be easier for Americans to understand

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FDA may revise 20-year-old standards for food and drink nutrition labels

The former NSA contractor answered questions Thursday culled from Twitter in a wide-ranging online session.

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Snowden: ‘No Chance’ of Fair Trial for Me in U.S.

A new Justice Department study shows that allegations of sex abuse in the nation’s prisons and jails are increasing — with correctional officers responsible for half of it  — but prosecution is still extremely rare.

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Guards May be Responsible For Half of Prison Sexual Assaults

Attorney General Eric Holder is preparing to announce by the end of the month whether he will authorize federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty in the Boston Marathon bombing case. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev awaits trial on charges that he and his brother built and planted two pres …

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Death penalty for Boston bombing suspect? Holder will decide soon

The new rules would mainly affect Muslims, Jews and Sikhs, officials say.

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Pentagon Relaxes Uniform Rules To Allow Religious Headgear

ROME – It may sometimes be a breeding ground for pornographers, bullies and hateful extremists, but the Internet received an official blessing Thursday from Pope Francis , who called it a “gift from God.”

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Pope Francis says the Internet is a ‘gift from God’

An independent federal review board has said that the National Security Agency’s phone data collection program is illegal and should be immediately shut down.

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Board declares NSA data sweep illegal, says program should be ended