Assange US Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy indicated in comments to the Sydney Morning Herald that Washington might be open to a plea deal for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange that could keep him from being extradited and imprisoned in the United States for...
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News Roundup 8/14/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 14, 2023 | News Roundup
US News On Thursday, government lawyers went to court to defend federal meddling in content moderation decisions on social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook. AWC Russia Delays have caused the North Atlantic alliance to push back the expected arrival of...
News Roundup 8/10/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 10, 2023 | News Roundup
US News The Pentagon is planning an expensive upgrade to its problem-plagued Zumwalt-class destroyers. The Department of Defense is preparing to equip the USS Zumwalt with hypersonic missile launchers. The Institute Cristopher Pohlhaus, a former Marine and prominent...
News Roundup 8/9/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 9, 2023 | News Roundup
US News Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui on Sunday called for world leaders to recognize the “folly” of nuclear deterrence at a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of the US dropping an atomic bomb on the city, killing an estimated 140,000 people. AWC Russia The...
News Roundup 8/2/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 2, 2023 | News Roundup
US News The Joe Biden administration released a report endorsing the renewal of a controversial law which enables US intelligence agencies to spy on foreign nationals and American citizens on Monday. The Institute Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday...
News Roundup 8/1/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 1, 2023 | News Roundup
US News Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) have introduced a bill to create a new federal government commission overseeing online communication. The legislation is presented as consumer protection but grants new government authorities to police...
News Roundup 7/31/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 31, 2023 | News Roundup
US News The Senate on Thursday night passed its version of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act in a vote of 86-11. The bill authorizes a record $886 billion in military spending. AWC Representative Jim Jordan published internal Facebook discussions exposing...
News Roundup 7/27/2023
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 27, 2023 | News Roundup
US News A recently released study exposes the “widespread dispersion” of radioactive fallout and devastation caused by the US government’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon. The Institute In a little-remarked move, the Biden administration announced Monday that...