December 14, 2018 Facebook, Amazon struggle in fight against fake reviews First we had fake news, now it’s fake reviews. A Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ investigation has found that Facebook is a breeding ground for groups where reviews for products on Amazon, among other online platforms, are bought and sold.
November 7, 2018 Georgia posts private information of 300,000 absentee voters Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp publishes the private information of nearly 300,000 voters.
October 29, 2018 Voters faced with hundreds of state referendums across the country The midterm elections will bring referendums to the ballot box in many states.
October 28, 2018 Cage-free eggs on the midterm ballot for Californians Proposition 12, the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative, would ban the sale of eggs in California that come from hens raised in small cages -- and would do the same for pigs and calves.
October 25, 2018 Abortion restrictions prompt international activists to provide care in America AidAccess has begun providing American women with abortion medication, while possibly running afoul of the law.
October 16, 2018 Dark money poured in over Kavanaugh's confirmation, but will it matter in the midterms? Dark-money groups spent more on Kavanaugh than it takes to win a Senate seat, but will it matter come November?
October 15, 2018 Drone expert, Homeland Security agree airborne threats are 'outpacing' US defenses An expert in drone warfare says new defensive authorities granted to the government will do little to counter the threat from commercially available drones being weaponized by bad actors.
September 3, 2018 Petraeus: US has ‘sacred obligation’ to help burn-pit veterans Army Gen. David Petraeus, who was instrumental in guiding U.S. troops during the Iraq War, says that America’s service members should be receiving assistance for the mounting medical issues that they fear have come as a result of being exposed to burn pits while stationed at military bases.