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In January 2014, during the scandalous aftermath of Edward Snowden’s NSA snooping revelations, one which revealed the US had been spying on its closest allies for years, Obama banned U.S. eavesdropping on leaders of close friends and allies and promised he would begin reining in the vast collection of Americans’ phone data in a series of limited reforms.

Below are the key highlights from his January 17, 2014 speech:

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All signs point to “yes.”

As the default search engine for its new Edge OS, the computer giant has given itself a leg up on the competition

As we discussed at length late last month when we took an in-depth look at the Islamic State propaganda machine, the group makes a concerted effort to portray life in the “caliphate” as entirely different in character from the public’s perception of what life might be like under Sharia law. 

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Submitted by Patrick Buchanan via Buchanan.org,

On Jan. 1, 2002, the day that euro coins and banknotes entered into circulation, my column, “Say Goodbye to the Mother Continent,” contained this pessimistic prognosis:

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USGS reports earthquake near Los Angeles
That’s a small one but you never know if it’s a prequel to The Big One. It’s been just over 12 years since the Indian ocean earthquake and tsunami.

Crossing the wires now
Reuters with the headline reporting on a magnitude 4.7 quake near Los Angeles
More from Reuters:
– M4.7
– USGS says the quake was shallow at a depth of 3.1 miles
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