Like to play alone? Ubisoft is still watching you! https://noyb.eu/en/play-alone-ubisoft-still-watching-you
Ubisoft forces people to connect to the internet before they can play a single player game
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Hegseth had Signal messaging app installed on an office computer https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/23/hegseth-signal-pentagon-computer/
The move was intended to circumvent a lack of cellphone service in much of the Pentagon and enable…

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The Untold Story of How Ed Martin Ghostwrote Online Attacks Against a Judge — and Still Became a Top Trump Prosecutor https://www.propublica.org/article/ed-martin-trump-interim-dc-us-attorney-secret-judge-attacks
Martin’s career is dotted with ethical and…

White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only…

Columbia University students plan to build tent encampments this week, sources say https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/columbia-university-students-plan-build-tent-encampments-week-sources-rcna202549
A group of protesters is planning to set up tent encampments…

Voice of America is back, for now. China won’t be pleased. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/24/voice-of-america-trump-china/
A less-informed global public is good for autocrats, who want people uninformed.
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ICE Awarded a $3.8 Billion Contract to Hold Immigrants on a Military Base. Days Later, It Was Canceled. https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-cancels-contract-immigrant-detention-camp-fort-bliss
The administration still intends to move ahead with the plan…

Millions of U.S. measles cases forecast over 25 years if shots decline https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/04/24/measles-cases-deaths-vaccine-rates-rfk-jr/
Measles, once virtually wiped out in the United States, could become commonplace again if declining…

Hegseth had unsecured internet line in Pentagon for Signal, sources say https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-signal-chat-dirty-internet-line-6a64707f10ca553eb905e5a70e10bd9d
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s…

Trump pardons Nevada politician who paid for cosmetic surgery with funds to honor a slain officer https://apnews.com/article/trump-pardon-michele-fiore-nevada-fraud-cf56ef8b302b8111e47cf52d5a606d19
President Donald Trump has issued a full pardon for loyalist…

FBI arrests Wisconsin Judge Dugan for obstruction, escalates Trump immigration enforcement effort https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/25/fbi-arrest-judge-hannah-dugan-milwaukee.html
Federal agents arrested Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan on obstruction…

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen https://www.theverge.com/electric-cars/655527/slate-electric-truck-price-paint-radio-bezos
Slate Auto introduced its first electric vehicle, a sub-$20,000 two-seater pickup…

Judge Hannah Dugan arrested by FBI for allegedly helping undocumented immigrant 'evade arrest' https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hannah-dugan-arrested-fbi-allegedly-helping-undocumented/story?id=121161497
Hannah Dugan was alleged to have helped Eduardo Flores…

Congress erupts over FBI arrest of Wisconsin judge https://www.axios.com/2025/04/25/fbi-arrest-judge-hannah-dugan-wisconsin-congress
"This is stuff I expect from Third World countries," said Rep. Mark Pocan, one of several Democrats calling for an investigation.…

Nike Says Its Factory Workers Earn Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. At This Cambodian Factory, 1% Made That Much. https://www.propublica.org/article/nike-wages-clothing-factory-cambodia
Nike has made an expansive effort to convince consumers, investors and…

UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel's blockade https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-blockade-food-e492a5ba3197b15b1599747e3cde12b2
The World Food Program says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s…

How the Trump Administration Flipped on Kilmar Abrego Garcia https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/kilmar-abrego-garcia-plan-reversal/682594/
Officials were developing a plan to get him back to the United States. Why did they stop?
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FBI arrests Wisconsin judge on charges of obstructing immigrant arrest https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/04/25/wisconsin-judge-arrest-fbi-ice-immigration-enforcement/
Judge Hannah Dugan’s arrest is the first known instance of the Trump…

Milwaukee Judge Dugan accused of helping man evade immigration agents https://apnews.com/article/immigration-judge-arrested-7997186bbca5730e70a25f2347e631f6
The FBI has arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. Friday's…