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CEOs Urge Congress to Pass Consumer Privacy Law

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After 2 Mass Shootings, Texas Governor Issues 8 Executive Orders

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California Adopted the Country’s First Major Consumer Privacy Law — Now Silicon Valley Is Trying to Rewrite It

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Walmart to Stop Some Ammo Sales, Ask People to Not Openly Carry Guns

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El Paso Shooting Defendant’s Claims Raise Questions About Gun Imports

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US Government Wants Access to Personal Data — As It Pushes Privacy

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Raging Amazon Fires Are a Potent Symbol of Our Indifference to Environmental Disorder

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Planned Cuts to US Development Funds Could Hurt World’s Neediest

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Police Claim Six Mass Shootings and White Supremacist Attacks Have Been Thwarted Since El Paso

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