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Facebook removes accounts linked to QAnon far-right conspiracy theory

In addition to the QAnon accounts, Facebook also removed accounts linked to VDARE, a U.S. website known for posting anti-immigration content.




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Provinces eye technology-enhanced contact tracing in next phase of COVID-19 fight

Alberta is currently the only Canadian jurisdiction to have a contact-tracing app available to download, but several other provinces, including Ontario, B.C. and New Brunswick, have said they are investigating this technology.




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COVID-19 tracing apps come with privacy risks to Canadians, watchdogs warn

Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien says the health crisis calls for some flexibility when it comes to the application of privacy laws.




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Google data suggests Canadians following COVID-19 rules, but experts wary over privacy

While location-tracking technology is nothing new, privacy and ethics experts have been wary about its use on such a large scale — especially by governments.




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Uber sees ride bookings recovering slowly, pins hopes on food delivery demand

Uber on Wednesday said it would lay off 3,700 full-time employees, or roughly 17 per cent of its head count.




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Kids are online more than ever during the pandemic, creating ‘opportunity’ for predators

Cybertip.ca, an online sexual exploitation of children tipline, says it saw a 66 per cent spike in reports in April.





















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Police officer accused of stealing meals from Sulhamstead centre

A THAMES Valley Police officer is accused of stealing food from his work canteen only one week into his new job.




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Why you could be fined up to £5,000 for picking wildflowers on a daily walk

Those taking their government-approved daily walk have been warned not to pick wildflowers - or risk facing an eye-watering £5,000 fine.




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Kudos in Wheatley offering platform for coronavirus research

AN OXFORDSHIRE business is offering a platform for scientists to share their research on coronavirus.




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Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Netflix: 2020 films to watch at home while cinemas are shut

While the lockdown continues across the UK - streaming giants Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Netflix have added a number of new movies which were originally due to premiere in cinemas.




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Oxford MP Layla Moran urges Government to do more to help students in crisis

AN Oxford MP has called on the government to do more to help students who fall on hard times.




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Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing man last seen at Blenheim Palace

Thames Valley Police is appealing for help in locating a missing man from Oxfordshire.




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Police appeal for help in search for man missing from Banbury

Thames Valley Police is appealing for help in locating a missing man from Banbury.




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Police praise jail terms handed to pair for 'insane' west Oxfordshire crime spree

POLICE have praised the jail terms handed to two men who launched a drink and drug-fuelled ‘campaign of terror’ across west Oxfordshire.




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Oxford's Blain caught in love quadrangle on First Dates Hotel

IN WHAT has been described as the ‘biggest plot twist since Line of Duty’ this week First Date viewers watched as Oxford’s Blain became the centre of a complicated love quadrangle.




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Fears lack of testing in Oxford care homes is fuelling virus spread

THERE are fears a lack of promised testing for residents and staff is fuelling the spread of coronavirus in Oxford's care homes.




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Kent State: 50 Years After the Shootings

Thomas M. Grace

The radical notion that repression breeds resistance was borne out at Kent State in the years after the killings.

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One Damn Thing After Another

Jan-Werner Müller

The long roots of liberal democracy’s crisis.

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Why Are Republicans Stampeding to Reopen?

Sasha Abramsky

They’re following the lead of Trump, who encourages gun-toting protesters, blames immigrants and China, and demonizes the media.

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Mary Gaitskill’s Art of Loneliness

Maggie Doherty

Through her portraits of solitude, Gaitskill forces us to recognize those moments of subtle connection.

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The Inner Life of American Communism

Corey Robin

Vivian Gornick’s and Jodi Dean’s books mine a lost history of comradeship, determination, and intimacy.

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Carrie Fisher’s Inimitable Voice

Quinn Moreland

Her books display a rare gift for making life’s bleakest moments less humiliating without diminishing their gravity.

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No Student Deserves to Fail During a Pandemic

Max Kalnitz

Students across the country are pushing for their schools to adopt a universal pass system, arguing that online classes put underprivileged students at a disadvantage.

The post No Student Deserves to Fail During a Pandemic appeared first on The Nation.