Devin Brosnan, one of the two Atlanta police officers charged in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, has not agreed to be a witness for the prosecution, his lawyer said on Thursday, contradicting an assertion by the lead prosecutor on the case.

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Facebook Inc said on Thursday it took down posts and ads run by the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald Trump for violating its policy against organized hate.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on his hardline immigration policies, blocking his bid to end a program that protects from deportation hundreds of thousands of immigrants - often called "Dreamers" - who entered the United States illegally as children.

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Mexico's foreign ministry said on Thursday it would monitor the continuity of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration program in the United States after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's bid to abolish it.

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The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm a federal judge who is a protege of Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell to an influential appeals court in Washington.

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Former top White House aide John Bolton delivered a damning indictment of his former boss, saying Donald Trump's behavior in office and dealings with foreign leaders showed he was unfit to be president of the United States.

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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday revelations in a book by a former top White House aide show President Donald Trump is unfit and unprepared to be president and Democrats will continue oversight of the Republican president's behavior.

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Juneteenth, an annual U.S. holiday on June 19, has taken on greater significance this year following nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other African Americans.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 against President Donald Trump's move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that offers work permits and deportation relief to certain immigrants who came to the country illegally as children.

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Electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc wants to start building a large vehicle assembly plant in the southwestern United States as early as the third quarter of this year, the company told Texas officials in documents made public this week.

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The pledge comes at an emergency online summit in response to Tuesday's devastating Beirut blast.

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The measures include pay for millions of jobless but some are likely to face legal challenges.

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Staff at a barber shop rocked by the Beirut explosion say they're haunted by flashbacks.

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The Covid-19 outbreak shows no sign of easing but cities have already reopened shops and restaurants.

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The MV Wakashio, which ran aground on a coral reef on 25 July, is now leaking oil off the island.

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They were in a region which attracts visitors who want to see the last herds of giraffe in West Africa.

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The prime minister hails the milestone as "significant", but warns against complacency.

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Officials say an eight-month-old baby was among those killed in flooding on the island of Evia.

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Large protests and an ex-teacher thrust into politics have shaken up a normally predictable process.

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Director general Tony Hall apologises a day after Radio 1Xtra DJ Sideman quit over use of the slur.

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Plus: Microsoft to dump support for Cortana on iOS, Android phones

In brief Your Google Home speaker may have been quietly recording sounds around your house without your permission or authorization, it was revealed this week.?

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Start the clock on those patches ? they'll be coming any day, week, month soon

DEF CON In July, the makers of millions of smartphones powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon system-on-chips received mitigation recommendations to address a bevy of security flaws in their products, all introduced by Qualcomm's technology.?

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Bug-hunter details how his team slurped data? IN SPAAAAACE

DEF CON FYI, if you didn't already know: readily available satellite TV electronics can be used to sniff and inspect satellite internet traffic.?

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Zuck, Google, Microsoft platforms barred from Apple's iOS software souk

Facebook, Google, and Microsoft ? suspected or convicted monopolists ? are being thwarted from offering their respective game services by another tech giant facing scrutiny for anti-competitive behavior: Apple.?

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Heavy burden for one valiant man to carry, and it needs sharing

Credential breach website Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) will be going open source, site creator and maintainer Troy Hunt has told the world.?

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This is not a matter for the San Diego court, says digital family history service

Springer of unwelcome family tree surprises and favorite of investigative genealogy hunting uncles everywhere, Ancestry.com has tried to invoke an arbitration clause to fight off a 77-page false advertising lawsuit accusing it of violating California auto-renewal laws.?

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Taiwanese optics suppliers in the frame, reportedly

Apple forecaster Ming-Chi Kuo has reported some supply chain issues for the firm's upcoming entry-level iPhone 12, with camera lenses from one supplier seemingly raising quality concerns.?

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Don't worry, your job's safe... we think

The UK government hopes to set up a dynamic purchasing system to help Blighty's public sector buy artificial intelligence services, with an estimated £200m on the table over four years.?

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Those who won lost; those who lost won

Red faces abound within the British Army after an Excel spreadsheet cock-up led to a number of soldiers being wrongly promoted.?

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We don't have to go... outside... to have a good time, oh no

It's a beautiful day in old Blighty, hotter even than former party capital Ibiza in the Mediterranean. Are you going to go outside??

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The 80s comedy has stood the test of time, even inspiring a 2009 Mythbusters episode.

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"Keeping the good Internet alive"?one open sourced, algorithm-less site at a time.

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Operation Skeleton Key has stolen source code, SDKs, chip designs, and more.

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There's no word on when Google and phone makers will incorporate fix from Qualcomm.

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In at least one podcast's case, put your phone on your chest, hit play, and unwind.

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Pollution reductions too short-lived, but where do we want to go after?

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A few quintillion possible decryption keys stand between a man and his cryptocurrency.

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Gates on vaccines, Trump, and why social media is ?a poisoned chalice.?

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"I am very confident with the selection that we have made today."

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Appeals court charts a middle course between the plaintiffs and the government.

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