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Is 4th stimulus check coming? Biden pressured for more payments Updated 9:42 AM; Today 9:35 AM Photo shows blank checks on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia.Matt Rourke AP Facebook Share Is a fourth stimulus check coming? Congress members and others are pressuring President Joe Biden for more relief money, possibly in the form of monthly payments. Most Americans received $1,200 in the first roun...

Supreme Court asked to make foreign intelligence court opinions public The ACLU and other groups asked the Supreme Court on Monday to consider whether a special court that reviews government requests for electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes must disclose significant opinions that came after 9/11. The filing marks the first time the Supreme Court has been asked to resolve whether the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court must make its secret opinions public — subject to ...

by Charlie Spargo Figures from all across the digital world tuned in yesterday evening to hear the winners of this years Digital City Awards, broadcast live from MediaCityUK. The event was streamed on the Digital City Network as well as on social media, and featured top-quality pre- and after-parties, both of which were hosted by Dept. The pre-party saw acoustic act The Showhawk Duo perform, while the after-party involved a full set from Graeme Park, DJ and pioneer of the club scene. The awards...

Man sues federal government for placing him on no-fly list CNN 1 hr ago By Christina Carrega, CNN © JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Image/File Caption:Travellers go through a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) check point at the Regan National Airport in Washington, DC, on November 24, 2010 ahead of Thanksgiving Day. US airline passengers seemed resigned to invasive security screening early Wednesday, the busiest travel day of the year, as a much-hyped, if loosely organized...

Michigan man sues federal government for placing him on no-fly list A Michigan man says government officials erroneously placed him on the “No Fly List” after he refused to become an FBI informant, according to a new federal lawsuit. Almost three years ago, Ahmad Chebli was approached by FBI agents who accused him of being part of Hezbollah, a terrorist organization — an allegation that “shocked” Chebli and he has “vehemently denied,” according to the lawsuit filed in US District ...

TurboTax May Be Easy to Use, but You Might Qualify to File Taxes for Free Jacqui Germain s 2021 . This time last year, as the country settled into the grim reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government announced a small bit of relief. Taxpayers wouldn’t need to file their taxes until July 15, extending the annual deadline by three months. First-time-filers, habitual procrastinators, and COVID-stressed taxpayers rejoiced. In 2021, the tax filing deadline has again be...

by Charlie Spargo The shortlist for this years Digital City Awards, part of 2021s Digital City Festival, has been revealed. The Digital City Awards will be broadcast live from MediaCityUK to the Digital City Network on April 15th to recognise top talent in the digital world. The categories span platforms, projects, teams, businesses and individuals. This shortlist reflects some of the best from digital, as part of the wider celebration forming Digital City Festival from April 12th - 23rd, all o...

Law Professors and ACLU Ask Federal Judge to Stop ‘Unconstitutional’ Trump-Biden Effort to Wreck International Criminal Court Colin Kalmbacher © Provided by Law & Crime US President Joe Biden leaves the White House to spend the weekend in Camp David, on February 12, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) hopes to undo a Trump and Biden administration effort to sanction and punish international lawyers who are investigating the United States for ...

Published date: 25 February 2021 23:42 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago President Joe Biden held his first phone call with Saudi Arabias King Salman on Thursday, ahead of the release of a long-awaited report by the US intelligence community on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. In a statement describing the call, the White House did not mention the Khashoggi report. It said the conversation was on "the longstanding partnership between the United Sta...

The proliferation of counterspace weapons across the globe often calls into question what can be done to best protect satellites from attack. This analysis from the CSIS Aerospace Security Project addresses different methods and technologies that can be used by the United States government, and others, to deter adversaries from attack. A wide range of active and passive defenses are available to protect space systems and the ground infrastructure they depend upon from different types of threats...