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Contributor: He DJ’d radio for 79 years. The late Art Laboe’s fans are still tuning in

Contributor: He DJ’d radio for 79 years. The late Art Laboe’s fans are still tuning in

The first time Angel β€œAngel Baby” Rodriguez heard Art Laboe on the radio, he was 13, in his father’s garage in the City of Industry. Laboe was introducing β€œNite Owl” (1955) by Tony Allen and the Champs. β€œHis voice caught me first,” Rodriguez told me, β€œthat very distinctive tone, and then I heard the listeners…

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YouTube to start bringing back accounts of creators banned for misinformation

YouTube to start bringing back accounts of creators banned for misinformation

YouTube creators whose accounts were banned for violating previous policies against COVID-19 and election misinformation will be given the chance to rejoin the platform, said Alphabet, YouTube’s parent company, on Tuesday. In a letter submitted in response to subpoenas from the House Judiciary Committee, attorneys for Alphabet said the decision to bring back banned accounts…

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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of some services after review over mass surveillance of Palestinians

Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of some services after review over mass surveillance of Palestinians

Microsoft says it has stopped providing some of its cloud and AI services to Israel’s Ministry of Defense following a report in Britain’s Guardian newspaper, which alleged Israel used the services to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Guardian report, published in August in conjunction with Israeli outlets…

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In Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo, some see blueprint for vengeance

In Trump’s ‘domestic terrorism’ memo, some see blueprint for vengeance

At a tense political moment in the wake of conservative lightning rod Charlie Kirk’s killing, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum focusing federal law enforcement on disrupting β€œdomestic terrorism.” The memo appeared to focus on political violence. But during a White House signing Thursday, the president and his top advisors repeatedly hinted at a much…

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