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After Durkin challenged the government’s eavesdropping methods in the case, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago in 2013 held a highly unusual closed-door session with government officials over whether Durkin should be allowed to view confidential surveillance documents.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025 -
The psychological manipulation runs deeper than simple eavesdropping.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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Police identified Morrow through surveillance footage and tips after posting his image on Facebook.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Both Robert and Machado have visited the Atwater Police Department to seek surveillance footage, and have also been putting up posters in the area, according to KMPH.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Oleksandr Dmitriev, the founder of a Ukrainian system that centralizes feeds from thousands of drone crews across the frontline, told Reuters the outage was an example of the shortcomings of relying on cloud services for military operations, particularly battlefield drone reconnaissance.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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But in reality, airplanes were used for guidance, observation and reconnaissance, aiding ground troops far more often than fighting other aviators in the sky.—
Lillian Ali,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 July 2025
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Capital One Financial’s Historical Odds of a Positive Post-Earnings Return Here are some observations regarding one-day (1D) post-earnings returns: Over the last five years, there are 20 earnings data points recorded, with 15 positive and 5 negative one-day (1D) returns noted.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Good data on the Earth's rotation goes back thousands of years, thanks to observations of solar eclipses in China.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
22 July 2025
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“Wiretapping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wiretapping. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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