| Lincoln is still No. 1 but Obama debuts high on historians’ 2017 presidential ranking list Posted: 17 Feb 2017 01:45 PM PST ![Lincoln is still No. 1 but Obama debuts high on historians' 2017 presidential ranking list]( "Lincoln is still No. 1 but Obama debuts high on historians' 2017 presidential ranking list") Recommended: Know your US presidents? Mr. Obama did best in the "pursued equal justice for all," category with an overall average of 83.2, placing him third behind Abraham Lincoln (first) and Lyndon Johnson (second).
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| Many presidents have first year troubles. Trump is the same – and different Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:54 PM PST ![Many presidents have first year troubles. Trump is the same – and different]( "Many presidents have first year troubles. Trump is the same – and different") The top national security official was a problem from the beginning of the administration. It was a key job and the White House needed someone more attuned to the president's instincts and operating style. Michael Flynn, the ex-general just dismissed as President Trump's national security adviser?
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| Obama officials: There's hope for cybersecurity under Trump Posted: 17 Feb 2017 12:01 PM PST ![Obama officials: There's hope for cybersecurity under Trump]( "Obama officials: There's hope for cybersecurity under Trump") Worried about the future of US cybersecurity under President Trump? Don't panic, say current and former government officials.
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| Harward turns down national security adviser job. Who else is there? Posted: 17 Feb 2017 09:16 AM PST ![Harward turns down national security adviser job. Who else is there?]( "Harward turns down national security adviser job. Who else is there?") Mr. Trump said in a post on Twitter on Friday he was weighing four potential candidates for national security advisor. "General Keith Kellogg, who I have known for a long time, is very much in play for NSA – as are three others," he tweeted, without naming the other candidates. Lt. Gen. Kellogg was named as acting National Security Advisor following Mr. Flynn's resignation on February 13.
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| Arrest of abused immigrant unleashes debate: Where should line be drawn? Posted: 17 Feb 2017 08:16 AM PST ![Arrest of abused immigrant unleashes debate: Where should line be drawn?]( "Arrest of abused immigrant unleashes debate: Where should line be drawn?") Last week, in the middle of a nationwide immigration sweep, federal agents surrounded an El Paso, Texas, county courtroom, a place where victims of domestic violence – women, mostly – go to obtain orders of protection against their abusers. It's a case that has shocked and outraged El Paso county officials, who called the enforcement action in their courtroom an unprecedented federal intrusion into a space meant to ensure their community's public safety. Immigration advocates see it as another sign that the Trump administration plans to widen the scope of its priorities as it aggressively seeks to find and deport a wide range of the nation's estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants.
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| Far-right populism marches across Europe – but not in Iberia. Why not? Posted: 17 Feb 2017 08:06 AM PST ![Far-right populism marches across Europe – but not in Iberia. Why not?]( "Far-right populism marches across Europe – but not in Iberia. Why not?") It's a good time to be a far-right populist in Europe. In the Netherlands, Geert Wilders' Freedom Party looks set to win the most seats in March elections. Recommended: Test your Iberia IQ: How much do you know about Spain and Portugal?
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| Mexico's pollution: how two entrepreneurs are driving change by embracing old cars Posted: 17 Feb 2017 06:17 AM PST ![Mexico's pollution: how two entrepreneurs are driving change by embracing old cars]( "Mexico's pollution: how two entrepreneurs are driving change by embracing old cars") After decades as the standard taxi model in Mexico City, the Volkswagen Bug is considered "classic" Mexico. Take the 2002 white VW Bug parked in the gravel lot alongside Alto Rendimiento Automotriz, Álvaro de la Paz's car shop. The engine has been replaced with an electric motor held up by handcrafted supports, and the back window looks down on rows of bright blue lithium batteries.
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| Watch: Cybersecurity futures Posted: 17 Feb 2017 06:12 AM PST ![Watch: Cybersecurity futures]( "Watch: Cybersecurity futures") In this Privacy Lab event, CLTC will present on Cybersecurity Futures 2020, a report that poses five scenarios for what cybersecurity may look like in 2020. The report extrapolates from technological, social, and political forces that are already shaping our world today. CLTC grantees will also present findings from their research.
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| How to combat the rise of 'intellectual' hate groups in the US Posted: 16 Feb 2017 04:26 PM PST ![How to combat the rise of 'intellectual' hate groups in the US]( "How to combat the rise of 'intellectual' hate groups in the US") The number of Ku Klux Klan chapters across the country declined 32 percent from the previous year, dropping from 190 groups in 2015 to 130, with Klan activity largely limited to anonymous leafleting, according to the SPLC quarterly Intelligence Report published Wednesday. Recommended: How well do you know #BlackLivesMatter?
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