| At stake in Supreme Court: privacy in the digital age Posted: 28 Nov 2017 01:22 PM PST ![At stake in Supreme Court: privacy in the digital age]( "At stake in Supreme Court: privacy in the digital age") In more ways than one, Timothy Carpenter has been demonstrating the importance of smartphones in modern-day life. Seven years ago, he began organizing and committing a series of armed robberies of cellphone stores in Michigan and Ohio. On Wednesday, he will be arguing to the United States Supreme Court that the privacy of historical location data collected by cell towers should be protected by the Constitution.
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| Moment of truth for a Syrian peace Posted: 28 Nov 2017 01:14 PM PST ![Moment of truth for a Syrian peace]( "Moment of truth for a Syrian peace") One fallacy about the long war in Syria has been that it is simply a contest for military dominance – between groups of Syrians, between foreign powers such as Iran and Saudi Arabia, and between all of them and the terrorist group Islamic State.
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| In Iraq, artists work toward a postwar revival Posted: 28 Nov 2017 12:35 PM PST ![In Iraq, artists work toward a postwar revival]( "In Iraq, artists work toward a postwar revival") The young Iraqi painter can't help herself: She loves Iraq, she loves Baghdad, and she is determined to illuminate minds with her art despite monumental challenges. The art market has shriveled in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003. "We all have a confused vision for the future, because of the things we saw here like war, like killing, like kidnapping," says Mrs. Baghdadi, sipping tea in the Hawar Gallery, one of the last bastions of art still open in the Iraqi capital.
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| Is North Korea resuming full-scale missile testing? Posted: 28 Nov 2017 11:50 AM PST ![Is North Korea resuming full-scale missile testing?]( "Is North Korea resuming full-scale missile testing?") It's a bit of a mystery: Why did North Korea take a two-month time out from testing missiles? On Tuesday Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile from South Pyongan Province, according to South Korea's military. The launch pads were quiet until today.
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