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Recordings Show Oregon Police Officer Tried To Intimidate Animal Rights Activist

Audio and video released by the police department itself confirms the activist’s allegation that he was illegally stopped.

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On May 19, 2013, Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) president Steve Hindi says he was illegally stopped by the Malheur County Sheriff’s Office for “trespassing” at the 2013 Big Loop Rodeo in Jordan Valley, Ore. And now new footage from the sheriff’s own video and audio recordings proves he was right. Hindi, who recorded his interaction

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PETA Throws Its Support Behind Cow-Free Beef

The recently released all-beef hamburger grown from a test tube has garnered support from animal-rights advocates.

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By Mint Press News Desk

The recently released all-beef hamburger grown from a test tube has garnered varied reactions around the world — from curiosity to disgust to delight. Yet for animal rights advocates, it could be the perfect recipe for harmony between meat lovers and the animal kingdom. PETA, known as the most extreme of animal rights organizations, has come out

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Citing Government Crackdown, Another Secure Email Provider Shuts Down

Silent Circle, a company offering secure email services in 126 countries, has become the latest corporation to shut down.

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UPDATE: Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has announced plans to create a secure email service to run on a non-U.S.-based server. The announcement was made by Mega’s CEO Vikram Kumar, who said that the decision comes in response to undue U.S. government invasion of user privacy. “These are acts of ‘Privacy Seppuku’ – honorably and publicly shutting

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North Carolina Lawmakers Enact Two-Year Drone Moratorium

A small provision in the state budget will prevent law enforcement from purchasing surveillance drones for the next two years.

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A small provision in North Carolina’s budget will prevent law enforcement and other state government agencies from purchasing surveillance drones for the next two years, as the state’s legislature examines the balance between security and personal privacy. Under the state’s budget law, no state or local government entity may buy or operate a drone

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Investment In Technology Could Make Fracking Cheaper For Oil Companies

Research outlets are funding studies for technology that would make the fracking process less expensive.

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By Mint Press News Desk

As residents in oil-rich portions of the U.S. battle to keep the fracking industry out of their backyards, research outlets are funding studies for technology that would presumably make the fracking process less expensive for oil operations. The University of Texas at San Antonio and the Southwest Research Institute are spending $200,000 to create

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BART Union Workers May Go On Strike Next Week

Citing lack of progress in ongoing negotiations with management, workers of San Francisco Bay’s transit system may shut down on Monday.

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By Mint Press News Desk

UPDATE: On Thursday, unions representing BART employees announced the possibility of a strike starting Monday morning, if progress isn’t made in contract negotiations with BART management. Union leaders have also asked Gov. Jerry Brown not to impose a 60-day cooling-off period, saying that more time won’t make a difference if the BART management

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Even Iran’s Political Prisoners Are Calling For An End To The Sanctions Regime

Fifty prominent political prisoners have written a letter to President Obama urging him to engage in dialogue with Iran’s new President.

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By Mint Press News Desk

Fifty prominent current and former political prisoners in Iran have written a letter to President Obama urging him to end economic sanctions and engage in constructive dialogue with Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani. “We, the undersigned current and former political prisoners in Iran, are writing this letter to bring to your attention the

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