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Trump to declassify surveillance memo, sources say – as Pelosi seeks Nunes ouster (Fox News)
President Trump is expected to swiftly declassify a controversial memo on purported surveillance abuses, sources tell Fox News, even as Democrats raise objections that edits were made to the document since it was approved for release by a key committee.
Those objections fueled a new round of partisan recriminations on Thursday, with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi firing off a letter to Speaker Paul Ryan demanding the chairman of that committee, Republican Devin Nunes, be removed.
“Chairman Nunes’ deliberately dishonest actions make him unfit to serve as Chairman, and he must be immediately removed from this position,” she wrote. [Read More]
Maxine Waters: There should be a disclaimer when Trump appears on TV (The Hill)
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) says President Trump’s addresses to the nation are so dangerous that they should come with a parental advisory.
“This president with his vulgarity and his disrespect for women and people of color is a terrible role model for our children,” Waters said Wednesday, in her response to Trump’s State of the Union address.
“Whenever he appears on TV, there should be a disclaimer that says ‘This may not be acceptable for children.’” [Read More]
New Mexico bill would force students to apply to college (KOB)
New Mexico’s high school juniors would be required to apply to at least one college or show they have committed to other post-high school plans as part of a new high school graduation requirement being pushed by two state lawmakers.
The proposal is scheduled for its first legislative hearing on Thursday. If it eventually becomes law, New Mexico would be the first state to require post-high school plans of students, said Jennifer Zinth, who is the director of high school and STEM research at the Education Commission of the States, a Denver-based group that tracks education policy. [Read More]
Mother, son found shot dead in Loudoun County double homicide (Fox 5 DC)
Police are investigating what appears to be a double homicide involving a mother and a son in the Aldie area of Loudoun County.
The incident was reported Wednesday morning when a co-worker of the female victim, 65-year-old Mala Manwani, did not report to work for a second day.
Deputies investigated Manwani’s residence in the 25000 block of Tomey Court around 2 p.m. Wednesday where they found her and her son, 32-year-old Rishi Manwani, dead from gunshots wounds. [Read More]
Amazon patents wristband that tracks warehouse workers’ movements (The Guardian)
Amazon has patented designs for a wristband that can precisely track where warehouse employees are placing their hands and use vibrations to nudge them in a different direction.
The concept, which aims to streamline the fulfilment of orders, adds another layer of surveillance to an already challenging working environment.
When someone orders a product from Amazon, the details are transmitted to the handheld computers that all warehouse staff carry. Upon receiving the order details, the worker must rush to retrieve the product from one of many inventory bins on shelves, pack it into a delivery box and move on to the next assignment. [Read More]
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