Obama Faces Latin American Opposition to Venezuela Sanctions as Cuba Joins Summit of the Americas
President Obama has arrived in Panama to attend the Summit of the Americas along with other leaders from Canada, Central America, South America, the Caribbean — and for the first time, Cuba. On Thursday, Obama announced the State Department has…
Connect the World or Capture It? Critics Raise Alarm Over Facebook's Spurious Internet.org
Privacy rights and open internet advocates are sounding the alarm after Facebook on Monday announced changes to its “free” Internet for the developing world, dubbed Internet.org, which critics say threatens to make the social networking company the de facto Internet…
Ignoring Humanitarian Crisis, Saudi-led Bombing of Yemen Resumes
Despite desperate pleas from the United Nations and aid agencies that a humanitarian ceasefire be extended, the Saudi-led military assault on Yemen resumed late on Sunday after only five days of a tenuous truce that began last Tuesday. Citing eye…
'US Families Torn Apart': Obama's War on Drugs Driving Surge in Deportations
Under U.S. President Barack Obama, the war on drugs is driving a surge in deportations of non-U.S. citizens, ripping families apart for alleged drug possession—including the most minor amounts and in many cases years after the fact—a new report from…
CBC Job Cuts Will See 60 Journalists, Others Laid Off At Five Locations
TORONTO — CBC says it is laying off more than 60 people in locations across Canada by the end of the year as part of a restructuring that affects about 130 jobs. Barb Williams, CBC’s executive vice-president of English services,…
Netflix Canada Hikes Prices For Most Streaming Plans
TORONTO — Netflix Canada is increasing some of its prices again. The streaming giant says the basic plan for subscribers remains unchanged at $9.99 a month, but the standard monthly plan is going up by one dollar to $14.99, and…
GOP ObamaCare bill energizes town hall groups
Progressive groups gearing up for another recess of combative town halls for Republican lawmakers say they’re getting new energy from the newly released House GOP ObamaCare replacement plan. Ahead of the April recess, groups like MoveOn.org and Indivisible are already…
Hotter and Wetter: Report Finds Global Warming Driving Extreme Weather
It’s not just your imagination. The punishing heat waves, record snowfall, and 500-year floods, which seem to be occurring with increasing frequency, are doing just that, thanks to global warming. According to a study (pdf) published Monday in the journal…
'Weaponizing Vulnerabilities': New Snowden Doc Reveals Spy Agencies Targeted Smartphones
The intelligence alliance known as Five Eyes—comprising the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Australia—exploited security weaknesses in one of the world’s most popular browsers to obtain data about users and planned to use links to Google and…
Apple CEO Lambasts Government, Facebook Over Civil Liberties 'Attacks'
In what has been described as a “blistering” attack, Apple CEO Tim Cook lashed out against government spying and the “gobbling up” of information by Silicon Valley rivals Facebook and Google during an award ceremony on Monday evening. “I’m speaking…