U S seeks data from major Internet firms via PRISM program
Washington Post reports NSA and FBI tap central servers of nine tech giants including Microsoft Google Yahoo Facebook Apple YouTube and Skype to access emails photos and contacts. Google Apple Yahoo Facebook deny direct server access while Microsoft says only responds to specific orders. The program started in 2007 under George W Bush and expanded under Barack Obama.
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Obama pushes plan for universal high speed Internet in schools
President Obama announced a process to connect 99 percent of American students to high speed Internet within five years. He spoke at a Mooresville middle school highlighting digital learning as a model and proposed leveraging the E Rate program with a multi billion dollar funding plan funded by a small per home phone fee.
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Christie names Chiesa to fill New Jersey Senate seat
New Jersey Governor Christie appoints Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa to serve in the U S Senate until a fall special election. Chiesa, a Republican, will not seek the permanent seat, replacing the late Democrat Frank Lautenberg.
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Britain Apologizes for Mau Mau Abuses in Kenya
Britain expresses sincere regret for colonial abuses during the 1950s Mau Mau uprising and approves 30 million dollars in compensation to 5,228 survivors. Foreign Secretary Hague announces payments as historian Elkins notes this marks a landmark admission of empire violence beyond Kenya. The 1952 1960 rebellion preceded Kenya's 1963 independence.
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