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"Sorry Not Enough": Parents Of British Teen Killed In Crash In Search Of Justice

World News | Jennifer Hassan, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 15, 2019

The parents of a British teenager killed in a crash that police say involved the wife of a U.S. government employee held an emotional news conference Monday in New York in which they appealed to President Donald Trump and pleaded for the woman to return to Britain.

China's Hikvision Says US Blacklisting Could Hurt in the Short-Term

Reuters | Wednesday October 9, 2019

China's Hikvision said on Wednesday a decision by the US government to place it on a trade blacklist could have a short-term impact on the video surveillance company's performance.

US Widens Blacklist To include China's Artificial Intelligence Startups

World News | Reuters | Tuesday October 8, 2019

The U.S. government expanded its trade blacklist to include some of China's top artificial intelligence startups, punishing Beijing for its treatment of Muslim minorities and ratcheting up tensions ahead of high-level trade talks in Washington this week.

US Lays Out Proposal To Extend Scrutiny Of Foreign Investment

World News | Reuters | Wednesday September 18, 2019

The US government outlined more detail on Tuesday on its plans to beef up foreign investment oversight, including a proposal to permit the blocking of some foreign purchases of real estate within 100 miles (160 kilometers) of military bases.

Would Like To Return To US, But Should Get Fair Trial, Says Edward Snowden

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 16, 2019

Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor living in Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance program, has said he would like to return home if he can get a fair trial.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden Says Would Like Asylum In France: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 14, 2019

Whistleblower Edward Snowden, living in Russia since leaking a trove of classified documents showing the scope of post-9/11 US government surveillance, wants to claim asylum in France, according to an interview published Saturday.

Huawei Accuses US of Harassing Workers to Provide Company Information

Reuters | Wednesday September 4, 2019

Huawei on Tuesday said the US government had instructed law enforcement to "coerce" and "entice" its employees to turn against the company.

"We Look Forward To Your Continued Success In India": US To American Tech Firms

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday August 20, 2019

Industry executives with direct knowledge said it wasn't common to receive such letters from the US administration.

Google, Facebook, Amazon to Testify in US Against French Digital Tax

Reuters | Wednesday August 14, 2019

Google, Facebook, and Amazon.com are among the companies that will testify Monday at a US government hearing on the French government's digital services tax.

US Government Questions Tech Companies on Ways to Predict Shootings From Social Media

Tony Romm, The Washington Post | Saturday August 10, 2019

Top officials in the Trump administration expressed interest in tools that might anticipate mass shootings or predict attackers by scanning social media posts, photos and videos during a meeting Friday with tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter.

"I Wrote A Book": Edward Snowden's Memoir To Release Next Month

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 2, 2019

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance program, is publishing a memoir.

US Whistleblower Edward Snowden To Publish Memoir

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 2, 2019

Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who fled to Russia after leaking information about the US government's mass surveillance program, is publishing a memoir.

Mobile Phones a Flight Danger? They Could Be on These Boeing Jets

Anita Sharpe, Bloomberg | Friday July 19, 2019

US government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger cellphones and other types of radio signals could pose a crash threat to some models of Boeing 737 and 777 airplanes.

Huawei Files to Trademark 'Harmony' Branding for an Operating System: Report

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 15, 2019

Huawei has reportedly filed a trademark application with the EU Intellectual Property Office for a new operating system (OS) called Harmony, even as issues with the US government after the trade blacklist seem to be easing now.

Flipkart Parent Walmart Called Indian E-Commerce Rules Regressive in Email to US Government

Reuters | Friday July 12, 2019

Walmart told the US government privately in January that India's new investment rules for e-commerce were regressive and had the potential to hurt trade ties, a company document seen by Reuters showed.