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How A Tip — And Facial Recognition Technology — Helped The FBI Catch A Killer

An FBI agent displays seized firearms from a gang investigation. Digital facial recognition helped the bureau track down an MS-13 member wanted in connection with murder. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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National Security

How A Tip — And Facial Recognition Technology — Helped The FBI Catch A Killer

Even as civil libertarians warn about the increased use of facial recognition by federal authorities, the bureau is using it to track down some of its most wanted suspects.

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Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer On His Vision For Gun Control

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National

How Red Flag Laws Are Used In Vermont

by Melissa Block

How Red Flag Laws Are Used In Vermont

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Pavane pour une infante défunte William Orbit

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Apollo's Mood The Olympians

Technology

What Can Be Done To Fight Back Against Ransomware Attacks

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National Security

How A Tip — And Facial Recognition Technology — Helped The FBI Catch A Killer

by Ryan Lucas

How A Tip — And Facial Recognition Technology — Helped The FBI Catch A Killer

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Say That Toro y Moi

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Holocene Bon Iver

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Politics

Migrant Children Could Be Detained Indefinitely Under A New Trump Administration Rule

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Indian Relay Celebrates History And Culture Through Horse Racing

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Indian Relay Celebrates History And Culture Through Horse Racing

by Nate Hegyi

Indian Relay Celebrates History And Culture Through Horse Racing

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THE SICILIAN CLAN ENNIO MORRICONE

Animals

Wildlife Staff Outside Denver Work To Stop The Spread Of Plague Among Prairie Dogs

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Down With Disease Phish

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Zan Exmag

Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In

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Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In

by Audie Cornish , Noah Caldwell

Looking Back On 'Bitches Brew': The Year Miles Davis Plugged Jazz In

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Cherish the Day Robert Glasper Experiment

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Notion Tash Sultana

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Immigration Advocate Weighs In On Trump Administration's Move To End Flores Agreement

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Politics

Trump Again Uses Word Associated With Antisemitism When Talking About Jewish Voters

by Tamara Keith

Trump Again Uses Word Associated With Antisemitism When Talking About Jewish Voters

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World

U.S. Warns Countries Not To Do Business With Iranian Oil Tanker In The Mediterranean

by Joanna Kakissis

U.S. Warns Countries Not To Do Business With Iranian Oil Tanker In The Mediterranean

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Tilted Christine and the Queens

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Everything City of the Sun

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Would A Payroll Tax Cut Help The U.S. Economy?

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Politics

Trump Softens Support For New Background Check Laws After Call With NRA Head

by Tim Mak

Trump Softens Support For New Background Check Laws After Call With NRA Head

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Island Trip Blank & Jones

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Dolce Vita Ryan Paris

National

Trump Signs Executive Order Forgiving All Federal Student Loan Debt For Disabled Vets

by Quil Lawrence

Trump Signs Executive Order Forgiving All Federal Student Loan Debt For Disabled Vets

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Education

Robert Cameron, New CFPB Student Loan Watchdog, Is A Former Industry Executive

by Cory Turner

Robert Cameron, New CFPB Student Loan Watchdog, Is A Former Industry Executive

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Rose Garden Kupla

Environment

How Arctic Fires Are Impacting Earth's Atmosphere

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Bluebird Lane 8 & Anderholm

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Stairway to Heaven Rodrigo y Gabriela

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Books

Alexandra Fuller Turns The Lens On Her Father In Her Memoir 'Travel Light, Move Fast'

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Forest Air Gabrielle Chillmark

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Tokyo After Midnight Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra

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