美国国家公共电台 NPR Philadelphia Is Ending A Major Contract With ICE

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SSS 2009-01-30

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CNN 2008-06-27

Good afternoon, I am Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The Supreme Court essentially threw out a 32-year-old handgun ban in the city of Washington. In a five-four ruling, justices said th

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Activists: Gang Database Disproportionately Targets Young Men Of Color

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Police departments across the U.S. are using electronic databases to store intelligence on gang activity. These databases have been heralded by police as a crime fighting tool. But some activists in Chicago claim they do more harm

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UN, Kenya to Launch Africa-Wide Investment Database

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Information Society by Richard Sidaway Once upon a time societies were organised around religion, farming, trade or industry. In many parts of the world today this is still true, but something else is becoming more important - the exchange of informa

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