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U.S. Senate Rejects USA Freedom Act, Broad NSA Surveillance Continues

More than a year after Edward Snowden's revelations over the extent of U.S. surveillance rocked the world, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected the USA Freedom Act, a bill that would have brought an end to the National Security Agency's (NSA) broad surveillance methods.

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ACLU, Rights Groups Sue Over Deportation of Illegals

Lawyers from various rights groups filed a lawsuit on Friday against federal immigration authorities, claiming they are inadequately addressing the deportation of illegal immigrants.

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