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thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder
This story was originally published by The Markup, now a part of CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletter. State-run health care websites around the country, meant to provide a simple way to shop for insurance, have been quietly sending visitors’ sensitive health information to Google and social media companies, The Markup and CalMatters found.
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1 week ago |
thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder
The Markup and CalMatters found multiple ways consumers can block the trackers quietly sending your data to tech companies. This story was originally published by The Markup, now a part of CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletter. In April, The Markup and CalMatters found that Covered California, the state of California’s health care exchange, was sending the personal health information of its users to LinkedIn. The news triggered a class-action lawsuit and questions from federal lawmakers.
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3 weeks ago |
thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder
Around 200 AmeriCorps members in Nevada abruptly lost their jobs in late April. By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated PressThe Trump administration must restore hundreds of millions of dollars in AmeriCorps grant funding and thousands of service workers in about two dozen states, a federal judge ruled Thursday. U.S. District Judge Deborah L.
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1 month ago |
thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder
Speaking at a bitcoin conference in Las Vegas, Vance urged the crypto executives and enthusiasts to keep pressure on Congress to pass pro-crypto legislation. Vice President JD Vance praised the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday and urged it to remain active in U.S. politics and policymaking, highlighting the Trump administration’s close ties to a deep-pocketed industry that’s become a powerful force in Washington.
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1 month ago |
thenevadaindependent.com | Riley Snyder
By Rio Yamat, Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials want to extend federal protections to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to existence" because of rapid groundwater pumping in a remote region experiencing extreme drought conditions. A proposal to list the Fish Lake Valley tui chub as an endangered species was issued Wednesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, kicking off a 60-day public comment period.
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