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This story is part of Elections 2020 , CNET's coverage of the voting in November and its aftermath. It's onto New Hampshire. After the confusing and frustrating Iowa caucuses , which were marred by glitches in an app designed to count the results , the Democrats vying to be their party's candidate for the White House this November are turning their attention to the northeast. On Tuesday, the Granite State holds the first primary in the US. A host of technology policies are among issues, including health care, climate change and immigration, the candidates will be campaigning on. In the highly polarized political climate, it's often easy to overlook that there's a lot of agreement on broad tech concerns. Democrats and Republicans agree online platforms like Amazon , Google and Facebook are too powerful and need to be reined in. They also believe the digital divide between rural and urban America needs to be closed , and that we need some net neutrality … [Read more...] about As New Hampshire primary nears, here are the biggest tech issues on the campaign trail

close Video Senate committees hold joint hearing on Jan. 6 Capitol riot Former U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund said during a congressional hearing Tuesday that he regrets resigning in the days after the Jan. 6 insurrection , as he argued intelligence failures were to blame in allowing a "coordinated attack" that overwhelmed officers at the Capitol and saw rioters storm the building he was sworn to protect. As the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (HSCAC) and Rules and Administration committees convened seeking information on the preparation and response to the attack, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., asked Sund, "Do you regret resigning?" "Yes, I do sir," Sund responded. "I certainly do regret resigning. I love this agency. I love the women and men of this agency and I regret the day I left." EX-CAPITOL POLICE, SECURITY OFFICIALS TESTIFY AT SENATE HEARING THAT RIOT WAS 'COORDINATED ATTACK' During a separate line … [Read more...] about Ex-Capitol Police Chief Sund regrets resigning after riot, wants deeper FBI dive on domestic extremists

Kindly Share This Story: By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA-The Federal Government has signed a memorandum of Action (MOA) with the Non Academic staff Union of Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), geared towards ending the strike embarked upon by both unions. At a meeting with the government on Thursday, the two parties agreed on all the eight-point demand of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions, leading to the signing of the MOA. READ ALSO: Ekiti Govt restates commitment to teachers, students’ welfare Following the agreement, the unions agreed to consult their members and report back to the government within 48 hours. Addressing a news conference after the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige described the deliberations as smooth, saying that all the rough edges in the former negotiation were straightened out. “If you remember, this is about the fourth … [Read more...] about FG signs MOA with NASU, SSANU to end strike

Tucker Carlson and Fox News have been called out for alleged "lies" concerning the January 6 U.S. Capitol riots in a new ad from The Lincoln Project. The group, consisting of current and former Republicans who opposed former President Donald Trump , released the ad on Wednesday evening along with the comment "The facts don't lie, Fox News does." The 51-second video shows commentary by Carlson juxtaposed with contradictory statements taken from a Monday ABC interview with Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn. The ad, with ominous music playing in the background, begins with a clip of Carlson insisting that "there's no evidence that white supremacists were responsible for what happened on January 6, that's a lie." Dunn, who is Black, then disputes Carlson's claim while recounting that he was personally subjected to racial slurs from the violent mob who speculated that he had voted for President Joe Biden . "There was a large number of people in that crowd that were … [Read more...] about Fox News ‘Lies’: Lincoln Project Video Takes Aim at Tucker Carlson’s Disputed Capitol Riot Claims