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Spy boss: NSA performed warrantless searches on American phone calls
The NSA performed an unknown number of warrantless searches on the phone calls and e-mail messages of American citizens, according to a letter penned by a top intelligence boss.
NSA: Officials didn’t know how phone collection program worked
Government officials didn't understand a massive phone surveillance program they were tasked with overseeing, the nation's top spy boss admitted in court documents de-classified on Friday.
NSA bulk telephone data collection given final extension
The NSA will receive bulk call records from American telephone companies for another 90 days under what is believed to be the final extension of such a request by the FISA Court.
Public Radio International parting ways with This American Life
Public Radio International will stop distributing the one-hour radio program "This American Life" this summer.
Media General to acquire LIN Media for $1.6 billion
Broadcaster Media General announced on Friday that it will acquire LIN Media for $1.6 billion in cash and stock, creating the second-largest local television company in the United States.
Report: Qatar plans to launch Al Jazeera competitor
The government of Qatar plans to launch a new pan-Arab satellite news channel that would counter news programming offered by Al Jazeera, according to a new report.
Fake KNBC “Photobomb” Fools Media Websites, But Fails to Go Viral
A web video purporting to show a "photobomb" on Los Angeles television is most certainly a fake, despite reports published by Mediaite and TheBlaze on Friday.
Reuters accused of threatening security in Egypt after sourcing fake Twitter account
A lawyer has filed a petition against the Reuters news agency for allegedly threatening national security when it reported a false terror threat linked to a fake Twitter account last week.
Reuters sources fake Twitter account in report on Egypt terror threat
A fake Twitter account duped Reuters journalists into reporting on an Egyptian terror plot that likely doesn't exist.
How to legally watch the Winter Olympics without NBC
No cable? Tired of NBC? There is another way: Here's how you can watch the Olympic games from another broadcaster online.
CNN Twitter account compromised by Syrian Electronic Army
Anti-U.S. messages appeared on the Twitter account of cable news channel CNN on Thursday, the result of an apparent cyber attack by a Syria-based group.
Snowden denies receiving help from Russia on NSA leaks
Edward Snowden has rejected allegations that he disclosed dozens of spy programs and techniques used by the National Security Agency while cooperating with the Russian government.