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Biden administration urges Congress to renew warrantless surveillance law

Section 702 cast as an essential tool to gather intelligence about terrorists and other foreign targets located overseas

The Guardian - US · Feb 28, 2023

Biden administration launches push to renew key foreign surveillance tool

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday called on Congress to reauthorize a key surveillance law before it expires at the end of the year, touting it as a cornerstone of national security even as officials work to address past criticisms that it has information on Americans as well.

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

US officials make case for renewal of surveillance powers

Biden administration officials are urging Congress to renew a surveillance program that the U.S. government has long seen as vital in countering overseas threats of terrorism, cyberattacks and espionage operations

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

With Eyes on the Waves, Gaza Surfers Keep Boards Handy

Standing at his watchtower, Gaza lifeguard Mohammad Abu Ghanim keeps a keen eye out for signs of rising waves. "When I feel the winds blow west at the end of my shift, I know the waves will be high the next day," he said. "I prepare myself, friends and cousins…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 20, 2022

U.S. charges two Homeland Security workers in Chinese spying scheme

U.S. prosecutors charged two men tied to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as part of what federal law enforcement officials have called a "transnational repression scheme" on behalf of the Chinese government to spy on and harass dissidents living in the United States.

Reuters · Jul 7, 2022

Chinese national sentenced to U.S. prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets

A Chinese national has been sentenced to 29 months in prison after pleading guilty in January to conspiring to steal trade secrets from agricultural company Monsanto to benefit the Chinese government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

Reuters · Apr 7, 2022

US drops name of Trump's 'China Initiative' after criticism

The Justice Department is scrapping the name of a Trump-era initiative intended to crack down on economic espionage by Beijing but criticized as unfairly targeting Chinese professors at American colleges because of their ethnicity

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2022