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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Web Roundup: WikiLeaks, Gmail and More

    Once again this week, we have new revelations about the scope of N.S.A. surveillance. The agency eavesdropped on phone calls by the last three French presidents and the French ambassador to the U.S., according to new WikiLeaks documents. France is not happy about the claims. What could all of this mean for diplomacy?

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 25, 2015 • 1 min read

    Once again this week, we have new revelations about the scope of N.S.A. surveillance. The agency eavesdropped on phone calls by the last three French presidents and the French ambassador to the U.S., according to new WikiLeaks documents. France is not happy about the claims. What could all of this mean for diplomacy? Also, a settlement between Muslim leaders and the NYPD, and Gmail’s new “unsend” function.

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    SCOTUS Upholds Obamacare and Rules on Fair Housing, and 'The Tribe'
    1. 0:00U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
    2. 8:14Supreme Court Rules on Fair Housing
    3. 17:30Vaccine Activism and Race
    4. 25:40The Dark, Silent World of 'The Tribe'
    5. 40:20Web Roundup: WikiLeaks, Gmail and More You’re reading this
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