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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices  Ars Technica Source link

On Monday, the Boston Marathon hosted 28,000 runners. Russians and Belarusians were not allowed to race. On Wednesday, the All England Club announced players from Russia and Belarus are banned from playing in this year’s Wimbledon. This includes men’s world No. 2 Daniil Medvedev of Russia and women’s world No. 4 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. These decisions are made under the guise of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — that, in the words of the All England Club, “unjustified and… Source link

The Biden administration’s sanction strategy hinges on levying severe sanctions on pretty much every facet of the Russian economy except energy. But that plan is getting more and more pushback in Washington, even from some members of Biden’s own party. Russia is the world’s second-largest producer of natural gas and third-largest producer of crude oil, And while the energy market has begun to impose a sort of ‘de facto ban,’ the sanctions were designed to try to minimize the impact on… Source link

Momentum is growing to restrict stock trading by members of Congress and their spouses, as retail traders have been tracking politician trades and their performance.  On Wednesday, Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) introduced a bill, barring members of Congress and their immediate families from trading while in office. On the same day, Senator Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) announced he is introducing a similar measure.  “It’s awesome to see Republicans and Democrats on both sides… Source link

Former LSU running back Derrius Guice is being scrubbed from the school’s record books and is barred from future involvement with the athletic program. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) LSU is removing former star running back Derrius Guice from its record books and barring him from any future involvement in the school’s athletic programs, the Baton Rouge Advocate reported on Friday. A school spokesperson later confirmed the actions to ESPN.  Guice, a second-round… Source link

You may have never heard of the company X-Mode Social, but its code may be in some of the apps on your phone, tracking and selling your location data. Now, Google and Apple are trying to put a stop to it. According to a Wall Street Journal article, the tech companies have told developers to remove X-Mode’s code from their apps, or risk getting them pulled from their respective app stores. X-Mode works by giving developers code to put into their apps, known as an SDK, which tracks… Source link