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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the U.S. government allowed and even helped U.S. firms sell technology used for surveillance in China, an AP investigation has found; the Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur; and Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica.
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A woman in traditional Chinese clothing talks with a man underneath security cameras outside the Forbidden City in Beijing, in April. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) |
US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds |
Even while warning about national security and human rights abuse, the U.S. government across five Republican and Democratic administrations has repeatedly allowed and even actively helped American firms to sell technology to Chinese police, government and surveillance companies, an Associated Press investigation has found. And time after time, despite bipartisan attempts, Congress has turned a blind eye to loopholes that allow China to work around its own rules, such as cloud services, third-party resellers, and holes in sanctions passed after the Tiananmen massacre. Read more.
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Sudan war takes a turn as paramilitary force captures Darfur, threatening to split the country |
Sudan’s brutal two-year war has entered a new, dangerous phase. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces this week seized control of the entire Darfur region, after ousting the rival Sudanese army from its last stronghold there. The fighting for control of Sudan has killed over 40,000 people and created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis with over 14 million displaced. Read more.
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Hurricane Melissa leaves dozens dead in trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica |
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, fallen utility poles and water-logged furniture dominated the landscape Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon, Melissa was centered about 150 miles south of the Bahamas and had top sustained winds of 100 mph and was moving northeast at 14 mph, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. Read more.
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Relatives mourn over the bodies of people killed during a police raid targeting the Comando Vermelho gang in the Complexo da Penha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) |
Virginia Davidson of Bridgton, Maine, paddles her kayak on Moose Pond in 2021, in Bridgton, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) |
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