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Jan 15, 2021 10:37 AM EST
President-elect Biden appoints David Cohen to return as CIA Director, putting an official who knows the organization well alongside the veteran diplomat.
David Cohen as the New CIA Director
Cohen was considered a top candidate to become director of the department. Still, William J. Burns, who held several influential diplomatic posts, was nominated by President-elect Biden instead. Since Burns has never worked for the C.I.A., Cohen s return gives him a deputy who is trusted within the department and maybe a potential successor.
Since the deputy position does not require confirmation by the Senate, Cohen will be able to begin work on Inauguration Day as the acting CIA Director, while the appointment of Burns is under consideration.
Trump said he denounced the capitol riot in the U.S. in a White House video released after the House voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time.
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Jan 14, 2021 12:13 PM EST
Google is on fire after it removed some local news content in Australia from its search results as part of an experiment.
Report: Google run experiments that bury news websites from Australia
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Critics called Google s move a chilling illustration of the firm s power following its experiment of blocking Australian news websites from its algorithm. The ongoing spat between Google and the Australian government considered forcing it and Facebook to pay local news providers for showing their content.