WASHINGTON — The D.C. police department says it authorized using at least one undercover officer to monitor a protest group’s activities after the assault of a uniformed officer at an earlier demonstration made officials concerned about the “probability of further ...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Google is paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations that it broke a privacy promise by secretly tracking millions of Web surfers who use Apple’s Safari browser. The penalty announced Thursday by the Federal Trade ...

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DOVER, Del. — Environmentalists are asking a Delaware bankruptcy judge for permission to pursue a federal court appeal in a dispute involving RG Steel’s steel mill in Sparrows Point. RG Steel, the nation’s fourth-largest flat-rolled steel manufacturer, sought bankruptcy protection ...

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NEW YORK — New York City’s mayor faced off with the president of Yale University on Monday over efforts by the city’s police department to monitor Muslim student groups. The Associated Press revealed over the weekend that in recent years, ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Gov. Martin O’Malley will announce Friday plans to allow businesses to apply for and monitor review of the litany of permits and licenses required in Maryland, and streamline some application processes that have grown increasingly byzantine. “Small businesses, ...

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