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Andrew Blake was a cybersecurity reporter for The Washington Times.

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Mallory Whitt works at her desk at the offices of the Wikipedia Foundation in San Francisco on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

NSA surveillance has had chilling effect on Internet browsing: report

A "chilling effects" study published Tuesday in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal concludes that Internet users became less likely to browse Wikipedia for privacy-sensitive articles after the scope of the government's online surveillance was revealed by NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

April 27, 2016
In this Friday, April 22, 2016 file photo, authorities set up road blocks at the intersection of Union Hill Road and Route 32 at the perimeter of a crime scene, in Pike County, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Cockfighting connection being considered in probe of Ohio slayings

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said that investigators found evidence typical of an illegal cockfighting operation at one of the four homes where authorities discovered the bodies of eight family members on Friday who were killed as the result of execution-style shootings.

April 27, 2016
Demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, Iraq, on June 16, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

ISIS supporters circulate ‘kill’ list of State Dept. employees: Report

The names of dozens of U.S. government employees were reportedly circulated Sunday among Islamic State supporters when a "hit list" containing State Department and Homeland Security personnel was posted in a social networking channel geared towards sympathizers of the terror group.

April 26, 2016
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder fills jugs with filtered Flint, Mich., tap water at Cheryl Hill's house Monday, April 18, 2016, on the city's east side. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP) ** FILE **

Michigan police monitoring social media for Flint water discussions

As the world watches Flint, Michigan, to monitor the progress of the city's continuing water crisis, newly released emails reveal that state police have been interested as well. Official correspondence made available earlier this month by Gov. Rick Snyder's office confirms that the Michigan State Police have been conducting social media surveillance, specifically with regards to discussions surrounding Flint's ongoing water dilemma.

April 25, 2016
In this Saturday, June 9, 2007 file photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, with then head of his bodyguard service Viktor Zolotov in the back, watches the presentation of Sochi's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics at the Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

Russia considers allowing National Guard to shoot at crowds

Less than a month after President Vladimir Putin ordered the creation of a new domestic police force, lawmakers in the State Duma took the first steps towards expanding the newly-formed National Guard's authority, including a recommendation to authorize them to shoot into crowds.

April 22, 2016