Environmental Activist Patagonia Relies On Oil And Gas Industry For It’s Products

An oil and gas interest group has put together a list of outdoor outfitter Patagonia products that could not be created without the help of fossil fuels - an industry the company publicly campaigns against. Patagonia, an " activist company ," campaigns against fossil fuels and hydropower as damaging to the environment.

Watchdog: FBI could have tried harder to hack iPhone

FBI officials could have tried harder to unlock an iPhone as part of a terrorism investigation before launching an extraordinary court fight with Apple Inc. in an effort to force it to break open the device, the Justice Department's watchdog said Tuesday. The department's inspector general said it found no evidence the FBI was able to access data on the phone belonging to one of the gunmen in a 2015 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, as then-FBI Director James Comey told Congress more than once.

ICE is ‘using Facebook login data to track down illegal immigrants’

A new report by The Intercept has found the government department who deport illegal immigrants used the swathes of information held by the social media giant. One example flagged in the document was how the ICE was able to get their hands on Facebook login details and corresponding IP addresses when a man they were hunting in New Mexico.

Decision to add citizenship question to census draws protest

In this Oct. 12, 2017, file photo, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to discuss preparing for the 2020 Census, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Commerce Department says the 2020 U.S. Census will include a question about citizenship status.

U.S. Coast Guard helicopter finds overdue kayaker in the Everglades

The search for an Illinois man two days late returning from an Everglades kayaking trip ended Tuesday morning when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter found him safe. The National Park Service and U.S. Coast Guard had been searching for Lockport, Illinois resident James Soltis, who embarked on a Everglades Wilderness Waterway kayaking trip to the Everglades National Park Rangers March 15. Soltis was supposed to be back Sunday.

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Democrats press White House for results of Kushner inquiry Source: AP

Two House Democrats pressed the White House counsel's office Tuesday to provide results from a newly revealed internal inquiry into more than $500 million in loans made last year by two companies to Trump administration senior adviser Jared Kushner's family firm. The loans coincided with Kushner's meetings with executives of those companies.

Two companies express interest in offering to purchase paper mill

Scott M. Burto didn't identify the companies, but said he learned they have expressed interest in purchasing the plant at 30 Champion St., from DeltaPoint Capital Management LLC and operating it in some capacity. DeltaPoint Capital Management has spent several months attempting to sell its West Carthage-based specialty paper products manufacturer, which filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Feb. 28. “I believe that if other legitimate offers are going to be made, they should take them into consideration as a better opportunity for the community and those employees there,” Mr. Burto said.