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California’s criminal cops: A six-month investigation found more than eighty law enforcement officers with rap sheets still employed today ~news usa.ca Article 3445 words 6 votes
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The Project Jengo saga: How Cloudflare stood up to a patent troll – and won ~tech Article 3261 words 6 votes
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