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Police Are Getting DNA Data From People Who Think They Opted Out

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Forensic genetic genealogists skirted GEDmatch privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement.
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Ruby Freeman resisted Trump, while Misty Hampton embraced him.
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Norfolk Southern Spent $1.9 Million in Washington as Congress Weakened Rail Safety Bill

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How a Leaked Cable Upended Pakistani Politics — And Exposed U.S. Meddling

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