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Homeland Security has reportedly sent out hundreds of subpoenas to identify ICE critics online | Engadget

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reportedly been asking tech companies for information on accounts posting anti-ICE sentiments. According to The New York Times, DHS has sent hundreds of administrative subpoenas to Google, Reddit, Discord and Meta over the past few months. Homeland Security asked the companies for names, email addresses, telephone numbers and any other identifying detail for accounts that have criticized the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency or have reported the location of its agents. Google, Meta and Reddit have complied with some of the requests Read…

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ChargePoint Is Adding 2.5M Electric Vehicle Chargers Over The Next 7 Years | TechCrunch

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Electric vehicles still make up just a fraction of the cars, trucks and SUVs on the road today. But that’s changing: the number of electric and plug-in hybrid cars on the world’s roads exceeded 3 million in 2017. By 2025, there are expected to be 20 million electric vehicles in just North America and Europe. And that means the world is going to need a lot more chargers. ChargePoint, the California startup that provides infrastructure for electric vehicles, said Friday it will expand its network of chargers nearly 50-fold over the…

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Gas Prices Spike And Canadians Keep Filling Up | CBC News

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Gas prices keep climbing across the country, yet Canadians show no sign of slowing down how much gas and diesel they pump into their cars and trucks. Pump prices have jumped almost 20 cents per litre across Canada over the last three months for regular gasoline and are expected to continue rising this summer. On Wednesday, a litre of gasoline was more than $1.60 at some stations in Vancouver. Gas prices hit record in Vancouver, highest in North America Suncor, the parent company of Petro-Canada, announced on Wednesday record volume sales at…

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