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Congressional hearings into the january sixth attack on the capital. Access to mail order abortion pills is a new front in the legal battle over abortion. In the u k, there's a new call to band lie facial recognition technology in public areas. And the warren u krane has roiled another global industry, the timber trade.

A former White House aide testified that former President Donald Trump tried to commandeer his limousine on January 6, an independent report advises the UK to suspend use of live facial recognition over privacy concerns, and environmentalists are concerned about the impact of global timber trade disruption. Plus, access to mail-order abortion pills is shaping up to be the next legal battleground.

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UK should immediately ban use of live facial recognition, warns report

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