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the article discusses why often people would go to prison, the article shows an interview of a woman who never went to school, this shows that people who are uneducated or lack structure are more likely to go to prison. In that same interview it the woman states that her mother was a single mother and she was forced to work at a Young age, this shows that people of low socio-economic status are more likely to go to prison and that if you have a single parent you are more likely to go to prison. Finally, race is a large part to the prison system, statistically larger amount of black men will go to prison
in percentages higher than any higher group.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/28/health/us-measles-elimination-status-in-jeopardy/index.html This article is about a new measles out break in New York. This is after the U.S claimed it eradicated in 2000, now more than 300 cases have been reported in Rock land County New York. Majority of the cases are due to parents failures to vaccinate their kids, putting them at risk to catch the formerly gone disease. This is along with 29 other states having recent measles outbreaks. Part of the measles outbreak and anti-vaccine people is due to spread from social media, creating propaganda people are believing, which is causing terrible diseases to spread. Why are people letting random social media post control the lives of their children? Is this something our country should be allowing, putting our future generation in danger?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/03/technology/hong-kong-china-tech-surveillance.html
this article discusses china's technological censorship and how Hong Kong is attempting to prevent becoming like China by utilizing anti-surveillance blocking tools like umbrella's as a form of protest and destroying camera's and things that watch them. This raises the question of how much do we trust technology? It is common knowledge that the American government tracks our devices and uses the data for their own gain but would we be OK being constantly watched not just by our phones and watches but by street lamps, and Alexa-like devices. At what point do we stop and realize how much tech has taken over our lives? at what point do we stop developing robots to solve our problems? When do the robots become privatized? and when does our information get sold to other companies?

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https://www.foxnews.com/tech/first-sketches-released-of-unidentified-victim-in-1996-cold-case
This article discusses the advancements int technology through  our society. A boy around age 14- 25 froze in the canyons of a mountain. Hi face was not recognizable when he was found, but thank to updated technology, his face was able to be constructed digitally to what it looked like before he froze. This is very intriguing because it leaves open the broader question of, what more is society capable of technologically? It also raises the debate of, should this even be allowed in the first place? Scientists are just taking bodies from the bottom of mountains to use for science, is this morally acceptable?

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/motorola-company-known-cellphones-fast-becoming-major-player-government-surveillance-n1059551
This article talks about how Motorola and other large companies have recently bout many companies that focus on the production of surveillance technologies. This article was interesting to me because it is about technology and our privacy. Much of the technology described in the article was designed to track people. It also said that Motorola executives have said that the market they are targeting is Police and Schools. While this article does not directly reference Social Criticism it does raise questions about, privacy, targeting specific groups of people, surveillance in public and the difference for surveillance in schools. Why are students often targeted and monitored for unlawful or immoral activity

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This article was interesting to me because it seems that nowadays less people play sports. The idea of injury and contact can push many away which is fair. However, this article talked about the psychological aspect of youth sports. The article claimed that youth sports teach young kids a good work ethic and increase their ability to handle criticism. On the contrary, the article mentioned that youth sports can strain relationships and in some cases lower self-esteem. Ultimately I ended up wondering, are sports good or bad for the youth? Also, do sports help teach lessons good for later in life?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/more-women-s-work/201705/the-pros-and-cons-youth-sports-aren-t-only-physical

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In this article an actress from Modern Family is getting criticized by people for something that she had tweeted about. In her tweet she talked about wearing two pairs pairs of spandex under her dress. Also in that tweet she said "no diet just wear two pairs of spandex to hide your fat." Many people started to criticizes her about how she wasn't even fat.  People started to get mad and call her out about how she was saying she was fat. People all over the internet think she is in the wrong because they think she isn't fat in the first place. This raises the of what should celebrities say on social media? Is it okay for a celebrity to take about their there life or body? Should they keep their live private and seem like everything is perfect?

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Sarah Hyland looked sensational as she attended the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday.

But after sharing that she was wearing two pairs of Spanx under her hot pink dress, the Modern Family star, 28, was forced to hit back at trolls.

Sarah, who has had two kidney transplants since being diagnosed with kidney dysplasia as a child, posted an Instagram snap of her glam look, quipping: '#funfact I'm wearing TWO pairs of spanx. Why diet? When you can just hide it!'

When one fan wrote, 'If you're trying to hide the bump from your transplant, forget it. I've been trying for years!! Stay healthy. #kidneystrong #transplantssavelives', Sarah wrote back: 'Someone gets it!!'

But another follower posted a since-deleted comment on Twitter, prompting the actress to write: 'When you have two kidney transplants and are on steroids for life get back to me.'

The star has been open about her battle with her health and recently admitted she was 'very close' to taking her own life as she struggled with depression.

She said: 'I would write letters in my head to loved ones of why I did it and my reasoning behind it, how it was nobody's fault. I didn't want to write it down on paper because I didn't want anybody to find it. That's how serious I was.'

'It ended up being myself that got me out of that. I had to do it on my own. I told myself I had to do it on my own.' Sarah turned to a friend and verbalised her thoughts, which sparked a change and 'helped immensely'.

However, Sarah was keen to point out that while it worked for her, she understands everyone with depression handles it differently.

Now, almost two years on from her second transplant, the star is feeling much better and has been enjoying vacations with her hugely supportive boyfriend Wells Adams.

Rumors started swirling in October 2017 that Sarah and Bachelorette-alum Wells were an item when they were first spotted at a Halloween party in his-and-hers Stranger Things costumes.

She later confirmed the news and told Jimmy Kimmel Live! that they first met through to social media.

...NOW GET ONE LIKE IT

'Have you seen those memes of 'Slide Into the DMs'? That,' she told the talk show host. 'He slid into my DMs.'

The happy couple are staples on each other's social media accounts and recently returned from a romantic trip to Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

In August, Sarah and Wells, 34, took the next step in their relationship and moved in together in Los Angeles.

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Sarah Hyland slams trolls who criticised her for wearing Spanx

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Sarah Hyland looked sensational as she attended the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday. But after sharing that she was wearing two pairs of Spanx under her hot pink dress, the Modern Family star, 28, was forced to hit back at trolls.

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This article was interesting to me because it is in reference to something that not only everyone in this country knows about but also affects: the presidents impeachment inquiry. Recently part of the government has tried to impeach the president because of the investigation with General William Barr. He was working with Boris Johnson of the UK and Australia's Scott Morison to try and get them to help him with the investigation. This relates to a social criticism of our country that if we are at the point where impeaching someone our country collectively voted into office is even on the table, that we need to review our current government and how the government works, because impeaching a president is a very difficult thing to do that only comes up in small situations.

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If the House votes to impeach President Trump, the Senate would hold a trial. In order to remove him from office, 67 senators would have to vote to do so.
But if Trump is impeached by the House and found guilty by the Senate, could he be removed from office and then run again in 2020?
The Constitution states that a judgment of impeachment results in "removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust or profit under the United States."

So on its face, the Constitution appears to stipulate that if a person is impeached by the House, convicted by the Senate and removed from office, he also can be disqualified from holding office in the future.

But some legal scholars have argued that the Senate must vote separately on...

1. Removal from office

2. Disqualification from holding future office

Looking at historical precedent, the Senate has at least twice voted to remove federal judges, and then separately voted on whether to disqualify the judges from holding office in the future. And while a two-thirds vote of the Senate is constitutionally required for removal, the Senate has used a lower simple-majority vote standard in prior cases of disqualification.

So, if the Senate did vote to convict and remove the President, it likely would also vote separately on whether to bar him from holding office again in the future.
Read more impeachment questions and ask your own here.

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If the House votes to impeach President Trump, the Senate would hold a trial. In order to remove him from office, 67 senators would have to vote to do so. But if Trump is impeached by the House and found guilty by the Senate, could he be removed from office and then run again in 2020?

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The governor of California has passed a bill for college athletes to be able to sign agents and make money from endorsements. This bill is making people have mixed emotions. Many people believe athletes should not be payed because there education and food is already being payed for by the university, but then there is the other side of people who believe athletes should be payed for there likeness and name. Many more states are starting to pass bills just like this one that will go into effect in the near future. Will these bills being passed destroy the NCAA? Should athletes be payed to play sports? These and many others questions are being asked right now.

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N.C.A.A. Athletes Could Be Paid Under New California Law (Published 2019)

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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to allow college athletes to hire agents and make money from endorsements. The measure, the first of its kind, threatens the business model of college sports.

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Many people criticize that screen time can't help a student's/child's performance in school. But, can different types of screen time actually help them as well? According to the article it states, "In the end, screens are not a threat, it's the overuse of them that is. Use them appropriately, Gotsis explained, and your child will benefit. When technology facilitates social connectedness, pleasure, learning and leisure, it is positive for development," Gotsis said." I would replace my study time with screen time on my phone, then would study late at night, and fall asleep late. But, overtime I've learned how to use time management and learn more about the world by using chromebooks in school. As technology improves, will students spend more time on a screen, resulting in a poor or good performance in learning? Should all parents be required to limit the amount of screen time on their children?

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It's possible that not all screen time is equally bad for your child's performance at school. A new review of 58 studies from 23 countries found only the time spent watching television and playing video games negatively impacted a child's academics.

That's not really good news. On average, a typical child plays video games for 40 minutes a day and watches between 1.8 and 2.8 hours of TV each day. Almost a third of children and adolescents spend more than four hours a day on screens, with boys outpacing girls.

Impact of TV and video games

The study, published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics, compared the academic achievements of 106,000 children and adolescents, ages 4 to 18, to the amount of time spent on the internet, mobile phones, television, video games and overall screen media use.

Unlike previous research, this meta-analysis found overall screen time had no association with a child's performance at school. But when each type of screen time was broken down, the study found time spent on television viewing and video games was associated with poorer academic achievement.

Watching more TV impacted language and math abilities as well as an overall academic composite for teens; just language and math abilities were impacted in younger children. Teen scores appeared to be worse than those of younger children when the amount of time spent watching TV went up.

That makes sense, as studies have shown television viewing replaces time kids might spend studying, sleeping, talking and getting some exercise. Prior studies show excessive TV viewing reduces the ability of children to pay attention and think clearly, while increasing poor eating habits and behavioral problems.

In this study, playing video games seemed to only impact the academic composite score in teens. Video gaming has been linked to declines in verbal memory and restorative slow-wave sleep in school-aged children, but it has also been shown to improve motor performance and spatial abilities.

In prior studies, overall time spent on any screen has been linked to poor grades at school and various unhealthy behaviors. Based on this study, the authors feel that its time science examines the role of each type of screen, in the hopes that might help focus interventions by parents and educators.

More research is definitely needed, pediatrician Dr. Jenny Radesky, lead author on the American Academy of Pediatrics 2016 guidelines on screen use by children and adolescents, wrote in an email.

"The major limitation of this meta-analysis is that it examined studies from as far back as the early 1980s. Screens and digital media have changed so much since then," said Radesky, who was not involved in the study.

"Kids are immersed in digital media throughout the day now, and we need better measurement tools - like apps that track what kids are doing on their device - to truly measure children's interactions with, and reactions to, technology."

What's a parent to do?

The 2016 updates on the AAP's guidelines on screen time were in response to the growing prevalence of screens in our society. To help parents follow the guidance, the AAP has created an online family media planner, in which you can input your child's age and personalize a plan for his or her use.

Babies and toddlers

No baby under 18 months of age should be exposed to screen media, other than video-chatting with friends and family, the AAP says. Babies need to interact with caregivers and their environment, and not be placed in front of media as a babysitter.

In fact, a study found that even having the TV on in the same room with a baby or toddler negatively impacted their ability to play and interact.

By the time a baby turns 2 years old, they can learn words from a person on a live-video chat and some interactive touchscreens. The chief factor in facilitating a toddler's ability to learn from baby videos and interactives, studies show, is when parents watch with them and reteach the content.

Preschoolers

Children from ages 3 to 5 can benefit from quality TV shows, such as "Sesame Street," the AAP says. A well designed show can improve a child's cognitive abilities, help teach words, and impact their social development. But the AAP warns that many educational apps on the market aren't developed with input from developmental specialists and can do more harm than good when they take a child away from playtime with caregivers and other children.

"More than 80,000 apps are labeled as educational, but little research has demonstrated their actual quality," the academy says in its media planner. "Products pitched as "interactive" should require more than 'pushing & swiping.' Look to organizations like Common Sense Media for reviews about age-appropriate apps, games & programs to guide you in making the best choices for your children."

Just like toddlers, preschoolers learn much better from any educational materials when they are co-viewed, and the caregiver interacts with the child about the material.

"Feeling more socially connected and understood at home is positively associated with school success," Radesky wrote.

"Both TV and video games can have a social component - when you play or watch with someone else - and this can be a positive way that family members or peers engage with each other - especially if it is intellectually stimulating content or has positive social messages."

Children 6 and older

Use the elementary years to set consistent limits on screen time as well as educating your child about the different types of content they can encounter on the internet. Starting now will make it much easier when they are heading into the teen years.

Radesky suggests not using the term "dangers" when teaching about the pitfalls of the web, but instead instilling a healthy skepticism through both teaching and role-modeling about disinformation and the persuasive power of the internet.

"This applies to advertisements, whatever is showing up in their video or social media feeds, or what other people are posting," Radesky suggests.

"It's still important to teach them about hacking, trolls, and people who are pretending to be someone they are not, but at the same time they should also be aware of when more minor design differences are trying to change their behavior - persuasive design features that make them stay on devices longer, post one more thing, or feel compelled to check notifications."

Keep activity levels up

Make sure that screen time of any sort doesn't take the place of quality sleep, exercise and healthy eating habits. Eating in front of the TV has been linked to the growing obesity epidemic in America. A lack of sleep, which is also becoming an epidemic, can cause poor attention, bad grades, irritability and depression and increased risk-taking behaviors.

Continue co-viewing

Parents shouldn't stop co-viewing television or playing video games with their children just because they are growing up. If you stay connected to what your child is doing, there will be excellent teaching moments.

"As games have diversified in their content, they contain excellent opportunities to have conversations about everything from perseverance, to dating, and even grief," said Marientina Gotsis, who directs the Creative Media & Behavioral Health Center in Los Angeles, which produces games for health, sports and wellness.

Radesky points out that many children with ADHD or other learning disabilities who struggle in school will often seek out video games "as a way to 'zone out' after a hard day at school - or as a way to feel more successful, since video games have carefully planned rewards and are inherently satisfying."

"So my first takeaway for parents is: if yourchild is struggling in school, expressing that they don't like school, and are avoiding schoolwork - then try to avoid letting them spend their afternoons all in front of video games or streaming videos," she wrote.

"A little bit is fine, but it's important for children with learning challenges to develop other areas of confidence - such as music or sports - that help them feel effective.

Mobile devices

Radesky points out that watching TV or playing games on mobile devices is a solo experience, and too much of it can be isolating. (Parents, that applies to you too.)

"We all need a little alone time, but parents should try not to let kids only watch on their individual devices," Radesky said. "Kids learn a lot more from media when they can talk about what they're seeing - the good and the bad - with their parents or siblings."

Good quality sleep

Because kids wind up when they are sleep deprived, it can be tough for a parent to stay on top of their sleep deficit, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Kids ages 6 to 13 need 9 to 11 hours of sleep a night; while teenagers age 14 to 17 need between 8 and 10 hours of daily sleep.

Ban use of the devices one hour before bedtime, as everyone (parents too) need time away from the blue light and interactivity of screens to create a mindset for sleep. Blue light affects the release of melatonin, the sleep-hormone, so using an electronic device before bed means it will take your child longer to fall asleep, and disrupt it's quality.

Instead, read a book to your young child or and have older ones listen to soft music. Meditation is excellent - it's a great skill to teach a teen.

Screen-free times and zones

Another tip from the AAP's family media plan is creating screen-free zones and times. Don't allow your child to recharge their cellphone or laptop in the bedroom, as the dings from incoming messages (and the blue light) can keep waking them up. Even slight awakenings can disrupt the quality of sleep.

Make the kitchen and dining room table screen-free zones. Studies show that children are healthier and do better at school when families eat together and talk. And don't eat in front of the TV.

In the end, screens are not a threat, it's the overuse of them that is. Use them appropriately, Gotsis explained, and your child will benefit.

"When technology facilitates social connectedness, pleasure, learning and leisure, it is positive for development," Gotsis said. "But technology is merely a magnifying lens for what exists. It is policy and human relationships that make all the difference."

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This article struck me because it showed me how the color of our skin, even in today's time, affects how we behave. People are stil taught to treat other people differently, based on our skin color. Yet I know this topic is not as present as it was in the past, it is still happening today. This article talks about a white, female police officer shot and killed a black man. "What about my son? What about Botham Jean?" Crane said through tears. "How many of us is it going to take before you understand that our lives matter?"  This was stated by the victims father. This is showing how these actions of violence towards differently skinned people affect them mentally. With these things going on, they are constanly afraid of the law more than, lighter skinned people. Thise article showed me that the social criticism on race still occurs today, and it is sad to think that these actions still happen today.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/2019/10/02/jurors-hear-testimony-sentencing-phase-amber-guygers-murder-trial/

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This article talks about rising insulin costs for diabetic patients, and how that is affecting their lives. I think this again shows the impact of rising insulin prices as we have seen time after time in the news. The article states that many diabetic patients are forced to buy insulin from Canada or Mexico because the prices in the US are too high. The article also points out some of the often less talked about yet more desperate measures that patients go to, such as searching the black market, or buying insulin off of Craig's list or eBay, or in the case of one patient-getting whatever insulin was left over from a hospital. The main reason that prices are so high in the US is because of the monopolization of insulin production. Prices skyrocket as only a few companies produce the substance, and this lack of competition allows for insulin makers to set their prices as high as they like because they know patients will pay whatever it costs to save their life. This makes me wonder when it will be when we see reform happen within this market that will put an end to absurd prices that target those who's lives depend on it.

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With insulin costs skyrocketing, some diabetics turn to the online black market

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WASHINGTON (SBG) - With insulin costs skyrocketing, some diabetics are seeking alternative solutions to get the life-saving medication they need. While that's included well-publicized cases of insulin rationing and travel to countries like Canada and Mexico to obtain more affordable products, a Spotlight on America investigation also revealed a robust black market for insulin on the internet.

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This article talks about a floating device that was designed to clean up plastic from our oceans and how it could possibly clean up 90% of the plastic in our ocean. I found this interesting that it could clean up 90% of the oceans plastic. This brings up questions like how long will this take? Also why hasn't this been invented sooner if plastic in our ocean has been such a big problem for awhile. The article doesn't add much information about what happens to the plastic afterwards. Will it be recycled? Can it be recycled? If not would it just go back in a place where it can end up back in the ocean, starting this process all over again. How else can everyday people pitch in to help our earth? How is our future affected by plastic?

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A floating device created to clean up plastic from the ocean is finally doing its job, organizers say | CNN Business

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A huge trash-collecting system designed to clean up plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean is finally picking up plastic, its inventor announced Wednesday.

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This article talks about how Motorola is now involved in government surveillance. They are using their various cell phone related technology to identify faces and license plates as well as track movements of people in places like schools. With a company as big as Motorola, it could make a large impact in how the government watches us. This article criticizes how the government and various corporations are able to watch our every move through the technology we are surrounded with in our daily lives. This article poses questions like how is our privacy being limited and it is being do so fairly? Our society which is crowded with technology, may not have the same free will it has had in the past.

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The surveillance tools have been installed in schools and public housing, deployed on roads and public transit, and worn by police officers.

They've been developed by an array of technology firms competing for government business.

And many are now owned by a company seeking to grab a bigger piece of a booming market.

Motorola, a brand typically associated with cellphones and police radios, has joined the race among tech firms to deliver new ways of monitoring the public.

Since 2017, the Chicago-based tech company - now known as Motorola Solutions, after Motorola Inc. spun off its mobile phone business - has invested $1.7 billion to support or acquire companies that build police body cameras; train cameras to spot certain faces or behavior; sift through video for suspicious people; and track the movement of cars by their license plates. By consolidating these tools within a single corporation, and potentially combining them into a single product, Motorola Solutions is boosting its stature in the surveillance industry ─ and amplifying concerns about the government's growing power to watch people almost anywhere they go.

"Your privacy is more protected when information about you is scattered among agencies and entities. When all that is unified under one roof, that sharpens the privacy issues," said Jay Stanley, a senior policy analyst for the American Civil Liberties Union, where he researches technology's impact on privacy. "I don't know exactly what kind of synergies a company like Motorola Solutions might get from assembling all these pieces, but in general it's a scary prospect."

Motorola Solutions did not make executives available to answer questions about its acquisitions or plans for them. The company provided a statement that described its plan to add artificial intelligence products, including object detection and "unusual motion detection," to a package it sells to public safety agencies. The systems can help flag a potential trespasser or the appearance of smoke, the company said. The company emphasized that the new tools are not meant to make automatic policing decisions but to help officers decide how to act.

Stanley first noticed signs of Motorola Solutions' new direction while walking through the exhibition hall at the International Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference two years ago. In a blog post about his visit, he included a photo of a Motorola Solutions booth promoting its new line of police body cameras alongside new ways of analyzing video.

Motorola Solutions' move into high-tech surveillance hasn't attracted much scrutiny from privacy researchers. But that is changing as the company continues to assemble powerful surveillance tools.

They include:

Police body cameras that learn what people look like: In 2017, Motorola Solutions invested in - and partnered with - a Boston artificial intelligence startup called Neurala to develop police body cameras that can search in real time for people or objects based on their appearances. Motorola Solutions says the partnership was limited to "early technology feasibility studies, prototypes and customer research." In July 2019, Motorola Solutions acquired WatchGuard, a Texas body-camera maker, which will help it add to its existing line of body cameras.

Surveillance cameras that can track people's movements: In March 2018, Motorola Solutions acquired Avigilon, a Canadian company that sells surveillance cameras along with software to scan footage for a particular person or vehicle. Avigilon has contracts to provide these artificial intelligence-driven applications to several school districts, including Wilson County, Tennessee; Fulton County, Georgia; and Broward County, Florida. Clients also include the New Bedford Housing Authority in Massachusetts, the Elk Grove Police Department in California and the city of Berkeley, California, according to Avigilon's promotional materials, public contract documents and interviews with local government officials.

Automated license plate readers: In January, Motorola Solutions bought VaaS International Holdings, owner of California-based Vigilant Solutions, which works with government agencies, including hundreds of police departments in the United States and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to collect and share data on the location of cars captured by its automated license plate readers. VaaS also owns Digital Recognition Network, which shares license plate reader data with private companies, including car-repossession agents.

In an Aug. 1 conference call with stock market analysts, Motorola Solutions Chairman and CEO Greg Brown described how his company has combined these technologies into suites of products, with a particular focus on police and schools.

"We're about building platforms," Brown said. "It's not just video. ... It's the storage, it's the management, it's the analytics, it's the machine learning and the AI that take all of that end-to-end experience and provide use cases around specific verticals to differentiate. This is a hot market."

This strategy isn't unique to Motorola Solutions. Much bigger players in the surveillance market, including Amazon, Microsoft and IBM, have expanded their holdings in artificial intelligence companies. So have rising competitors like Axon, formerly known as Taser, which has become the nation's largest provider of police body cameras and is exploring new uses of artificial intelligence. (It established an ethics board for advice on how to develop these technologies.)

Using artificial intelligence to analyze footage from the nation's ever-growing networks of surveillance cameras helps police agencies do their jobs more efficiently - it saves time sifting for evidence, and allows easy redaction of people's faces from footage that is released to the public. Authorities now use facial recognition to identify suspects in all kinds of crimes, from murder to shoplifting. License plate readers have been used to recover stolen cars, solve drive-by shootings and track down serial burglars, police say.

Among the fastest growing surveillance markets are public schools. Motorola Solutions has taken advantage of that trend, with Avigilon winning about a dozen contracts over the last two years to install state-of-the-art video networks. Buyers include Wilson County Schools in Tennessee, which outfitted two of its newest schools with cameras that can automatically track people through rooms and hallways based on their appearance.

"Whatever tools are available to provide a safe environment for our students and staff I think it's our obligation to explore," said Mickey Hall, Wilson County Schools' deputy director.

The next time the district builds a school, Hall said, it may include systems that read the license plates of all cars that drive past, and that identify visitors by their faces.

But the technology also raises the risk of the government and private corporations amassing too much power to peer into people's lives, Stanley, of the ACLU, said. Once a person is targeted for this kind of surveillance, whether they are suspected in a crime, hold unpopular political views or have been mistaken for someone else, authorities can examine where they've been and may find something incriminating, Stanley said.

"It turns scattered cameras into mass surveillance machines that allow companies and agencies to use them to rewind someone's life," he said.

Keith Housum, an analyst who follows Motorola Solutions at the equity research firm Northcoast Research, said its recent surveillance-related acquisitions comprise a small fraction of the company's operations but have helped boost its stock price, as investors see it as pursuing new revenue sources.

"AI is very important to their product portfolio because so much information is being gathered, so much video is being recorded, that there's no way you can go through it with the naked eye," Housum said, adding, "It's where the new future is going to be."

Dave Maass, a senior investigative researcher at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit organization that advocates for limits on government surveillance and has documented law enforcement's widespread sharing of data collected by Vigilant Solutions' license plate readers, said he'd like to see more local governments pass ordinances requiring deeper public scrutiny of the technology.

He also said Motorola Solutions should follow other companies, including Axon and Microsoft, in seeking ways to make sure their products are used responsibility by their customers. Axon has pledged not to outfit its body cameras with facial recognition technology, and Microsoft President Brad Smith has said his company won't sell facial recognition to governments for use in mass surveillance.

"There's a potential for positive change if Motorola decides to reform Vigilant as it incorporates it into its other business. However, the merging of all these technologies underlines that surveillance is big business," Maass said in an email. "And it's important to ensure that decisions about surveillance in our society aren't driven by sales and profit, but by what the community actually wants and needs."

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The surveillance tools have been installed in schools and public housing, deployed on roads and public transit, and worn by police officers. They've been developed by an array of technology firms competing for government business. And many are now owned by a company seeking to grab a bigger piece of a booming market.

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This article talks about a hotel in China that is so advanced that almost everything is handled by robots and other forms of artificial intelligence. The video featured really touches on if this is what we will see not only in hotels but in most other industries in the future. The owner of the hotel believed that it is inevitable that we will see this in our future everywhere and that it is a good thing. This relates back to social criticism due to the idea of change. Both this article and history in general can prove that change is inevitable. However, it takes someone, or something to cause that spark that lights the fuse to the explosion that is social change. The question is, will a spark ever be lit on issues that are still divisive among everyone in society?

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Alibaba's keyless and cashless hotel is straight out of the future

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Imagine skipping hotel check-in and walking straight to your room with a scan of your face. This could soon become a reality at many hotels in China and around the world. CNBC's Uptin Saiidi experiences what the hotel of the future may look like and Alibaba's ambitious plans for the sector.

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This article talks about how some Tesla's have a new feature. This new feature is called "Smart Summon". This features allows the owners of the cars to summon their car to them. They do this by using their phones and telling it where to go. It cannot go very far distances, usually it is only used for small things like from a parking spot to the curb where they are standing. This brings questions like when will other cars have this capability? When will Tesla's be able to drive by themselves further distances? Though according to the article, there have been a few mistakes. In the article, there is a video linked and it is of a unaccompanied Tesla almost getting into an accident. Another example in the article is once a pedestrian saw the car moving without a driver and ran after it thinking it was rolling out of place.

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Don't freak out.

Yes, the car is moving with no one inside. No, it's not careening out of control.

But we'll forgive you if you're a little unnerved at first.

Tesla owners have flooded social media with videos depicting the newest feature of their cars: the ability to use their phones to tell their cars to drive themselves from parking spots to the curb, where the owner is standing.

Called "Smart Summon," the feature is part of Tesla's 10.0 software update, which is delivered wirelessly. It's available to Tesla owners who paid for what the company calls "full self-driving capability" or "enhanced Autopilot."

The car needs to be "within their line of sight," Tesla said, and owners "must remain responsible for the car and monitor it and its surroundings at all times." It also only works in private parking lots.

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"It's the perfect feature to use if you have an overflowing shopping cart, are dealing with a fussy child, or simply don't want to walk to your car through the rain," the company said.

Videos show numerous examples of Teslas seamlessly driving themselves to their owners, albeit at a very slow pace.

That said, there have been a few glitches, too.

This person's video shows a Tesla nearly getting into a collision:

And this person posted a video showing a concerned pedestrian running after the car after realizing there's nobody inside:

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has touted the company's self-driving technology as a key reason to buy a Tesla instead of another vehicle.

"Summon is improving rapidly," Musk said Friday on Twitter.

The Tesla Model 3. (Photo: Tesla)

Follow USA TODAY reporter Nathan Bomey on Twitter @ NathanBomey.

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This article talks about how a woman at the Bronx Zoo in New York climbed into a lion's exhbit and was taunting it. The lion just stared at her as she was waving to it. The good point that witness Janna Zagari makes is that if the lion did attack the woman, it would have been the one to blame and probably would have been killed. I think this article shows a huge in flaw in society because many people think that rules just don't apply to them. There is a reason why lions are so feared and aren't kept as pets in homes around the world. This woman thought it would be cool to taunt a wild animal that easily could have killed her. Even worse, our society would have blamed the animal for relying on its instincts of survival as opposed to punishing the woman who broke the rules and voluntarly put herself into a dangerous situation.

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A woman visiting the Bronx Zoo in New York climbed into a lion enclosure and stood feet away from one of the wild animals, appearing to taunt it, according to video of the incident and the zoo.

Videos show the woman standing in front of the lion in the African lion exhibit before breaking into a little dance and waving. The lion stands almost motionless, staring at her.

The zoo confirmed the incident happened on Saturday, but did not identify the woman. The New York City Police Department said they were investigating a report of criminal trespass.

Janna Zagari, 33, was at the exhibit with her family when the incident happened. She said the woman was gesturing and saying hello to the lion.

"The bad part about this ... is if something happened, the lion would've been put down," Zagari said. "It's awful and selfish of somebody to do."

Zagari said she and her husband left to get an employee, but when they got back to the exhibit, the trespasser was gone.

"This action was a serious violation and unlawful trespass that could have resulted in serious injury or death," said a statement from the Bronx Zoo. "Barriers and rules are in place to keep both visitors, staff and animals safe. We have a zero tolerance policy on trespass and violation of barriers."

A zoo spokesperson said Wednesday that a concrete trench was between the woman and the lion.

Suzanne Ciechalski contributed.

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This article talks about how Brendan Dassey is seeking parole or pardon because he has been in prison for half his life for a crime he didn't commit. They say that the investigators used a coerced confession to wrongly put him behind bars for the murder of Teresa Halbach. They say that the investigators used bad methods that should not be used to extract a confession from Brendan. Brendan has mental disabilities so he was the perfect target for the investigators to extort a confession from. I feel like this exposes how corrupt the criminal justice system is as they forced a confession from a mentally disabled teenager. This text was very interesting to me because we typically think of the law as righteous and just but some people are truly scum and will manipulate individuals and the law to fit their own agenda.

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MADISON, Wis. - The lawyers representing Brendan Dassey, who was featured in Netflix's docuseries "Making a Murderer" for his conviction in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, filed a petition Wednesday for executive clemency with Gov. Tony Evers.

The petition asks Evers to consider either a pardon, which would result in Dassey's release from prison and the restoration of some of his legal rights, or a commutation, which would result in his release or a shortened sentence.

His lawyers focused on his alleged innocence and the "extreme length of his sentence," according to a copy of the petition obtained by USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. Dassey, 29, is serving a life sentence and won't be eligible for parole until 2048, when he will be 59.

Laura Nirider, one of Dassey's attorneys and co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, said Dassey "has spent nearly half his life behind bars for a crime he didn't commit."

"The time is right for Brendan to go home," she said.

Evers re-created the pardons board in June after his predecessor, Scott Walker, halted the process eight years ago. But since Evers took over as governor, his office has been flooded with requests from people seeking more information about a pardon.

Steven Drizin, another of Dassey's attorneys and also a co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions, said Dassey has continued to be well-behaved in prison and despite all the ups and downs in his case, he remains hopeful.

"He's an extremely resilient person," Drizin said. "That has sustained us."

Brendan Dassey (center) and his defense team, Steven Drizin (right) and Laura Nirider, attend a post-conviction hearing in Manitowoc County in 2010. (Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

Dassey was charged after Halbach, a 25-year-old photographer, went missing Oct 31, 2005. Her remains, along with several other pieces of forensic evidence, were discovered days later at the Avery Salvage Yard outside of Manitowoc. Steven Avery, Dassey's uncle, was arrested, but no forensic evidence linked Dassey to the crime.

Months later, though, Dassey was interviewed four times by investigators - but only once with an adult present. At the time, Dassey was a 16-year-old attending Mishicot High School. Dassey's attorneys later learned that special education professionals assessed his overall cognitive abilities and found they were well below average, with significant delays in his language skills.

Dassey's lawyers claim investigators elicited a coerced confession from Dassey by seizing on his cognitive disabilities, feeding him false information and pushing him toward implicating himself in Halbach's murder. Dassey's confession was the primary evidence used against him at his trial in April 2007, which ended with his conviction.

To support Dassey's case for executive clemency, his lawyers have enlisted the support of several experts, including Dave Thompson, who works for Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, a Chicago-based firm that teaches interrogation techniques to investigators around the world.

Thompson has used the tapes of Dassey's interrogations and his confession to teach investigators what not to do when questioning a person suspected of a crime.

He described being left with a "sick feeling" in his stomach after watching "Making a Murderer" for the first time and seeing portions of Dassey's interrogations. He also felt compelled to do something about it.

"We recognize that if we don't say anything, it's just as good as condoning or accepting this type of technique," he said.

Dassey's interrogations have been shown "countless times" during his firm's classes, Thompson said, and the reactions tend to be similar: "Overwhelming support" for Dassey and a "distaste for the methods" used by the investigators who interrogated him.

Thompson described Dassey as the "stereotypical vulnerable subject," due to his cognitive disabilities and the lack of any legal representation or support in the interrogation room.

The investigators interrogating Dassey made a variety of threats and promises, while feeding him information, essentially redirecting Dassey's statements to fit their theory of the crime, Thompson said.

Instead, investigators should have approached Dassey with open-ended questions and allowed him to tell his own story, Thompson said. And Dassey should have had an adult in the room to support him.

"That would have prevented a lot of what happened in this conversation," Thompson said.

But taken as a whole, Dassey's experience during his interrogation was "a perfect recipe for an unreliable, involuntary confession," Thompson said.

Mark Osler, a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota, has spent a significant portion of his career becoming an expert on clemency.

He described clemency as "a tool for mercy or justice that has the ability to override our sometimes imperfect appellate system," typically used by those who have exhausted their other options with the courts.

Dassey's case is an interesting candidate for clemency given the "deeply troubling underlying facts," Osler said.

"When people look at this case closely, I think it affects them at a gut level," he said. "That's where clemency operates. It's those hard cases. The ones that move the soul. And this is one of those."

Dassey has handled the turmoil of his case well, including when he came within days of being released about two years ago, after his conviction was overturned by a federal magistrate. His conviction was reinstated by a divided appeals court, with one dissenting judge describing his continued incarceration as a "profound miscarriage of justice."

Nirider said Dassey appreciates the letters he has received from people all over the world who saw "Making a Murderer" and wanted to express their support.

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This article talks about the 'Castle Doctrine' Law (self - defense law) and how in certain situations, the person defending themselves isn't always innocent. Amber Guyger who is claimed guilty for murder, shot an innocent man when she thought he was a burglar in her apartment. In reality, she believed to be in her own apartment but was in Botham Jeans apartment one floor above, wrongly accusing him of being a burglar and shot him. When going to court, the jury actually convicted her for murder and the District Court Judge recommended that they should reconsider the law deciding some more specific guidelines. Some questions this story might raise is should the law be changed? What new guidelines would be added? What is considered guilty or innocent? Where is the fine line between guilty or innocent?

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The former Texas lawmaker who wrote the state's "Castle Doctrine" self-defense law said it "wasn't designed" to be used to defend people like former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally shooting an innocent man in an apartment she thought was her own.

Former Texas state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, a Republican, told ABC News that he drafted the "Castle Doctrine" 12 years ago to provide protection to citizens who use lethal force to defend themselves against intruders into their own homes.

In Guyger's use of the law, which is similar to Florida's "stand your ground" self-defense law, she claimed she believed she was in her own apartment when she mistakenly entered the unit of 26-year-old Botham Jean, who lived a floor above her at the South Side Flats apartment complex in Dallas and shot him to death after wrongly suspecting him of being a burglar.

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"It was designed for you in your home. It wasn't designed for this kind of circumstance that existed in this Dallas case," Wentworth, now a justice of the peace in San Antonio, told ABC News following Guyger's conviction on Tuesday.

Dallas District Court Judge Tammy Kemp, who presided over Guyger's trial, instructed the jury that they could consider the "Castle Doctrine" in deciding its verdict.

The jury ended up rejecting the defense and convicted Guyger of murder after less than two days of deliberations.

"Clearly, I don't think anybody anticipated, I certainly did not, that someone would shoot and kill someone in their own house believing that they were in their own," Wentworth said. "I mean that's just a circumstance I don't think anybody had thought of. I can say that I didn't foresee this kind of situation. No."

Wentworth used the term "Castle Doctrine" to refer to his Senate Bill 378, meaning if a person is in their "castle" -- or home, apartment, business or even their car -- the use of deadly force is presumed to be reasonable. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the bill into law in 2007.

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"I don't criticize the judge for saying in this instance it was allowable for the jury to consider because if, in fact, the woman (Guyger) truly believed that she was in her house defending herself from an intruder, it would have been an appropriate use. Apparently the jury didn't buy that story," Wentworth said.

He said he wrote the legislation after reading a newspaper article about former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signing that state's "stand your ground" law.

"I thought to myself, 'Well, isn't that amazing that Floridians haven't had this right that we here in Texas have had for decades.' And then I thought, 'You know, I'd better double-check," Wentworth said.

When he went back and checked for such a law, he said he was "shocked" to learn he was wrong and that Texas did not have such a statute.

"Over the years, either through legislative action or court cases, we had lost that right to defend ourselves in our own homes and that, in fact, we had a duty to retreat," Wentworth said. "That just genuinely offended me because, you know, if I'm sitting with my family in my house watching the news at 10 o'clock at night and somebody's bashing in the front door with a crowbar, I shouldn't have to have a duty to retreat."

The "Castle Doctrine" defense was used successfully in January when a homeowner in Corpus Christi, Texas, shot and killed a suspect who had broken into his home, according to a report by ABC affiliate station WFAA-TV in Dallas. The 41-year-old homeowner invoked the "Castle Doctrine," telling police he feared for his life. He was not charged with a crime, officials said.

In June 2010, the owner of a taco truck fatally shot a man who allegedly stole a tip jar from his truck and started to run away. The case was ruled a justifiable homicide after the taco truck owner invoked the "Castle Doctrine," the Houston Chronicle reported.

One of the most famous "Castle Doctrine" cases came shortly after the law was passed in Texas when a homeowner in Pasadena, Texas, named Joe Horn fatally shot two burglars in the back after he spotted them allegedly breaking into his neighbor's house and despite a 911 dispatcher telling him repeatedly not to intervene. The Harris County District Attorney's Office presented the case to a grand jury that declined to indict Horn.

In other Texas cases, the law did not apply. In June 2012, a jury convicted a man of killing his neighbor during a confrontation over loud music, rejecting a claim that he was within his rights to fatally shoot the man under the "Castle Doctrine." A jury rejected the defense by retired Houston firefighter Raul Rodriguez, who went to his neighbor's house to complain about the noise and ended up killing the man.

Rodriguez was sentenced to life in prison.

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The former Texas lawmaker who wrote the state's "Castle Doctrine" self-defense law said it "wasn't designed" to be used to defend people like former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, who was convicted of murder Tuesday for fatally shooting an innocent man in an apartment she thought was her own.

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This article talks of the new law passed in New York City that bans the use of the words “Illegal alien”  and just the general term “illegals”. The law also bans the threat of calling ICE on someone who speaks another language or based on their ethnicity.  I don't agree with this law as I believe that it goes against the first amendment, free speech. I do agree that you should never racially profile people, but I just don't agree with the government deciding what is OK to say and what is not OK to say. They should maybe change this new law so it does not directly contradict the first amendment and possibly change it to something that violates laws against slander and other things of that matter.

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A New York City law has new guidance that states the use of the term "illegal alien" to "demean, humiliate, or harass a person" is illegal, according to the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

The guidance "defines discrimination on the basis of perceived or actual immigration status and national origin under the New York City Human Rights Law in public accommodations, employment, and housing." It also includes the term "illegals."

The guidance, announced Sept. 25, also states "harassing or discriminating against someone for their use of another language or their limited English proficiency, and threatening to call ICE on a person based on a discriminatory motive, are considered to be in violation" of the New York City Human Rights Law.

Those found in violation of the law can be fined up to $250,000.

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"We take immense pride in our city's diversity and the immigrant communities that call New York City home," Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson said in a statement. "This new legal enforcement guidance will help ensure that no New Yorker is discriminated against based on their immigration status or national origin."

Examples of violations, according to a news release:

Harassing a restaurant patron because of their accent.

Refusing repairs on a unit occupied by an immigrant family and threatening to call ICE if they complain.

Paying a lower wage or withholding wages to workers because of their immigration status.

Harassing a store customer by telling them to stop speaking their language and demanding they speak English.

The New York City Commission on Human Rights is charged with the enforcement of the New York City Human Rights Law.

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"Today's guidance makes abundantly clear that there is no room for discrimination in NYC," Carmelyn P. Malalis, the commission's chair and commissioner, said in a statement.

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This article talks about how Prince Harry and his wife Megan have been on a tour around Africa. They're latest stop was actually in Johannesburg, (a cool connection) and there they talked to a group of young entrepreneurs. Their goal is to make the world we live in a better place and address the problem with injustice thats been happening and help peoples voices be heard. They mention how no matter your differences, (color of your skin, race, etc.) they quote "we believe in you, and we intend to spend our entire lives making sure you have the opportunity to succeed and change the world." I wonder why even though we have people high in power fighting against injustice, it is still such a big problem throughout the world?

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal tour in Africa wrapped up with a bang on Wednesday after the prince released an official statement detailing the couple's lawsuit against a U.K. tabloid.

While on one of their last tour stops in Johannesburg, South Africa, the duke and duchess appeared hand in hand to address a group of young entrepreneurs at the Youth Employment Service in the township of Tembisa.

Though the Duke of Sussex didn't directly address the lawsuit released on Tuesday, his impassioned speech touched on similar themes of serving justice.
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"We will firmly stand up for what we believe," he said. "We are fortunate enough to have a position that gives us amazing opportunities and we will do everything that we can to play our part in building a better world."

"We will always seek to challenge injustice and to speak out for those who may feel unheard," the 35-year-old continued. "So no matter your background, your nationality, your age or gender, your sexuality, your physical ability, no matter your circumstance or colour of your skin - we believe in you, and we intend to spend our entire lives making sure you have the opportunity to succeed and change the world."
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The official statement announced the couple's lawsuit against the Mail on Sunday as well as its parent company, Associated Newspapers, alleging the U.K. tabloid illegally published a private letter Markle wrote to her father last year.

A spokesperson for the Mail on Sunday told the BBC the publication stands by its reporting.

Prince Harry's statement also claimed Markle has been subject to bullying over the past year.

"Unfortunately, my wife has become one of the latest victims of a British tabloid press that wages campaigns against individuals with no thought to the consequences - a ruthless campaign that has escalated over the past year, throughout her pregnancy and while raising our newborn son," the statement reads.

It continues: "Up to now, we have been unable to correct the continual misrepresentations - something that these select media outlets have been aware of and have therefore exploited on a daily and sometimes hourly basis."
WATCH: Meghan Markle, Prince Harry bring baby Archie to meet Desmond Tutu on Africa royal tour
As most royal watchers know, Prince Harry and Prince William lost their mother, Princess Diana, in a car crash in 1997. The Mercedes-Benz S280 sedan in which Diana was a passenger smashed into the concrete wall of Paris' Pont de l'Alma tunnel as the car was being pursued by paparazzi.

In his statement, Prince Harry touched on his mother's death.

"Though this action may not be the safe one, it is the right one. Because my deepest fear is history repeating itself," he wrote.

"I've seen what happens when someone I love is commoditized to the point that they are no longer treated or seen as a real person. I lost my mother and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."
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The private letter to which the statement refers is one Markle reportedly wrote her father, Thomas Markle, prior to the royal wedding last year.

According to the prince's official statement, the lawsuit is being privately funded by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Proceeds from any damages will be donated to an anti-bullying charity.

The new mom has been a target of British tabloids ever since she was officially linked to Prince Harry in 2016. This isn't the first time the duke has released a formal statement regarding Markle's treatment by the media.

In November 2016, a formal statement was released by Prince Harry's communication secretary noting the "significant curiosity about his private life."

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I think that this article is trying to tell us the importance of coffee to the American people  by showcasing a variety of  different national chains that are giving discounts towards coffee on a day that celebrates its existence. I thought that this article was interesting because I found it intriguing that 63% of Americans drink coffee daily and it is still a very popular drink to this day. Some social criticism questions that this story might raise is what is the health risk of drinking coffee daily? What affect does this additive beverage have on our society? Why do we need a day to celebrate this drink?  What is the real goal of these national chains that are giving out discounts?

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INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - According to the National Coffee Association, 63% of Americans drink coffee daily.

And Sunday is National Coffee Day, which makes getting caffeinated all that much easier with deals that make our cups runneth over.

According to NBC's Today Show, you'll find plenty of freebies and discounts:

7-Eleven
The national grab-and-go chain is honoring the holiday by charging just $1 for any size coffee all day on Sunday. Current 7Rewards loyalty program members or customers who sign up for the program will get the deal.

Caribou Coffee
Their nitro coffee is available at 120 locations in 22 states. Stop in at participating locations on Sept. 29 for a medium hot coffee for $1, a medium Cold Press Black for $2 or a Nitro Black coffee for $3.

Dunkin'
Dunkin' is celebrating National Coffee Day with a buy-one get-one offer. On Sunday, anyone who purchases a regular hot coffee at participating Dunkin' restaurants nationwide will score another hot coffee (the same size or smaller) for free.

Hardee's
The fast food chain is offering one free coffee of any size or flavor with the purchase of another beverage or food item.

Instacart
Members who spend $15 on qualifying products, including Califia cold brew coffee and La Colombe draft lattes, will save $5 on their order, or get free delivery. Customers can also use the "Buy 1 Green Mountain Roasters product, Save $1" deal now through Oct. 6.

Keurig​
Skip this if your name's not Joe.
Anyone born on National Coffee Day with the name Joe, Joseph, Jo, Josephine, Joanne, or any other variation can enter to win a free Keurig K-Duo coffee maker and a year's supply of K-Cup pods. Visit www.keurignationalcoffeeday.com to sign up, Joes.

McDonald's
Download the McDonald's smartphone app to start earning McCafé rewards. Five purchased coffees earns you a freebie.

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INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) - According to the National Coffee Association, 63% of Americans drink coffee daily. And Sunday is National Coffee Day, which makes getting caffeinated all that much easier with deals that make our cups runneth over.