Sentences with phrase «by the revelations in»

The development could bring an abrupt end to the high - stakes legal showdown which has become a lightning rod for a broader debate on data privacy in the United States, which was inflamed by revelations in 2013 from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden about the U.S. government's massive surveillance programs.

H. Richard Niebuhr suggests that these sources offer to faith, among many other rich elements, the gift of an image that makes intelligible what would otherwise remain unintelligible: «By revelation in our history we mean... that special occasion which provides us with an image by means of which all occasions of personal and common life become intelligible.

I was indeed surprised by the revelations in the letter.

Judging by the revelations in Dream Drop Distance, we are in for a hell of a ride

«No one has been as badly let down by the revelations in these emails as those of us who have championed the science», Monbiot wrote the week following: «I have seldom felt so alone.»

No one has been as badly let down by the revelations in these emails as those of us who have championed the science.

Not exact matches

The revelation follows the release in May, following another FoI battle, of the so - called «black spider memos» sent by the Prince to ministers over several years.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

«Fraudulent activity of your employees was not limited to Wells Fargo's consumer banking operations,» he wrote in the letter, which was reviewed by Reuters on Tuesday, explaining that the revelations came during congressional staffer discussions with the bank.

CBA's announcement, which was made in a YouTube video by a senior bank executive a day after BuzzFeed Australia reported the data breach, puts further pressure on Australian banks already reeling from revelations of widespread misconduct in a judicial inquiry.

Hillary Clinton's dizzy spell on Sunday, followed by the revelation she has pneumonia, along with Trump's highly unusual and terse medical disclosure, have made this a central issue in the 2016 election.

Thanks to bold self - revelations from some top names in the industry, greater media coverage (such as this award - winning story from Inc. magazine by Jessica Bruder) and, sadly, the tragic loss of several members of the startup community to suicide, the curtain that once completely walled off founders» mental health struggles is starting to crack open.

She questioned whether a single revelation could have persuaded some voters not to vote for Trump, saying «there's been a huge erosion of trust» as media outlets had allowed themselves to «become discredited» by partisans and politicians seeking to engage in a battle of disinformation.

Shulkin's shrunken status in Trump's world was highlighted by his revelation to lawmakers that the VA has not been involved in preparations for the president's planned «grand military parade» through the nation's capital.

Then came the gut - punch revelation that the new phones won't be available in the American market until March — more than a month after its debut in the U.K. and Canada — thanks to testing delays by U.S. wireless carriers.

In a press conference following the revelation, Weiner, with Abedin by his side, confirmed that he had sent the messages and photos, but said that the transgressions were behind him and that he would continue campaigning.

The new revelation about Comey's uneasiness with Trump brings to mind a posting last month by Comey friend Benjamin Wittes on his Lawfare blog, in which he said Comey «saw it as an ongoing task on his part to protect the rest of the Bureau from improper contacts and interferences from a group of people he did not regard as honorable.»

Financial group Skandia was rocked by revelations of huge bonuses to executives more than a decade ago, while telecom group Ericsson faced shareholder protests in 2007.

The latest revelation about U.S. government surveillance comes by way of a June 14 Bloomberg report that says «thousands» of American companies are working with U.S. intelligence agencies in a mutually beneficial arrangement where the latter secretly piggybacks on normal commercial operations.

Corporate tax avoidance has risen to the top of the political agenda in Britain in recent years, following revelations about the complex tax structures used by big companies like Starbucks and Google.

Carrey jumped on the opportunity to go after Hannity by depicting him as a manatee — which is listed as a threatened species by the US Interior Department — implying that Hannity's career may be in jeopardy after the revelation.

It describes sophisticated tools for targeting the devices of individual users, in contrast to the revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's of mass data collection on millions of web and phone users worldwide.

But the court spent most of an hour Tuesday discussing Enron's bankruptcy in 2001 amid startling revelations that its top executives manipulated the company's earnings and stock price by lying to employees and investors about Enron's financial health.

Spying by the National Security Agency is another concern in light of revelations coming from Edward Snowden, the former agency contractor turned whistleblower.

Established in 2006 by Australian activist Julian Assange as a means to anonymously divulge sensitive information about countries and institutions, Wikileaks was best known for its revelations about U.S. military operations, diplomatic activities, detention camps and abetting of NSA leaker Edward Snowden — until 2016, when the site involved itself in the U.S. presidential election by releasing troves of Democratic party emails allegedly supplied by Russian operatives.

Giuliani's revelation appeared to take many in the West Wing by surprise.

In a tweetstorm this morning aimed at containing the fallout from Wednesday night's revelation by Rudy Giuliani that Donald Trump repaid Michael Cohen for hush money Cohen paid to Stormy Daniels, the president attempted to thread the various legal needles involved in trying to explain how this arrangement did not violate campaign finance laIn a tweetstorm this morning aimed at containing the fallout from Wednesday night's revelation by Rudy Giuliani that Donald Trump repaid Michael Cohen for hush money Cohen paid to Stormy Daniels, the president attempted to thread the various legal needles involved in trying to explain how this arrangement did not violate campaign finance lain trying to explain how this arrangement did not violate campaign finance law.

A copy of a draft of the document obtained by Marcus said those who violate the agreement would be exposed to $ 10 million in penalties for each unauthorized revelation of confidential information — an enormous amount that she suggests probably didn't make it into the final draft.

In a hearing held in response to revelations of data harvesting by Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, faced questions from senators on a variety of issues, from privacy to the company's business modeIn a hearing held in response to revelations of data harvesting by Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, faced questions from senators on a variety of issues, from privacy to the company's business modein response to revelations of data harvesting by Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook chief executive, faced questions from senators on a variety of issues, from privacy to the company's business model.

The company's growth does not appear to have been stalled by privacy concerns, although the revelations about Cambridge Analytica and a #DeleteFacebook campaign that followed from some irate users did not occur until late in the quarter, and could be reflected in future earnings.

This event was in part inspired by another one - day event he helped organize last year, when several high - profile speakers who were supposed to talk at the RSA conference pulled out after the explosive revelation that the National Security Agency had reportedly paid the company RSA $ 10 million to put a backdoor into one of its popular security products.

The historical app audit was announced in the wake of last month's revelations about how much Facebook data Cambridge Analytica was given by app developer (and Cambridge University academic), Dr Aleksandr Kogan — in what the company couched as a «breach of trust».

In recent months, revelations from European authorities about the tax avoidance strategies used by Google, Starbucks and Amazon have all stirred public anger and spurred several European governments, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris - based research organization for the world's richest countries, to discuss measures to close the loopholes.

2 These workshops took place in early 2013, prior to the revelations by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden about the agency's cyberespionage activities.

Recent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behavior.

In the wake of revelations that the personal information of as many as 87 million Facebook users was used by data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica in 2016 for political purposes, reports indicate Facebook will contribute raw, anonymized data to a new Social Data Initiative via what is described as an independent, transparent and peer — reviewed procesIn the wake of revelations that the personal information of as many as 87 million Facebook users was used by data analysis firm Cambridge Analytica in 2016 for political purposes, reports indicate Facebook will contribute raw, anonymized data to a new Social Data Initiative via what is described as an independent, transparent and peer — reviewed procesin 2016 for political purposes, reports indicate Facebook will contribute raw, anonymized data to a new Social Data Initiative via what is described as an independent, transparent and peer — reviewed process.

Public reaction to this complex picture has been reminiscent of the last time there was widespread outrage about social media in political life — the revelations made by Edward Snowden in June 2013.

Revelations about Facebook's role in the exploitation of user data by a company called Cambridge Analytica have provoked widespread calls for tough, new data privacy laws.

Supermarket giant Tesco has faced a brand crisis with the revelation that it sold beef burgers contaminated by horse meat in...

Like Hollywood, Washington and New York City, Silicon Valley is in a moral crisis after a litany of revelations about predatory behavior by powerful men.

A San Diego Navy veteran has joined with two other Southern Californians to file a class - action lawsuit against Facebook and others in the wake of revelations that the profile information of an estimated 87 million users was obtained without their authorization by a political consultancy firm with...

While companies have different rules about relationships between employees — some prohibit them, while others require disclosure — Uber is in a dicey spot right now and any revelations of an out - of - control company culture, especially by top execs, are problematic at this time.

«We are concerned by the recent revelations about Facebook and the exploitation of its platform,» Sonos wrote in the post.

And his revelation appeared to take many in the West Wing by surprise as well.

On the day that Daniels canceled the deal, protesters gathered in front of Trump Tower in New York City to express outrage over week - old revelations that the Republican presidential nominee had once bragged about grabbing women by the crotch, news that was prompting a number of women to come forward with stories of alleged sexual misconduct by the candidate.

And now Daniels was capitalizing on her new notoriety sparked by the revelation, though Trump's attorney had issued a statement in which he and Daniels denied the payment and, on Saturday night, Daniels was largely silent in that regard.

Cate Blanchett, in a shocking revelation, said she was harassed by Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of sexually harassing and assaulting as many as 80 women

Perhaps not as drastic as the Dow falling by 8 %, but to see the percentage of marketers who believe their content marketing was effective drop to 30 % from 38 % in one year is a revelation.

The revelations around Cambridge Analytica and its parent company, SCL Elections which boasts of «handling» 100 election campaigns in more than 30 countries across five continents — principally by manipulating Facebook data — are shocking, and we're not going to tolerate such data manipulation any longer.

Politicians always follow the «look busy» rule: when bad things happen, they have to be seen to be responding, even if there is little likelihood their actions will have any effect. But in this case, Harper was motivated by an additional strategic judgment. Perversely, with his re-election campaign sidetracked by ongoing revelations in the Duffy / Wright case, the Prime Minister actually wants Canadians to worry about the economy. Conservative strategists hope that will undermine voters» willingness to consider an alternative government, playing into the traditional frame that Conservatives have the strongest economic «credentials.»