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(MintPress) – Police departments across the United States are fighting back against proposed legislation that would require law enforcement to have probable cause and obtain a search warrant when tracking cell phones via Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and using other GPS devices. Police say the cell phone tracking is a necessary tool to solve crimes...

(MintPress)– “Three quarters of the world’s population makes a living from agriculture, so this is why when we mention the fight against global poverty, agriculture matters so much,” said Oxfam spokeswoman Porter McConnell in an interview with MintPress. As President Obama meets with leaders from the eight largest global economies at the G8 summit this...

(MintPress)– Drinking coffee may have a benefit, besides the usual “pick me up” that many rely on to get their day started. But many who partake in the beverage have no idea of the impact that their caffeine habit has on coffee farmers across the globe. A new study published this week in the the [...]...

(MintPress) – Since last fall, Occupy protesters have drawn the undivided attention of police departments around the country. From coast to coast – Oakland and Portland, OR to Boston and New York – arrests, tear gas and militarized forces have become a relatively common sight at demonstrations. And it’s becoming evidently clear that it’s not [...]...

(MintPress) – Recent reports suggest George Zimmerman, who faces charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, may have to defend himself from hate crime allegations that say he profiled and stalked Martin before killing him. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into possible hate crime charges, which would require prosecutors to prove [...]...