## A Bipartisan Amendment Would End Police License Plate Tracking Nationwide

Authored by wired.com

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will mark up the underlying bill—a $580 billion, five-year reauthorization of federal surface transportation programs—at 10 am ET on Thursday.

Neither Perry nor García's offices immediately responded to WIRED's request for comment.

The amendment runs a single sentence: “A recipient of assistance under Title 23, United States Code, may not use automated license plate readers for any purpose other than tolling.”.

The amendment is brief, but its reach would be vast.

ALPR cameras—mounted on poles, overpasses, traffic signals, and police cruisers—photograph every passing license plate, log times and locations, and feed data into searchable databases shared across agencies and jurisdictions.

Privacy advocates have long warned that the aggregation of license plate data amounts to a de facto warrantless tracking system.

New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice has documented the integration of ALPR feeds into police data-fusion systems that combine plate data with surveillance and social media monitoring. »

### US loses patience, withdraws from negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

Authored by voxnews.al

According to Rubio, the US has so far been the only actor that both sides, Moscow and Kiev, have agreed to communicate directly through, but these efforts have not produced any concrete results.

"We were the only ones that both the Russians and the Ukrainians were willing to talk to.

The statement comes at a time of prolonged diplomatic stalemate, where international efforts for a lasting solution to the war in Ukraine have remained without concrete results. »

### Chinese authorities destroy villager’s ramshackle 10-storey Studio Ghibli-esque home

Authored by theguardian.com

“I also don’t blame myself for failing to protect it – it’s just that the force driving its destruction was simply too powerful.”.

Visiting tourists drew comparisons between Chen’s home and the intricately detailed, whimsical worlds created by Japanese animator and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki.

In August 2024, authorities labelled Chen’s home an illegal construction and he was ordered to destroy everything except the original bungalow. »

### Congressman Cohen Introduces Six Articles of Impeachment Against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts

Authored by cohen.house.gov

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today introduced six Articles of Impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts for committing high crimes and misdemeanors by violating the Constitution, disregarding his statutory obligations as Chief Justice, and breaching his oaths of office.

As Chief Justice, John Roberts is charged with administering this institution impartially, independently, and with integrity – all requirements built into constitutional structure of our judiciary.

In placing a single person above the law, Chief Justice Roberts breached his oath to “administer justice without respect to persons.”. »

### Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment

Authored by yahoo.com

The World Health Organization said that the outbreak now poses a “very high" risk for Congo — up from a previous categorization of “high” — but that the risk of the disease spreading globally remains low.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 82 cases and seven deaths have been confirmed in Congo, but that the outbreak is believed to be “much larger.".

The authorities also required journalists to obtain a permit to report on the outbreak, impeding their work. »

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