VOL. 2026 · NO. 163 WINCHESTER, MASSACHUSETTS FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026

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Technology

US surveillance law to expire for first time after lawmakers reject Trump’s controversial pick to lead spy agencies

The spy law known as Section 702, which authorizes the NSA and FBI's warrantless surveillance, will all but certainly expire on Friday for the first time.
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Taylor Swift makes tearful 21-minute speech as she joins Songwriters Hall of Fame

The singer thanks her family as she becomes the youngest woman to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
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Art's great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name

The proud Yorkshireman, who also painted iconic pictures of America, was routinely described as Britain's greatest artist.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX raises $75bn ahead of record stock market debut

The public sale is also expected to make Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire.
BBC News