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New Orleans is the latest to refuse a $300 million grant program that critics say would build Trump’s police state.

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This reflects a broader global shift as governments digitize foundational identity documents into portable digital credentials that can be presented on demand.

Local officials collaborated with federal immigration agencies despite a state law to prevent collaboration.

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Without CIA funding that helped keep NeXT afloat in the ’80s, Steve Jobs might not have made a triumphant return to Apple—and the iPhone might not have its foundational operating code.

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