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Cyberstalking victims often don't know they're being tracked through their own phone because spyware apps like mSpy use misleading labels (labeled "android.sys.process" here) and don't take up much data.

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Smartphones Are Used To Stalk, Control Domestic Abuse Victims

9:27am September 22, 2014

by Aarti Shahani

Cyberstalking has transformed domestic abuse in the U.S. Tracking tools called spyware make it cheap and easy for someone to monitor a partner secretly, 24 hours a day.

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Man Caught At White House Is An Army Veteran

5:10pm September 21, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Omar J. Gonzales, the 42-year-old man who the Secret Service says ran onto the White House grounds and entered a door Friday night, is an Army veteran who served in Iraq.

Which Catholics Offer Birth Control? Look To The Insurers

11:36am September 21, 2014

by NPR Staff

Catholic universities and hospitals argue they shouldn't have to offer contraceptive coverage, but many Catholic insurance companies have been making it available for years.

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Judge's Credibility In Question After Domestic Abuse Arrest

11:16am September 20, 2014

by Andrew Yeager

A federal judge in Alabama is facing mounting calls for his resignation. U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller was arrested in August for allegedly beating his wife.

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American Joshua Fattal was released in 2011 from Iran after the Sultan of Oman paid more than $400,000 in ransom. He now says the U.S. should bail its citizens out abroad.

Should The U.S. Pay Ransom For ISIS Hostages?

6:08pm September 19, 2014

by Brian Naylor

Videotaped murders by Islamic State have sparked outrage around the world. But while some European countries have paid ransom to retrieve victims taken by ISIS, Britain and the U.S. have not.

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Court Says Navy Investigators Illegally Scan Civilian Computers

6:23pm September 18, 2014

by Martin Kaste

At issue is a Navy investigation that snagged a civilian trading in child porn. The appeals court said the actions violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which bars the military from enforcing state laws.

Apple, which unveiled iOS 8 at June's Worldwide Developers Conference, says it will be technologically unfeasible for police to extract data from its new operating system.

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Apple: iOS 8 Prevents Cooperation With Police Unlocking Requests

5:16pm September 18, 2014

by Elise Hu

In the rollout of its new mobile operating system, Apple says it has made it technically impossible for the company to unlock phone data, even in response to a law enforcement warrant.

Vikings Now Say Adrian Peterson Is Banned From Team Activities

7:50pm September 17, 2014

by Doreen McCallister

The change in running back Adrian Peterson's status will require him to stay away from the team while he takes care of legal proceedings regarding child abuse charges.

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This undated photo of Eric Frein was released Tuesday by Pennsylvania State Police. Frein, 31, is being sought in connection with last week's killing of a state trooper and the critical wounding of another.

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Police Hunt For Armed 'Survivalist' In Pa. Trooper Shooting

12:54pm September 17, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Eric Frein, 31, has been identified as a suspect in last week's fatal shooting of one state trooper and the wounding of another.

U.S. District Court Judge Carl Barbier ruled nearly two weeks ago that BP acted recklessly in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig accident and oil spill.

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BP Lawyers Use Old-School Trick; Judge Not Amused

1:04am September 17, 2014

by Jeff Brady

A legal filing tied to the company's Gulf oil spill case was supposed to have been capped at 35 pages. But lawyers for BP got a little creative with the spacing.