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"If you regularly pass by a café that operates a WiFi network, you could be identified there without noticing it and be recognized later -- for example by public authorities or companies."

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

The YouTuber had knowingly spread the false claims for financial gain, authorities say.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

U.S. authorities evacuated an American medical missionary who contracted Ebola in Congo to a hospital in Germany with similar capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Martin, 54, decided to resume the show once authorities said everything was back under control even though “members of the artist’s team advised against continuing the performance,” the publicist’s statement explained.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

“We had to write to check with the church registers. What the Nazi authorities were looking for, of course, were Jewish names.”

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti