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    <em>Between Two Fires</em> by Joshua Yaffa
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    'Between Two Fires' Asks: At What Point Are We Responsible For Our Actions?

    Jan 13, 2020
    In his new book, The New Yorker's Joshua Yaffa is as much an ethicist as he is a reporter, presenting a portrait of the Russian state through those who have decided to compromise with it.
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    Technology
    Philosophy professor Abby Everett Jaques of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created a class called Ethics of Technology to help future engineers and computer scientists understand the pitfalls of tech.
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    Solving The Tech Industry's Ethics Problem Could Start In The Classroom

    May 31, 2019
    Facebook, Google and other tech giants have been hit with problems they didn't anticipate their software creating. An MIT professor is teaching students that ethics is essential to their future work.
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    Does Nevada Attract Unethical Politicians?

    Mar 25, 2019

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    Technology
    New research explores how people think autonomous vehicles should handle moral dilemmas. Here, people walk in front of an autonomous taxi being demonstrated in Frankfurt, Germany, last year.
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    Should Self-Driving Cars Have Ethics?

    Oct 26, 2018
    To design a "moral machine," researchers updated a classic thought experiment for the autonomous vehicle age. But do we really want artificial intelligence making decisions on who lives or dies?
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    Politics
    Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks during the SelectUSA Summit, in Oxon Hill, Md., Friday, June 22, 2018.
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    Criticism from Ethics Watchdog Leads Commerce Secretary Ross To Sell Remaining Stocks

    Jul 13, 2018
    After receiving a strongly worded letter from the government ethics office, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he will sell all of his remaining stocks.
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    The Two-Way
    Port Authority Ethics Committee Chairwoman Caren Turner flashed her credentials before berating an officer after a traffic stop involving her daughter. She resigned after video of the incident surfaced.
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    VIDEO: New Jersey Ethics Official Resigns Over Ethics Violations, Berating Officer

    Apr 25, 2018
    A state official flashed her credentials and powerful connections after a traffic stop involving her daughter. She profanely told a policeman to shut up. She no longer holds the post.
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    Politics
    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the mission of the EPA on Dec. 7, 2017.
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    Dogged By Scandal, EPA's Pruitt Turns To Damage Control

    Apr 04, 2018
    EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is fending off a series of ethics investigations, amid lukewarm support from the White House.
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    Politics
    Trump administration Cabinet secretaries attend ceremonies for late evangelist Billy Graham at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 28. At least nine current and former members of the Cabinet face accusations of abusing their office.
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    Trump's Cabinet Scandals: Is Abuse Of Office Contagious?

    Mar 08, 2018
    "Not only does unethical behavior spread, but it mutates into other forms of unethical behavior," says ethics consultant Susan Liautaud.
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    Politics
    The White House at night last week. President Trump has picked a new ethics chief, who, unlike past appointments, has won praise from experts.
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    Trump's Choice For New Ethics Chief Wins Praise: 'Somebody Who Plays It By The Book'

    Feb 09, 2018
    Emory Rounds III is "somebody who plays it by the book," said former White House ethics counsel Richard Painter.
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    Analysis
    Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey in Atlantic City, N.J., in January 1988.
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    Trump Has Revealed Assumptions About Handling Presidential Wealth, Businesses

    Jan 20, 2018
    Trump has continued to own a business empire while serving as president. That has revealed that expectations about handling presidential wealth, businesses and brands was about norms not laws.
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    Politics

    As Trump Enters Year Two In Office, Mueller Looking At Money Laundering

    Jan 17, 2018
    Special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating Russian influence in U.S. elections. While his probe's details are unknown, one focus may be links between President Trump and Russian money launderers.
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    In the Philippines, an advertisement for Manila's Trump Tower, featuring Ivanka Trump.
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    After A Year In Office, Questions About Trump's Foreign Deals Go On. And On

    Jan 15, 2018
    When preparing to take the oath of office, President Trump promised to make no new foreign business deals. But a year later, ethics experts say the problems have not been solved in any meaningful way.
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    Politics
    Washington, D.C., attorney Jeffrey Lovitky has taken it upon himself to sue President Trump.
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    For 1 Attorney, A Lonely Legal Fight To Make Trump Comply With Rules

    Jan 15, 2018
    Attorney Jeffrey Lovitky took it upon himself last year to sue Trump. "It is intimidating," he says. Still, he's suing again, saying he has a duty to push for compliance with various ethics rules.
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    13.7: Cosmos And Culture
    NBC's "The Good Place" cast during the Aug. 2, 2016. press appearance (left to right): William Jackson Harper, Ted Danson, D'Arcy Carden, Kristen Bell, Jameela Jamil, Manny Jacinto.
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    The Good Psychology In 'The Good Place'

    Oct 23, 2017
    Despite my skepticism at the outset, for a light and amusing TV sitcom "The Good Place" does a pretty good job with philosophy — and a pretty good job with human psychology, too, says Tania Lombrozo.
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    Politics: Issues
    This March 11, 2016, file photo, shows the Mar-a-Lago Club, owned by President Donald Trump, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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    Watchdogs Try To Get Mar-A-Lago Answers, Mostly Turn Up More Questions

    Sep 15, 2017
    Two groups are attempting to get more information about President Trump's guests at his private Florida resort Mar-A-Lago. For the most part, the inquiries have generated more questions than answers.
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    Politics
    White House staffers may need assistance from a legal defense fund if special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe pulls them in for questioning.
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    White House Staffers May Get Legal Fund For Russia Probe — With Anonymous Donors?

    Sep 15, 2017
    Anonymous donations to a legal defense fund, even one for White House staffers, could be a discreet way of showing loyalty to President Trump.
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    Politics
    Former Office of Government Ethics director Walter Shaub wants to see reforms to strengthen the office.
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    Former Ethics Director Says Trump Is Causing A 'Crisis;' Calls For Reforms

    Jul 28, 2017
    Walter Shaub, former head of the federal ethics office, says that unless compliance laws are toughened, American ethical norms will fade away. They will be replaced by new, lower standards, he fears.
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    Politics
    White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said in an interview on Thursday that the federal disclosure rules could be too cumbersome.
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    Top Trump Aide Says Ethics Filings Discourage Potential Government Employees

    Jul 27, 2017
    In an interview on Fox & Friends, White House counselor Kellyanne Conway called federal disclosure rules "disincentivising" for qualified people who might otherwise want to join the administration.
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    Politics
    Outgoing ethics director Walter Shaub said in January that President Trump's plan to reduce conflicts of interest "doesn't meet the standards ... that every president in the past four decades has met."
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    Ethics Office Director Walter Shaub Resigns, Saying Rules Need To Be Tougher

    Jul 06, 2017
    Shaub, who has had many battles with the Trump administration, says he is quitting to become a legal activist. He says the "current situation" shows tougher ethics action is needed.
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    Politics
    A watchdog group contends that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley violated the Hatch Act for retweeting a political message from the president.
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    Ethics Group Says U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley's Retweet Violated A Federal Law

    Jun 27, 2017
    Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, retweeted President Trump's support for a political candidate. CREW says that violated a law that bans federal employees from political activity.
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    Politics
    President Trump has updated his financial disclosure report, published by the Office of Government Ethics.
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    Trump's Business Empire: An Update On His Sources Of Revenue

    Jun 20, 2017
    As a presidential candidate last year, Trump had to disclose his sources of revenues. Now in office, the president has voluntarily updated the information about the Trump Organization's businesses.
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    The Two-Way
    Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh (left) and District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine announce a lawsuit against President Trump over conflicts of interest with his businesses on Monday in Washington.
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    Attorneys General Of Maryland And D.C. Sue Trump Over His Businesses

    Jun 12, 2017
    Another lawsuit has been filed to force President Trump to sell off his businesses. But this one is different: It was filed on behalf of attorneys general in Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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    Politics
    The Office of Government Ethics posted a list of federal agency officials who have been granted ethics waivers on Wednesday.
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    Trump Administration Names More Former Lobbyists With Ethics Waivers

    Jun 07, 2017
    The White House has put out the names of federal agency officials who sought dispensation from ethics rules. But critics question whether the list reflects the full scope of conflicts of interest.
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    Politics
    President Trump pledged that the Trump Organization would donate profits from foreign governments, but the top Democrat in the House Oversight Committee says the organization does not appear to be following through.
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    Trump Said He Would Donate Foreign-Government Profits; Docs Suggest Limited Effort

    May 25, 2017
    The Trump Organization told staff that asking guests if they represent a foreign government would impede privacy. The House Oversight Committee's top Democrat says the policy raises "grave concerns."
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    Politics
    President Trump's property <em>Le Chateau des Palmiers </em>is on the market. It comes complete with a potential conflict of interest.
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    Sale Of Trump Property Raises Ethical Questions About Potential Buyer's Motives

    May 11, 2017
    President Trump's trust is selling off his resort in the Caribbean. Ethics experts say that a buyer might offer a huge price to curry favor with the president, underscoring the conflict of interest.
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