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Report: Goodwill Locations Hit By Credit-Card Breach

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A nonprofit organization that dovetails into retail is feeling the pain of a potential data breach this week. The charitable nonprofit group reported evidence that its payment systems were recently attacked and announced an investigation. Goodwill Industries International, Inc., a charitable nonprofit with more than 2,900 stores in the U.S.

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Post-Ferguson, Police Groups Work to Protect Military Surplus Access

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The heavily armed police response to protests after a racially charged police shooting in Missouri drew widespread attention to the acquisition of military hardware by local authorities. The images that came out of Ferguson, Missouri, in August were disturbing to many Americans, including some on Capitol Hill.