Phone Carriers Tight-Lipped On How They Will Comply With New Surveillance Law Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Phone Carriers Tight-Lipped On How They Will Comply With New Surveillance Law Under the USA Freedom Act, the NSA can no longer collect phone call metadata without a court order. Metadata remain with private phone carriers but can be subpoenaed by the government. Read this story Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry To Announce 2nd White House Bid Today In a new video, the Republican, whose 2012 run for president imploded after an "oops" moment during a televised debate, touts his 14 years as Texas governor. Read this story Man Fatally Shot In Boston Was Planning Attack On Police, Officials Say Usaama Rahim, 26, who was shot and killed on Tuesday after he lunged at authorities with a large, military-style knife, had been plotting to attack "boys in blue," according to an affidavit. Read this story Climate Change-Ready Rice Keeps Farmers' Fields Fertile Climate change has made some soil in Bangladesh more salty, so many farmers have had to leave fields fallow. But what if there were rice varieties that could naturally tolerate the salty conditions? Read this story Chinese Cruise Ship Death Toll Rises To 75 Rescue teams have now cut holes through parts of the overturned ship's hull, but they've found no more survivors from the ship that carried more than 450 people. Read this story more news stories

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