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  2. Mass surveillance - Wikipedia

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    e. Mass surveillance is the intricate surveillance of an entire or a substantial fraction of a population to monitor that group of citizens. [1] The surveillance is often carried out by local and federal governments or governmental organizations, but it may also be carried out by corporations (either on behalf of governments or at their own ...

  3. Commonwealth of Independent States - Wikipedia

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    The Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS) [a] is a regional intergovernmental organization in Eurasia. It was formed following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It covers an area of 20,368,759 km 2 (7,864,422 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 239,796,010. The CIS encourages cooperation in economic, political, and military ...

  4. Seal of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    The seal uses the coat of arms of Massachusetts as its central element. [2] An official emblem of the state, the coat of arms was adopted by the Legislature in 1775 and then reaffirmed by Governor John Hancock and his Council in 1780. The present rendition of the seal was drawn by resident-artist Edmund H. Garrett and was adopted by the state ...

  5. Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human ...

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    Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services 682 F.3d 1 is a United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit decision that affirmed the judgment of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the section that defines the terms "marriage" as ...

  6. Dominica - Wikipedia

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    Dominica is an island nation in the Caribbean Sea, the northernmost of the Windward Islands (though it is sometimes considered the southernmost of the Leeward Islands ). The size of the country is about 289.5 square miles (750 km 2) and it is about 29 miles (47 km) long and 16 miles (26 km) wide.

  7. Jacobson v. Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Jacobson v. Massachusetts, 197 U.S. 11 (1905), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the authority of states to enforce compulsory vaccination laws. The Court's decision articulated the view that individual liberty is not absolute and is subject to the police power of the state. Jacobson has been invoked in numerous ...

  8. LGBT history in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) persons have been present throughout the history of the US state of Massachusetts. A 2018 report by Boston Indicators and The Fenway Institute found that Massachusetts had the second-largest LGBT population in the country by percentage, behind Vermont, at roughly 5% of the state population.

  9. State of Palestine - Wikipedia

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    Palestine is classified as a middle income and developing country by the IMF. In 2023, GDP of the country was $40 billion and per-capita around $4,500. Due to its disputed status, the economic condition have been affected. [191] [192] [193] The CO2 Emission (metric tons per capita) was 0.6 in 2010.