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Library of Congress employee lured men to his ex’s home with Craigslist sex ads

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A Library of Congress film preservationist was indicted in Charlottesville on Wednesday posting fake Craigslist ads promising sex or pornography directing men to the home of his ex-girlfriend, whom he had previously harassed and stalked. Kenneth Edward Kuban, 61, was arrested in March for violating a restraining order obtained by…

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Library of Congress to archive Americans’ tweets

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The Library of Congress, repository of the world’s largest collection of books, has set for itself the enormous task of archiving something less weighty and far more ephemeral — Americans’ billions of tweets. The venerable US institution is assembling all of the 400 million tweets sent by Americans each day,…

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Gay man alleges discrimination in suit against Library of Congress

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A gay man who says he was harassed on the job and ultimately fired over his sexual orientation has filed a federal suit against the Library of Congress. According to the Washington Post, Peter TerVeer was employed as an auditor in the office of the Library’s Inspector General, but when…

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