Google trying to take privacy seriously

"This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary (the same on that affected CNET earlier last month) was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005. There’s nothing Google could have done about...

US candidates practise their U-turns

In order to pass their political driving test, successful politicians need to be masters of one tricky manoeuvre in particular - the U-turn."The contenders in this year's US presidential election are no exceptions -...

UFO reported to police

"Police called out to a 999 call about an unexplained object in the night sky solved the mystery straight away for their operator - "it's the Moon, over." But the emergency call meant the officers were sent out to a...

Iran: death penalty for “corrupt weblogs”

"New legislation has been proposed in Iran that could make blogging a crime punishable by death. Cyrus Farivar has a story on today's edition of the PRI radio show The World: Iran considers harsh penalty for some bloggers (3:30). Over at Global Voices, Hamid Tehrani writes: ...

FBI Surveillance Team Reveals Tricks Of The Trade

"The FBI has an entire army of people whose sole job is to do surveillance. Whether they are tracking a terrorist suspect or mobster or potential spy, the secret isn't about being a master of disguise. Instead, it is all about blending in. Turn on any cop show and their...

Pilot Project To Help Service Veterans Readjust To Civilian Life

"Military personnel exiting war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan could soon be helped to kick behaviour - including heavy drinking and dangerous driving - which keeps them alive in the theatre of war, but is not conducive to civilian life. Surgeon Commander Dr Neil Greenberg,...

Gagnon's Texas landlord had unwitting role in Bennett case

"Gagnon's Texas landlord had unwitting role in Bennett case July 5, 2008 By KATHY McCORMACK The Associated Press ...

Bennett timeline update

"Details in police's case reveal chilling, devious planning by victim's uncle July 5, 2008 By Daniel Barlow Vermont Press Bureau ...

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You

A common-sense study with the expected common-sense results: "King and his colleagues evaluated almost 16,000 men and women who were between the ages of 45 and 64 when the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study...

Woman in India 'has twins at 70'

A woman in India, who is believed to be 70 years old, has given birth to twins after taking IVF treatment."Omkari Panwar has no birth certificate but if her age is proven it would make her the world's oldest mother. ...

Couple say supermarket 'Aisle do'

Two supermarket workers who fell in love at work, have now gotten married in the aisles of the Sainsbury where they worked.I'm not sure this is for me, but seems like a unique way to tie the knot at least!"Crowds of...

Right-wing radio talker Monica Crowley caught plagiarizing.

"A few weeks ago, the site 23/6 made a parody of the “You Can’t Have Alex” MoveOn.org ad. The parody featured Laurie Kilmartin, who explained today, “We called it ‘John McCain, Meet William,’ with me as...

China to close plants over Games

China has now ordered that 40 factories be closed in Beijing in the run-up to the Olympic Games, but many are doubtful that it is actually going to make a difference."The plants in the eastern port city of Tianjin...

Rose rage - flowerbed violence grows

A passion for gardening is something that many people have but when that passion turns into an obsession things can go badly wrong."As the green-fingered hordes descend on the lush lawns of Hampton Court flower show...

Int'l NGO members unable to enter Japan to attend G-8-related event

"SAPPORO — Nineteen members of an international farmers’ group have not been allowed to enter Japan, making them unable to attend a forum in Hokkaido, hosted by a nongovernmental organization prior to next...

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