West Nile virus entered the United States in 1999 and is now considered a seasonal epidemic that starts in the summer and continues into the fall. First isolated in Uganda in 1937, the virus can cause severe human...
Sometimes security begins at the most simple level."A researcher performing social engineering exploits on behalf of several U.S. banks and other firms in the past year has “stolen” thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. Joshua Perrymon, hacking...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA father under intense pressure, work and family pressure it seems finally snapped, according to police who suspect this reason in the father taking his entire family and a...
"The House Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit Monday to enforce subpoenas against President Bush's chief of staff and his former counsel in a probe of suspected White House involvement in the 2006 firings of nine federal prosecutors, including Seattle's John McKay.
The...
"A few weeks before Kenya’s elections, Dora landed a 6-day-a-week job as a domestic worker in Langata, a middle-class neighborhood just 20 minute’s walk from her house. Dora’s employer, Maryanne, also a mother of three, needed someone to help take care of her home while...
You know based on just the name, I would have put this in the entertainment section if not for the fact that depite the Hilarious name, General Butt Naked stands accused of one of the most atrocious crimes against...
"Jack is the most popular boy's name in England and Wales for the 13th year running, while Grace is the most popular for baby girls in 2007.
In the girls' top five, Ruby is at number two, up two; 2006's top name Olivia is down two places to three; while Emily is up one to...
"The notorious Brooklyn landlord who owns the Greenpoint Terminal Market that burned down under mysterious circumstances last year continues to push new development projects even while facing millions of dollars in...
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"The House Judiciary Committee voted today to seek contempt of Congress citations against a top aide to President Bush and a former presidential aide over their refusal to cooperate in an inquiry about the firing of federal prosecutors.
The 22-to-17 vote along party lines...
"The arrest and imprisonment of political opponents is nothing new in Egypt, which has been ruled by a succession of authoritarian leaders since 1952; secular democrats are in jail along with the Islamists. Egypt is generally rated as one of the more repressive countries in...
"Steven Brooke and I have received much criticism from other conservatives about our analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood. One of them is Joshua Muravchik of the American Enterprise Institute. He recently voiced his objections with our position. While he agreed that we should...
"Hear out Muslim Brotherhood
By Joshua Stacher and Samer Shehata | March 25, 2007
ON A QUIET, one-way street in Cairo's middle-class Manial district, two bored security guards sit idly sipping tea. The building behind them houses a small apartment that serves as the main...
The judge handling the custody issue regarding Anna Nicole Smith'd body seems to be enjoying his time in the spotlight."Frank Frazetta
Broward County Circuit Judge Larry Seidlin seems to be on something of a power trip regarding his control over the (allegedly decaying)...
"10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say...
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