Archive for May 16th, 2008

A bomb threat was called in around 8:30 a.m. on Friday.

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Officials evacuated parts of the Zoo so that police and security could search the buildings.

Bomb-sniffing… Continue reading

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Responding to the suicide of a Missouri teenager who was teased over the Internet, state lawmakers Friday gave final approval to a bill making cyber harassment illegal.

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Australian scientists are trying to crack the mystery of how a tiny lizard found its way inside a chicken’s egg.

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Two powerful House members asked Charter Communications Friday to put a hold on its plans to monitor its customers’ web habits in order to serve them targeted ads, questioning whether the scheme complies with
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Three days after it emerged that broadband provider Charter Communications plans to begin eavesdropping on its subscribers’ web serving to build profiles for advertisers, serious questions about the technology remain unanswered — including whether

Matthis Chiroux is the kind of young American US military recruiters love.

“I was from a poor, white family from the south, and I did badly

 

Suicide: Megan Meier, 13, killed herself after receiving cruel messages via MySpace

A woman has been charged with perpetrating a MySpace hoax on the… Continue reading

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NHS doctors are refusing to carry out late abortions

NHS doctors are refusing to carry out late abortions, forcing hospitals to contract them out to private clinics and charities.

Growing moral… Continue reading

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Unity will be the site of an emergency response training exercise.

“Operation Terminal Stinger” is scheduled for June 6 and 7 at the facility near Latrobe. The exercise is required by… Continue reading

Households are being overcharged by more than £400 a year for gas and electricity because power companies are fixing prices, it is claimed.

The official consumer body Energywatch says the power supply industry in Britain and… Continue reading

A terrifying “happy slapping” of a teenage girl has fuelled concerns over the rise in violent “ladette” culture.

Footage of the girl, believed to be 14, shows her being kicked and kneed in the face by… Continue reading

A recently released letter from Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) has raised a concern by the Committee on Homeland Security regarding the National Applications Office (NAO) and their plans to use military satellites to… Continue reading

Cattle Congress president Wally Mochal said he and the members of the board were under the impression that the grounds and facilities would be used by the Homeland Security Administration for training purposes.

The board did… Continue reading

POMONA - A weekend checkpoint caused residents to express concern and accusations to fly at a City Council meeting on Monday.

Councilwoman Cristina Carrizosa said residents were frightened and that the behavior of officers reminded her… Continue reading

Chicago’s top cop revealed some new strategies Friday to fight crime in the city– adding semi-automatic weapons, an armor-plated vehicle, and full SWAT dress in crime hot spots.

Tracking homicide numbers has long been - whether… Continue reading

Sometime soon, drunken driving suspects in Kane County will have a new choice: Get your blood-alcohol level measured in a breath, blood or urine test, or have your blood drawn involuntarily.

On No Refusal Weekend the… Continue reading

The U.S. government has repeatedly claimed that it was launching aggressive programs solely at foreign enemies, and then launched them at American citizens. For example:

• In 2002, the Pentagon announced that it… Continue reading