John Hall Tuesday, 14 May 2013 The Associated Press news agency has condemned the US government for the unexplained seizure of records of telephone calls made by its journalists. Describing the seizure as “a massive and unprecedented intrusion”, AP’s… Read More ›
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Senior IRS officials knew in 2011 agents targeted political groups, report says
Inspector general findings seems to contradict public statements that Tea party and others were flagged for additional scrutiny Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Sunday 12 May 2013 11.18 EDT White House spokesman Jay Carney has brushed aside calls for the White… Read More ›
Gang stole $45m from cash machines across globe in hours, say prosecutors
‘Virtual criminal flash mob’ used bogus swipe cards loaded with data from hacked bank databases to commit thousands of thefts Associated Press in New York guardian.co.uk, Friday 10 May 2013 05.38 EDT Seven people are being held in connection with… Read More ›
Toxic pesticides burn up in California wildfire
Published time: May 03, 2013 16:30 US Forestry fire fighters preapre to take on an out of control wildfire on May 2, 2013 in Camarillo, California. (AFP Photo / Getty Images / Kevork Djansezian) Hazmat teams are trying to contain… Read More ›
Large HIV study stopped after safety review found more study participants who received the vaccine later became infected
HIV vaccine study halted by US government over unsuccessful shots Associated Press in Washington guardian.co.uk, Thursday 25 April 2013 17.52 EDT A 2009 study in Thailand is the only HIV/Aids study ever to show a modest success. Photograph: Denis Farrell/AP… Read More ›
Now officials claim Boston bombing suspect was NOT armed in boat showdown – despite police account of firefight and him ‘shooting himself’
Officials now claim that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was unarmed as he hid in boat in Watertown Contradicts Boston Police Commissioner’s account of hour-long firefight with Tsarnaev New York Times said M4 rifle had been found on boat Police sources suggested… Read More ›
Hacked AP tweet claiming White House explosion causes Dow dip
Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility By Iain Thomson in San Francisco Posted in Security, 23rd April 2013 19:27 GMT Free whitepaper – Hands on with Hyper-V 3.0 and virtual machine movement A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army… Read More ›
North Korea to consider closing Kaesong complex after worker recall
Pyongyang’s suspension of operations at complex it runs with South Korea is yet another ‘foolish gesture’, says expert Tania Branigan in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Monday 8 April 2013 11.19 EDT A South Korean security official guards the road leading to the… Read More ›
Medical researcher ‘stole a patented cancer-research compound to take to a university in China’
Wednesday, Apr 03 2013 By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED: 16:31 EST, 2 April 2013 | UPDATED: 16:31 EST, 2 April 2013 A Medical College of Wisconsin researcher has been charged with economic espionage after he stole samples of a… Read More ›
Mexican vigilantes seize town, arrest police
Posted By Associated Press On 11:19 PM 03/27/2013 In World ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of armed vigilantes have taken control of a town on a major highway in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero, arresting local police officers and… Read More ›
Ohio county condemns two new Amish houses because they have outhouses and the owners refuse to install modern plumbing
By Daily Mail Reporter and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 15:57 EST, 27 March 2013 | UPDATED: 16:59 EST, 27 March 2013 A county health board in Ohio has condemned two houses recently built by the Amish because they have outhouses… Read More ›
Is she a spy? Mystery of 27-year-old enigma Chinese student who ‘caught US defense contractor, 59, in honeytrap to get classified information’
Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, of Honolulu, charged with passing on secrets The defense contractor met younger lover at military defense conference He did not tell authorities about her as he should have done A covert search of his home in… Read More ›
FDA redactions policy violates Freedom of Information Act / Conceals Drug and Medical device dangers form the public
Open gov’t groups: FDA redactions rules skirt law Transparency groups: Long-standing FDA redactions policy violates Freedom of Information Act By Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer | Associated Press – 22 hrs ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal policy that allows the… Read More ›
Ultranationalist politician suggests 10-tonne meteorite was in fact a new American weapon
Hundreds hurt in Russia after meteorite falls to Earth Howard Amos in Moscow The Guardian, Friday 15 February 2013 15.53 EST Galina Zaglumyonova was woken in her flat in central Chelyabinsk by an enormous explosion that blew in the balcony… Read More ›
Pa. kindergartner suspended for bubble gun remark: School District officials labeled the girl a “terrorist threat”
MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. (AP) — A 5-year-old Pennsylvania girl who told another girl she was going to shoot her with a pink toy gun that blows soapy bubbles has been suspended from kindergarten. Her family has hired an attorney to… Read More ›
FBI – Finally – question Benghazi consulate attack suspect
Dec 22, 10:45 AM EST FBI question Benghazi consulate attack suspect By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After months of asking, agents from the FBI questioned the only known suspect in… Read More ›
Osama bin Laden: Navy emails lift the lid on secret burial at sea
The first details of Osama bin Laden’s secret burial at sea have been revealed in internal US military emails which show that no sailor witnessed the covert funeral. President Barack Obama in the Situation Room of the White House… Read More ›
$2 billion ‘theft’ of Zimbabwe’s diamonds
Allies of President Robert Mugabe have carried out the “biggest single plunder of diamonds” since the days of Cecil Rhodes, stealing Zimbabwean gems worth $2 billion (£1.26 billion) over the last four years, according to a new study. Zimbabwe’s Marange… Read More ›
Jill Kelley, State Dept. liaison, is mystery woman Paula Broadwell harassed via email leading to FBI probe: AP
Another person who knows Kelley and David Petraeus confirmed their friendship and said she saw him often, according to The Associated Press Sunday, November 11, 2012, 3:04 PM A senior U.S. military official says the author who had an affair… Read More ›
Yet more security concerns emerge about Paula Broadwell’s access to Petraeus:” disregarded normal CIA security procedures”
Yet more security concerns emerge about Paula Broadwell’s access to Petraeus By Max Fisher , Updated: November 10, 2012 CIA Director David Petraeus (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Newly reported information about CIA Director David Petraeus’s alleged affair with Paula… Read More ›
74th Health Research Report 19 JAN 2010 – Reconstruction
In this Issue: 1. AP IMPACT: Toxic metal in kids’ jewelry from China 2. Incidence of type 1 diabetes doubles in 20 years, continues rising at 3 percent per year — but why? 3. STUDY REVEALS HOW ONE FORM… Read More ›
Can Judge Set Abortion for Mentally Disabled?
By NICK DIVITO CARSON CITY, Nev. (CN) – A Washoe County judge says he has the authority to order an abortion for a mentally disabled and epileptic woman, against the wishes of her Catholic parents. The 32-year-old… Read More ›
Iran claims production of new advanced drone
The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s media is reporting the country has produced a domestically-made drone capable of hovering in midair. The Sunday report by several newspapers including the conservative Resalat says an advanced vertical take-off and landing or… Read More ›
Federal prison factories caught in debate: Should inmates be doing private-sector work?
By Associated Press, Updated: Sunday, November 4, 7:24 AM TALLADEGA, Ala. — On the outside, Unicor, with its big oaks and magnolia trees, looks like it could be part of a landscaped industrial park. Step a little closer and… Read More ›
Second Chinese stealth fighter makes test flight
J-31 aircraft photographed near Shenyang appears to be a smaller version of the J-20 prototype tested last year Associated Press in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Thursday 1 November 2012 08.34 EDT A Chinese J-20 stealth jet. The J-31 spotted this week is… Read More ›
Greek publisher cleared of breaking the law by printing alleged list of Swiss bank depositors
Published November 01, 2012 | Associated Press ATHENS, Greece – A magazine publisher was acquitted on Thursday of breaching privacy laws by printing a list allegedly naming Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland. The list has touched off… Read More ›
GAO: FDA fails to follow up on unproven drugs ” FDA has never pulled a drug off the market due to a lack of required follow-up about its actual benefits”
2009 report posted for filing By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Business Writer Matthew Perrone, Ap Business Writer WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration has allowed drugs for cancer and other diseases to stay on the market even when… Read More ›
Revealed: How Facebook is used to kidnap and traffic Indonesian girls
27 Facebook-related abductions reported this year in Indonesia 435 children were trafficked last year, mostly for sexual exploitation By Katy Dartford PUBLISHED:05:46 EST, 29 October 2012| UPDATED:06:57 EST, 29 October 2012 Facebook is increasingly being used to kidnap Indonesian children… Read More ›
Designer baby warning as embryos are made using TWO women and one man by Oregon scientists
Procedure would swap the nucleus of a mother’s egg containing mutated genes into a donor’s The donor’s normal mitochondria replaces the mother’s defective mitochondria containing mutated DNA Donor’s genes would amount to 1 per cent of the embryo’s genes and… Read More ›
Same Report 2 Titles ( Organic fruit and vegetables are no better for children, pediatricians claim ) – ( American Academy of Pediatrics Reviews The Benefits of Organic Foods )
Article # 1 . 2nd article at Bottom . 3rd and 4th article link to the Actual PR release…From the OTA the Other the Original Release from the AAP . OTP Report . AAP Press Release . Organic fruit and… Read More ›
Spain considers banning photos, video of police and state security forces who are on duty
By Associated Press, Published: October 19 MADRID — Spain is considering a ban on photographing, filming or reproducing images of police and state security forces who are on duty, officials said Friday. Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said the… Read More ›
For Kodak, nuclear reactor and weapons-grade uranium proved useful
Reposted for filing An Eastman Kodak facility had a small nuclear reactor and 3½ pounds of weapons-grade uranium for more than 30 years. (Associated Press / May 14, 2012) By Matt PearceMay 14, 2012, 3:01 p.m. Kodak has the bomb…. Read More ›
Girl, 15, lashed 60 times for ‘speaking to men in the street’ : Mali
Islamist group Ansar Dine said to have repeatedly warned girl to stop talking to men in the street in Timbuktu, Mali By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED:07:55 EST, 17 October 2012| UPDATED:09:14 EST, 17 October 2012 A teenaged girl received 60… Read More ›
Revealed: Children’s jewelry that contains toxic cadmium which causes cancer STILL on sale after federal crackdown
By Associated Press Reporter PUBLISHED:23:07 EST, 14 October 2012| UPDATED:23:53 EST, 14 October 2012 Federal regulators failed to pursue recalls after they found cadmium-tainted jewelry on store shelves, despite their vow to keep the toxic trinkets out of children’s… Read More ›
Turkey ‘forces Syrian plane to land in Ankara’
Turkey has forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport, according to state media. Photo: ALAMY 7:22PM BST 10 Oct 2012 State-run TRT television said an Airbus A320 coming from Moscow was intercepted by F16 jets as it… Read More ›
Stream in India has record high levels of drugs
2009 study posted for filing By Margie Mason THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PATANCHERU, India — When researchers analyzed vials of treated wastewater taken from a plant where about 90 Indian drug factories dump their residues, they were shocked. Enough of a… Read More ›
America’s top export in 2011 was . . . fuel?
Re-Posted for filing By Brad Plumer, Published: December 31, 2011 Fuel is now the top U.S. export. The Associated Press reports that America is on pace to ship out more gasoline, diesel and jet fuel than anything else in… Read More ›
China State television on Saturday reported that the country’s navy and air forces conducted joint military exercises with live fire targeting a small island in the East China Sea.
China’s lines around islands suggest more conflict LOUISE WATT – Associated Press (AP) Posted September 29, 2012 at 4:08 a.m BEIJING (AP) — One of the hottest items in bookstores across China is a map for a place that… Read More ›
Mass. chemist’s colleagues had questioned her work: 60,000 drug samples submitted in the cases of about 34,000 defendants are now in question
AP foreign, Wednesday September 26 2012 BRIDGET MURPHY Associated Press= BOSTON (AP) — A chemist at the center of a drug lab testing scandal admitted she faked results for two to three years, forged signatures and skipped proper procedures, a… Read More ›
AP IMPACT: Tragedy meant big money for NY minister
By BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE and DAVID B. CARUSO Enlarge Photo Associated Press/Ryan Freeland – In this March 3, 2010 photo, the Rev. Carl Keyes speaks to an audience in Harrisonburg, Va., about his life experiences relating to his organization,… Read More ›
Catholics call for Israeli hate-crime crackdown
Published: 20 September, 2012, 20:29 Edited: 20 September, 2012, 20:29 A spate of hate crimes against Christian places of worship in Israel has prompted usually reticent Roman Catholic officials to speak out, hoping that intervention by authorities might bring an… Read More ›
Navy submarine commander faked own death to end affair
By David Ferguson Thursday, September 20, 2012 15:14 EDT Topics: Michael P. Ward II ♦ Pittsburgh On Sept. 5, U.S. Navy Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II was found guilty of conduct unbecoming of an officer and a gentleman, dereliction of… Read More ›
‘He is still alive!’: Video shows the moment ambassador’s body is pulled from embassy . . . as witness says he was breathing
Engineering Evil – Do not proceed if you are easily disturbed… I am posting this article due to the lack of disregard that certain politicians have for those on the front lines. In hopes that that maybe they stop lying, and… Read More ›
Only 24% of American teens have proficient writing skills – even when allowed spell check and computers
Fewer than one in four American teens has proficient writing skills – even when allowed spell check and computers Only a quarter of eighth and 12th grade students had solid writing abilities, according to National Assessment of Educational Progress writing… Read More ›
Identity of anti-Muslim filmmaker called into question: Update: Film’s consultant confirms “Sam Bacile” is not real
Identity of anti-Muslim filmmaker called into question By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, September 12, 2012 14:12 EDT Update (below): Film’s consultant confirms “Sam Bacile” is not real A man who claimed he’s the creator of an anti-Muslim film that’s sparked… Read More ›
Woolly mammoth remains may contain living cells
Hair, soft tissues and bone marrow found on Siberian expedition, raising hopes that extinct creature could be cloned Associated Press guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 11 September 2012 13.15 EDT Frozen fragments of a woolly mammoth have been found by an international expedition… Read More ›
Former Navy SEAL’s book on Osama bin Laden raid contains classified info that may be dangerous insight into U.S. operations, Pentagon say
By Associated Press PUBLISHED:16:09 EST, 4 September 2012| UPDATED:16:54 EST, 4 September 2012 A former Navy SEAL’s insider account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information and may provide enemies with dangerous insight into secretive U.S…. Read More ›
Security rules for Democratic National Convention cause concern: Banned: handbags, backpacks, soda cans, drink coolers, scarves, bike helmets, baby strollers, and non-service animals” within the hundred-square-block event zone
By Muriel Kane Sunday, September 2, 2012 20:19 EDT A new ordinance for “extraordinary events” put in place by the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, which is hosting the Democratic National Convention this week, have left attendees as well as… Read More ›
Harvard University probes plagiarism outbreak involving 125 students
Half the students in Ivy League college’s Introduction to Congress class may have copied each other’s Paul Harri guardian.co.uk, Thursday 30 August 2012 19.59 EDT The scandal may be the largest cheating ring to have hit an elite Ivy… Read More ›
Sanctions block Iran gamers from World of Warcraft
By RAPHAEL SATTER | Associated Press – 4 hrs ago LONDON (AP) — They’ve vanquished elves, trolls, and all manner of magical monsters. But one select group of online gamers is facing an even more formidable foe: The U.S. sanctions… Read More ›
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