AFP Sunday, Jul 14, 2013 BEIJING – A Chinese court executed a man on death row without notifying his family and then defended its actions, sparking anger online, local media reported Sunday. Businessman Zeng Chengjie was executed on Friday after… Read More ›
US spent $630,000 to ‘buy’ Facebook fans
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013 | Agence France Presse he US State Department has embraced the wide outreach made possible through social media, but requires guidelines Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/File The US State Department was Wednesday under fire for spending $630,000 over… Read More ›
BPA linked to a common birth defect in boys
Contact: Jenni Glenn Gingery jgingery@endocrine.org 301-941-0240 The Endocrine Society SAN FRANCISCO– A new study links fetal exposure to a common chemical pollutant, bisphenol A (BPA), to defects of a testicular hormone in newborn boys with undescended testicles. The results, which… Read More ›
Obama: NSA secret data gathering ‘transparent’
By KIMBERLY DOZIER / AP Intelligence Writer / June 17, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret…. Read More ›
Denver airport security learn to always let the Wookiee win after confiscating Chewbacca actor’s light saber walking cane
Actor Peter Mayhew uses force of Twitter to get his cane returned Star Wars cast member was returning from Denver Comic Con By Jessica Jerreat PUBLISHED: 13:58 EST, 8 June 2013 | UPDATED: 13:59 EST, 8 June 2013 It’s… Read More ›
Tiananmen Square online searches censored by Chinese authorities
Banned search terms include ‘today’, ‘tomorrow’ and date references in attempt to quell protest Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 June 2013 08.55 EDT Twitter image mocking Chinese censorship of Tiananmen Square, adapted from AP’s 1989 photograph (the search… Read More ›
Top 1% Control 39% of World’s Wealth
Published: Friday, 31 May 2013 | 11:30 AM ET By: Robert Frank | CNBC Reporter & Editor The Rich Get Richer Friday, 31 May 2013 | 2:52 PM ET The top 1 percent now controls 36 percent of the world’s wealth,… Read More ›
Top Democratic spokesman causes Twitter explosion with complaint about news organizations boycotting ‘off the record’ briefing with US attorney general
‘Some in the media refuse to meet with’ Eric Holder, wrote top DNC flack Brad Woodhouse. ‘Kind of forfeits your right [to] gripe.’ The DO staff ‘can just find how [reporters] feel via subpoenaed email and phone records,’ snarked one… Read More ›
Saudi religious police boss condemns Twitter users
The head of Saudi Arabia’s religious police has warned citizens against using Twitter, which is rising in popularity among Saudis. Sheikh Abdul Latif Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh said anyone using social media sites – and especially Twitter – “has lost… Read More ›
Children with milk allergy may be ‘allergic to school’ : Chalk dust can contain milk protein
Contact: Christine Westendorf ChristineWestendorf@acaai.org 847-427-1200 American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Chalk dust can contain milk protein, triggering respiratory symptoms ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. (May 2, 2013) – Many of today’s school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands… Read More ›
Report: OPEC costs Americans hundreds of billions of dollars
Posted By Michael Bastasch On 3:35 PM 04/26/2013 In Daily Caller News Foundation | No Comments Depending on oil from nations in the oil cartel OPEC is costing Americans hundreds of billions of dollars every year, according to a new… Read More ›
Switzerland shuts doors to EU immigrants
Friday, 26 April 2013 The anti-immigration class across Europe has found many new adherents as of late, especially in the most economically devastated countries, like Greece and Italy. But now these Europeans might themselves become the unwelcome migrants, at… Read More ›
Saudi Arabia deports 3 men for being too sexy
EEV: As reported in The Daily Caller and the New York Post Saudi Arabia deports 3 men for being too sexy By MICHAEL BLAUSTEIN Last Updated: 10:12 AM, April 17, 2013 Posted: 10:11 AM, April 17, 2013 Three men were… 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 ›
Co-op rumour spreads panic : Cyprus
Co-op rumour spreads panic By Stefanos EvripidouPublished on April 6, 2013 THE GOVERNMENT, Central Bank and Cooperative Movement rushed to calm fears of a new raid on bank deposits yesterday after rumours, texts and reports circulating spread panic… Read More ›
‘We did not have loans written off’ : Former President and MP’s on the List
By George Psyllides Published on March 30, 2013 THE government yesterday reaffirmed its intention to fully investigate the banking sector, as a list surfaced with names of current and former state officials who allegedly had their… Read More ›
Hacking group Anonymous_Korea takes down N.Korea’s official websites
© Collage “The Voice of Russia” Hacking group Anonymous_Korea claimed they have taken down five of North Korea’s official websites, including the country’s official web portal and the foreign relations committee’s site. The hacktivist group Anonymous_Korea published a list of… Read More ›
Research suggests popular diabetes drugs can cause abnormal pancreatic growth in humans
Contact: Enrique Rivero erivero@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2273 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences Individuals who had taken a type of drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes showed abnormalities in the pancreas, including cell proliferation, that may be associated… Read More ›
Education Department website removes Chairman Mao quote
5:21 PM 03/22/2013 Robby Soave Reporter, The Daily Caller News Foundation In this Tuesday Sept. 18, 2012 photo, anti-Japan protesters hold portraits of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong and wave Communist party and national flags while marching on the… Read More ›
Fury as child porn goes viral on Facebook with 16,000 ‘shares’ and 4,000 ‘likes’
The clip was of a young girl apparently being abused by a grown man Some users shared grabs of video on Twitter to alert others of the danger Twitter hosted a torrent of furious tweets asking how clip got onto… Read More ›
Fake bureaucrat takes China authorities for ride
A paramilitary policeman stands guard next to flags ahead of the opening ceremony of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at Tiananmen Square in Beijing March 5, 2013. AFP Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 BEIJING – Authorities in China are hunting a… Read More ›
‘They took our money while we were sleeping’ WITH VIDEO
By Peter Stevenson Published on March 17, 2013 THE AIR of disappointment and rage on Ledra Street yesterday morning was almost tangible with groups of middle-aged men gathering to express their disbelief and fury about the haircut on deposits. Social… Read More ›
Beliebers start Twitter hate campaign against English schoolgirl who criticised Justin Bieber
EEV: I am not a fan of Justin Bieber either, come and get me too. Beliebers jealous after retweet from 19-year-old popstar James Legge Monday, 4 March 2013 A 15-year-old girl has become victim of an international Twitter hate mob… Read More ›
Meteorite hits Russian Urals: Fireball explosion wreaks havoc, up to 500 injured
Published: 15 February, 2013, 08:36 Edited: 15 February, 2013, 13:07 Russia’s Urals region has been rocked by a meteorite explosion in the stratosphere. The impact wave damaged several buildings, and blew out thousands of windows amid frigid winter weather. Hundreds… Read More ›
‘Unusual seismic event’ in North Korea -atomic test monitoring body
Reuters VIENNA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – An international nuclear test monitoring agency said on Tuesday that it had detected an “unusual seismic event” in North Korea, following weeks of speculation that a nuclear test was imminent in the country…. Read More ›
Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm
Exclusive: Raytheon’s Riot program mines social network data like a ‘Google for spies’, drawing ire from civil rights groups Ryan Gallagher The Guardian, Sunday 10 February 2013 10.20 EST Link to video: How Raytheon software tracks you online A multinational… Read More ›
Intel Firm Paid CIA Nominee Well As He Left for White House
<!—->EEV: Reposted per request: Feb. 4, 2013 – 01:14PM | Last Updated: Feb. 4, 2013 – 05:29PM | By ARAM ROSTON | President Barack Obama has nominated John Brennan (above) as CIA director. Financial disclosures related to Brennan’s years in the… Read More ›
Vitamin D, omega-3 may help clear amyloid plaques found in Alzheimer’s
Contact: Rachel Champeau rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu 310-794-2270 University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences A team of academic researchers has pinpointed how vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acids may enhance the immune system’s ability to clear the brain of amyloid plaques,… Read More ›
U.S. Navy Nuclear Refueling Postponed Due To Budget Crisis
Feb. 8, 2013 – 02:53PM | By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS | U.S. sailors aboard the carrier Abraham Lincoln muck out a catapult trough on Jan. 28 to ready the ship for a major overhaul — now postponed by the… Read More ›
Study: Earthworms may contribute to global warming ” Blame Organic Fertilizer? “
EEV: Confirmed Study.. Link is Below Posted By Michael Bastasch On 3:54 AM 02/06/2013 @ 3:54 AM In Daily Caller News Foundation,Uncategorized,US | As environmentalists and politicians fret about man-made global warming, they may be ignoring another culprit: earthworms…. Read More ›
$3 mln to be spent on ‘internet trolls’ as EU looks to 2014 election
Published: 3 February, 2013, 21:10 Edited: 3 February, 2013, 21:10 The EU will spend more than $3 million on ‘troll monitors’ to trawl Eurosceptic debates on the internet ahead of European elections in June 2014, UK media reports. It comes… Read More ›
Two million government employees will take to Weibo and other websites in an effort to drown out dissenting voices with party-approved propaganda.
Benjamin CarlsonJanuary 28, 2013 06:00 Party Trolls: Meet China’s answer to the internet A woman views the Chinese social media website Weibo at a cafe in Beijing on Apr. 2, 2012. In an effort to minimize the influence… Read More ›
America archives its billions of tweets
AFP Tuesday, Jan 22, 2013 WASHINGTON – 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…. Read More ›
800,000 Fisher-Price rocking sleeper seats could be infected with mold which can lead to respiratory problems and hives for babies
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 12:11 EST, 8 January 2013 | UPDATED: 13:23 EST, 8 January 2013 The government is warning concerned parents to inspect Fisher-Price Newborn Rock ‘N Play Sleepers due to a risk of exposure to mold for… Read More ›
Report: Russia Sends Landing Ships to Syria
<!—-> Dec. 30, 2012 – 11:39AM By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MOSCOW— A Russian warship carrying a unit of marines has left its Black Sea port for Syria amid preparations for a possible evacuation of nationals living and working in the strife-torn… Read More ›
Twitter suspends Anonymous account
Dec 19, 2012 21:10 Moscow Time © Collage “The Voice of Russia” YourAnonNews, a Twitter account used by members of Anonymous to relay messages pertinent to the hacktivist movement, has been suspended. Twitter users aligned with Anonymous and other online… Read More ›
Health Research Weekly Video Report 30 NOV 2012
Topics: Potentially Toxic Flame Retardants found in Many U.S. Couches More Facebook Friends means more Stress, says report 4 Common Antipsychotic Drugs found to lack safety and effectiveness in older adults Bothered by Negative, Unwanted Thoughts? Just throw them away
Azeri president says Armenia is a country “of no value”
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev took his verbal attacks on arch enemy Armenia onto Twitter on Tuesday, calling his Caucasus neighbor a “colony” run from abroad. Aliyev and his government have tried to boost their presence online, where dissident Azeri… Read More ›
Kuwait detains Twitter users for insulting emir
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, November 18, 2012 20:44 EST Kuwait’s public prosecution on Sunday ordered the detention of four Twitter users for 10 days for allegedly insulting the ruler of the oil-rich Gulf state, a rights group said. The four… Read More ›
FBI Agent in Petraeus Case Under Scrutiny: Agent in question sent shirtless photos to Ms. Kelley well before the email investigation began
U.S. NEWS Updated November 12, 2012, 10:24 p.m. ET By DEVLIN BARRETT, EVAN PEREZ and SIOBHAN GORMAN WASHINGTON—A federal agent who launched the investigation that ultimately led to the resignation of Central Intelligence Agency chief David Petraeus was barred from… Read More ›
Chilling freedom of speech, one poppy picture arrest at a time
In the latest of a series of frankly bizarre and unwarranted arrests, Kent Police yesterday took a 19 year old into custody. His crime? “This follows a posting on a social network site of a burning poppy,”said the police statement…. Read More ›
Guadeloupe National Domain registrar hacked, Twitter & Google domain credentials leaked
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/10/2012 02:35:00 AM | Guadeloupe is a Caribbean island located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles. Today a hacker going by name “UR0B0R0X” claimed to hack into the “Network Information Center Guadeloupe”… Read More ›
Critics question Petraeus’ timing : No longer has to testify at the Benghazi hearing
Critics question Petraeus’ timing By: Katie Glueck November 9, 2012 05:45 PM EST Gen. David Petraeus’s resignation from the CIA on Friday sparked skepticism among media pundits and journalists that the Obama administration had stalled the bombshell until after the… Read More ›
Central and Southern Living Might Turn You Vegetarian: You may become Allergic to meat
RELEASE UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL NOVEMBER 9, 2012 Central and Southern Living Might Turn You Vegetarian Lone star tick causes alpha-gal meat sensitivity, 32 percent higher in regional population ANAHEIM, CA. (November 9, 2012) – Meat lovers living in the central… Read More ›
Trump hastily backtracks over calls for a ‘revolution’ after branding Obama’s re-election a ‘disgusting injustice’
Trump ranted on Twitter when it became clear Obama would win election Later deleted tweet calling for a revolution NBC’s Brian Williams lashed out against Trump on air, saying he had ‘driven well past the last exit to relevance’ Trump… Read More ›
Trump calls for revolution against Obama
Sore loser Trump calls for revolution against Obama 2 hrs ago You’ve probably noticed that Donald Trump is not a fan of President Obama. But the reality TV star’s attitude turned from comically buffoonish to kind of worrying after the… Read More ›
This photo will self-destruct in 4, 3, 2, 1… Could a new app save us from the curse of embarrassing photos FOREVER?
New app deletes photos 30 seconds after you send them… But quick-fingered iPhone users could still manage to hang on to them By Ruth Styles PUBLISHED:06:30 EST, 5 November 2012| UPDATED:07:31 EST, 5 November 2012 If you have ever… Read More ›
Anonymous Threatens to Shutdown Facebook – Dude, do you have any Idea ?
Posted by Mohit Kumar on 11/02/2012 05:01:00 AM | Do you believe that it is possible to shut down Facebook with a cyber attack on 5th November 2012, which is not even organised in a proper way ? Few activists… Read More ›
Chinese man sues wife for being ugly, wins $120,000
Posted on: 8:23 am, October 26, 2012, by Will C. Holden Both of these photos show Jian Feng’s Chinese wife. The shot on the left shows her before she underwent $100,000 of plastic surgery, and the shot on… Read More ›
Seen a threatening Tweet? Alert the Secret Service
By Laura J. NelsonOctober 24, 2012, 2:54 p.m. Twitter users sent more than 6.5 million Tweets during the third presidential debate Monday – and a few of them were death threats against President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney…. Read More ›
Engineering Evil 