US and UK struck secret deal to allow NSA to ‘unmask’ Britons’ personal data
• 2007 deal allows NSA to store previously restricted material • UK citizens not suspected of wrongdoing caught up in dragnet • Separate draft memo proposes...
Court order that allowed NSA surveillance is revealed for first time
Fisa court judge who authorised massive tapping of metadata was hesitant but felt she could not stand in the way The NSA's metadata trawl was...
Afghanistan’s poppy farmers plant record opium crop, UN report says
Despite 10 years of western efforts to curb production, a combination of economics and political instability means farmers in the world's largest heroin-producing country are...
Mexican vigilantes take on drug cartels – and worry authorities / Fear ‘undeclared civil war’
Militias spring up across Mexico to defend communities but authorities fear 'rebel force' and an 'undeclared civil war' Jo Tuckman in Tixtla The Guardian, Monday...
NSA monitored calls of 35 world leaders after US official handed over contacts
• Agency given more than 200 numbers by government official • NSA encourages departments to share their 'Rolodexes' • Surveillance produced 'little intelligence', memo acknowledges...
Fructose: the poison index
A ruling on fructose boosts the powerful sugar industry, either by incompetence or collusion, but is based on pseudoscience Robert Lustig The Guardian, Monday...
One in three women remove wedding rings fearing they will ‘damage employment prospects’
A third of women remove rings when it isn't necessarily normal to do so Of those, 35% remove them at work and 29% at job...
Statins risk for women: Taking cholesterol-lowering drug for more than ten years ‘doubles chances of the most common breast cancer’
Previous studies had shown cholesterol-lowering drugs can reduce the risk of certain cancers Research had only looked at women on drugs for less than five...
98% of Childhood cancer survivors have significant chronic disease
By Alexandra Sifferlin, TIME.com updated 10:21 AM EDT, Wed June 12, 2013 A new study shows childhood cancer survivors may be more likely to have...
Disney Channel forced to pull episode of hit TV show Jessie that ‘mocks’ and ‘humiliates’ child on gluten-free diet
A Change.org petition calling on Disney to 'stop bullying gluten-intolerant characters' attracted 2,137 signatures By Sadie Whitelocks PUBLISHED: 10:51 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED:...
Is this proof evil killers are born not made? Psychopaths’ brains ‘lack basic wiring that triggers empathy and compassion’
Psychopathy affects around 20 to 30% of U.S. prison population This compares with just 1% of the general U.S. population Prisoners shown video footage of...
Bomber’s father bizarrely claims that the FBI CALLED his son to accuse him of deadly attack two days before he was shot dead
Sunday, Apr 21 2013 'That's your problem': Chilling response of Boston bomber after 'FBI called him to accuse him of deadly attack' By Daily...
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...
Pesticides claim one life and sickens 129 others as people desperate to get rid of bed bugs use the outdoor toxins in their BEDROOMS
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 | UPDATED: 20:58 EST, 28 November 2012 No one likes bed bugs. But in...
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar ‘threatened to punch’ local reporter
By Eric W. Dolan Tuesday, November 13, 2012 18:53 EST Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar allegedly threatened to punch a reporter for the Colorado...
Who ordered the sweet and sour pussies? Moment truck crammed with FIVE HUNDRED cats was stopped en route to restaurants in China
By David Baker PUBLISHED:16:55 EST, 1 November 2012| UPDATED:17:16 EST, 1 November 2012 These pictures show the disturbing moment a truck crammed with 500...
U.S. nuclear plant declares “alert” after Sandy storm surge: NRC: May have to use a fire hose, to cool off fuel rods.
Posted 2012/10/30 at 12:57 am EDT NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2012 (Reuters) — Exelon Corp declared an "alert" at its New Jersey Oyster Creek nuclear...
Report tries to minimize tuition increase that’s more than triple the rate of inflation
By Kay Steiger Thursday, October 25, 2012 16:15 EDT Topics: rate of inflation ♦ the College Board ♦ tuition increase A new report released Wednesday...
EU’s top health official investigated in a tobacco-linked fraud probe
By Agence France-Presse Monday, October 22, 2012 15:07 EDT Topics: john dalli ♦ tobacco legislation A shady Maltese lobbyist, Sweden’s substitute for snuff, robberies against...
Geologists: Groundwater extraction caused earthquake in Spain
By Agence France-Presse Sunday, October 21, 2012 21:05 EDT Topics: earthquakes ♦ Groundwater extraction Massive extraction of groundwater helped unleash an earthquake in southeastern Spain...