Saudi blogger detained for filming woman drive
Detained Saudi blogger sees momentum for women drivers Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY 12:26 p.m. EDT October 14, 2013 Saudi women plan a rolling protest through Riyadh and other…
White House, IRS exchanged confidential taxpayer info
Posted By Patrick Howley On 1:17 PM 10/09/2013 In Politics Top Internal Revenue Service Obamacare official Sarah Hall Ingram discussed confidential taxpayer information with senior Obama White House officials, according…
X Factor producers are deliberately creating crueller twists because viewers are becoming ‘immune to the sob stories’, claims psychologist
By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 11:29 EST, 8 October 2013 | UPDATED: 14:03 EST, 8 October 2013 The X Factor producers are forced to create cruel twists to the competition…
Twitter pays just £5,000 to tackle images of child abuse online – and is unhappy about being asked to contribute more
Industry-funded charity Internet Watch Foundation is raising the fees paid by members, but have met resistance from the social media giant Adam Withnall Sunday, 6 October 2013 As Twitter prepares…
Seven stupid things the gov’t spent money on during the shutdown
Posted By Michael Bastasch On 9:23 PM 10/02/2013 In Daily Caller News Foundation The government is shut down and thousands of government workers have been sent home. But will it…
Saudi Arabian women activists to get back behind the wheel / They will defy ban on driving October 26
23 September, 17:40 (ANSAmed) - DUBAI - Saudi women will once again be getting behind the wheel in the ultra-conservative, oil-rich kingdom in a month, in an act of…
Three of alleged attackers at Nairobi mall are US citizens
EEV: Requesting 2nd Confirmation Photo: EPA Three of suspected attackers at Nairobi massacre are from US, reports CNN citing sources within terror group Al-Shabaab. 0There are 10 to 15…
Burning question of the day: 1950s newspaper clipping shows how far women’s rights have come
By Jessica Jerreat PUBLISHED: 16:16 EST, 31 August 2013 | UPDATED: 16:16 EST, 31 August 2013 Women's lib has come a long way in a short time, as this…
Hacks continue as FBI claims to have dismantled Anonymous
The FBI is claiming to have dismantled the hacker organization Anonymous. But shortly after an official's statements were published in the press, Anons dumped large amounts of data that appears…
‘The pecking dead’: Panicked Russians contact authorities to report eerie behaviour of ‘zombie pigeons’
Birds seem extremely lethargic and seemingly fearless John Hall Wednesday, 21 August 2013 A number of panicked Russians have contacted the authorities to report concerns over the bizarre behaviour of…
What’s China got against the US Constitution?
In prominent articles, China’s Communist mouthpiece assails American democracy. Tourists in Tiananmen square in Beijing, June 4, 2013. (Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images) Advertisement HONG KONG — What’s China got against…
When a copy is NOT a copy: University researcher notices that Xerox machine CHANGES documents after scanning
Documents were changed when they were compressed, Xerox found Company posts a blog by its senior engineer to explain why it happens Xerox criticised for not ordering a recall when…
Texas students hijack superyacht with GPS-spoofing luggage
Don't panic, yet Students from the University of Texas successfully piloted an $80m superyacht sailing 30 miles offshore in the Mediterranean Sea by overriding the ship's GPS signals without any…
Breastfeeding Could Prevent ADHD
Monday, July 22, 2013 TAU research finds that breastfed children are less likely to develop ADHD later in life We know that breastfeeding has a positive impact on child development…
Chinese court executes man for fraud and illegal fundraising without telling family: media
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…
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…
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…
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