The US Pirate Party Is Working On A Way To Get Around The NSA's Surveillance
The U.S. Pirate Party plans to create a new social network that will let Americans communicate without the National Security Agency spying on them, one of the party's "captains" told Business...
View ArticleTony Blair's Spokesperson Denies Rumors Of Wendi Deng Affair
A spokesperson for former UK prime minister Tony Blair has denied rumors that his client is having an affair with Wendi Deng, the Chinese-American business woman at the start of divorce proceedings...
View ArticleSo, Now That Edward Snowden May Blab US Secrets To China, Do You Still Think...
Last weekend, after 29 year-old government contractor Edward Snowden revealed himself to be the source of several major U.S. intelligence leaks, most people regarded him as a hero.Snowden, most people...
View ArticleCBS CONFIRMS: Reporter's Computer Was Compromised On 'Multiple Occasions'
A little more than three weeks after the network said it was investigating a claim by reporter Sharyl Attkisson alleging an ongoing intrusion into her computers, the network said it has confirmed a...
View ArticleWhy One Of Obama's Most Visible Foes Became His Biggest Ally In Obamacare
With a loud, very public finger wag 18 months ago, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer became something of a conservative symbol for opposition to President Barack Obama. The image on the tarmac couldn't be...
View ArticleLAWSUIT: Utah Cops Shot 21-Year-Old Woman 'Assassination Style'
The parents of a 21-year-old woman who was shot in the back of the head by two Utah police officers have filed a wrongful death lawsuit.West Valley, Utah police have said they thought Danielle Willard...
View ArticleFormer Bank Of America Employees Say They Got Cash And Gifts For Falsifying...
Employees at Bank of America were given cash bonuses and gifts for meeting quotas of mortgage holders sent into foreclosure, claims Simone Gordon, a former employee who has filed a lawsuit in...
View ArticleHere's The Legal Loophole That Allowed The Santa Monica Shooter To Own A Gun
Santa Monica police said Thursday that the man who went on a shooting rampage that killed five people last week built the semiautomatic rifle he used in the attack using components he purchased from...
View ArticleColleges Have Been Way Too Soft On Sex Crimes
Colleges across the United States are being accused of botching investigations into sex crimes.President Obama's alma mater, Occidental College, allegedly covered up rapes.Otterbein University had...
View ArticleMan Handed A 3-Year Prison Sentence For Refusing To Pay For Dinner
An Illinois man is going to jail for three years after refusing to pay his bill at a local steakhouse, the Journal Gazette and Times-Courier reported.The man, Anthony Malabehar, reportedly entered an...
View ArticleWhat's It Like Working For No Money?
Every summer, New York City and cities around the country are flooded with college-aged interns looking to get real-life experience that could potentially turn into a secure job after graduation.Many...
View ArticleAL GORE: NSA's Secret Surveillance Program 'Not Really The American Way'
The National Security Agency's blanket collection of US citizens' phone records was "not really the American way", Al Gore said on Friday, declaring that he believed the practice to be unlawful.In his...
View ArticleLenny Dykstra, The Craziest Baseball Star Turned Investor, May Leave Jail On...
Embattled jailbird and ex-Phillies star Lenny Dykstra is expected to be released from a California prison Sunday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.Dykstra is 15 months into a three-year sentence for...
View ArticleSão Paulo Raised The Cost Of A Bus Fare By 10 Cents And The City Erupted Into...
São Paulo has seen a fourth night of protests after an increase in bus and subway fares, and the BBC reports that things are starting to get violent.The price rise itself may seem relatively...
View ArticleWhy 3 Of America's Most Dangerous Cities Are In Wealthy Connecticut
Connecticut cities Bridgeport, New Haven, and Hartford are all among the 25 most dangerous cities in America, according to our analysis of violent crime per capita.What's wrong with Connecticut?First...
View ArticleKids Wish Network Named The Worst Charity In America
The worst charity in America spends less than 3 cents on the dollar towards charitable works, out of the millions it raises each year, according to a year-long investigation by CNN, the Center for...
View ArticleBank Of America Lied To Homeowners And Encouraged Foreclosures, Former...
(Reuters) - Six former Bank of America Corp employees have alleged that the bank deliberately denied eligible home owners loan modifications and lied to them about the status of their mortgage payments...
View ArticleUS Government Will Allow Tech Firms To Release Information On Surveillance...
Several tech companies have reached an agreement with the government over the release of information on surveillance requests, Reuters reports.From Reuters:Facebook became the first to release...
View ArticlePRISM Is Just Part Of A Much Larger, Scarier Government Surveillance Program
What makes Prism shine? National Security Agency's megadata collection from Internet pipelineWASHINGTON (AP) — In the months and early years after 9/11, FBI agents began showing up at Microsoft Corp....
View ArticleUS Government Made 9,000 Requests For Facebook User Info In Six Months
Facebook revealed it received between 9,000 and 10,000 requests for user data from US authorities in the second half of last year, as it seeks to shield itself from a growing scandal.The requests...
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