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Army adds charges against Afghan shooting suspect

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
SEATTLE (AP) -- The Army dropped a murder charge, but added others, including steroid use, against a soldier accused in a deadly shooting rampage in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Friday....
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Zimmerman's bond revoked

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
A Florida judge today revoked bond for George Zimmerman, who is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman must surrender within 48 hours.
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Judge revokes Zimmerman's bond

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
A Florida judge accused George Zimmerman of misrepresenting how much money he had. Zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in Trayvon Martin's death.
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NFL great begs to differ

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
More than 100 former players are suing the league for not protecting them from concussions and other injuries. Then there's Lester Hayes, a former Oakland Raiders cornerback who says players "will fight to play."
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NFL great begs to differ

CNN - Top Stories - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
More than 100 former players are suing the league for not protecting them from concussions and other injuries. Then there's Lester Hayes, a former Oakland Raiders cornerback who says players "will fight to play."
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2 California deputies face weapons charges

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against two Sacramento County sheriff's deputies accused of illegally selling dozens of weapons, some of which authorities say fell into the hands of criminals....
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2 California deputies face weapons charges

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors announced charges Friday against two Sacramento County sheriff's deputies accused of illegally selling dozens of weapons, some of which authorities say fell into the hands of criminals....
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VIDEO: Researchers make 'electric cloth'

BBC - News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
A fabric which is a good conductor of electricity but so thin it is invisible to the naked eye, has been made by scientists in Devon.
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Obama to visit World Trade Center site this month

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will visit the site of the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City later this month....
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Egyptians rally against Mubarak-era candidate

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Egypt on Friday to demand that Ahmed Shafiq, a former senior official in Hosni Mubarak's ousted regime, be disqualified from next month's presidential runoff....

Egyptians rally against Mubarak-era candidate

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Egypt on Friday to demand that Ahmed Shafiq, a former senior official in Hosni Mubarak's ousted regime, be disqualified from next month's presidential runoff....

Egyptians rally against Mubarak-era candidate

AP - World News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Egypt on Friday to demand that Ahmed Shafiq, a former senior official in Hosni Mubarak's ousted regime, be disqualified from next month's presidential runoff....

Cyber criminals using new tricks for break-ins

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Remember all those phony emails that purport to be from your bank, asking you to click on a link and turn over your account information?...
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Jobless rate now a leading political indicator

AP - U.S. News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It's all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis....
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Activists jab Obama and Romney on economy

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Separated at rival conferences by 1,000 miles and a world of political ideology, liberal and conservative activists are finding themselves united by a deep disappointment with the nation's economy....

Jobless rate now a leading political indicator

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) -- The discouraging new unemployment numbers present President Barack Obama with a sobering reminder that an uneven recovery from the recession can be a fragile argument for his re-election. It's all deepening his anxiety over the political and economic threat posed by the European debt crisis....

Romney says May jobs report is 'devastating news'

AP - Politics - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Seizing on what he called a "devastating" jobs report, Mitt Romney argued Friday that the best prescription for economic recovery is to replace President Barack Obama....

Slate.com: "Safe Data: Amending the Constitution to protect informational privacy"

FourthAmendment.com - News - Mon, 2025-05-26 01:41

Slate.com: Safe Data: Amending the Constitution to protect informational privacy by Adam Cohen:

When the National Security Agency spying scandal broke in 2005, it revealed that the government was engaged in a sweeping program of surveillance of its own citizens. As technology advances, the ability of the government to spy on ordinary Americans is growing rapidly. The government has sophisticated methods of intercepting phone calls and Internet traffic. And the FBI has just told Congress it wants to expand its ability to monitor Web-based communications, including Facebook and Twitter, in part by requiring these services to build special "back doors" for the government to use for monitoring. We are also being observed every day by spy cameras, throughout major cities and suburban shopping malls. The public has no way of knowing how much information the government is collecting and what it is being used for.

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