G20 death: Met police officer may face manslaughter charge
The police officer caught on film attacking Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests could face manslaughter charges after a second postmortem concluded that the newspaper vendor died from internal bleeding and not a heart attack. The dramatic new evidence, made public yesterday, provoked an immediate response from the victim's family, who
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The Pirate Bay Four Found Guilty
by hexcrass | in Culture & Society > Politics
The four people involved in running The Pirate Bay, one of the most widely used BitTorrent trackers for music, movies and software, have been found guilty by the Stockholm district court of being accessories to crimes against copyright law. The court handed down its verdict on Friday morning.
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Iraq air raids hit mostly women and children
by hexcrass | in Culture & Society > Politics
Air strikes and artillery barrages have taken a heavy toll among the most vulnerable of the Iraqi people, with children and women forming a disproportionate number of the dead.
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Pentagon looks to move battle against pirates ashore
by hexcrass | in Culture & Society > Politics
As the Defense Department weighs options to prevent a repeat of the drama that unfolded on the seas this weekend, those who patrol the waters say pirates must be rooted out before they leave land.
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Somali pirates vow retaliation.
by hexcrass | in Culture & Society > Politics
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali pirates on Monday vowed to retaliate for the deaths of three colleagues who were shot dead by U.S. Navy snipers hours before in a daring nighttime assault that freed a 53-year-old American captain.
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The Traditions and Superstitions of Mayday (May 1st)
by hexcrass | in Events & Holidays > Holidays
The pagan origins, history and rituals of Mayday.
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What the Wolverine Leak Means for the Future of Piracy
by hexcrass | in Art & Entertainment > Film,TV & radio
Twentieth-Century Fox was the butt of a big prank this April Fool's Day, when news broke that a copy of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was leaked onto the net.
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Bill Lets Obama Turn Off the Internet
by hexcrass | in Science & Technology > Computers
This is being done in the name of "cybersecurity" and probably "homeland defense" too.
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New Web address endings could be start of turf wars
by hexcrass | in Science & Technology > Computers
A sea change may be coming to cyberspace with Web addresses ending in anything from .a to .z. That has businesses increasingly worried they will have to spend millions to guard their brand names.
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What If the World All Used the Same Currency?
by hexcrass | in Business & Finance > General
Also: Why have government workers been spared layoffs?
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