Archive for July, 2009
Global Gaming Factory says it has the money to buy the file-sharing website. But Grokster ex-President Wayne Rosso quit his consulting post abruptly, and legal issues keep developing. The company that’s hoping to turn Pirate Bay into a legal distributor of movies, TV and music says it now has the cash to purchase the online [...]
Voice of America Obama names Lowery, other social change agents for top medalUSA TodayIn January, Rev. Joseph Lowery began his impassioned benediction for the inauguration of President Obama with those opening lines from the "Negro National Anthem," Lift Every Voice and Sing. Today, just hours before a planned picnic table chat on race …Obama to [...]
New York Daily News Clashes as Iranians Gather to MournNew York TimesZahra Rahnavard, the wife of the opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, at a memorial in Tehran that turned into an opposition rally. By ROBERT F. WORTH and NAZILA FATHI DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranian riot police used tear gas and wooden batons …Police [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Eta 'under pressure to attack'BBC NewsThe Spanish government had been making provision for potential attacks by the militant separatist group Eta ahead of its 50th anniversary on Friday. But the violence of the blasts that have left two Civil Guards dead and more than 60 …Travel chaos after Mallorca car bomb kills two police [...]
BBC News US drones to target Taliban in Afghan war: reportAFPWASHINGTON — The US military plans to use more drone aircraft to target Taliban militants in Afghanistan while focusing less on hunting down Al-Qaeda figures, the Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday. Although defeating the Al-Qaeda terror network …British army surgeons call in US help [...]
It’s not easy being a pirate. In April, the four men who run The Pirate Bay (TPB) were found guilty of violating Swedish copyright law. In the past week, reports surfaced that that Global Gaming Factory, the Swedish firm that plans to purchase TPB and turn it legit, might not be able to dredge up [...]
Telegraph.co.uk Gates, Crowley Join Obama for Hotly-Anticipated Happy HourWall Street JournalWASHINGTON — Hoping to quell a controversy that has triggered racial tensions and distracted the public from his agenda, President Barack Obama hosted the eagerly-awaited White House happy hour with African-American Harvard Prof. …Obama Takes a Swig With Black Scholar, White CopFOXNewsPoll: Obama mishandled comments [...]
guardian.co.uk Islamist sect leader in Nigeria killed in custodyThe Associated PressMAIDUGURI, Nigeria — The leader of the Islamist sect blamed for days of violence in northern Nigeria has been shot and killed while in police custody, officials said Thursday. The police commander of Borno state announced on state radio that Mohammed …Islamist sect leader shot [...]
National Post House Approves Overhaul of Food Safety RegulationsWashington PostThe House approved Thursday the first major changes to food safety laws in 70 years, giving sweeping new authority to the Food and Drug Administration to regulate the way food is grown, harvested and processed. …House passes far-reaching food safety billThe Associated PressHouse Passes Food-Safety BillWall [...]
BBC News Health Bill Inches Forward, but on Shaky GroundWall Street JournalWASHINGTON — A House panel, ending two weeks of stalemate, plunged into debate on the details of a health-care bill Thursday, but across Capitol Hill there were signs the ground beneath the legislation is fragile. …Democrats Struggle to Keep Health Bill on TrackNew York [...]