NSA eavesdropping program ruled unconstitutional - "A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it." -- Take this story for example.
US to have behaviour officers at airports - "Taking a page from Israeli airport security, the US transportation agency is experimenting with new squads whose members do not look for bombs, guns or knives but keep an eye on anyone with evil intent. These specially trained officers are working in about a dozen airports nationwide and they represent just a tiny percentage of the transportation agency's 43,000 screeners. But the New York Times quoted agency officials as saying that after the reported liquid bomb plot in Britain, they want to have hundreds of behaviour detection officers trained by the end of next year and deployed at most of the nation's biggest airports."
Authorities Warning Women Not to Wear Gel Bras As Worries of Possible Female Bombers Increase - "U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanes as information developed in the foiled London plot points to an expanding role for women in smuggling explosives on to an aircraft."
Attorney General: Terrorists are in our neighborhoods - "In a few weeks, we will mark the five-year anniversary of those attacks. During this period, our way of life has changed so much. Our children and grandchildren will grow up in a world much different than ours. With advances in technology, such as the Internet, change is natural, of course, among successive generations. But the most dramatic change is the nature of the enemy our country today faces -- a stateless enemy sometimes hidden and nurtured here in our neighborhoods, taking advantage of the very laws they mock with their killing and destruction, as a shield from detection and prosecution. Much has changed, but the threat remains and so much our determination to prevent terrorism." -- You won't prevent terrorism with this band-aid approach.
The Money Pit - "Drawing on the Defense Department's own data, the GOP staffers conclude that, over the coming decade, the military will fall drastically short of the money it needs to buy, operate, and maintain all the weapons systems churning through the pipeline. And though the newsletter doesn't say so explicitly, the main sources of this crisis are clear: the service chiefs' extravagant taste for more, new, complex weapons; the Pentagon managers' failure to set priorities; and Congress' tendency to pile on even more money than the military requests in order to swell the payrolls of local arms manufacturers."
'Last Days on Earth' - "Watch "Last Days on Earth," a special 2-hour edition of "20/20," Wednesday, Aug. 30, at 9 p.m. For thousands of years, different religions have warned Earth about Armageddon and the final days.
We are now living in an age where scientists are adding their voices and their evidence in support of end-of-the-world possibilities."
NYC releases new 9/11 tapes - "Most of the calls involved firefighters and dispatchers. The voices of 10 civilians calling from inside the World Trade Center were edited out because of privacy concerns."
A's fans unknowingly pass scientists' sniff test - " As fans marched into McAfee Coliseum to see the Oakland A's play the Detroit Tigers and the Los Angeles Angels, scientists working for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security were sniffing them — their popcorn, their cigars, hairspray and after-shave. The scientists, sent from Sandia National Laboratories, wondered whether they could catch a whiff of a terrorist chemical attack in this morass of smells."
Pictures that lie - "This photo isn't exactly what it appears to be--nor are the other images that follow in this photo gallery. All were manipulated beyond straightforward cropping of edges or lightening shaded areas. Often they have a key element inserted or deleted."
Team Finds Gene Separating Brains of Man and Monkey - "About 2 million years ago, the brains of ancient humans and chimpanzees began to diverge from each other. Humans got smarter, chimps didn't, and scientists now say they may have found out why."
Billions Face Water Shortages, Crisis Looms: Agency - "A third of the world is facing water shortages because of poor management of water resources and soaring water usage, driven mainly by agriculture, the International Water Management Institute said on Wednesday."
Four-Fifths of U.S. High School Graduates Not Ready for College - "Almost four-fifths of U.S. high school graduates failed to pass this year's standard examinations designed to show their readiness for college, test designer ACT Inc. reported."
"Elite" HIV patients mystify doctors - "As many as one in 300 HIV patients never get sick and never suffer damage to their immune systems and AIDS experts said on Wednesday they want to know why."
Staph skin infections on rise in U.S. - "Many victims mistakenly thought they just had spider bites that wouldn't heal, not drug-resistant staph bacteria. Only a decade ago, these germs were hardly ever seen outside of hospitals and nursing homes."
Researchers Repair Retinas With Stem Cells - "University of Washington researchers say they've used stem cells to help repair mouse retinas in the lab. That could help people with macular degeneration."
Occasional Cup Of Coffee May Trigger Heart Attack - "They found that the highest risk was among those with light or occasional coffee intake, as well as those who have other risk factors for coronary heart disease. People who lead a sedentary lifestyle may also have a higher risk of heart attack after consuming a cup of coffee."
Skin test diagnoses Alzheimer's early - "Scientists have designed a "painless" skin test that they say is the first screening tool to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease in the first one to two years of its progression."
'Hybrid Mutant' Found Dead in Maine - "It was charcoal gray, weighed between 40 and 50 pounds and had a bushy tail, a short snout, short ears and curled fangs hanging over its lips, he said. It looked like "something out of a Stephen King story." "This is something I've never seen before. It's an evil-looking thing," he said."
David Copperfield says he's found Fountain of Youth - "Master illusionist David Copperfield says he has found the "Fountain of Youth" in the southern Bahamas, amid a cluster of four tiny islands he recently bought for $50 million.
Fishermen survive months at sea eating birds - "Three Mexican fishermen have been rescued after drifting for about nine months across thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean in a small boat, an ordeal they survived by eating raw birds and fish and drinking rain water."
A Nation Divided Over Piracy - "The Pirate Bay survives, and politicians and entertainment lawyers confront a youth movement that embraces file sharing. Who would have thought Sweden would end up the internet's free-content haven?"
Security 'bad news for sex drive' - "A woman's sex drive begins to plummet once she is in a secure relationship, according to research."
Quote of the Day
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. "
~ Nelson Mandela
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