Cassini Takes First-Ever Pictures of Earth from Spacecraft Orbiting Saturn
Thousands of astronomy fans looked to the heavens and posed for a unique picture on Friday afternoon – a shot of planet Earth from Saturn.
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Paris Riots Sparked by Police Identity Check on Veiled Muslim Woman
Two nights of rioting in the Paris suburb of Trappes have left dozens of cars destroyed, at least 10 arrests and a 14-year-old injured, after police carried out an identity check on a Muslim woman in a full-face veil.
Don’t Underestimate North Korea
Earlier this year, there were cyber-attacks on South Korean computers that erased much data, harmed bank records, and silenced the websites of anti-North Korea political groups. ‘Backward’ North Korea was likely behind the attacks.
Courageous CEO Discloses that the Secret FISA Court Ordered His ISP to Install Black Box to Copy Data
When people say the feds are monitoring what people are doing online, what does that mean? How does that work? When, and where, does it start? This bold CEO gives us a clue.
Alaska’s Senators Murkowski and Begich Both Complain that there is “Stubborn Opposition” in US Senate to Law of the Sea Treaty
Alaska’s Senators Murkowski and Begich are both staunch advocates for the sovereignty-forfeiting Law of the Sea Treaty and complain that the US must ratify the internationalist treaty or lose opportunity to have input on the changing Arctic.
High-End Stores Use Facial Recognition Tools To Spot VIPs
The U.K.-based company already supplies similar software to security services to help identify terrorists and criminals. The ID technology works by analyzing footage of people’s faces as they walk through a door, taking measurements to create a numerical code known as a “face template,” and checking it against a database.
Thousands Rally to Support Police Photographer Who Leaked Alleged Bomber Photos to Media (+video)
The Massachusetts State Police photographer who may lose his job after leaking photos of accused Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is receiving an outpouring of support on social media, with thousands on Facebook calling for him to be reinstated.
China Earthquake: Strong Temblor Claims Dozens Of Lives, Injures Nearly 300
A strong earthquake struck a rural part of western China on Monday morning, killing at least 47 people and seriously injuring 296, according to the local government.
AFRICOM General Now Weighs In: Obvious from Beginning Benghazi was Terror, Not YouTube Demonstration
The former head of U.S. forces in Africa said the September 11, 2012, attack on the American mission in Benghazi quickly appeared to be a terrorist attack and not a spontaneous protest.
Congressional Black Caucus Now Lining Up Behind Jesse Jackson’s “Boycott Florida for Trayvon” Campaign
A number of House Democrats are lining up behind the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s threat for an economic boycott of Florida following the not-guilty verdict in the death of Trayvon Martin.