The US government might be the biggest hacker in the world
The United States government is investing tens of millions of dollars each year on offensive hacking operations in order to exploit vulnerabilities in the computers of its adversaries, Reuters reports. According to an in-depth article published Friday by journalist Joseph Menn, the US and its Department of Defense contractors are increasingly pursuing efforts to hack [...]
Florida scientifically engineers insects to fight incurable citrus disease
Millions of Florida oranges are falling from the trees, unripe and green, plagued with a disease that is threatening to spread across the entire country. And although Florida is known for its citruses, the Sunshine State is quickly running out. Huanglongbing, also known as citrus greening, has infected fruit-bearing trees in all 32 of Florida’s [...]
US suicide rates surge, surpass road fatalities
More Americans now die of suicide than from car accidents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a disturbing statistic that some experts say points to the true depths of the US economic crisis. From 1999 to 2010, the suicide rate among US citizens between the ages of 35 to 64 soared by [...]
Boston bombing suspects: Tsarnaev brothers from Russia’s Caucasus, long-term US residents
Boston bombing were identified as Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19. The elder brother was killed in the stand-off with the police, while the younger one remains at large. The father of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Anzor Tsarnaev, says his son, who still remains at large, is “accomplished medical student” and “a true angel”, AP reports. He [...]
Boston Marathon explosions: LIVE UPDATES
At least three people, including an eight-year-old, have been killed and more than a hundred injured after two explosions hit the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The investigation of two potential suspects is still ongoing. 17:21 GMT: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, became an American Citizen on Sept. 11, 2012, CBS reported.17:20 GMT: The suspects’ sister, 22-year-old [...]
FBI releases images of suspects in Boston Marathon bombing (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
The FBI released images and video on Thursday of its two suspects in the Boston Marathon attack, who the agent in charge said should be considered “armed and extremely dangerous.” The agency’s website crashed during the press conference. Richard DesLauriers, the FBI agent in charge of the investigation, said the images showed the suspects walking [...]
Explosions rock Boston Marathon: 3 killed, 100+ injured
At least three people are dead following twin explosions in Boston, Massachusetts where thousands of runners were participating in the annual Boston Marathon. Local media report over 100 people have been injured as well. Two explosions occurred near the finish line of the 26.2-mile event at 2:50pm local time, and the Boston Globe is reporting [...]
N. Korea says it has final approval for nuclear attack on US
North Korean army says it has final approval for nuclear attack on the US, the official KCNA news agency says. This comes shortly after the Pentagon said the US military prepares to deploy an advanced missile-defense system to Guam. “The merciless operation of (our) revolutionary armed forces in this regard has been finally examined and [...]
Tea Party lashes out at ‘Monsanto Protection Act’
Members of the Tea Party have joined protesters standing up against the ‘Monsanto Protection Act’, calling the provision a ‘special interest loophole’ for friends of Congress. The provision has now sparked so much outrage that both the far right and the far left are uniting in their condemnation of Section 735 of the Agricultural Appropriations [...]
Bitcoin Versus Government: Is Bitcoin the new gun rights battle?
Google trends shows an explosive growth in the Bitcoin meme. Like a tsunami, it started as a ripple and didn’t look like much, traveling for miles on the digital sea, and then Cyprus hit and the ripple became a roar. Nearly all financial news outlets and blogs have weighed in with their opinion on Bitcoin; [...]