21. desember 2005

CAN-SPAM working - FTC. US regulator praises junk-busting law [The Register] 4:08:25 PM    comment [] Think Away the Pain. A new technique helps patients significantly reduce pain simply by concentrating. Researchers hope this will soon be an option for people suffering from intractable pain. By Rachel Metz. [Wired News] 4:06:10 PM    comment [] Two killed in helicopter accident. Two people die in a helicopter crash in Perthshire. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:05:05 PM    comment [] Toxic spill in second China river. A second toxic spill in weeks threatens water supplies to millions in southern China, state media say. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:03:29 PM    comment [] Palestinian elections threatened. Israel says Palestinians in Jerusalem cannot vote in forthcoming polls - triggering a threat to call them off. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:02:26 PM    comment [] System 'failed starving children'. A couple's five children were left to starve because of failures in child protection agencies, a report says. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 4:00:55 PM    comment [] Men face criminal charge for Xbox tampering . LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors have charged three men with copyright infringement for selling modified Xbox consoles that enabled the original video game machine from Microsoft Corp. to play pirated games. By Reuters. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:58:59 PM    comment [] Teen Pleads Guilty After Blog Confession . TAVARES, Fla. -- An 18-year-old passenger who caused a fatal crash by pulling on the steering wheel pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter after prosecutors discovered a confession on his online blog. By AP. [washingtonpost.com - Technology - Industry News, Policy, and Reviews] 3:57:59 PM    comment [] Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in 1 1/2 Years . WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy turned in a remarkably strong performance in the summer despite surging energy prices and the battering the Gulf Coast states took from hurricanes, although business growth was slightly lower than the government previously estimated. By MARTIN CRUTSINGER. [washingtonpost.com - Business] 3:56:32 PM    comment [] New Yorkers Contend With 2nd Day of Transit Strike. Subways and buses remained shut down as negotiations between the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the transit union were still at an impasse. By JENNIFER STEINHAUER and COLIN MOYNIHAN. [NYT > Home Page] 3:55:28 PM    comment [] Hackers download pirate movies onto compromised PCs. Mr. Bean features in bizarre botnet attack [The Register] 3:53:56 PM    comment [] Macedonian EU Membership 2:28:28 PM    comment []

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