FBI investigating mystery laptops sent to governors -- The FBI is trying to figure out who sent five Hewlett-Packard laptop computers to West Virginia Governor Joe Mahchin a few weeks ago, with state officials worried that they may contain malicious software. HP laptops mysteriously were also ordered for officials in 10 states.
Tamiflu turned children into hallucinating sobbing wrecks -- raging fevers, nightmares and hallucinations which plagued both our children until we decided they could take no more.
Experts field questions about novel flu vaccines for pregnant women -- Federal health officials today hosted a Web telecast to help pregnant women and new mothers prepare for an uptick in novel H1N1 flu infections, a day after a federal judge rejected an advocacy group's request to limit use of the H1N1 vaccine in pregnant women.
Judge rejects ban on use of vaccine in pregnant women -- -- A judge on Wednesday denied an advocacy group's bid to prevent the government from giving pregnant women flu vaccines with a preservative that contains mercury.
DHS funding police cameras that automatically check license plates -- Automated license plate scanners, which enable cops to quickly check whether passing cars warrant stopping, are the latest police tool to take advantage of available digital technologies—and stir up fears of Big Brother.
Newspaper slump deepens as 2Q ad sales fall 29 pct -- Newspapers' financial woes worsened in the second quarter as advertising sales shrank by 29 percent, leaving publishers with $2.8 billion less revenue than they had at the same time last year.
Toll road firms continue to lose millions -- Toll road giants Macquarie and Transurban lose millions as motorists continue to avoid toll roads.
MORE ON INTERNMENT CAMPS by Chuck Baldwin -- "Keep a wary eye out for anything that the federal government could use to encroach upon our liberties and freedoms--even reports of internment camps. If the reports are bogus, you've lost nothing; but if they are real, you could end up losing your liberty."
McCain speaks with angry crowd at Ariz. town hall -- Sen. John McCain met with an angry crowd at a town-hall meeting about health care reform Wednesday, sometimes having to fight to talk and telling one woman who wouldn't stop yelling that she had to leave.
Power is shut off as bills pile up -- More Americans are having their power shut off as the weak economy makes it harder to pay bills.
$49.9M US Contract for 300 Winchester Magnum Ammo -- ATK subsidiary Federal Cartridge Co. in Anoka, MN received a $49.9 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for .300 Winchester magnum ammunition. Maximum quantity is 80,100 boxes of 480 rounds each, minimum is 117 boxes. This ammunition will be used by U.S. forces engaged in combat, and by the US Navy in Match Team competition.
EDITORIAL: The government 'Death Book' -- Bureaucrats investigate what life is 'not worth living'....Read More....
5 First Steps to Deal With Debt -- The moves you need to make to get back to even.
Scientist warning of dangers of Monsanto herbicide get threatened
CDC turns to social sites to get flu message out -- U.S. health authorities are turning to social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter in a bid to prepare people to be vaccinated against the pandemic H1N1 virus.
Lyme/Autism group blasts GM foods as dangerous -- Stop eating dangerous genetically modified (GM) foods! That's the upshot of the Lyme Induced Autism (LIA) Foundation's position paper released.
Foreclosure guilt haunts home buyers -- In most cases, folks who buy foreclosed properties never deal with the previous residents, but Jesse Chase, 30, of Las Vegas came home one day to find his life partner sitting with the woman who owned the house before her. The two were weeping. The previous owner had come by just to see her former home again.
US copter loses ballot boxes as Afghan vote count moves slowly forward -- As the count for Afghanistan’s hotly disputed election trudges along at a snail’s pace, a bit of excitement happened when the US military admitted that it had misplaced 25 ballot boxes it was shipping from Paroon to Kabul. Actually it didn’t so much misplace them as it dropped them, off a helicopter, into what officials are describing as "the rugged mountains of Nuristan."
Half of health workers reject swine flu shot -- About half of Hong Kong's health workers would refuse the swine flu vaccine, new research says, a trend that experts say would likely apply worldwide.
Some stupid news: Scientists ponder threat of a zombie attack
Vending machines take finger scans instead of cash -- Biometric scanners are popping up everywhere, and now Hitachi has debuted the first vending machine that will accept a finger scan instead of cash or coins. By linking the scan to a credit card account, customers can simply place their finger in the machine and purchase whichever snack goods they desire most. It’s probably the best reward you’ll ever get for giving a vending machine the finger.
No swine flu "crisis" plan for Copenhagen climate summit -- Denmark does not intend to establish an "emergency plan" for managing a major swine flu outbreak at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December, a Danish health official said Thursday.
Brisk July portends frigid snowy winter say experts -- Meteorologists at AccuWeather have a name for 2009: "Year Without True Summer." The worst part? It could lead to the truest of winters.
Mohammed Jawad: 'I was 12 when I was arrested and sent to Guantanamo' -- Sitting cross-legged on the cushioned floor of a family friend’s house, Mohammed Jawad furrowed his brow and fidgeted nervously as he struggled to explain his extraordinary ordeal over the past seven years.
DoD seeks panacea for pandemics -- DARPA/DSO is soliciting research proposals that seek to develop highly innovative approaches to counter any known, unknown, naturally occurring or engineered pathogen.
