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The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A
(PC World)
PC World - Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. The consultant, Ron Bowes, then uploaded the data as a torrent file allowing anyone with a computer connection to download the data.
Theo Albrecht, secretive co-owner of Trader Joe's, dies at 88
(AP)
AP - Theo Albrecht, the secretive co-founder of Germany's worldwide discount supermarket chain Aldi, a co-owner of Trader Joe's in the United States and one of Europe's richest men, has died at age 88.
Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered
(AP)
AP - Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.
Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
(AP)
AP - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.
Obama courts the ladies of ‘The View’
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - As President Obama fights the lowest approval ratings of his career, he took a dramatic step to boost his Q ratings Thursday by visiting ABC's "The View." In a segment taped Wednesday and broadcast Thursday, the president entertained questions on everything from the war in Afghanistan to Mel Gibson's anger problems. He sparred with the [...]
A $3M Clinton wedding? Not out of the question
(AP)
AP - Imagine spending $250,000 on flowers. Or $20,000 on a cake. How does $15,000 to $20,000 for toilets sound?
Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol'
(AP)
AP - Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off "American Idol" after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in.
AP IMPACT: Before the CIA, there was the Pond
(AP)
AP - It was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Budapest. They hid in four large crates for their perilous journey.
Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel
(AP)
AP - Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.
Ariz. files appeal as sheriff launches new sweep
(AP)
AP - The showdown over Arizona's immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix's sun-splashed streets on Thursday, as the state sought to reinstate key parts of the measure and angry protesters chanted that they refused to "live in fear." Dozens were arrested.
APNewsBreak: Study says Amish expanding westward
(AP)
AP - The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario — and has even led parties to scout recently for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.
Past problems for company at heart of oil spill
(AP)
AP - A Canadian company whose pipeline leaked hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a Michigan river has experienced leaks, an explosion and dozens of regulatory violations in the past decade throughout the Great Lakes region and elsewhere in the U.S.
Woman recounts bear attack as caught grizzly ID'd
(AP)
AP - One of the survivors of a deadly grizzly bear attack said Thursday she realized her only hope was to play dead after feeling the bear's jaw clamp onto her arm in the middle of the night.
Panel hits Rangel with 13 ethics charges
(AP)
AP - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday, throwing a cloud over his four-decade political career and raising worries for fellow Democrats about the fall elections.
As many as 6,600 Arlington graves mixed up
(AP)
AP - Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at Arlington National Cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday, as the cemetery's former superintendent blamed his staff and a lack of resources for the scandal that forced his ouster.
Where do things stand with Arizona’s immigration law?
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton's preliminary injunction yesterday blocking enforcement of parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law (aka SB 1070) was merely the first step in what will surely be a lengthy courtroom battle over the law. Here's a rundown of exactly what the ruling did, and what is likely to happen next. Which [...]
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders
(AP)
AP - A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.
Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone
(AP)
AP - It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank
(AP)
AP - A South Carolina woman found out fast food won't make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old woman made a complaint to police after she took her car to a Rock Hill mechanic last week because it would suddenly stop running.
What’s private on Facebook anyway?
(Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Today’s revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million of the site’s users has raised new questions about what is and what is not private on the immensely popular website.
