Sunday, April 7, 2013
Hactivist Group Anonymous Attacks North Korea
Hactivist Group Anonymous Attacks North Korea: pAs tensions continue to rise on the Korean peninsula, internet hactivist collective Anonymous has joined the fray — and appears to have been very successful at penetrating North Korea’s superficial cybersecurity defenses. ReadWrite reports: “On Tuesday, the group claimed to have stolen 15,000 passwords from the communist nation as part of what it calls Operation [...]/p
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Tennessee Clergy Speak Out Against Bill To Cut Welfare For Children Who Get Poor Grades
Tennessee Clergy Speak Out Against Bill To Cut Welfare For Children Who Get Poor Grades: pAs Tennessee prepares to consider two bills to reduce welfare assistance for needy families whose children are not doing well in school, a Change.org petition has popped up to fight the measure. The petition was started by Clergy for Justice, a Tennesse-based organization of clergy that has previously advocated for causes including immigration reform, health [...]/p
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The Food Industry’s Overuse Of Salt Contributes To Almost 100,000 American Deaths Every Year
The Food Industry’s Overuse Of Salt Contributes To Almost 100,000 American Deaths Every Year: pIn a new study published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal, researchers write that a 50 percent reduction in daily salt intake “could prevent approximately 100,000 deaths from heart attack and stroke in the United States every year.” Curbing salt intake by that high a margin is certainly a mean feat — [...]/p
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Top Senate Republican ‘Optimistic’ About Obama’s Budget: ‘He’s Showing Leadership’
Top Senate Republican ‘Optimistic’ About Obama’s Budget: ‘He’s Showing Leadership’: pSen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) expressed optimism about President Obama’s budget, scheduled to be released on Wednesday, saying it could lead to a grand compromise between both parties and force the GOP to meet Democrats in the middle. “There are nuggets of this budget that I think are optimistic,” Graham explained during an appearance Sunday on [...]/p
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Bank Of America To Pay $36.8 Million To Military Members For Improper Foreclosures
Bank Of America To Pay $36.8 Million To Military Members For Improper Foreclosures: pBank of America will pay $36.8 million to members of the military it improperly foreclosed on between 2006 and 2010, according to a settlement it reached with the federal government in 2011, the Justice Department announced this week. Bank of America was already paying 142 military members under the original 2011 agreement, but a further [...]/p
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