Archive for July, 2008

Bush Enacts Laws To Ease Home Crisis, Expand AIDS Effort

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President Bush yesterday signed two of the most significant measures of his presidency -- one the most sweeping housing legislation in decades and the other an extension of his massive ... Read more..

Workers’ Religious Freedom vs. Patients’ Rights

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A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion, and to birth-control methods they consider tantamount to abortion, has escalated a bitter debate over the balance ... Read more..

Was this 2,100-year-old “computer” an Olympic calendar?

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A 2,100-year-old "computer" found in a Roman shipwreck may have acted as a calendar for the Olympic Games. Read more..

Cuil: Why I’m trying to get off of the PR bandwagon…

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Hacker vows to fight extradition

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A Briton accused of hacking into top secret US military computers vows to fight extradition after losing a Law Lords appeal. Read more..

Web curbs for Olympic journalists

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Journalists covering the Beijing Olympics will not have completely uncensored internet access, Chinese officials admit. Read more..

A human jet-pack could help beat the jams

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A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky. Read more..

Intel and Portugal in school deal

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The chip maker's child-proof laptop will be made available to every six to 10 year old in Portugal. Read more..

Hacker loses extradition appeal

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A Briton accused of hacking into top secret US military computers loses a Law Lords appeal against being extradited for trial. Read more..

UK team take top pro-gaming prize

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Pro-gaming team Birmingham Salvo take home $500,000 prize money for winning the 2008 Championship Gaming Series. Read more..