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Society News Archive. July, Aug. and Sep. '08

Nuclear energy growth raises risks of nuclear weapons. 9/30
Major web sites have serious coding flaw. 9/30
Venezuela buys a million Intel laptops for school kids. 9/30
Fighting displaces 500,000 in Pakistan. 9/29
Broadband access for all Europeans by 2010? 9/26
Industry giants form group to combat digital piracy. 9/26
Amazon Ebook Kindle to access pirated files? 9/26
Free open-source Adeona software tracks stolen computers. 9/25
Outrageous penalty for P2P file sharing over-turned. 9/25
Florida judge vote glitches bode ill for presidential election. 9/24
Patent system stifles research. 9/24
Calif. home schooling without teaching credentials banned. 9/23
Foreclosure rescue scams put millions in US at risk. 9/22
US gov. to force expectant moms to take antidepressants? 9/19
Comcast reveals throttling policy it denied. 9/19
Corporate social responsibility rating linked to politics. 9/17
Apple only gainer in notebook computers market. 9/17
US gov. now has vested interest in private insurance. 9/17
Global economy woes threaten mass poverty. 9/16
Stock markets in turmoil. 9/16
Peer-to-patent process hopes to drive innovation. 9/15
US gov. "is in bed with the coal industry" 9/15
Zimbabwe power sharing deal signed. 9/15
Stock markets slip as large bank files for bankruptcy. 9/15
Canadian gasoline prices rise faster than ever? 9/12
US sanctions & Venezuela-Russia ties worsen relations. 9/12
Collapse of UK tourism company leaves 90,000 stranded. 9/12
End to equal access internet happening? 9/11
Sun Microsystems' VM software now open source. 9/11
US military using psychiatrists to facilitate torture. 9/11
Ubuntu Developer Summit at Google Dec. 8-12. 9/9
US army suicide rate highest since Vietnam invasion. 9/9
Methamphetamine use rises in Asia & Mideast. 9/9
Search engine uses images to search for images. 9/9
Scheme to make anti-virus software companies unnecessary? 9/9
Familial terms gauge religious behavior. 9/9
Fossil fuel subsidies total $300 billion/year. 9/9
Project to add 3 billion more users to the internet. 9/9
Intelligent P2P traffic routing frees up 80% of bandwidth. 9/9
"Research engine" gets 99.8% of web Google & Yahoo miss? 9/8
Phone video contradicts Pentagon's Afghan civilian deaths. 9/8
Stephen Colbert's DNA in space for resurrecting humanity. 9/8
Google releases patches for critical Chrome browser flaws. 9/8
Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex releases October. 9/8
Venture capitalists invest 92% more in alternative energy. 9/7
Eli Lilly concealed dangers of schizophrenia drug Zyprexa. 9/6
UK ISPs ordered to reveal file sharers. 9/4
Merck hides studies showing liver damage by Zetia. 9/4
Sony recalls 440,000 laptops for overheating fears. 9/4
Internet traffic grows 53% in one year. 9/3
N. Korea rebuilding nuclear weapons plant? 9/3
US feds conduct preemptive raids on law abiding protesters. 9/2
Wilmington, NC to stop analog TV broadcasts next week. 9/2
Thailand state of emergency over anti-government protests. 9/2
Google to release Chrome browser 9/2. 9/1
Iraq & China sign $3 billion oil development deal. 8/30
New Zimbabwe gov. ignores opposition agreements. 8/28
Fierce battle just outside Congo guerilla conserve. 8/28
Russian PM accuses US of orchestrating Georgia conflict. 8/28
Internet Explorer 8 beta causing problems. 8/28
Progress made at UN sponsored international climate talks? 8/27
45.7 million of US don't have health insurance. 8/26
Negotiators agree on 2011 Iraq US troop pull-out. 8/22
Private data on 84,000 prisoners goes missing in UK. 8/22
US identity thefts fell from 10M to 8M '03 to '07. 8/22
DNS security flaw attacks. 8/21
Only 600 inspectors in US check gas pumps for accuracy. 8/21
# of parents refusing kid vaccinations rises in UK. 8/20
Bush admin. seeks to gut work place toxins laws quietly. 8/20
DNA tests cause US to stop African relative immigrations. 8/20
ID theft data sale alarms Germany. 8/20
FCC Comcast torrent stifling warning endorses throttling? 8/20
Software as a service (SaaS) could make IT skills irrelevant. 8/20
Russia warns of new arms race after US-Poland missile deal. 8/20
EPA refuses to release studies of pesticides & bees. 8/19
P4P could rival P2P file sharing w/ 5x+ less network load. 8/19
Statistics of violence risks in Congo. 8/19
Plea to ban hitting school kids as punishment in US. 8/19
Australia puts $50M into geothermal. 8/19
Bigfoot body claim is a hoax. 8/19
Zimbabwe inflation at 300%+ million? 8/19
US inflation rises fastest in 27 years. 8/19
Google invests $10 million in geothermal. 8/19
Gmail hacking tool unveiled. 8/19
10%+ US elderly mistreated. 8/19
US senate solar incentive failed 8 times. 9th approaches. 8/18
Pakistan pres. Musharraf resigns on impeachment threat. 8/18
TV still top US news source with 1/4 relying on the web. 8/17
11 S. Africa nations adopt "free" trade zone. 8/17
Fabrication on demand over the internet. 8/16
Military robots pose "a threat to humanity" 8/16
Zimbabwe power sharing still not resolved. 8/16
Last days of internet radio? 8/16
US Internet fraud up $5 billion in 1 year. 8/16
Wiki search engine aims to surpass Google. 8/14
Delay by US gov. agencies preserves DNS vulnerability? 8/13
Zero privacy for internet communications in UK? 8/13
Iraq: "ransacking of the cradle of civilization" 8/13
US ties caused Georgia to launch attack on Russians? 8/13
Rape as a war strategy from Burma to Darfur. 8/12
Highest ratio private contractors to US military in history. 8/12
Russia & Georgia accept truce agreement. 8/12
New μTorrent for Windows, OS X version soon. 8/12
Thousands of MSSQL servers giving malware to users. 8/10
Thousands of children work in Africa gold mines. 8/10
Russian - Georgia conflict escalates. 8/10
War starting between Georgia and Russia? 8/9
Worst US debt turmoil since 1920s depression. 8/8
Flu is bigger risk than terror in UK? 8/8
Throwplace.com offers free stuff to lessen waste. 8/8
US sends envoy to "engage" in Georgia - Russia conflict. 8/8
Software checks if ISP cuts your speed. 8/8 More.
China protest "Darfur Olympics" from refugee camp . 8/7
Doubts in FBI closing of anthrax investigation. 8/7
Domain Name System fault worse than feared? 8/7
80% of US wants significant health care reform? 8/6
Fear of hacking spurs return to paper ballots in US. 8/6
Millions strike in S. Africa over high electricity rates. 8/6
Largest US credit card ID theft case. 8/5
Georgia initiated attack against Russian forces? 8/11
White House forged documents to press for Iraq occupation? 8/5
More oil & less demand lowers cost to $118/barrel. 8/5
1st commercial dog cloning service. 8/5
30% US military forces robots by 2020? 8/4
Independent recording of cable broadcasts ruled legal. 8/4
Native Brazilians on brink of civil war with rice farmers? 8/4
Movie ratings flawed, kids see too much extreme violence. 8/4
Criminals for politicals swap gives Zimbabwe record crime. 8/4
Software tools to evade China's internet censorship. 8/4
Salmonella source could have been found in hours/days? 8/1
US anthrax suspect commits suicide? 8/1
FCC rules Comcast torrent throttling illegal. 8/1
Lawsuit against Colorado Walmart for salmonella in peppers. 8/1
All UN council votes for Darfur peacekeeping except US. 7/31
EPA = Entrenched Profiteers Advocacy? 7/31
New variant of storm worm botnet hitting the web. 7/31
New version of KDE, Linux/Unix OS released. 7/30
EPA head is secret and dangerous ally of major polluters? 7/30
Global Environment for Net. Innovations making new internet? 7/30
Breakdown of WTO undermines fighting poverty in Africa? 7/30
Zimbabwe to devalue money 10 billion to 1 next month. 7/30
Zimbabwe power sharing talks to resume this Sunday. 7/30
2,000 rapes in East Congo province last month. 7/29
Zimbabwe crisis talks abandoned. 7/29
Cyberspace attackers use security firms to find vulnerabilities. 7/29
Little hope for Cuil to compete with Google. 7/28
Purdue bubble fusion misconduct allegations fraudulent? 7/28
Sabotage forces reduction of Nigeria oil output. 7/28
Security is greatest cost for UK GMO trials. 7/28
Zimbabwe power struggle negotiations deadlocked. 7/28
Search engine www.cuil.com claims to rival Google. 7/28
FDA takes 7 months ave. to warn against unapproved drug use. 7/27
New US sanctions aim "to stifle Zimbabwe reforms" 7/27
77% of US households to have broadband by 2012? 7/26
Israel's blockade of Gaza pushes people into militias. 7/26
FCC okays XM - Sirius merger. Only 1 sat. radio service now. 7/25
Major vaccination defenders have vested interests in subject? 7/25
Some real competition for Apple's iPhone? 7/25
Europe rolls out high speed broadband to the masses. 7/25
NASA officials get 2x compensation of private sector officials. 7/25
CDC claims 1,000+ deaths from street fentanyl over 2 years. 7/25
Attacks exploiting major internet DNS flaw circulate. 7/25
2nd crash of card payment system opens UK rails to free travel. 7/25
79% legitimate business web sites host malware infecting code? 7/25
Physicians for Human Rights calls for prosecuting US officials. 7/25
253 million online makes China largest user of the internet? 7/25
Secretely UK plans $4 billion+ nuclear arsenal replacement. 7/25
Google launches Knol, hybrid between blogs & Wikipedia. 7/24
Large study finds no gender difference to math aptitude. 7/24
More than 1/3 of kids toys have toxins? 7/24
American Ass. of Pediatrics suggests giving statins to toddlers. 7/24
13 million in East Africa threatened w/ starvation. 7/24
UK internet providers to warn "persistent downloaders" 7/24 More
US congress fails 11 times to pass solar & wind tax incentives. 7/23
Nigeria's oil wealth hurting the poor. 7/22
15 million face disaster in Horn of Africa. 7/22
Major DNS flaw leaked. Hackers & patchers race to exploit/fix. 7/22
75%+ banking web sites open customers to cyber theft? 7/22
Cloud computing should be open source? 7/22
Vaccine trials continue after killing 12 babies in Argentina. 7/21
Human Rights Watch documents UN Congo accord failure. 7/21
Unauthorized bird flu vaccine tests kills homeless in Poland. 7/21
Guantánamo's kangaroo court "is a complete sham"? 7/21
"Great Global Warming Swindle" film broke impartiality rules. 7/21
Nigeria court issues arrest warrants for Pfizer drug co. officials. 7/18
Argentina president cancels farm export tax hike. 7/18
Hundreds of thousands of dangerous electric chargers in UK. 7/18
Popularity differences crucial to spread of social cooperation. 7/18
Private contractors in Iraq "good enough for govt. work" 7/18
Internet software needs more patches to avoid DNS weakness. 7/18
EU files new anti-trust suit against Intel. 7/17
14 year unfulfilled S. Africa "better life for all" fuels violence. 7/17
Sexual harassment in Egypt increased greatly in last 2 years? 7/17
Nigeria oil pipeline blown up in protest of community neglect? 7/17
Argentina senate narrowly defeats farming tax increases. 7/17
Pharmaceuticals protect "morally unacceptable" patent system? 7/17
Gold supply severely disrupted by S. Africa mining strikes. 7/16
Global crisis task force declares food a human right. 7/16
Banning of same sex marriages to be on Calif. Nov. ballot. 7/16
200,000 protest export tax increases in Argentina. 7/16
Congress overrides Bush's medicare funding veto. 7/16
Most Africa aid goes to feed hungry, not better farming. 7/15
US farmers seek to halt ban on industrial hemp growing. 7/15
Zimbabwe mercenaries torture & kill ruling junta's opposition. 7/15
Cyber-bullying increased 50% amongst kids 2000 to 2005. 7/14
EPA nixes state regs. "mockery of law & sound public policy" 7/13
San Francisco to test parking space notifying system. 7/12
Russia & China veto UN Zimbabwe sanctions. 7/12
US EPA refuses court order for greenhouse gas actions. 7/12
2 decade study finds lead poisoning increases violent crime. 7/10
Doctors commonly cover up colleagues' incompetence? 7/10
Is web anonymity truly possible? 7/10
Sudan gov. & rebels both use child soldiers. 7/10
US senate rejects rule of law for surveillance. 7/9
Security patches being released for major internet DNS flaw. 7/9
Movie industry stocks downgraded due to file sharing threats. 7/8
Failure to update browsers endangers 1/2 of personal computers. 7/8
Iraq insists on US troop withdrawal timetable. 7/8
Smuggled film shows rigging of Zimbabwe election. 7/5
Theft takes private data of pre-2006 Google employees. 7/3
US congress to strip powers of judge defending rule of law? 7/3
14 million face food crisis in Horn of Africa. 7/2
Whistleblower awarded $1.6M for exposing cancer drug fraud. 7/2
50 years of study strongly links TV violence to social aggression. 7/2
War, drought & inflation put Horn of Africa at "brink of disaster" 7/2
Global markets set for severe economic downturn? 7/1
Spam: "a very real and fast-growing threat" 7/1

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