The total impact of the extended unemployment benefits on the economy is huge, because so many Americans are currently taking advantage of them.
The economic recovery could be headed for a major hit that will leave it even weaker as extended unemployment benefits are set to expire in 2012.
Compostable diapers would save mountains from landfills.
Articles have been written before about composting dirty diapers, and we got very excited about the news that mushrooms could break down diapers in 2 months, but given that end-of-life disposal options remain limited, and cloth diapers are yet to become the norm, what to do about the mountains of diaper waste created each year? One New Zealand community is looking at opening a dedicated diaper-composting facility to deal with the problem…
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Anonymous may be slightly less anonymous shortly.
The Italian government capped off a long investigation yesterday with a series of 32 raids across Italy and one in Switzerland. Authorities arrested 15 alleged members of Anonymous and accused them with conducting denial of service attacks against government web sites and the web sites of private and state-owned media organizations…
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ER visits over the holiday surge due to underage drinking.
The Fourth of July weekend brings double the usual number of boys the the emergency room due to underage drinking according to a government report.
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Spain claim unemployment benefit when they actually have some kind of work.
In the Via Barsanti in the town of PratoShi, Italy, Songbin’s existence came to light one morning only when stunned residents found his body outside an underground parking garage surrounded by drab apartment blocks.
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Recent cyber attacks have raised questions about the security of government and corporate computer systems.
A top U.S. official warned that the technical sophistication of cybercriminals is swamping the world’s ability to cope and demanding an accelerated cross-border campaign to combat the security threat.
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WikiLeaks certainly has powerful cyber-supporters.
Just one day after the LulzSec hacking group announced its retirement after a 50-day stint, it appears that hackers with the Anonymous group have picked up from where they left off by attacking the MasterCard website in protest of the WikiLeaks blockade.
Earlier today, Twitter user @ibomhacktivist tweeted a message saying that MasterCard.com was down. The hacker said “that’s what you get when you mess with @wikileaks and @Anon_Central.”
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There are 160 million set-top boxes in the United States.
That cable box that sits on top of your television and ushers in cable signals and digital recording capacity into tv has become the single largest electricity drain in many American homes. Some typical home entertainment configurations eat more power than a new refrigerator and even some central air-conditioning systems.
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This is a frightening prospect that any social media posting, even years old, can be used in background checks.
A controversial firm which scours social media sites to check on job applicants has bee approved by the Federal Trade Commission. The approval means anything you’ve ever said in public on sites including Facebook, Twitter and even Craigslist could be seen by your would-be employer.
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Pharmacy robberies are on the increase.
An epidemic of pharmacy robberies is sweeping the United States. Desperate addicts and ruthless dealers are turning to violence to feed the nation’s growing hunger for narcotic painkillers.
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The combined effects of climate change, over-exploitation, pollution and habitat loss will cause the mass extinction.
Ocean life is at an imminent risk of the worst spate of extinctions in millions of years due to threats such as climate change and over-fishing, according to a study led by the International Programme on the State of the Ocean (IPSO).
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Boys as young as 10 are turning to bulimia to lose weight.
An increasing number of young boys are making themselves sick after eating to avoid being bullied about their weight, despite the condition traditionally being associated with girls, according to doctors.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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