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www.globalpost.com Privacy International goes after the British government.

www.eff.org Yesterday, the US House prepared for the debate on the privacy-invading "cybersecurity" bill called CISPA, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The rules committee hearing was the last stop before the bill is voted on by the...

www.correntewire.com Hearing video here Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee Hearing: Outsourcing Accountability? Examining the Role of Independent Consultants Thursday,...

www.npr.org With no fanfare, Congress moved to undo large parts of the popular law known as the STOCK Act, and President Obama has signed the watered-down measure into law. Insider trading is still illegal, but disclosures of large stock trades by staffers...

Protests continue at Margaret Thatcher's funeral Subscribe to the Guardian HERE: http://bitly.com/UvkFpD Protesters boo, blow whistles and chant 'waste of money' as funeral procession passes Ludgate Circus as it makes its way to St Pauls.

www.wired.com Twice a year, the Materials Research Society challenges scientists to turn images of their materials into art. Here are the spring 2013 first-place winners, as well as a selection of our other favorites.

blogs.smithsonianmag.com In 1950, journalist Vincent Sheean argued that renouncing national sovereignty was the only way to prevent nuclear war

www.bloomberg.com Hedge-fund manager John Paulson’s wager on gold wiped out almost $1 billion of his personal wealth in the past two trading days as the precious metal plummeted 13 percent.

www.scientificamerican.com Mark Jacobson says he can run the planet solely on wind, water and solar energy. First stop: New York State, energy supply

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