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FBI search 40 addresses in bid to catch hackers who attacked WikiLeaks enemies

The FBI issued more than 40 search warrants in the United States as part of its investigation into cyber attacks by a group called ‘Anonymous’ that had backed whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. The cyber attacks, known as ‘distributed denial of service’ (DDoS), were targeted against major U.S. companies and organisations and the search warrants coincided with the arrest of five people by British police in connection with the alleged attacks, the FBI said. U.S. authorities have been looking into attacks on companies like Amazon and others targeted by hackers backing WikiLeaks after it published classified U.S. communications. MasterCard and Visa were targeted in the onslaught in December for…

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‘American Idol’ recap: Is Lauren Alaina ‘The One’?

“I think we found The One today,” Steven Tyler said, moments from the end of “American Idol” Thursday night, as he left day two of Season 10’s Nashville auditions. “We found her. Oh, yeah, we did.” He didn’t mention a… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Show Tracker Discovery Date : 28/01/2011 12:43 Number of articles : 3

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‘American Idol’ recap: Is Lauren Alaina ‘The One’?

“I think we found The One today,” Steven Tyler said, moments from the end of “American Idol” Thursday night, as he left day two of Season 10’s Nashville auditions. “We found her. Oh, yeah, we did.” He didn’t mention a… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Show Tracker Discovery Date : 28/01/2011 12:43 Number of articles : 3

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NASA officials will gather at Kennedy Space Center today to mark the 25th anniversary of one of the worst disasters in the history of space travel. The space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds after take-off on Jan. 28, 1986, killing all seven astronauts aboard. The widow of Challenger commander…

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A Los Angeles school police officer who sparked a huge manhunt last week after saying he had been shot by a suspect has admitted it was a hoax, police sources say. Officer Jeff Stenroos has been arrested and charged with filing a false police report. Stenroos—whose bulletproof vest showed…

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After weeks of speculation , LinkedIn has confirmed what many suspected—it will go public later this year. The career-focused social networking site filed a registration statement with the SEC yesterday, setting the stage for the company to become the biggest social network yet to land on Wall Street, reports Mashable…

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Irish PM to dissolve parliament on Tuesday: report

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen will dissolve parliament on Tuesday and announce the date of a general election, state broadcaster RTE said on Friday, in which his ruling Fianna Fail party will likely suffer a heavy defeat. Cowen's announcement will…

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DSM – USAID partnership to meet nutritional challenges of developing world

HEERLEN, NETHERLANDS — (MARKET WIRE) — 01/28/11 — Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly announce today that they will collaborate and collectively work to meet the nutritional challenges presented in the developing world. DSM and USAID expect to leverage their respective competencies, expertise, products and services to support collaborative activities focused on meeting the micronutrient needs of populations in the developing world. DSM and USAID have executed a Memorandum of Understanding for this collaboration, which was signed at the World…

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First Person: Tech Lets the Blind Take the Wheel

The National Federation of the Blind demonstrate technology that will allow a blind person to drive a car during pre-race activities leading up to the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway. (Jan. 27)

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Enterprising Hawaii lawmakers say they’ve found a way to silence “birthers” while filling state coffers. Democratic state lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow anybody to obtain President Obama’s birth records for a fee of $100, AP reports. The bill would require changing a privacy law that bars the…

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