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The Facebook Data Torrent Debacle: Q&A
(PC World)
PC World - Security concerns over Facebook have been raised yet again after a security consultant collected the names and profile URLs for 171 million Facebook accounts from publicly available information. The consultant, Ron Bowes, then uploaded the data as a torrent file allowing anyone with a computer connection to download the data.
Theo Albrecht, secretive co-owner of Trader Joe's, dies at 88
(AP)
AP - Theo Albrecht, the secretive co-founder of Germany's worldwide discount supermarket chain Aldi, a co-owner of Trader Joe's in the United States and one of Europe's richest men, has died at age 88.
Ship lost for more than 150 years is recovered
(AP)
AP - Canadian archeologists have found a ship abandoned more than 150 years ago in the quest for the fabled Northwest Passage and which was lost in the search for the doomed expedition of Sir John Franklin, the head of the team said Wednesday.
Novelist Anne Rice says she's leaving Christianity
(AP)
AP - Anne Rice has had a religious conversion: She's no longer a Christian.
Obama courts the ladies of ‘The View’
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - As President Obama fights the lowest approval ratings of his career, he took a dramatic step to boost his Q ratings Thursday by visiting ABC's "The View." In a segment taped Wednesday and broadcast Thursday, the president entertained questions on everything from the war in Afghanistan to Mel Gibson's anger problems. He sparred with the [...]
Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol'
(AP)
AP - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol."
House rejects bill to aid sick 9/11 responders
(AP)
AP - A bill that would have provided up to $7.4 billion in aid to people sickened by World Trade Center dust fell short in the House on Thursday, raising the possibility that the bulk of compensation for the ill will come from a legal settlement hammered out in the federal courts.
A $3M Clinton wedding? Not out of the question
(AP)
AP - Imagine spending $250,000 on flowers. Or $20,000 on a cake. How does $15,000 to $20,000 for toilets sound?
Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home
(AP)
AP - A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore.
Troops kill senior 'capo' of mighty Mexico cartel
(AP)
AP - Soldiers killed a top leader of the Sinaloa cartel in a raid on his posh hideout, dealing the biggest blow yet to Mexico's most powerful drug gang since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive against organized crime in 2006.
Mont. officials await test results in bear attack
(AP)
AP - Wildlife officials expected DNA test results to confirm Friday that a captured grizzly bear and her three cubs were the animals that killed one person and injured two campers in a rampage near Yellowstone National Park.
Company at center of Mich. oil cited for problems
(AP)
AP - A Canadian company at the center of a huge oil spill in southern Michigan has a history of pipeline problems, including leaks, an explosion and dozens of regulatory violations.
Arizona sheriff not relenting after court ruling
(AP)
AP - Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into the country.
What’s private on Facebook anyway?
(Christopher Null)
Christopher Null - Today’s revelation about the existence of a document that details the names, URLs, and unique Facebook IDs of 100 million of the site’s users has raised new questions about what is and what is not private on the immensely popular website.
Wildfire explodes in rural LA County hills
(AP)
AP - Firefighters plan an aggressive air attack at first light Friday against a fast-moving wildfire that exploded in northern Los Angeles County, chewing through more than 7 square miles of dry brush, forcing hundreds of evacuations and burning at least three structures.
Adult industry sees iPorn potential in new phone
(AP)
AP - It's a maxim of technology: Invent the newest gadget and the porn industry will find a way to cash in.
Where do things stand with Arizona’s immigration law?
(The Upshot)
The Upshot - U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton's preliminary injunction yesterday blocking enforcement of parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law (aka SB 1070) was merely the first step in what will surely be a lengthy courtroom battle over the law. Here's a rundown of exactly what the ruling did, and what is likely to happen next. Which [...]
Police: Ex-NBA player Wright shot to death
(AP)
AP - Former NBA big man Lorenzen Wright, whose body was found in the woods outside Memphis, was shot to death and the case is being investigated as a homicide, police said Thursday.
APNewsBreak: Study says Amish expanding westward
(AP)
AP - The search by the booming North American population of Amish for affordable, fertile farmland has produced settlements in 28 states and Ontario — and has even led parties to scout recently for suitable properties in Alaska and Mexico.
FBI access to e-mail and Web records raises fears
(AP)
AP - Invasion of privacy in the Internet age. Expanding the reach of law enforcement to snoop on e-mail traffic or on Web surfing. Those are among the criticisms being aimed at the FBI as it tries to update a key surveillance law.