Although Toyota has reclaimed the top spot as the world’s largest automaker, it is, once again, announcing a major recall of one million of its Corolla, Corolla Matrix and Lexus IS vehicles…
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Anonymous Hijacks U.S. Sentencing Commission Website Over Internet Activist’s Death
Anonymous, the hacker-activist group, said it hijacked the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s website in order to avenge Aaron Swartz’s death. Swartz, who was an Internet activist, recently committed suicide. The commission’s website, which…
Facebook Announces New Search Tool “Graph Search”
Facebook recently announced its big secret to its popular social network: graph search, which is a smart search engine. With graph search, users can conduct “natural” searches of content their friends share….
Gigantism Sufferer and Activist Tanya Angus Dies
When Tanya Angus was a teenager, she stood at 5 feet, 8 inches tall. When she died on Monday at the age of 34 in Las Vegas, she was 7 feet, 2…
Oracle Releases Immediate Repair To Serious Java Security Flaw
Oracle, after a warning from the Department of Homeland Security to users, released an immediate fix on its Java software security flaw that made computers vulnerable to take overs by hackers. According…
Domestic Violence Suspect Shot By Police In California Movie Theater
“Les Miserables” moviegoers at the Reading Cinemas Camel Mountain in San Diego ducked and crawled for cover and exits after police located an armed domestic violence suspect and shot and wounded him….
Reddit Co-Founder Found Dead In Seventh-Floor Apartment
Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz was found in his seventh-floor Brooklyn apartment in an apparent suicide Friday morning. According to police sources, he was found hanging by a belt and there has been…
FDA Issues Warning About Effects Of Sleep Aids
The Food and Drug Administration issued new guidelines regarding many popular sleep aids, like Ambien, that have the active ingredient Zolpidem. The agency now demands that the recommended dosage from women be…
5 Infants Deaths Lead To Recall Of Nap Nanny Baby Recliners
Over 150,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners are being recalled by four well-known national retailers – Toys R Us/Babies R Us, Diapers.com, Buy Buy Baby and Amazon.com – upon reports that five infants…
41st President Moved Into Houston Hospital ICU For Persistent, Stubborn Fever
Ex-President George H.W. Bush is in guarded condition in the ICU of a House hospital after hitting a series of setbacks that include a persistent fever. Bush’s spokesman in Houston Jim McGrath…