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Virginia Mall Shooter Apparently Announced Crime in Advance on 4chan – Threat Level
The man arrested today in connection to the shooting of two women at a suburban Virginia mall announced his crime minutes in advance on the 4chan message board. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Former Wheatland hog farm employees convicted of animal abuse
Five former Wyoming Premium Farms employees were each placed on six months’ probation after they were convicted on multiple counts of cruelty to animals. Original post on gazette.com Comments on reddit.com
Who failed Rehtaeh Parsons?
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More States Move to Ban Hidden Cameras on Farms
Details Come Out On US Attorneys Withholding Evidence In Aaron Swartz Case
Last week, we wrote about Aaron Swartz’s girlfriend, Taren Stinebrickner-Kauffman, releasing a statement accusing the DOJ of a variety of things that hadn’t really been covered before, including lying, seizing evidence without a warrant and… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Microsoft fined by European Commission over web browser
The EU’s competition regulator fines Microsoft 561 million euros ($731m; £484m) after it failed to keep a promise that it would promote a choice of rival web browsers. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Vatican admits secretly bugging its own clergy
The Vatican admitted on Thursday that it had secretly bugged clergy within the Holy See as part of the investigation into the Vatileaks scandal, which resulted in the Pope’s butler being imprisoned for stealing confidential pontifical documents. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Vatican scandal cited in Pope resignation
The Pope reportedly decided to resign after reading the findings of an inquiry that revealed a web of blackmail, corruption and gay sex in the Vatican. Original post on smh.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Man’s death ruled a homicide
The Frederick News-Post is a Frederick, MD based newspaper that has been delivering local news, sports, classifieds, food, obituaries, entertainment, and community events to Frederick, MD for more than 100 years. Original post on fredericknewspost.com Comments on reddit.com
Conduct a formal investigation with the FBI regarding the recent actions that the LAPD took against Christopher Dorner. – We the People: Your Voice in Our Government
BBC News – Twins’ DNA hinders France sexual assault investigation
Police investigating a series of sexual assaults in the French city of Marseille have arrested identical twins, but do not know which one to charge. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Bruce Friedrich: Anti-Whistleblower (AgGag) Laws Threaten Human Health, the Environment and Animals
The industry’s response to years of evidence of egregious, and often criminal, animal cruelty and of diseased and adulterated meat entering the market is to attempt to outlaw undercover investigations. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Insight – Poland’s investigation into secret CIA prisons loses steam
WARSAW (Reuters) – Lawyers for two men who say they were held illegally in a secret CIA jail on Polish territory argue that a landmark criminal investigation into the black site is being stalled because Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Prosecutor in Aaron Swartz ‘hacking’ case comes under fire – Politics and Law
Carmen Ortiz was being talked about last month as the next Massachusetts governor. Now she’s being investigated for threatening the late Aaron Swartz with decades in prison. Read this article by Declan McCullagh on CNET News. Original post on cnet.com Comments on reddit.com
FBI’s Scientology investigation: Balancing the First Amendment with charges of abuse and forced labor
The untold story of two dogged FBI agents, witnesses on the lam, and the surrender of self inside the Church of Scientology. Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a special report on an investigation by the FBI into the Church of Scientology. Read Part 2 and previous coverage at our special report page. Original post on tampabay.com Comments on reddit.com
Dotcom files against US government, accuses FBI of dodgy dealing – The National Business Review
The National Business Review Online is New Zealand’s authority in breaking business news and analysis Original post on nbr.co.nz Comments on reddit.com
2 LAPD officers allegedly forced sex acts on women
The department suspects that the men repeatedly used the threat of jail to get women into their unmarked car and drove them to secluded areas to perform sexual acts. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
How Giving Became Cool
Ted Turner’s $1 billion donation to United Nations causes 15 years ago changed a business culture and reshaped philanthropy. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Another TSA Agent Accused of iPad Theft
A TSA agent was arrested this week and charged with stealing from passengers traveling through New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport, adding to the long list of TSA officers accused of theft of passenger belongings. TSA baggage screener Sean Henry, 32, was arrested on Tuesday after a sting operation conducted jointly by the TSA and the Port Authority Police Department caught Henry leaving the airport with two iPads that had been planted as part of the sting, as well as numerous other electronics devices he had allegedly stolen from passengers. Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
Facebook post prompts SEC probe of Netflix – Dec. 7, 2012
Netflix CEO used Facebook post to brag about customers watching 1 billion hours of streaming video, and SEC says that violates disclosure rules. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
DOJ Mysteriously Quits Monsanto Antitrust Investigation
If it walks like an uncompetitive industry and talks like an uncompetitive industry…. Original post on motherjones.com Comments on reddit.com
Onnellinen loppu pikkutytön ja isän Chisu-latauskohulle – MTV3.fi – Uutiset – Rikos
Helsingin poliisi on lopettanut tänään esitutkinnan, joka on kohdistunut pikkutyttöön ja tämän isään niin sanotussa Chisu-piratismijutussa. Original post on mtv3.fi Comments on reddit.com
Alleged shoplifter dies after being subdued by Walmart workers – www.ajc.com
The Black Friday shopping weekend apparently took a tragic turn early Sunday morning when an alleged shoplifter died while being apprehended by employees and a contract security officer outside a Lithonia Walmart. Original post on ajc.com Comments on reddit.com
Dotcom: We’ve hit the jackpot – National
A fresh legal bid to throw out the case against Kim Dotcom in the United States is being made after claims of an FBI double-cross. Original post on nzherald.co.nz Comments on reddit.com
Ind. home explosion now homicide investigation
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Hundreds of people have turned out in Indianapolis for the funeral of a couple killed in a house explosion earlier this month. According to the Indianapolis Star, Monsignor Tony Volz told Original post on usatoday.com Comments on reddit.com
FBI’s abuse of the surveillance state is the real scandal needing investigation – Glenn Greenwald – Comment is free
Glenn Greenwald: That the stars of America’s national security establishment are being devoured by out-of-control surveillance is a form of sweet justice Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Banks that foreclosed on Georgians owe taxpayers millions – www.wsbtv.com
Lenders have taken over hundreds of thousands of north Georgia homes because the owners couldn’t pay, but a Channel 2 Action News investigation exposed some of those same banks have skipped out on millions of tax dollars owed to local counties. Original post on tv.com Comments on reddit.com
The Associated Press: Report: More riders linked to Armstrong’s doctor
Pirate Bay Founder Remains Locked Up Without Charges
Gottfrid Svartholm will be kept in detention for at least two more weeks on suspicion of hacking into a Swedish IT company connected to the country’s tax authorities. According to Prosecutor Henry Olin the extended detention is needed Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com