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Feds seize money from Dwolla account belonging to top Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox
Mobile payments service won’t move money to and from Mt. Gox post-court order. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Charles Ramsey: `Take that reward and give it to’ the kidnap victims
Megaupload Launches Frontal Attack on White House Corruption
Megaupload’s legal team are not restricting their fight with the U.S. Government only to the courts. Today they published a detailed white paper accusing the White House of selling out to corporate interests, particularly Hollywood. “The message is clear. The White House is for sale. More and more of our rights are eroding away to protect the interests of large corporations and their billionaire shareholders,” Dotcom summarizes. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
PayPal Bans BitTorrent VPN – Proxy Service
After banning several of the largest file-hosting sites and Usenet providers, PayPal is now taking aim at a VPN/proxy service. The payment processor has just cut off the BitTorrent proxy provider GT Guard and frozen the company’s funds. In an email PayPal’s Brand Risk Management department explains that GT Guard’s affiliation with BitTorrent is the reason for the drastic actions. Original post on torrentfreak.com Comments on reddit.com
If Abenomics works, Britain’s leaders will look like monkeys – Simon Jenkins – Comment is free
Simon Jenkins: George Osborne should abandon the tribal morality of austerity and, like Japan, print money not for banks but for people Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Watertown boat owner David Henneberry tells story of finding Boston Marathon suspect – Metro News
The Watertown man, who found Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hiding in a boat in his backyard, calls himself an Original post on thebostonchannel.com Comments on reddit.com
Fearing corruption, Hong Kongers reject sending aid to China quake victims
Hong Kong residents recall the $1.2 billion they sent to Sichuan after the 2008 quake that wound up paying for government banquets. Original post on globalpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Somewhere Everywhere, Big Brother Is Smiling: Congress Sells Your Privacy For A Cool $84 Million
In case you were wondering why so many Democrats switched sides during the most recent CISPA vote, the answer is exactly what you think it is: $$$. And lots of it. Last year’s CISPA vote only managed to secure 40 Democrat supporters. This time… Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
CISPA Supporters Spend 140 Times As Much Money Lobbying as Opponents
Privacy groups call CISPA a ‘sweetheart deal’ for companies. Original post on usnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Pope Francis redirects employee bonuses to charity
Vatican employees won’t receive the special bonus they are traditionally awarded when a new pope is elected, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday (April 18), under orders from Pope Francis to give extra money to charity instead. Original post on washingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Lamar Odom’s cancer charity took donations from outside sources, disbursed funds primarily to young basketball players
FOX411’s examination of Cathy’s Kids seems to show donations have come from many donors other than Lamar Odom. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on reddit.com
ICIJ Journalists Expose Mass Web of Global Tax Evasion
An international network of journalists has obtained some 2.5 million records from tax havens detailing shell companies, offshore accounts and dubious financial deals. The unprecedented leaks include the names of 130,000 people who at one time or other moved their money offshore. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
I Shattered My Leg at the NCAA Tournament and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Adidas and the NCAA now have a t-shirt to commemerate Kevin Ware’s broken leg. Original post on thenation.com Comments on reddit.com
FPSRussia Home Raided by ATF
The ATF served a federal search warrant at the Georgia home of the popular Youtuber… Original post on guns.com Comments on reddit.com
Implications Of The Cyprus Bailout
Bank lenders are exposed, too. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on reddit.com
Pro-CISPA Lawmaker Deletes Retweet about Money Received from Pro-CISPA Groups
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI), a co-sponsor and major supporter of the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), deleted a retweet of an analysis of contributions to lawmakers from pro-CISPA companies. MapLight looked at the powerful House Intelligence Committee, where Rep. Rogers serves as Chairman, and followed campaign contributions… Original post on sunlightfoundation.com Comments on reddit.com
EA Says It Rejected Offline Play For SimCity Because “It Didn’t Fit With Our Vision”
Meet the Most Indebted Man in the World – Matthew O’Brien
Former Société Générale rogue trader Jérôme Kerviel doesn’t always lose money, but when he does he loses more than $6 billion. Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
Texas May Restore Some Family-Planning Budget Cuts
Republican senators in Texas have proposed adding $100 million to a state-run primary care program specifically for women’s health services, an effort that could help avoid a political fight. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Linden student details sting to catch suspected thieving teacher
VFX protest at Oscars: images from the picket line – audio interview
A group of Visual Effects Artists is working to raise the profile of issues facing the industry by protesting at the Academy Awards. Updated with an audio interview with Jeff Heusser and Scott Squires from the march. Original post on fxguide.com Comments on reddit.com
Emotional Facebook Photo Inspires Well-Wishers to Donate $400 to Free Dog
Hard luck man reunited with his Pit Bull after photographer posts plea for help on Facebook. Original post on pawnation.com Comments on reddit.com
Legalising drugs would be the perfect Tory policy – Ian Birrell – Comment is free
Ian Birrell: It would save money, aid global security and be tough on crime. What could appeal to Conservatives more? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Report Faults Priorities in Breast Cancer Research
A panel established by Congress found that too little money is spent trying to find environmental causes and ways to prevent the disease. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
The Queen’s finances to be investigated by powerful Westminster committee
The Queen is facing a tough inquiry into her finances and expenses by the most powerful watchdog in government, it emerged last night. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
ENE Archives: Vance students turn in lost church money – Local news
Editor’s note: This story was published in the Enid News & Eagle on Nov. 5, 2002. The military stresses integrity. It is apparently a les Original post on enidnews.com Comments on reddit.com
Gospel of Intolerance – Video
Watch Gospel of Intolerance video online. News and opinion video from The NYTimes including breaking news, investigative reporting, national and international coverage. Style and celebrity video. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Robber’s Change of Heart Inspires Clerk to Make Pizza – Trending Now
From the blog Trending Now: When a crime is committed, it’s not always a matter of black and white: Just because someone commits a crime does not mean that person is automatically bad. Take what happened at a Papa John’s in the Helena, Montana, area. A man, armed with a knife, allegedly walked into the pizzeria early Tuesday morning as [...] Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Tight parking, pedestrian fee rankle at Worcester State University – Worcester Telegram – Gazette
It costs to walk on the campus of Worcester State University. Original post on telegram.com Comments on reddit.com