TechCrunch is a leading technology media property, dedicated to obsessively profiling startups, reviewing new Internet products, and breaking tech news. Original post on techcrunch.com Comments on reddit.com
State Senator Malcolm A. Smith is accused of making payments to a city councilman as part of a bid to get on the mayoral ballot in New York, a criminal complaint said. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Arrest warrants have been issued for fired Dallas officers Jon Llewellyn and Randolph Dillon. After the charges were filed, the district attorney’s office dismissed 60 criminal cases they each investigated. Original post on wfaa.com Comments on reddit.com
Congress should invest $5 billion in the country’s education system — particularly in math, science and technology education — over the next 10 years and pay for it with increased fees on high-skill immigration, a Microsoft executive said. Original post on computerworld.com Comments on reddit.com
It’s back. On Thursday the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a five-year reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA), the 2008 law that legalized the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program and more…. Original post on aclu.org Comments on reddit.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several dozen Morgan Stanley Smith Barney advisers who manage tens of billions of dollars of client money are considering leaving the firm, saying that widespread technology problems Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Brig. Gen. Tammy S. Smith acknowledged her homosexuality by having her wife pin her star to her uniform. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
A 37-year-old man was arrested with a backpack full of weapons at the Crocker Park movie theater in Westlake over the weekend. Original post on woio.com Comments on reddit.com
It’s not just ACTA that is being snuck back into law through undemocratic means. Lamar Smith, the powerful committee chairman and corporatist archvillain who tried to ram through SOPA last year is now bent on reviving his slain monster and unleash it upon the earth. The new bill, the Intellectual Property Attache Act, will create [...] Original post on boingboing.net Comments on reddit.com
While it didn’t get nearly as much attention as other parts of SOPA, one section in the bill that greatly concerned us was the massive expansion of the diplomatic corp.’s Original post on techdirt.com Comments on reddit.com
A young British journalist was sexually assaulted in the Egyptian capital by a frenzied mob while filming a documentary about women’s rights. Original post on digitaljournal.com Comments on reddit.com
I’ve reported before about Will Smith’s donations to Scientology organizations in the past. But in none of the filings for the Will Smith Foundation was there ever listed a donation to the school he started with wife Jada Pinkett Smith in Calabasas, California. That school, New Village Leadership Academy, has [...] Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith came close to destroying the Internet we love (it took the largest online protest in history to stop him). So we thought it would be awesome if the internet sent Lamar a message, in the form of a billboard right outside his Texas office. Original post on fightforthefuture.org Comments on reddit.com
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In a huge victory for Canada’s medical marijuana patients, people authorized to use medicinal cannabis can use it in infused edibles and drink it in tea — not just smoke the dried flowers — the B.C. Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Original post on tokeofthetown.com Comments on digg.com
From Yahoo! News: A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday seemed to take offense to comments President Barack Obama made earlier this week in which he warned that if the Supreme Court overturned his signature health care overhaul it would amount to overreach by an Original post on yahoo.com Comments on digg.com
Security services ‘gave data to clandestine organisation funded by major names in building industry’ Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
SOPA author Lamar Smith pushing bill to make web sites track every user’s every move Original post on itworld.com Comments on reddit.com
Some 200 Catholic priests suspected of sexual abuse are living undetected in communities across California, according to an attorney who represents hundreds of plaintiffs who sued the LA Archdiocese alleging molestation they say was inflicted on them by priests and clergy of the … Original post on msn.com Comments on reddit.com
The U.S. Congress should scrap two controversial copyright enforcement bills and start over with attempts to target foreign websites accused of infringement and… Original post on pcworld.com Comments on digg.com
A bill targeted to track child pornographers would store individuals’ information for up to 18 months Original post on kansan.com Comments on reddit.com
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From Yahoo! News: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), the chief sponsor of the ‘Stop Online Piracy Act’ (SOPA), says that criticisms of the controversial legislation are entirely unfounded, and that the online communities that oppose the bill are illegitimate. More
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Read ‘SOPA sponsor Rep. Lamar Smith to SOPA opponents: You don’t matter’ on Digital Trends. Rep. Lamar Smith, the chief sponsor of the ‘Stop Online Piracy… More
The news is blasting through the Christian world that Calvary Chapel founder Chuck Smith has lung cancer. ” Please pray for Pastor Chuck Smith, Sr.!” reads Calvary Chapel’s current Facebook status update. “Today it was announced cancer has been found in his lung; there is uncertainty as to the extent. We are expecting to know more regarding prognosis and treatment after Tuesday. Please pass on this request of prayer for him, [Chuck's wife] Kay, and the rest of the family. ” Smith made the announcement at the Calvary Chapel Santa Ana Costa Mesa mother ship today, being anointed by his pastors in oil. Let’s not forget that Chuckie proclaimed in October regarding Calvary Chapel critic/abuse survivor Alex Grenier, “I feel sorry for the guy because…what I could do wouldn’t hurt much, but I’ll tell you what the Lord can do can really…I’m glad I have the Lord on my side.” More
