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User privacy key as Facebook goes public
NEW YORK — Respect for privacy and the personal data of of its hundreds of millions of users is going to be an even greater concern for Facebook as the booming social network prepares to list on Wall Street. “We might see a public Facebook that’s now facing more scrutiny…
San Onofre nuclear reactor turned off after radiation leak
LOS ANGELES — A reactor at the San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego has been shut down after a radiation leak which was not big enough to cause public harm, the US atomic safety agency said Wednesday. Radioactive gas escaped from a pipe in a building located next…
Union workers stage protest march to Super Bowl site
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — While Super Bowl players prepared for Sunday’s NFL title showdown, protesting workers marched on the host stadium after a vote Wednesday by Indiana lawmakers to weaken union power in the state. With thousands of protesters in and around the Statehouse in the shadow of the NFL host…
No major Super Bowl threats, says Homeland Security
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — No major threats have been made against Sunday’s Super Bowl 46, US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday even as authorities noted record safety technology advances. “We’re probably the most technologically protected Super Bowl we have ever had,” said Frank Straub, director of public safety for…
Obama, Romney gird for White House clash
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney set their sights Wednesday on an epic clash for the White House after the Republican tightened his grip on his party race with a crushing Florida primary win. Romney’s victory over Newt Gingrich restored him as the hot favorite to head the…
‘Anonymous’ hackers attack Brazilian bank websites
BRASILIA — The shadowy computer hacker group Anonymous said Wednesday it attacked the websites of three major Brazilian banks over the past few days to protest widespread inequality in Latin America’s leading economy. Hackers from Anonymous’s Brazilian branch told the economy daily Valor that their attacks on Bradesco, Itau and…
In 2013, U.S. expects shift to training role in Afghanistan
ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT — The United States hopes to shift its military role in Afghanistan from combat to training during the second half of 2013, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday. But he said the US administration wanted to see all the NATO allies in Afghanistan —…
64-year-old tub of lard found in Germany — still edible
ROSTOCK, Germany — A German pensioner who had kept a tub of lard in his cupboard for 64 years, took it to authorities who pronounced it very much fit for consumption — if a little tasteless. Retired chemist Hans Feldmeier, 87, told AFP he had received the pig fat as…
Mexico police take refuge from Juarez drug gangs
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Some 2,000 police are hunkering down in hotels in Mexico’s most violent city of Ciudad Juarez after a drug gang threatened to kill an officer per day if their chief refused to resign. Eleven police officers, including four commanders, have already been killed in the city…
Australia’s richest person moves on media giant Fairfax
Australia’s richest person, mining magnate Gina Rinehart, reportedly took her stake in press group Fairfax to 12.8 percent Wednesday, prompting government calls for tougher media ownership laws. The iron ore billionaire acquired close to 8.0 percent of the group after launching a Aus$200 million ($212 million) share raid late Tuesday, bringing her total holding…
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