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Man charged with murdering prostitutes tells jury: ‘I am not the monster’
By Ronnie Cohen SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) – An elderly California photographer charged with the slayings of four prostitutes dating back to the 1970s opened his own defense at his serial-murder trial on Monday, declaring to jurors, “I’m not the monster that killed these women.” Joseph Naso, 79, who has…
Yahoo: U.S. made between 12,000 and 13,000 user data requests
Internet giant Yahoo! said in a letter to users that it has received up to 13,000 requests for information from U.S. law enforcement agencies in a six-month period ending May 31. The letter titled “Our Commitment to Our Users’ Privacy” was posted on the company’s Tumblr page late Monday, and…
Review shows FBI relied heavily on FISA-enabled ‘secret evidence’ to prosecute accused terrorists
By John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters review of public records. While the recent spotlight has been on the use…
Republican cites masturbating fetuses to support new abortion restrictions
Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) on Monday asserted that he witnessed male fetuses pleasuring themselves as early as 15-weeks after conception, RH Reality Check reported. His comments came during a House Rules committee debate on the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which would ban abortions nationwide after 20 weeks of pregnancy.…
U.S. patent case climaxes with win for Canadian vibrator maker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Couples in the United States looking to spice up their sex lives will have to do without certain adult toys after a U.S. trade panel ruled on Monday that some companies are violating a patent held by a Canadian company for a two-armed vibrator. The U.S. International…
Obama on prosecuting Edward Snowden: I will leave it up to the Department of Justice
Barack Obama addressed what he described as the public “ruckus” over the leaked National Security Agency surveillance documents on Monday, indicating that the US authorities would pursue extradition from Hong Kong of the whistleblower Edward Snowden. In his first public comments in 10 days about the NSA disclosures, Obama also…
New Hampshire court strikes down law to divert public funds to religious schools
A New Hampshire state court on Monday struck down a recently enacted law that established an education tax credit program to help fund private schools. The program provided a large tax credit to businesses that contributed to scholarship organizations that paid for tuition at private schools. Though the program was…
More than 8,600 children treated for genital ‘crush’ injuries due to falling toilet seats since 2000
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ouch: Boys know that toilet seats are an occupational hazard of potty training, but a new study suggests the number of genital injuries caused by falling toilet toppers is growing. Researchers found the number of emergency room visits for toilet-related injuries to the penis, while…
Supreme Court rules FTC can prevent patent holders from paying rivals to keep generics off shelves
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court ruled on Monday regulators can challenge deals between brand-name drug companies and generic rivals that delay cheaper medicines from going on sale, which regulators say increase costs to consumers by billions of dollars. But the court, in a 5-3 vote with Justice Samuel Alito…
Senate bill to protect LGBT workers from discrimination now has majority support
Delaware Senator Tom Carper (D) on Monday became the 51st cosponsor of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, according to the Huffington Post. “Senator Carper believes it is important for federal law to explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation — in the same way that current law addresses…
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