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Friday, January 27, 2012 | 09:25:16 pm EST
Bird flu mutation studies dangerous
A scientist researching a potentially highly lethal airborne version of the H5N1 bird flu virus said on Wednesday he must be allowed to pursue his studies if deadly pandemics are to be prevented.CIA to pull officer from NYPD after internal probe
A CIA operative's unusual assignment inside the New York Police Department is being cut short after an internal investigation that criticized how the agency established its unprecedented collaboration with city police, The Associated Press has learned.Ex-BP worker files whistleblower suit over cleanup
A former BP employee has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the company, claiming he was fired for airing concerns about the cleanup of Mississippi's shoreline after the Gulf oil spill.Cocaine 'accidentally' sent to UN headquarters
Bags containing 16 kilogram of cocaine that Mexican drug traffickers recently lost has turned up in anFBI seeking 'social media' monitoring tool
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking for a tool to mine social media for intelligence tips.Soros May Benefit From White House’s Natural Gas Proposal
George Soros, a billionaire investor and major backer of President Obama, stands to reap a windfall from legislation promoting natural gas-powered vehicles. The White House unveiled a proposal on Thursday that would do just that.Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase
Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus. Newspapers are warning of an alarming increase in cases while the government insists there is no cause for alarm.The U.S. Falls a Dramatic 135% on Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders announced, "Never have journalists, through their reporting, vexed the enemies of freedom so much. Never have acts of censorship and physical attacks on journalists seemed so numerous."White House global supply chain strategy contains plans
The White House and the Homeland Security Department released Jan. 25 a strategy to develop recommendations that will "align federal activities" on global supply chain security.AMERICA FOR SALE: U.S. Chamber of Commerce argues for entrepreneur-friendly immigration practices
The government should create special visas and for potential entrepreneurs and adjust its bureaucracy to ease the immigration process for those who might start businesses or fill skilled labor positions in the United States, says a Jan. 22 report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Immigration Policy Center.Monsanto's Infertility-Linked Roundup Found in All Urine Samples Tested
A recent study conducted by a German university found very high concentrations of glyphosate, a carcinogenic chemical found in herbicides like Monsanto’s Roundup, in all urine samples tested.Bill Would Require Independent Study of X-Ray Body Scanners
Sen. Susan Collins, the top Republican on the homeland security committee, plans to introduce a bill in the coming days that would require a new health study of the X-ray body scanners used to screen airline passengers nationwide.Homeland Security rolls out $1M mobile command center for Super Bowl
Among all the trucks rolling into Indianapolis with Super Bowl-related equipment in the next few days will be one semi pulling a 51-foot Featherlite trailer being lent to the Marion County Department of Homeland Security.LAPD, Pentagon Conduct Military Drills In Downtown LA
Many questioned what was going on Wednesday night as a Black Hawk helicopter and four OH-6 choppers or “Little Birds” flew over the city, at one point hovering just above the US Bank building downtown and later flying low over the Staples Center as the Lakers played inside.Unemployment claims at 352,000
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008.Fallout from Fukushima No. 1 on rise
The amount of radioactive materials released from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has risen this month compared with December, Tepco said.TEPCO to shut down another reactor, to leave only 1 in service
The No. 5 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant in Niigata Prefecture will be suspended for scheduled checkups in the early hours of Wednesday, leaving only one out of a total of 17 reactors run by Tokyo Electric Power Co. in service, the utility said.Possible Tokyo Evacuation Was Kept Secret in Nuclear Crisis
The Japanese government’s worst-case scenario at the height of the nuclear crisis last year warned that tens of millions of people, including residents of Tokyo, might be forced to leave their homes, according to a report. Fearing widespread panic, officials kept the report secret.Japan's stricken nuclear operator set for $13 bln bailout - sources
Japan is set to launch a $13 billion bail-out of the owner of its stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after the utility dropped resistance to a public fund injection, sources said on Thursday, as the country debates the future of nuclear power.Morgellons disease probably a delusion, feds say
Morgellons disease - a creepy illness that leaves patients with painful lesions, gives them a feeling that bugs are crawling all over their body, and has them seeing colorful, threadlike fibers poking through their skin - isn't infectious and probably isn't caused by anything in the environment, according to the first government study of the condition.Content Management Powered by CuteNews
