Evidence that Snowden may have been working with (for?) Chinese intelligence. Regardless of which side you're on, important info to consider.
Outrageous HSBC Settlement Proves the Drug War is a Joke →
...Despite the fact that HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels (among others) and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), Breuer and his Justice Department elected not to pursue criminal prosecutions of the bank, opting instead for a "record" financial settlement of $1.9 billion, which as one analyst noted is about five weeks of income for the bank.
Federal judge upholds the government's right to search electronics at the border →
In a ruling released on Tuesday, a judge out of the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of New York declared that the lawsuit plaintiffs didn't have grounds for their case. "There is not a substantial risk that their electronic devices will be subject to a search or seizure without reasonable suspicion," he noted. And even if the lawsuit had moved forward, the judge added that the government doesn't need reasonable suspicion to confiscate or search devices like laptops or cellphones.
Congo's army repels attacks in Kinshasa, dozens killed →
16 KILLED IN SUICIDE BOMBING IN RUSSIA'S SOUTH →
Thousands protest against Niger's president →
Demonstrators in one of the world's poorest countries chanted "Down with the regime!" and "No to dictatorship" on Saturday in the country's first major rally against President Mahamadou Issoufou's rule since his 2011 election win.
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Police said about 20,000 people took part in Saturday's rally, while organisers put the figure at 30,000.
Prizes for Teams? →
I didn't realize the Nobel committee had been so exclusionary, apparently unwilling to deal with the increasing complexity of scientific inquiry in Physics.
Some of the most important studies include hundreds (even thousands) of researchers, coming and going throughout a project's life (including the originators; what if the people who start some experiment leave it after the first few years?), which could last decades before enough data is captured.
A New Twist in International Relations: The Corporate Keep-My-Data-Out-of-the-U.S. Clause →
The political economy of the Internet is no longer boring (if it ever was). International firms and states are increasingly seeking to own and control their more of it, recreating data centers, pipelines, and consumer services outside the U.S.