China trade secrets theft worsens via cyberattacks say U S officials
U S industry officials tell a government panel that China steals valuable U S trade secrets through sophisticated cyberattacks. Jeremie Waterman of the U S Chamber of Commerce China division warns the issue has risen substantially in importance over the last year and a half at a WTO rules compliance hearing.
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Washington
U.S
Jeremie Waterman
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
China
U.S. Trade Representative
Waterman
Two men arrested over U.S. border agent killing
Mexican troops detained two men in Agua Prieta Sonora after a Border Patrol agent was fatally shot while responding to a ground sensor near the Arizona border. A second agent was wounded and a third woman was unharmed as gunfire erupted before dawn Tuesday. Tracks led south toward the border.
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Mexico City
Phoenix
U.S. Border Patrol
Arizona
International
Cochise County
Agua Prieta
Mexico
Sonora
FTC acts to curb fake tech support scams nationwide
The FTC reports steps to shut down six scam rings that fraudulently claim computer viruses. Operators, many in India, target consumers in the United States Canada and beyond and charge 49 to 450 dollars for fake virus removals. FTC Chair Jon Leibowitz says the schemes have netted tens of millions.
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Washington
United States
Federal Trade Commission
India
Canada
Australia
FTC
Jon Leibowitz
Turkey fires on Syria after deadly shelling
Turkish artillery targeted Syrian positions after a Syrian shelling of a Turkish border village killed five civilians. The exchange followed four bombs in Aleppo killing over thirty and leveling buildings in a government held district. NATO summoned an emergency meeting.
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Beirut
Syria
Turkey
NATO
Aleppo
Florida probes GOP hired firm over voter registrations
Florida authorities opened a criminal investigation into Strategic Allied Consulting, hired by the Republican Party to register voters in a key swing state. FDLE said evidence warranted the probe after suspicious forms surfaced in Palm Beach County, with links to the RNC and the Republican Party of Florida. County supervisors were instructed to review all registrations filed by the party.
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Reuters
Republican National Committee
Republican Party of Florida
Florida Division of Elections
Law Enforcement Agency
Palm Beach County
Florida
U.S
George W. Bush
White House
Mitt Romney
FDLE
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Gretl Plessinger
Florida Department of State
Supervisors of Elections
Republican Party
Vatican polices reveal thousands of documents in Benedict butler case
Vatican police testified they found thousands of documents hidden in Paolo Gabriele's home including originals signed by the pope urging destruction. Gabriele faces aggravated theft charges for allegedly leaking papal files to Gianluigi Nuzzi amid a Vatican corruption controversy.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Benedict XVI
Paolo Gabriele
Gabriele
Gianluigi Nuzzi
Benedict
Warrior queen Kalomie K'abel tomb unearthed in Guatemala
Archaeologists from Guatemala and the United States uncover the tomb of Queen Kalomie K'abel at the Peru-Waka site in Peten. Jade jewels and an alabaster vase with the queen’s name identify a seventh century warlord linked to Calakmul and the classic Maya period around 692 AD.
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Reuters
Guatemala
United States
Kalomi’e K’abel
Peten
David Freidel
Genetics in two days clear newborn illness
U S scientists sequence entire genome of four gravely ill newborns and diagnose three within two days. Using HiSeq 2500 and in-house software at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, study shows practical rapid whole genome sequencing aiding doctors.
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Reuters
Chicago
U.S
Stephen Kingsmore
Center For
Children’s Mercy Medical Center
Kansas City
Missouri
Science Translational Medicine
Children’s Mercy
Illumina
United States
Mexico launches universal HPV vaccination for fifth graders
Mexico begins a nationwide program to vaccinate one million schoolgirls aged 11 or 12 and 200,000 additional out of school girls against HPV. President Calderon says the vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer, noting it's preventable unlike other cancers.
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McClatchy
Mexico City
Mexico
Felipe Calderon
Calderon
Los Pinos Presidential Palace
Greece
United States
Virginia
District of Columbia
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