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NSA promises transparency by launching new Tumblr blog

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“IC on the Record will host official statements, declassified documents, speeches, interviews, fact sheets and videos among other content. Plans for the blog were announced by President Barack Obama earlier in August, as part of promises for more transparency on the activities of the US intelligence community in the wake ofrecent revelations about the NSA and its PRISM program of electronic surveillance. The IC on the Record blog was launched with a post by US director of national intelligence James Clapper, who has been criticised recently after he apologised for misleading a Senate hearing by denying that the NSA collects information about US citizens.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/22/nsa-promises-transparency-by-launching-new-tumblr-blog/

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CDC: 20 percent of U.S. youths have mental health issues

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“The study found that the most prevalent mental ailment was Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), followed by behavioral or conduct problems; anxiety; depression; autism spectrum disorders; and Tourette syndrome. The report showed that boys were more likely than girls to have certain mental health ailments, including ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, anxiety, Tourette syndrome, and cigarette dependence.  The report called on health professionals to conduct ‘early diagnosis and appropriate treatment’ to ‘better understand the impacts of mental disorders, inform needs for treatment and intervention strategies, and promote the mental health of children.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/05/16/cdc-20-percent-of-u-s-youths-have-mental-health-issues/

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Government plans to euthanize hundreds of desert tortoises after budget cuts to refuge

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“The Desert Tortoise Conservation Center — a 23-year-old federal refuge in Las Vegas for the threatened species — has collected only $290,000 from its primary funding source of local developer fees over the last 11 months, the AP reports. The center can’t count on the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or Nevada Department of Wildlife to make up the shortfall on the center’s $1 million annual operating budget because of federal and state budget constraints.  The result? Center administrators are planning to close the 220-acre facility in 2014 and euthanize about half of the 1400 tortoises under their protection.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/25/government-plans-to-euthanize-hundreds-of-desert-tortoises-after-budget-cuts-to-refuge/

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Terrorism: The Latest Salvo on LNG Exports

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“In the latest twist, a U.S. lawmaker said capitalizing on the natural gas boom through exports would expose the country to national security risks from terrorism. Several news outlets, citing unnamed or anonymous sources, reported al-Qaida militants killed four soldiers in their sleep in an attack on Balhaf, the country’s lone liquefied natural gas export terminal. Drone strikes over Yemen increased in the wake of an early August security warning linking al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri to Yemen’s al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and a security source working in the energy sector said the raid on Balhaf was in response to those incidents.”

http://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Africa/Terrorism-The-Latest-Salvo-on-LNG-Exports.html

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Hackers who targeted media last year now targeting think tanks

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“The hackers who penetrated the computer network of The New York Times last year have resurfaced with an attack on ‘an organization involved in shaping economic policy,’ experts warned Monday. The security firm FireEye said the original perpetrators ‘appear to be mounting fresh assaults that leverage new and improved versions of malware.’ Chinese officials repeatedly denied responsibility for the attacks, and since then the United States has in turn been accused of penetrating foreign networks through the spy programs revealed by leaker Edward Snowden. FireEye said it had detected ‘a retooling of what security researchers believe is a massive spying operation based in China.'”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/12/hackers-who-targeted-media-last-year-now-targeting-think-tanks/

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White House Picks Creepy Panel to Review NSA Programs

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“A group of veteran security experts and former White House officials has been selected to conduct a full review of U.S. surveillance programs and other secret government efforts disclosed over recent months, ABC News has learned.  The recent acting head of the CIA, Michael Morell, will be among what President Obama called a ‘high-level group of outside experts’ scrutinizing the controversial programs.  Joining Morell on the panel will be former White House officials Richard Clarke, Cass Sunstein and Peter Swire. An announcement is expected Thursday, a source with knowledge of the matter told ABC News’ Jon Karl.”

http://www.economicpolicyjournal.com/2013/08/white-house-picks-creepy-panel-to.html

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NSA spied on Americans until a judge ruled it illegal in 2011

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“The National Security Agency spied on electronic communications between Americans in a program that was later scrapped after a judge ruled it illegal in 2011, US officials said Wednesday.  The court’s opinions are usually top secret but the move to release the documents came amid a firestorm over revelations of sweeping surveillance operations, following bombshell disclosures from a former US intelligence contractor, Edward Snowden.  Officials said the court rulings had been declassified to better inform the public about how the eavesdropping programs are carried out, and that a mistake had occurred due to a technical problem.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/nsa-spied-on-americans-until-a-judge-ruled-it-illegal-in-2011/

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India state moves to ban black magic after anti-superstition activist gunned down

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“An Indian state government Wednesday approved legislation banning superstition and black magic, an official said, a day after a prominent champion of the bill was shot dead.
‘An ordinance will be promulgated in the next two days,’ the official said, declining to be named.  Details were not yet available but an earlier draft proposed bans on beating a person to exorcise ghosts and on raising money by claiming to work miracles. Dabholkar, who founded the Committee for the Eradication of Blind Faith two decades ago, encountered opposition over the bill from Hindu nationalists who feared it could be used to curb religious freedoms.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/21/india-moves-to-ban-black-magic-after-anti-superstition-activist-gunned-down/

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NYC goes Tokyo: Micro apartments proposed as solution to overcrowding

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NYC goes Tokyo: Micro apartments proposed as solution to overcrowding

“Tiny — and affordable — modular living spaces could soon become the latest real estate craze in the highly crowded city of New York. Fifty-five micro apartments are being constructed in Manhattan to test whether New Yorkers are willing to follow the example of Tokyo and Mumbai. According to Bloomberg News, micro apartments at the new ‘My Micro NY’ building will be only 250 to 370 square feet. Rents will range from $939 to $1,873. Currently, the average monthly rent for a studio is more than $2,000.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/16/nyc-goes-the-way-of-tokyo-micro-apartments-proposed-as-solution-to-overcrowding/

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NYPD: Largest-ever gun seizure by an undercover cop was thanks to ‘stop and frisk’

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“The Commissioner was also quick to claim that, despite the undercover officers’ involvement and all other apparent evidence to the contrary, the seizure points to success of the ‘stop and frisk’ policy. Kelly’s claim rests on a wiretap of one of the accused, Eddie Campbell, who is heard to say that he prefers not to come to New York because of the stop-and-frisk policy: ‘I’m in Brownsville,’ Kelly quoted Campbell as saying. ‘We got like, umm, uh, whatchamacallit, stop and frisk.’ Campbell is accused of selling 90 guns during 24 meetings with the unnamed detective. Another alleged dealer, Walter Walker, is said to have sold him another 116 guns.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/19/nycs-police-chief-largest-ever-gun-seizure-by-an-undercover-cop-was-really-because-of-stop-and-frisk/

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