ACLU, EFF challenging US ‘secret’ court orders seeking Twitter data

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Thursday, April 7, 2011 Late last month, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed objections to the United States Government’s ‘secret’ attempts to obtain Twitter account information relating to WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF cite First and Fourth amendment issues as overriding reasons to overturn government attempts to keep their […]

Childhood pneumonia can be cured at home

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Saturday, January 5, 2008 A new study by researchers of Boston University’s School of Public Health and colleagues sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows children with severe pneumonia can be effectively treated at home and do not need to be hospitalized. This finding is hugely significant for developing countries where children cannot be […]

United force replay against ‘Boro in FA Cup

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Saturday, March 10, 2007 Middlesbrough 2 2 Manchester United Match Stats Attendance 33308 Goalscorers for Middlesbrough Cattermole (44′), Boateng (47′) Goalscorers for Manchester United Rooney (23′), Ronaldo (68′(pen)) Bookings (Middlesbrough) None Bookings (Manchester United) Larsson (Yellow (1)) A penalty by Christiano Ronaldo midway through the second half kept Manchester United in the FA Cup earlier […]

Ian Thorpe starts to recover from chest pains

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Friday, March 3, 2006 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe is reported to be feeling much better after suffering from chest pain for some time. The Olympic gold medalist was due to swim in the 100m and 200m freestyle and in three relays at the Commonwealth Games, but due to his complaints his fitness has been in […]

‘The Gates’ opens in New York City

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Wednesday, February 16, 2005 New York, New York –On February 12, 2005, at 8:30 a.m., New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped the first piece of fabric in The Gates, a land art project by Christo and Jeanne Claude. The artists installed 7,500 metal “gates” along 23 miles of pathways in New York City’s Central Park. […]