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The head of the United States Cyber Command says the US is developing 40 new teams of cyber-agents that will both protect America’s critical infrastructure from hackers and as well as launch attacks against the country’s adversaries. Gen. Keith Alexander, who leads both the Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, told the US Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday that the 40 online support teams should be ready for action by 2015, with 13 of those units existing specifically to attack other countries.

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Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com Police in Clayton, New Jersey, confiscated two guns from a woman after she complained about county government moving to raise her property taxes and inspect her property without a search warrant. Eileen Hart of Franklin Township was arrested and charged with making terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassing officials from the Gloucester County Office of Assessment and Appraisal Systems, Inc.

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When the great 16th Century prophet Nostradamus stared into the future, he described the fate of the final pope with eerie detail. And the first sign will soon be in our skies. The 266th pope now sits on the Throne of St Peter. According to the pen of several prophets, he will be the last. One prophet, a Saint of the Catholic Church, counted down the popes until the end of the world. After Pope Francis there are no more on that list.

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By ERIK DE LA GARZA Fracking by Chesapeake oil and Billiton Petroleum caused “thousands of earthquakes” that damaged homes in central Arkansas, two families claim in Federal Court. Johnny and Patsy Miller and Christopher and Rebecca Krisell sued Chesapeake Operating and BHP Billiton Petroleum, claiming their fracking “caused thousands of earthquakes in mini-clusters and swarms in central Arkansas in 2010 and 2011,” including Arkansas’ largest earthquake in the past 35 years.

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The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters. The proposed plan represents a major step by U.S. intelligence agencies to spot and track down terrorist networks and crime syndicates by bringing together financial databanks

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Animal activists in the US have reacted angrily after a shark being used in an advert for the Kmart chain died of apparent stress. The white-tipped shark died in an outdoor pool in Los Angeles. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) said whistleblowers had informed it of the death. The American Humane Association (Aha), which had its member at the shoot and certified it, said everything possible was done for the shark’s safety.

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By JOHN HEILPRIN The search is all but over for a subatomic particle that is a crucial building block of the universe. Physicists announced Thursday they believe they have discovered the subatomic particle predicted nearly a half-century ago, which will go a long way toward explaining what gives electrons and all matter in the universe size and shape.

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Simon Rabinovitch FT.com Chinese doctors have performed more than 330m abortions since the government implemented a controversial family planning policy 40 years ago, according to official data from the health ministry. China’s one-child policy has been the subject of a heated debate about its economic consequences as the population ages. Forced abortions and sterilisations have also been criticised by human rights campaigners such as

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Four people have been shot dead after a gunman in Upstate New York went on a shooting spree Wednesday morning. Police remained in a standoff with the suspect into the evening. Police believe 64-year-old Kurt Myers of Mohawk, NY opened fire Wednesday near a car wash in Herkimer County, New York, halfway between Syracuse and Albany.

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By Brendan I. Koerner Alfred Anaya took pride in his generous service guarantee. Though his stereo installation business, Valley Custom Audio Fanatics, was just a one-man operation based out of his San Fernando, California, home, he offered all of his clients a lifetime warranty: If there was ever any problem with his handiwork, he would fix it for the cost of parts alone—no questions asked.

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A new poll shows that 73 percent of Americans distrust the decisions made by the federal government – a number that has been steadily increasing throughout the last two administrations. At its highest point, which occurred during President Obama’s first term, 80 percent of Americans lacked faith in the federal government. While former President George W. Bush fared slightly better

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Hours before city codes officials were planning to do a surprise inspection of the Pajama Factory on Park Avenue on Thursday, a young South Williamsport woman was discovered dead in a bed inside a second-floor studio, city police said. As of Thursday night, authorities had no evidence that foul play was involved, police Capt. Tim Miller said. The woman was identified as Regina Lapp, 21, of South Williamsport, according to Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling Jr. “She died there sometime during the night” after entering the factory at 1307 Park Ave. about 1 a.m., Kiessling said investigators were told.…

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