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Chicago and Illinois among nation's leaders in public corruption, report says

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Northern District of Illinois, which consists primarily of the Chicago metropolitan area, is the most corrupt federal district in the country, and Illinois is the third most corrupt state, according to ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7

Chinese general's spy talk leaked onto YouTube

(AP) -- Footage of a Chinese general discussing sensitive spying cases has been leaked onto Google Inc.'s video sharing site YouTube, in what appears to be an embarrassing failure of secrecy for the usually tightlipped military.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Expert: Rural US websites easy target for hackers

(AP) -- The digital trove of credit card numbers and emails stolen by the group known as Anonymous came from towns across rural America - places like Gassville, Ark. and Tishomingo County, Miss., where officers don't usually ...

Technology / Internet

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Former China Mobile exec guilty in bribery case

(AP) -- A former deputy chairman of state-owned China Mobile Ltd., the world's biggest phone company by subscribers, was convicted Friday of taking bribes and sentenced to prison.

Technology / Other

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Juror faces jail for Facebook chat with defendant

(AP) -- A British juror will be sent to jail for discussing a drug and corruption trial with a defendant on Facebook, a judge said Tuesday.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Forest plan hangs in balance at climate conference

(AP) -- Pedro Chuc May climbs a big zapote tree, braces himself against the trunk with a rope sling and uses his sharp machete to slash v-shaped cuts in the rough bark to let the tree's resin - the base for ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung to create new office for group affairs

(AP) -- Samsung will create a new organization to coordinate the group's sprawling businesses after a previous one was closed in 2008 amid a corruption scandal that rocked the massive conglomerate.

Technology / Business

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung chairman says son to be promoted

(AP) -- The chairman of Samsung Electronics said Wednesday his son will be promoted to a more powerful executive position, preparing the global technology giant for an eventual change in leadership.

Technology / Business

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ACLU helping keep Twitter users' IDs secret in Pa.

(AP) -- An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer said Thursday his organization is helping two anonymous Twitter users fight an effort by prosecutors to unmask them after they tweeted criticism of the Pennsylvania ...

Technology / Internet

created May 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Former Samsung chairman Lee returns to top post

(AP) -- Lee Kun-hee, the former chairman of Samsung Electronics convicted of tax evasion and later pardoned by South Korea's president, has returned to lead the company after a nearly two-year absence.

Technology / Business

created Mar 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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