Only humans can decipher the funny-looking words that allow access to registrations and purchases, so spammers are hiring teams of low-wage workers to re-type thousands of the cryptic deterrents. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Only humans can decipher the funny-looking words that allow access to registrations and purchases, so spammers are hiring teams of low-wage workers to re-type thousands of the cryptic deterrents. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Marines and Afghan troops cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the former Taliban-ruled town of Marjah on Saturday — part of an offensive that is the run-up to a larger showdown this year in the most strategic part of Afghanistan’s dangerous south. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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At least 11 Chinese Christians planning to attend a global evangelical gathering in South Africa have been barred from leaving the country, and many others have come under pressure. Many fear Beijing is cracking down on Christians who worship outside the official church. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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According to “The Daily Telegraph,” the miners “have apparently reached an agreement to share the profits made from recounting their ordeal.” » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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German researchers who analyzed clinical data for the Pfizer drug reboxetine conclude the medicine isn’t effective for depression and may be harmful. Much of the information they reviewed hadn’t been published. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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The World Economic Forum has released its annual report on the gender gap in different countries. Iceland, Norway and Finland top the list, Pakistan, Chad and Yemen are at the bottom. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Marines and Afghan troops cleared the last major pocket of resistance in the former Taliban-ruled town of Marjah on Saturday — part of an offensive that is the run-up to a larger showdown this year in the most strategic part of Afghanistan’s dangerous south. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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New York police say gang members went on a rampage after learning a 30-year-old man had sex with a teenage recruit. The nine suspects are accused of torturing the man and two teenage boys for hours. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Americans Peter Diamond and Dale Mortensen and Christopher Pissarides won this year’s prize for developing theories that help explain how economic policies can affect unemployment. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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Seven of the suspects were arrested and being held pending arraignment on charges of robbery, sodomy, menacing and assault as hate crimes. Two others were being sought. The attack came amid heightened attention to anti-gay bullying around the country. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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While all combat operations have officially ended in Iraq, an official army memo says exactly the opposite. 50,000 US troops remain in the country. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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The federal commission investigating the spill said that by appearing to underestimate the amount of oil remaining in the Gulf of Mexico “the federal government created the impression that it was either not fully competent to handle the spill or not fully candid with the American people.” » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
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