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U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday (9/2) that a federal grand jury has charge six individuals in a human trafficking conspiracy that allegedly exploited 400 farm workers brought to the U.S. from Thailand.
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U.S. DOJ - "The indictment alleges that the defendants conspired and devised a scheme to obtain the labor of approximately 400 Thai nationals by enticing them to come to the United States with false promises of lucrative jobs, and then maintaining their labor at farms in Washington and Hawaii through threats of serious economic harm."
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 3, 2010 (3:03 pm EST)
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A UPS-operated Boeing 747 crashed into a Dubai military base shortly after takeoff today, killing the two crewmembers on board. It is not clear if there were any casualties on the ground.
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 3, 2010 (2:51 pm EST)
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China has begun requiring people show identification before they can purchase a mobile phone or a SIM (subscriber identity module) card. The law extends to foreigners and short-term visitors.
Mexico enacted a simliar law for pre-paid cell phones earlier this year. And U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and John Cornyn (R-TX) in May proposed legislation that would require individuals in the U.S. to "register" pre-paid cell phones.
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 2, 2010 (10:24 am EST)
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A police sniper shot and killed a gunman wearing on his body what appeared to be explosives after he took three people hostage at the Discovery Channel's headquarters in Silver Springs, Maryland on Wednesday. The suspect, James Lee, had a history of protesting the channel's programming.
Authorities spent the night combing through the building for any explosive devices, and gave the "all clear" for people to return to their offices Thursday (9/2) morning.
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 2, 2010 (8:45 am EST)
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It is being reported that an armed man has taken at least one person hostage at the Discovery Channel headquarters building in Silver Spring, Maryland this afternoon (9/1).
From the article:
Fox News - "An official with the Montgomery County Police Department confirmed to Fox News that a man with an explosive device is holding at least one person hostage in the lobby of the building."
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 1, 2010 (3:04 pm EST)
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First India forced Research in Motion (RIM) to open up BlackBerry messaging data to government monitoring and now it appears it is Google's and Skype's turns.
It is being reported that the Indian government plans to send the search giant and the VoIP provider letters insisting they set up servers in India and give access to their data.
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 1, 2010 (12:21 pm EST)
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The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that Chinese national Kexue Huang, aka John, 45, has been charged for allegedly stealing trade secrets and property from his former employer, Dow AgroSciences LLC, and taking them to China.
From the article:
U.S. DOJ - "Huang...has been...charged in a 17-count indictment with economic espionage intended to benefit a foreign government and instrumentalities, and interstate and foreign transportation of stolen property"
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 1, 2010 (10:31 am EST)
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes September as National Preparedness Month and asks that Americans take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities.
With Hurricane Earl approaching the U.S. east coast as a Category 3 hurricane this is excellent advice.
For more information about emergency preparedness visit Ready.gov.
Posted by: Chef on Sep. 1, 2010 (9:42 am EST)

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