AGONY OF THE TWEETS

Judge: Twitter must hand over info on WikiLeaks supporters

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A judge has upheld US grand jury's secret subpoenas for the Twitter account information of several WikiLeaks supporters.

A BOY NAMED SUE YOUR PARENTS

Poor first names could lead to feeling dumber, lonelier

A photo of a baby. Image via Flickr user Eric Fleming.

Future parents may want to be careful naming their children after a new study revealed a poor first name could have major consequences.

EXPLOITING WORKERS HURTS PROFITS

Pension fund blacklists Walmart

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The largest pension fund in the Netherlands had divested itself of all shares in Walmart as a result of the company’s anti-union position and poor labor standards.

C'MON EVERYBODY'S DOING IT

Sirota: Legalizing marijuana is now a ‘mainstream’ position

Salon columnist David Sirota on The Young Turks. Screenshot via Current TV.

Sirota appeared The Young Turks, mentioning a recent Gallup poll in which half of Americans support legalizing marijuana, with 77 percent also backing medical marijuana.

POOR DOGS

Florida animal shelter euthanizes 18 dogs after virus outbreak

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Workers at a Florida animal shelter were forced to euthanized 18 dogs Saturday morning after a virus outbreak in the pound.

WELCOMING SURPRISE

Iran welcomes U.S. rescue of nationals from pirates

U.S. Navy SH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter rescues Iranians.

The Iranian government welcomed a US navy rescue of 13 of its nationals from pirates near the entrance to the Gulf.

Science

Fish imitates an octopus that imitates a fish

The so-called Mimic Octopus has become well known for its ability to imitate any number…

Brain power can decline from age 45: study

Cognitive skills can start to fall from the age of 45, not from around the…

First mixed-embryo monkeys are born in U.S.

Doctors to remove Vietnamese man’s 90kg tumour

Tech News

State Department explains foreign policy to Twitter followers

The US State Department on Friday launched a new high-tech form of outreach to the…

Symantec: parts of antivirus source code exposed

(Reuters) – Symantec Corp, the top maker of security software, said hackers had exposed a…

Media

Boehner’s office cuts C-SPAN video again as House Dems protest

For the second time in recent weeks, C-SPAN’s video on Friday morning cut away from…

Woman arrested in U.K. phone hacking probe

British police probing the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World arrested a…

World

UK sends new warship to Gulf amid Iran tensions

Britain’s newest warship is heading to the Gulf for its first mission at a time of tensions over Iran’s threat…

11 dead in New Zealand balloon crash

A hot air balloon burst into flames and crashed to the ground in New Zealand on Saturday, killing all 11…

Serbia bans alcohol in parliament

The Serbian parliament has banned alcohol after media reports of excessive drinking, a top official said Friday. “The ban applies…

Chavez names minister cited by U.S. for drug trafficking

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez appointed General Henry Rangel Silva as his defense minister despite US accusations he participates in drug…

U.S. News

Opening statements delayed at U.S. war crimes trial

A jury has been selected for the court-martial of the last US Marine charged over…

Texas election map fight goes before Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court next week will step into a partisan battle over…

Gingrich blasts Romney on abortion, taxing the blind

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich assailed rival Mitt Romney…

For many Americans, jobs crisis to last many years

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – - Despite an upswing in hiring during 2011, the jobs crisis…

Blackwater settles Iraq killings suit

(Reuters) – A wrongful death lawsuit linked to a defining moment of the Iraq war…