Conservative MP calls Olympics ceremony ‘multi-cultural crap’
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David Cameron will face pressure to remove the Tory whip from the Conservative MP Aidan Burley after he tweeted that the Olympics opening ceremony was “multi-cultural crap”. Burley was sacked as a ministerial aide last year after he took part in a Nazi-themed stag party,
Chick-fil-A spokesperson dies from heart attack
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The longtime public relations head for the Chick-fil-A restaurant chain died Friday morning, WRBL-TV reports.
Google seeks dismissal of lawsuit against massive book-scanning project
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Google asked a US court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit over the Internet giant’s massive book-scanning project, saying the effort is “not a substitute” for books themselves.
Pennsylvania election official will defy voter ID law
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A local election official has announced his intention to defy Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law by not asking voters to offer proof of their identity on Election Day.
NSA director shows up at hacker conference to recruit talent
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US spy master Keith Alexander courted hackers at an infamous Def Con gathering rife with software tricksters wary of police and ferociously protective of privacy. Alexander was the latest, and perhaps the most controversial, federal official to attend the annual hacker conference.
Americans not allowed to watch Olympics opening ceremonies live
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A billion people across the globe turned on their TVs to watch the opening ceremony of the London Olympics live Friday, but very few of them were in United States.