Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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U.S. Reportedly Looks At Combating Somali Terror Group’s Twitter Account

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 10:50 PM PST

The U.S. government, alarmed at Somali militants’ use of Twitter to court followers in the West, reportedly is considering ways of combating the messages. Measures under review include going as far as shutting down al-Shabaab’s Twitter account, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed American officials who are “looking closely” at the terror group’s posts. [...]

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U.S. Reportedly Looks At Combating Somali Terror Group’s Twitter Account


Alarm as Dutch lab creates highly contagious killer flu

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 09:19 PM PST

The UK’s Independent reports that a deadly strain of bird flu with the potential to infect and kill millions of people has been created in a laboratory by European scientists – who now want to publish full details of how they did it. The discovery has prompted fears within the US Government that the knowledge [...]

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Alarm as Dutch lab creates highly contagious killer flu


Muslim Men To Sue Airlines After Allegedly Being Kicked Off Flight

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 08:58 PM PST

Two Muslim men who say they were kicked off an airplane in May after the pilot objected to their presence are suing Delta Air Lines Inc. and a regional carrier that operated the Delta Connection flight from Memphis to Charlotte, North Carolina. According to a suit filed Monday in federal court in Memphis, Masudur Rahman [...]

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Muslim Men To Sue Airlines After Allegedly Being Kicked Off Flight


Midtown MARTA station, surrounding streets, reopen

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 06:42 AM PST

The Midtown MARTA station and surrounding streets that were shut down throughout Monday’s morning commute were reopened just after 9 a.m., more than three hours after a suspicious package was reported. The package, described by Atlanta police dispatchers as a “large Army green duffel bag,” was found just before 6 a.m. on Peachtree Place near [...]

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Midtown MARTA station, surrounding streets, reopen


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