The AP and international media channels last week reported statements from Pakistani Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq that barely veiled threats of violence against foreign aid workers responding to catastrophic flooding.
In coverage of Tariq’s statement below, you can see that rationale is claimed as international relief efforts are suspected to have “other unspecified ‘intentions’” beyond aid to...
Finally, the Incredible OTA is here! And like all Android phones, now that we know the location for the Incredible Froyo OTA, there is an option to go get it versus waiting for it to be pushed to you. This is the same file as you would get if you just waited, and you'll have the exact same Froyo as everyone else, so there's no need to worry. Here's how it's done: Grab the OT...
Two significant tools for American designers seeking to make their design process more sustainable have recently been announced. The first tool, which hopefully will have broad and positive implications for manufacturers of outdoor industry goods, is Eco-Index . Basically an assessment tool which evaluates a product’s environmental impact, Eco-Index allows manufacturers to measure six areas in...
Event Information: September 13, 2010, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM Our nation's future competitiveness relies on having a workforce highly skilled in mathematics and science. Yet efforts to educate our young people in these critical areas have fallen behind those of almost all other advanced nations. On September 13, the Brookings Center for Technology Innovation and the Simons Foundation will host ...
By William Booth and Nick Miroff Washington Post Staff Writers LAREDO, TEX. - Stashing cash in spare tires, engine transmissions and truckloads of baby diapers, couriers for Mexican drug cartels are moving tens of billions of dollars in profits south across the border each year, a river of dirty money that has overwhelmed U.S. and Mexican customs agents. Officials said stemming...
The Colima Cartel is a Mexican drug trafficking and methamphetamine producing cartel operating out of Guadalajara, Jalisco, and formerly led by the Amezcua Contreras brothers. The cartel was directed by José de Jesús Amezcua Contreras, and supported by his brothers, Adán and Luis. The Colima Cartel is believed to obtain large quantities of the precursor ephedrine, through contacts in Thailand and...
Body of official dumped beside road near scene of killing of 72 Central and South American migrants in Tamaulipas. By: Jo Tuckman Guardian A Central American migrant rests on a piece of cardboard by the tracks awaiting his next ride. It's impossible to tell when the train will come - there are no schedules. The body of an official investigating the massacre of 72 Central and So...
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The horrifying massacre of 72 Central and South American immigrants by the hands of Zetas shocked the world. Preliminary investigations, based on testimony by the sole survivor of this attack, report the immigrants were first given the option of paying their ransoms in cash or as cartel slaves. Having no cash and refusing to join Zeta forces, the 58 men and 14 women, were blindfolded and bound bef...
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At least two car bombs exploded Friday near the television studios of Televisa in Ciudad Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas state in northeastern Mexico, authorities said. Mexican policemen and a soldier stand guard next to remains of a parked vehicle outside a studio of top broadcaster Televisa in Ciudad Victoria, the Mexican state of Tamaulipas August 27, 2010. A car bomb exploded outsi...
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When ten Russian spies landed back in Russia in early July in the largest spy swap with the United States since the Cold War, they were quickly loaded into vans on the tarmac and whisked away. In the seven weeks since, they haven't been seen. Now the most famous of the group has resurfaced, and again she has sparked controversy. Anna Chapman, the sultry femme fatale whose picture was plastered o...
Saturday, August 28: Columbia Heights Day runs from 10 am to 6 pm at 11th and Kenyon Streets NW. (Columbia Heights Day)
Beautiful summer weather is predicted for Saturday—a great day to live in the city and spend it outdoors. One option is Columbia Heights Day . This neighborhood festival to the north runs from 10 am to 6 pm at 11th and Kenyon Streets NW (Harriet Tubman Elementary School Fie...
Two terrorism suspects made a brief appearance in court on Thursday, and a third man, who appeared on Canada's version of "American Idol," has reportedly been arrested as part of an alleged homegrown plot. Police arrested two Ottawa residents Wednesday and said they expected more arrests. The Toronto Star reported the third arrest, of Khuram Sher, on Thursday. Sher appeared on the reality show "Ca...
Spend the next 21 minutes of your day watching this extremely rare footage of the war in Afghanistan’s Kunar Province — from the Taliban’s perspective. The video, released by an Australian TV news program , comes from Paul Refsdal, a Norwegian documentary journalist who embedded with a Taliban commander named Dawran earlier this year.
Most American troops spend their tours in Afghanistan with o...
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Team USA gets a lot of flack for having a billion point guards on their roster, and maybe rightfully so. After all, in international competition opposing countries tend to have players that are taller than 6-foot-4. However, I think this video from an Elite 24 midnight scrimmage proves that playing several point guards together can be an effective strategy. John Wall , Brandon Jennings...
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Team USA gets a lot of flack for having a billion point guards on their roster, and maybe rightfully so. After all, in international competition opposing countries tend to have players that are taller than 6-foot-4. However, I think this video from an Elite 24 midnight scrimmage proves that playing several point guards together can be an effective strategy. John Wall , Brandon Jennings...
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