Farmers in New Zealand are eagerly awaiting an Australian onslaught of dung beetles that will help deal with its big smelly problem of livestock dung — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A Wichita man has learned the homemade seat belt he puts on long before getting behind the wheel won’t get him out of a ticket for failing to buckle up — via redwolf.newsvine.com
We see a woman clad in Mad Men
-era finery, slowly walking from the camera down a long hallway. A voice familiar to fans of House
narrates. Only decades ago, women suffered through horrifying back alley abortions, or they used dangerous methods when they had no other recourse. So when the Republican Party launched an all-out assault on women’s health, pushing bills to limit women’s access to vital services, we had to ask,
she continues, as the image cuts between the woman opening a closet containing a single wire hanger and the distressed face of actress Lisa Edelstein: Why is the GOP trying to send women back to the back alley?
— via supergerbil424.newsvine.com
South Sudan has been chosen as the name of what will be the world’s newest country when it comes into existence on 9 July, ending months of speculation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The US secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, praised the role of social networks such as Twitter in promoting freedom – at the same time as the US government was in court seeking to invade the privacy of Twitter users.
Lawyers for civil rights organisations appeared before a judge in Alexandria, Virginia, battling against a US government order to disclose the details of private Twitter accounts in the WikiLeaks row, including that of the Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, below.
The move against Twitter has turned into a constitutional clash over the protection of individual rights to privacy in the digital age — via redwolf.newsvine.com
For those of you in London, today was your last opportunity to stop by the old Shoreditch Tube Station for a scheduled viewing: the whole thing is up for sale, listed at £180,000 — via BLDGBLOG
A group supporting genetically-modified (GM) food says the loss of much of Queensland’s banana crop in Cyclone Yasi points to an example of how GM foods could improve food security in Australia — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Forging a driver’s licence could cost five years in jail, according to new laws introduced yesterday by Federal Justice Minister Brendan O’Connor — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key will discuss the issue of high global roaming rates for mobile phone calls between the two countries when the two meet this week — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A former national newspaper journalist who defrauded more than £370,000 from his employer – donating much of it to charity and a school – has been jailed — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The most disturbing thing we’ve uncovered is the scope of domestic intelligence activities taking place today. Domestic spying is now being done by a host of federal agencies (FBI, DOD, DHS, DNI) as well as state and local law enforcement and even private companies — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The most disturbing thing we’ve uncovered is the scope of domestic intelligence activities taking place today. Domestic spying is now being done by a host of federal agencies (FBI, DOD, DHS, DNI) as well as state and local law enforcement and even private companies. Too often this spying targets political activity and religious practices. We’ve documented intelligence activities targeting or obstructing First Amendment-protected activity in 33 states and DC — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A World War II Spitfire which became the tomb of an Australian pilot missing for almost seven decades is expected to be transferred to Melbourne’s Point Cook RAAF Museum — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The peak body representing Australian dairy farmers has welcomed a Senate inquiry into the ongoing milk price war between major supermarket chains — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Damning evidence from an Egyptian intelligence officer that names an Australian official who witnessed the torture of Sydney man Mamdouh Habib in Guantanamo Bay has been revealed as the trigger for a hushed-up government payout to Mr Habib and a high-level investigation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
ABC gardening personality Peter Cundall has been found guilty of disobeying the direction of a police officer during a rally at Parliament House in Hobart — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Police say a man’s remains found inside a drum north of Brisbane were encased in concrete — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Public school science teachers who want to teach intelligent design
alongside evolution and want to challenge the accepted scientific views about global warming would be protected under a bill introduced in the House — via jarandhel.newsvine.com
Environmentalist Erin Brockovich is so dedicated to green issues in Australia she is planning to apply for dual citizenship — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Internet filters in schools often compromise a teacher’s ability to teach, yet at the same time are easy for tech-savvy students to get around, a parliamentary committee on cyber bullying has heard — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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