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Edward Snowden spoke, so why did the British press turn a deaf ear?
Why did the majority of the British press ignore a story regarded as hugely important by newspapers in the United States and Europe and, for the matter, the rest of the world? On Monday, Edward Snowden - the National Security Agency whistleblower regarded as the most wanted man in the world - did an online...
guardian.co.uk (52 minutes ago)
Hospitals far apart on plans to link up
A letter of intent by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a May proposal by St. Vincent Health System, both released Wednesday under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, show leaders of the two hospitals are far from agreement on how they should partner.
arkansasonline.com (1 hour ago)
Microsoft Makes Dramatic U-Turn On Xbox One Rules
Microsoft has completely reversed its position on pre-owned games, lending and online check-ins for its Xbox One console - but many gamers still aren't happy. Just before the E3 video games conference earlier this month, Microsoft had caused outrage by unveiling complex new rules regarding the new machine. Its new...
huffingtonpost.com (2 hours ago)
Wisconsin Innocence Project helps inmate go free
A Milwaukee inmate who won a chance to clear his name after a judge vacated his homicide conviction last year instead made an agonizing decision: to plead guilty to a lesser homicide charge in exchange for his immediate freedom, his lawyers said Wednesday
postcrescent.com (2 hours ago)
Frederick Douglass statue unveiled in Washington
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, called the statue "a fitting tribute to one of the greatest Americans and voices for freedom who ever lived." House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., joined Joe Biden in saying that Douglass initiated a movement that has yet to come to fruition.
democratandchronicle.com (2 hours ago)
Samson and Delilah: a good effort at biblical sex and violence
Samson and Delilah (1949)Director: Cecil B DeMilleEntertainment grade: BHistory grade: B The story of Samson is recorded in the Bible's book of Judges, thought to have been written in about the 7th or 6th century BC. The tribe of Dan are oppressed by the cruel Philistines, which everyone in the film doggedly...
guardian.co.uk (2 hours ago)
Meredith Kercher murder: Raffaele Sollecito appeals for cash to fund retrial
Raffaele Sollecito, the Italian man facing a retrial for the murder of the British exchange student Meredith Kercher, has launched a crowd-funding project to cover his legal fees, saying he no longer has the money to fight his "ordeal". Along with Amanda Knox, his American ex-girlfriend, Sollecito was convicted then...
guardian.co.uk (3 hours ago)
Conservatives conference highlights murky tax laws
It was called the "Road to Majority" conference, a not-so-subtle reference to winning control of Capitol Hill in the 2014 midterm elections. Some of the biggest names in the Republican Party — several potential presidential candidates among them — offered plans to strengthen the GOP. Breakout sessions included tips...
foxnews.com (4 hours ago)
Facebook comments get civil servant banned from promotion
A civil servant was banned from promotion for a year following "misuse" of social media, official documents show. The employee was one of seven staff members disciplined by the Welsh government for writing "inappropriate comments" on Facebook or Twitter during the past five years. The civil servant was issued with a...
guardian.co.uk (4 hours ago)
Conservative conference highlights murky tax laws
WASHINGTON (AP) - Organizers insist the Faith and Freedom Coalition's recent conference was not focused on politics.
yahoo.com (4 hours ago)
Freedom and Free Stuff
That's what freedom was all about back then. The right to own property, to work and earn a living and not expect the government to pay you for not working - that was being a man.
townhall.com (6 hours ago)
Owen Paterson: UK must become global leader on GM crops
Environment minister Owen Paterson will on Thursday urge the UK to lead a European farming revolution using genetically modified crops, which he will say will reduce fertiliser and chemical use and improve efficiency. Paterson's strongest speech yet in favour of the controversial practice is expected to make both a...
guardian.co.uk (6 hours ago)
Restrooms are history on the Freedom Trail
Tour guide James Miele knows the history of all the North End landmarks on the Freedom Trail: the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. But sometimes more important for his well-hydrated followers, he also knows where to find restrooms.
boston.com (7 hours ago)
Eleanor Blatchley: Human Rights, Hashtags and the UK's Policy Towards Central Asia
This week, David Cameron has announced a visit to Kazakhstan; the first ever visit by a British leader to Central Asia. On the agenda will be security issues, the pull-out from Afghanistan, and oil and gas. Though the human rights climate in Kazakhstan has seriously deteriorated in the last two years, it's not as...
huffingtonpost.com (7 hours ago)
King's 1963 Walk to Freedom still inspires Detroit
Saturday's commemoration down the same route aims to be 'march for equality on all levels.'
usatoday.com (9 hours ago)
Guest Post: Who Are The Real Traitors?
Submitted by Jim Quinn via The Burning Platform blog, “I’m neither traitor nor hero. I’m an American.” – Edward Snowden “If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, go home from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick...
zerohedge.com (10 hours ago)
Religion and sexuality shouldn't compete against each other | Senthorun Raj
Senthorun Raj: Freedom of religion is a human right. But it cannot be used to shield Australian religious institutions from perpetrating discriminationSenthorun Raj
guardian.co.uk (10 hours ago)
Cash register stolen in fifth rooftop burglary in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE -- A cash register was stolen from a Mexican restaurant on Freedom Boulevard late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning in the fifth rooftop burglary in the area in recent weeks.
santacruzsentinel.com (12 hours ago)
#PaulasBestDishes Pokes Fun At Paula Deen's Unsavory (And Racist?) Side
As accusations of racism by Paula Deen make their way around the web, Black Twitter made its indictment of the Southern chef clear with responses to the trending topic "Paula's Best Dishes." Riffing off of her TV show of the same name, Twitter user Pope Jeffuhz I and TheRoot.com editor and humorist Tracy Clayton,...
huffingtonpost.com (12 hours ago)
Pierre Guerlain: The Transparency Prism
In the media frenzy that followed the revelation by the Guardian newspaper that the NSA was routinely spying on the US and other citizens, a very significant op-ed was published by the same British and global paper. The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei argued that "The US is behaving like China." Usually in the West the...
huffingtonpost.com (12 hours ago)
Video: Obama toasts his German hosts
Toasting his German hosts in Berlin, President Obama said, "We are proud to join with millions of men and women throughout the world who hold the cause of freedom sacred."
cbsnews.com (13 hours ago)
Frederick Douglass Statue Is Unveiled in Capitol
A great-great-granddaughter of the abolitionist leader said that her ancestor believed in freedom and equality for “all of us, regardless of our race, gender, religion or sexual orientation.”
nytimes.com (13 hours ago)
From Swivels to Sliders — Understanding Ultrabook Designs
The traditional clamshell laptop will always be with us, but thanks to the innovation of the Intel-inspired Ultrabook, a wide range of new mobile computer designs has recently hit the market. Offering a vast amount of flexibility, these new designs offer considerable freedom, letting you choose the Ultrabook™ that...
pcworld.com (14 hours ago)
Xbox One: Microsoft abandons controversial DRM restrictions
Microsoft has sensationally abandoned its controversial plans to restrict the sharing of Xbox One games, and has also removed daily online authentication requirements for its forthcoming console. In a statement released on the Xbox website on Wednesday, Don Mattrick, the president of Microsoft's interactive...
guardian.co.uk (14 hours ago)
‘Young Elvis’ show added to Freedom Fest
A live musical performance known as “Young Elvis & the Blue Suedes Tribute Show” has been added to the Rainsville Freedom Fest schedule.
times-journal.com (15 hours ago)
Letters: International intervention in Syria
Alastair Crooke (The Red Line is not crossed, 17 June) asks the right question: "Will arming the opposition make the situation for the Syrian people better, or will it lead to more bloodshed?" However, he obscures the answer by turning to statistics about the volume of small arms allegedly provided to opposition...
guardian.co.uk (15 hours ago)
Syria crisis needs political solution, David Cameron tells MPs
David Cameron has said he will not recklessly take Britain into a military escalation in Syria, putting his strongest emphasis yet on a political solution to the crisis as he came under pressure from his own backbenchers and Labour not to supply weapons to the Syrian rebels. Cameron was reporting back to the Commons...
guardian.co.uk (16 hours ago)
Obama speech in Berlin looks to 'shared values' of iron curtain era
He did not, everyone agreed, have the rhetorical punch of his predecessors. But then again it always was going to be difficult for Barack Obama to live up to the "Ich bin ein Berliner" or "Mister Gorbachev, tear down this wall" lines of John F Kennedy and Ronald Reagan. Yet as the US president admitted himself,...
guardian.co.uk (17 hours ago)
Steam to show Microsoft how Xbox One game lending should be done
Critics have blasted Microsoft over its used game policy for its Xbox One gaming console. Games are locked to a user’s personal Xbox Live account and require a persistent Internet connection for verification. The company also gave developers the freedom to prevent games from being shared with friends or even sold at...
yahoo.com (17 hours ago)
Judge: Pa. college can exclude morning-after pill coverage for now
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A Christian college can temporarily exclude coverage for birth control like the morning-after pill and the week-after pill when it offers a health insurance plan to its students, a federal judge has ruled. The injunction issued in favor of Geneva College will remain in effect until the judge rules...
pottsmerc.com (17 hours ago)
