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PA Mom Arrested For Grade Tampering
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that agents from the Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation have filed criminal charges against a Huntingdon County woman accused of using her position as a high school secretary to alter grades and test scores in order to enhance her daughter’s class standing.
Corbett identified the defendant as [...]
Caution Consumers: Job-search Email Scam
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Tom Corbett today cautioned Pennsylvania job-seekers to be extremely cautious about Internet employment offers that ask applicants to email copies of their personal credit reports.
“Credit reports contain a wealth of background information about consumers, including social security numbers, summaries of bank and credit card accounts, employment history, current and previous addresses [...]
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Smart Grid Technologies
Obama Administration Announces Availability of $3.9 Billion to Invest in Smart Grid Technologies and Electric Transmission Infrastructure
Recovery Act Funding Will Create Jobs, Help Modernize Nation’s Electric Grid
Washington, DC – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is soliciting applications for $3.9 billion in grants to support efforts to modernize the [...]
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Ed McMahon, Phara Faucet and Michael Jackson?
Ed McMahon, Phara Faucet and Michael Jackson — Dead!
No matter what you thought of them as people, you had to respect their fame. All of them attempted to let themselves be exploited for the better of themselves and others.
They did it in a real big way.
It is odd that they would die together in a [...]
China Censors Coogle and Hammers Computer Makers
Green Dam Youth Escort
Beijing, China — The Chinese government has ordered PC (personal computers and laptops) makers to install Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software as of July 1. Representatives claim it is to prevent youth from viewing pornography on the Internet; however, independent analysis of the software revealed it blocked political content the [...]
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Superbug Passed From Animals to Humans
The superbug known as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been found to pass from dogs and cats to humans. The most common form of transmission is from a bite. MRSA has been a problem in health care facilities for years; however, only recently has it been found at beaches and in pets.
The Center [...]
Update for Microsoft Outlook Phishing Scams
A massive phishing scam similar to the recent bank fraud scams is being sent in emails that look like the following:
From: “Microsoft Customer Support”
Subject: Update for Microsoft Outlook
Critical Update
Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721)
Brief Description
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express. This update is critical and provides you [...]
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File Sharing Music Download Verdict
MINNEAPOLIS — A jury has awarded the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) a “ridiculous” amount in a peer-to-peer MP3 file sharing lawsuit against a Mother from Minnesota.
A federal jury ruled that Jammie Thomas-Rasset willfully violated copyrights on 24 songs. The recording companies were awarded $80,000 per song ($1.92 million).
After hearing the [...]
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Evanescence's Bubble Popped