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Hundreds Of Gmail Accounts Hacked, Including Some Senior U.S. Government Officials

Source: Cecilia Kang / The Washington Post Google said Wednesday a hacker in China obtained access to hundreds of Gmail accounts, including those of senior U.S. government officials, military personnel, Chinese political activists and journalists. The company said it recently detected the security breach and stopped what it described as "a campaign to take users' passwords and monitor their emails, with the perpetrators apparently using stolen passwords to change peoples' forwarding and delegating settings." Google's email service enables users to [...]

Congressman Says He Did Not Post Lewd Photo On Twitter

Source: CNN A liberal Democratic congressman who came under fire for a lewd photo that briefly appeared on his Twitter account over the weekend said Wednesday that he did not post the image. Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner spoke to CNN's Wolf Blitzer a day after a contentious exchange with reporters in which he refused to directly answer any questions about the picture. On Wednesday, he said he had hired a law firm to look into the matter. But he declined [...]

Florida Governor Signs Welfare Drug-Screen Measure

Source: CNN Saying it is "unfair for Florida taxpayers to subsidize drug addiction," Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday signed legislation requiring adults applying for welfare assistance to undergo drug screening. "It's the right thing for taxpayers," Scott said after signing the measure. "It's the right thing for citizens of this state that need public assistance. We don't want to waste tax dollars. And also, we want to give people an incentive to not use drugs." Under the law, which takes [...]

Sean Kingston Expected To Recover (VIDEO)

Sources close to singer Sean Kingston say he will recover from his injuries after a personal watercraft crash in Miami. WATCH:

'Handcuffed By Policy': Fire Crews Watch Man Die

Source: MSNBC San Francisco — Fire crews and police could only watch after a man waded into San Francisco Bay, stood up to his neck and waited. They wanted to do something, but a policy strictly forbade them from trying to save the 50-year-old, officials said. A witness finally pulled the apparently suicidal man's lifeless body from the 54-degree water. The San Jose Mercury News reported that the man spent nearly an hour in the water before he drowned. The [...]

Toyota Recalls 52,000 Prius Models In U.S. After Report Of Single Accident

Source: USA Today The report of a single minor accident prompted Toyota to recall 106,000 Prius hybrid cars globally on Wednesday for faulty steering caused by a nut that may come loose, the Associated Press reports. The latest recall from Toyota, which has taken hit to its reputation from massive recalls worldwide, affects 52,000 Prius vehicles in the U.S., from 2001 through 2003. Toyota says loose nuts in the electric-power steering can cause the vehicle, if operated over a long [...]

$14 trillion debt ceiling explained

CNN's Christine Romans breaks down the debt ceiling issue and what it could mean for all Americans. WATCH:

House Rejects Raise In The Nation's Debt Ceiling 317-To-98

Source: Lori Montgomery and Paul Kane / The Washington Post Setting the stage for a long summer of heated negotiations, the House overwhelmingly rejected a proposal Tuesday that would increase the nation's ability to borrow money without also making major cuts in federal spending. The 317-to-98 vote was a bipartisan rejection of extending the nation's current debt limit of $14.3 trillion unless major spending reductions accompany the legislation lifting the ceiling. Every Republican voted against the plan, joined by 81 [...]

Rep. Anthony Weiner Tries To Play Down Twitter Controversy Over Lewd Photo

Source: CNN Liberal Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner tried Tuesday to deflect attention away from a controversy involving a lewd photo briefly posted on his Twitter account, saying the matter was undeserving of further attention. Meanwhile, the conservative blogger who broke the story called for a full investigation of what he called either the hacking of a congressman's account or something Weiner wants to hide. Weiner told reporters he wasn't interested in talking about the issue any more, saying he already [...]

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