NPR : A Cabinet and Blog Shakeup Who says that? Because this post about why they had to change this week’s Blogger On Duty is funny. Not only are both Steve Inskeep and Scott Simon on jury duty this weeek, but no one else was available, either: What made matters worse is that everyone approached by NPR’s management was unavailable. Bill Jefferson was busy cleaning out his freezer. Harry Reid was at some boxing match. Lou Dobbs was redoing the fence outside of his house — and extending it to somewhere near the Mexican border. Kiefer Sutherland was on a…
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Australian baby ‘put in dryer’ Samuel Siddall, 21, was left in charge of his girlfriend’s baby while she went to the gym for an hour, police said. She returned to find the baby had suffered serious burns. Doctors notified police because of the suspicious nature of her injuries. They expect the baby to make a full recovery and leave hospital this week. Is this guy clinically STUPID? Even I know better than this. First you have to rinse the juice off, or it’ll be set by the heat of the dryer. (Yes, this is mordant…
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EU court voids pact on data on passengers – Business – International Herald Tribune The European Union’s highest court ruled Tuesday that an EU-U.S. deal on passenger data was illegal, saying it did not provide adequate privacy protection for European travelers. The trans-Atlantic agreement compels European airlines to turn over 34 pieces of information about each passenger – including name, address and credit card details – within 15 minutes of departure for the United States. Washington maintains that the information is vital to combat terrorism, and it has warned that airlines will face fines and a loss of landing rights…