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on December 21, 2013 in World News

Chuck Norris hits new heights in Christmas stunt

It’s one of the truly epic stunts ever caught on video, that of muscle man Jean-Claude Van Damme, the Belgian-born actor, doing the splits between two moving trucks. The video, which has been viewed nearly 62 million times, was set up to demonstrate the stability and precision of Volvo Dynamic Steering, installed on the two tractor-tractors that are driven backwards as Van Damme uses their rear-view mirrors to brace himself. The incredible performance comes from an actor who also has done a long list of martial arts action films, including Bloodsport in 1988, Kickboxer in 1989, Universal Soldier in 1992,… View Article

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on December 21, 2013 in World News

BP, Chevron dumped radioactive waste into Louisiana waters

Lawsuit alleges BP, Chevron dumped radioactive waste into Louisiana waters Oil behemoths BP and Chevron dumped toxic waste – including some radioactive material – from their drilling operations into coastal waters, claims Louisiana parish Plaquemines in a lawsuit removed to federal court Thursday. Plaquemines Parish alleges the companies released oil field waste  into ocean water “without limitation,” violating the Louisiana State and Local Coastal Resources Management Act of 1978. The law requires companies to clear, revegetate, detoxify or restore polluted areas, which the companies did not do, the lawsuit claims. The pollution, along with the companies’ lack of adequate  maintenance… View Article

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on December 21, 2013 in World News

RSA took $10 mln from NSA to weaken encryption

Major computer security firm RSA took $10 mln from NSA to weaken encryption – report The National Security Agency arranged a clandestine US$10 million contract with computer security power RSA that allowed the spy agency to embed encryption software it could use to infiltrate the company’s widely used products, Reuters reported. Revelations provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and  first reported  in September showed that the NSA created and perpetuated a  corruptible formula that was ultimately a “back door”   into encryption products. Reuters later reported RSA became the lead distributor of the  formula, installing it into a software tool… View Article

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on December 21, 2013 in World News

TSA releases cartoon animation to introduce kids to warrantless checkpoints

TSA releases cartoon animation to introduce kids to warrantless checkpoints   Cartoon animals warrantlessly search a family’s belongings. (Source: YouTube) In an effort to condition children to accept the police state, the TSA has released a cartoon depicting an animated family enduring a warrantless federal checkpoint at an airport. The video casts the the travelers and government agents as cute doggie characters that show how fun it can be to go through a checkpoint. Animated travelers show how easy it is to comply with federal checkpoints. (Source: YouTube) “Its not scary,” explains the father, as he hands his papers to… View Article

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