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...more prevalent police response, the students say, should have been to treat the attacks more seriously. On May 31, students decided to try and jolt authorities to take action. Federation of Indian Students Association (FISA) organized a protest in the Melbourne central business district in which hundres of protestors blocked one of Melbourne's busiest intersections. The protest was later broken up by police and 18 people were arrested. "The students are frustrated... Whenever they go to the authorities, they believe they are not taken seriously," says FISA president Amit Menghani. On Monday June 1, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told...
...From Toasters to Microwaves Because Twitter's co-founders - Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Jack Dorsey - are such a central-casting vision of start-up savvy (they're quotable and charming and have the extra glamour of using a loft in San Francisco's SoMa district as a headquarters instead of a bland office park in Silicon Valley) much of the media interest in Twitter has focused on the company. Will Ev and Biz sell to Google early or play long ball? (They have already turned down a reported $500 million from Facebook.) It's an interesting question...
...Jabrai J. Copney, 20, surrendered himself to the Cambridge Police and pled not guilty to charges of first-degree murder for Cosby’s death.Copney had been in contact with Cosby several times leading up to the incident to set up a meeting in Kirkland J-entryway, Assistant District Attorney Daniel Bennett said at Copney’s arraignment, though he gave no more information about the extent of their relationship.Copney, along with two unidentified individuals from New York, planned to scam Cosby out of drugs and money in his possession, and the police had recovered a pound...
...Elected as the Representative for New York's 23rd District in 1992. The district is New York's largest by area and includes the Fort Drum Army base...
...unharmed and unfazed, but Cambridgeshire police charged Jahnke with causing "harassment, alarm, and distress" to the Chinese Premier and the students present. On Tuesday, District Judge Ken Sheraton ruled that there was insufficient evidence to prove that the alleged crime had in fact been committed. But the judge didn't let Jahnke off lightly. "You leave the court with an acquittal," Sheraton told the student, "but also with a warning for your future conduct." And with that verbal slap on the wrist, a line was drawn under a case that leaves unanswered questions about Chinese-British diplomacy and freedom...