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...identity protection services, including credit reports and setting up fraud alerts. The hacker made a portion of the server’s contents available for download through a popular BitTorrent peer-to-peer file sharing site, “The Pirate Bay,” where users can easily obtain large files. The data made available through that site contained no personal information, Moriarty said, but the hacker would have had access to all the information on the server. Moriarty added that the server’s security had been strengthened to guard against similar attacks, but declined to elaborate...
Mafia networks now exert such strong control over local politics that they no longer need protection at the national level. They have learned that throwing their weight around in Palermo or Naples is the way to obtain results in Rome. And no government has managed to blunt the Mob's economic power. In today's Italy, going up against organized crime leads not only to a loss of consensus and votes, but also to a world of trouble in getting public works projects completed. Our failure to take on these Mafias risks letting them live on and thrive forever...
...threat to the US. While the war may have still been justified even without Saddam Hussein having links with al-Qaeda or possessing WMDs, this does not exonerate the State Department from the intense card-sticking which at times bordered close to lying. Propagandists may be able to obtain some temporary gains. However all propagandists eventually face the same fate: zero credibility. I hope when the movement whose existence Quraishi denies removes the man he calls “no dictator” in Pakistan, Mr. Quraishi will not have “no job”.Samad Khurram...
...families of anorexics, Holm-Denoma's research only affirms their worst fears. One of the biggest frustrations these families face when their loved one is diagnosed with anorexia is how they can obtain affordable psychiatric help. Insurers rarely pick up the bill. Most health plans argue that eating disorders require mental health treatment not covered by most policies and therefore refuse to pay for long-term care. In the direst cases, health plans will often cover a brief hospitalization to stabilize a patient's weight. But once she begins to gain weight again, she will be sent home. "The biological...
...provides a place for international students to connect—even if you are the only student from your country. HIO for its part assists with the more mundane challenges that internationals face in Cambridge. According to Dlamini, the HIO also helps students open bank accounts, pay taxes, and obtain passports. “They do a very good job of taking care of you here,” Dlamini says. Residential life also fosters a strong sense of belonging outside the international community. “It’s freaking cold in Cambridge,” Sengeh says...