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Children die after eating school meals contaminated with pesticides

Children die after eating school meals contaminated with pesticides

An investigation has been launched in India after at least 23 children died and 25 fell ill following pesticide poisoning at their school. It is not yet known how the chemicals contaminated the free school meals that were served in the poverty-stricken eastern state of Bihar, although one official said the food may not have been properly washed before it[Read More…]

Police conduct public cavity search on two women

Police conduct public cavity search on two women

Two women in Texas are suing the police after they conducted an illegal roadside cavity search after claiming they could smell marijuana. A cavity search is a particularly invasive search where all openings in the body including the anus, vagina and mouth are searched. The person conducting the search is also given position to search around the breasts to decipher[Read More…]

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

Too smart to be a cop? Police reject applicant for being too intelligent

There are many qualities and skills needed to become an officer, but apparently, being smart is not one of them – it’s official. A US man who has had his application to join the police force rejected because he scored too highly on an intelligence test has lost his lawsuit against the city. The Court of Appeals in New York[Read More…]

NSA continues to wage war on privacy in partnership with Microsoft

NSA continues to wage war on privacy in partnership with Microsoft

Another twist has been unveiled in the ongoing war against privacy, after Microsoft have become the latest corporation to be exposed in the NSA hacking scandal. Top secret documents obtained by the Guardian has shown how the tech giant has worked closely with the US intelligence services to gain details about users. The files were provided by Edward Snowden and[Read More…]

Worst Train Crash in 21st century Europe

Worst Train Crash in 21st century Europe

SNCF France’s only national railway company proudly boasts of being one of the best in Europe. But over recent years there have been more and more rail disasters. One has to question why do these disasters happen? In the UK, the last major crash was a Paddington station in the 20th century and since then British Rail – if you[Read More…]