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Eight bank failures bring U.S. total to 118 for the year!

SAN FRANCISCO, Kalifornia - August. 21, 2010 - Eight banks were closed by U.S. regulators Friday, bringing the total number of failures for the year to 118 and punching a more than $450 million hole in the federal deposit-insurance fund, as the effects of the credit crisis continue to ripple through the financial system.

Chicago-based ShoreBank, which had $2.16 billion in assets an

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Noted trendsetter says we're headed for the Greatest Depression!

NEW YORK - August 20, 2010 - The fake recovery was nice while it lasted, says famous apocalyptic forecaster Gerald Celente, founder of the Trends Research Institute. But now the fun's over, and we're headed for what Celente describes as the "Greatest Depression."

Specifically, the always-startling Celente says the country is headed for rising unemployment, poverty, and vi

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Euro zone debt problems to last at least another year!

LONDON, England - August 19, 2010 - The symptoms of the euro zone debt crisis will persist for at least another year, according to a Reuters poll of 60 economists who see governments struggling to contain their vast debts for some time to come.

A slowdown in the United States poses the biggest threat to a sustainable recovery in the euro zone economy, the poll showed, with fiscal t

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Aerial surveillance images being used to enforce laws!

RIVERHEAD, New York - August 14, 2010 - On New York's Long Island, it's used to prevent drownings. In Greece, it's a tool to help solve a financial crisis. Municipalities update property assessment rolls and other government data with it. Some in law enforcement use it to supplement reconnaissance of crime suspects.

High-tech eyes in the sky - from satellite imagery to sophist

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U.S. schools adjust calendars to observe Muslim holidays!

NEW YORK - August 13, 2010 - As an increasing number of U.S. public schools adjust their calendars to observe Muslim holidays, a debate is growing over how far schools should go to accommodate minority religious populations - and where they should stop.

Federal and state laws prohibit schools from penalizing students for missing school on religious holidays. In many school systems,

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Biometric vending machines of the future!

BOSTON, Massachusetts - August 11, 2010 - Your thumbprint might soon be the key to an afternoon candy bar. A Massachusetts based vending machine company is joining the growing ranks of companies that are field-testing new technologies.

Next Generation Vending and Food Service is experimenting with biometric vending machines that would allow a user to tie a credit card to his o

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Cars hacked through wireless tire sensors!

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - August 11, 2010 - The tire pressure monitors built into modern cars have been shown to be insecure by researchers from Rutgers University and the University of South Carolina. The wireless sensors, compulsory in new automobiles in the U.S. since 2008, can be used to track vehicles or feed bad data to the electronic control units (ECU), causing them to malfunction.
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