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Megaupload Effect: FileSonic Stops File Sharing Too

Megaupload and Megavideo Shut Down: Top 5 Web Site Bans Worldwide

Megaupload, one of the world's largest file-sharing sites, was shut down Thursday by the U.S. government. Its founder, Kim Schmitz, and several company executives were arrested in New Zealand at the request of U.S. officials for mass copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit money laundering, reports Wired.com.
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Hina Rabbani Khar, Marc Grossman

Pakistan Severing Ties with United States?

Pakistan has rejected U.S. special envoy Marc Grossman's request to visit the country, a senior official said on Wednesday, highlighting the increased tensions between the uneasy allies.
Secondhand Smoke, Bed Sharing Raises SIDS Risk

Should Abortion of Female Fetuses Based on Sex Selection Be Allowed?

Kale believes physicians in Canada and the U.S. should adopt policies that limit the information released about the sex of unborn fetuses to after 30 weeks. Kale indicates that because families can discover the sex of their child early in pregnancies, selective abortions occur that target female fetuses.
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Pakistani Tailban Chief Believed Killed by U.S. Drone

The leader of the Pakistani Taliban, the militant movement that poses the gravest security threat to the country, was believed killed by a U.S. drone strike, four Pakistan intelligence officials told Reuters Sunday.
Arfa Karim Randhawa

Arfa Karim Randhawa: Youngest Microsoft Certified Professional Dead at 16

Arfa Karim Randhawa, who at 9 years old became the world's youngest Microsoft Certified Professional, has died on Saturday at the age of 16, according to reports from Pakistan's The Express Tribune. She suffered an epileptic seizure and cardiac arrest and was hospitalized for nearly a month before dying.
Residents inspect the site of a bomb attack in Basra

Shia-Sunni Conflict Again Erupts in Iraq

The ancient enmity between Shia and Sunni Muslims exploded in violence again on Saturday in Iraq when a suicide bomb killed at least 50 Shia pilgrims and wounded almost 100 in the southeastern city of Basra, according to Iraqi police and security officials.
Shahid Khan

New Jaguars Owner Shahid Khan Upsets Team Fans

The new NFL owner dissed team fans, creating an uproar among the Florida football franchise's fan base. Khan was apparently trying to explain what it takes to be a Jaguars fan after complaints piled up following Khan's hiring of new coach Mike Mularkey.

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