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Mobile Malware on the Rise: How to Stay Safe

A new Android trojan is in town, and it can steal your account passwords and social security numbers by recording your phone conversations, according to a report by CA Technologies' Dinesh Venkatesan. Here are five ways to stay safe.

Lifesaving Heat Wave Safety Tips, First Aid for Life-threatening Heat Disorder Symptoms

First Aid for Heat Disorder Symptoms
While last month?s record-breaking temperatures do not seem to cool down, central and southern states continued to suffer in sizzling heat today and the heat wave is expected to expand eastward as the week continues. Check out lifesaving tips on heat wave safety and heat disorder symptoms, provided by the NWS to keep you safe during this heat wave:

Japan government planning new nuclear safety agency - Nikkei

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The Japanese government plans to form a new nuclear safety agency under the Environment Ministry in order to separate its regulatory functions from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), according to the Nikkei business daily.
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Stocks rise, euro steady after flight to safety

World stocks clawed back some recent losses and the euro steadied on Tuesday as investors paused from selling riskier assets in the face of the euro zone debt crisis and worries about Washington's debt ceiling fight.
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Amber Alert Issued for 4-Month-Old Child

An Amber Alert has been issued for a missing four-month-old police believe is with a New York man Matthew Slocum, who is wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide committed Wednesday morning.
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Australia grounds Singapore's Tiger Airways over safety

Australia's airline safety regulator has grounded the local operations of Singapore's budget carrier Tiger Airways Holding Ltd over serious safety concerns, disrupting thousands of passengers at the start of the school holiday season.
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FDA Unveils Graphic Cigarette Warning Labels

Cigarette makers are now required to add graphic warning labels depicting rotting teeth, a man exhaling smoke through a hole in his neck, and other images to packaging and advertising in the U.S. by October 22, 2012, government officials said Tuesday.
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FDA Unveils 9 New Graphic Tobacco Labels, Warning Smokers [PHOTOS]

Nine new warning labels with graphic images will be required on U.S. cigarette packs, FDA announced on Monday. The labels will cover the top half of a tobacco package on both sides, each including a national quit smoking hotline number. 20% of an ad will also be given to warning labels.
Sega hacked, LulzSec offers help

Sega confirmed 1.29 million data breach, LulzSec the Dreamcast lover will hunt down the hackers

Sega, the latest victim of hackers, has confirmed on Saturday that personal data of 1.29 million customers was stolen. Just a day before, Sega announced that they had identified that unauthorized entry was gained to their SEGA Pass database, accessing customers' names, e-mail addresses, dates of birth and encrypted passwords. Sega immediately isolated the location of the breach to protect the data, and launched an investigation.
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3 Officials Say No Bodies at Texas Farmhouse

A county judge, a Texas public safety official and a county Sherriff's Captain said on Tuesday evening no bodies had been found at a Texas farmhouse after local authorities received a tip from a self-confessed psychic that there was a mass grave on the site.
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Bus Crashes Spur More Scrutiny of Interstate Bus Lines

The spate of deadly interstate bus accidents has renewed scrutiny of the bus lines that ferry customers between East Coast cities for a small fee, with elected officials and advocacy organizations calling for increased regulation and stepped up inspections.
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Cellphone study raises profile on safety lawsuits

The Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cellphone makers over safety risks, just as the industry comes under more scrutiny in the wake of a health report from the World Health Organization.
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Cell phone study raises profile on safety lawsuits

The Supreme Court is considering the fate of litigation against cell phone makers over safety risks, just as the industry comes under more scrutiny in the wake of a health report from the World Health Organization.

IAEA report blames Japan for ignoring tsunami risk at nuclear sites

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company had underestimated the risks a tsunami can cause to the nuclear installations in the country. The latest IAEA report validates WikiLeaks revelations that IAEA had warned Japanese authorities about the risk of a strong earthquake.

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