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After seeing the woman who stole her identity in a Starbucks she chased her down . . . totally crazy.
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Spam surge drives net crime spree
"'92.6% of all e-mail messages are spam,' said Dan Druker, spokesman for Postini. 'That's the highest it's ever been.'"
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Gladwell discusses some of the issues with eyewitness testimony, especially across races. When people see the face of another race they first group it in the racial category then move on to facial features.
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Hillary vs. the Xbox: Game over
Senator, would your probe of video games also take a look at the substantial benefits they can provide?
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New York's #1 Escort Reveals All
The $2000 an-Hour Hooker and the Sex Mogul Who Loved Her
Black Market in Stolen Credit Card Data Thrives on Internet
NYTimes: "For despite years of security improvements and tougher, more coordinated law enforcement efforts, the information that criminals siphon - credit card and bank account numbers, and whole buckets of raw consumer information - is boldly hawked on t
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The journalist and the murderer
A disgraced New York Times reporter learns his identity has been stolen by an all-American hunk who killed his wife and three children. The result is the most unlikely "True Story" you'll ever read.
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Police say granny, 80, ran prostitution ring
Police made a surprising discovery when they busted the alleged madam of a prostitution ring called "August Playmates": The woman running the show was an 80-year-old grandmother.
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As head boy at a legendary choir school, Lawrence Lessig was repeatedly molested . . . part of a horrific pattern of child abuse there. Now, as one of America’s most famous lawyers, he’s put his own past on trial to make sure such things never happen
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Lawrence Lessig responds to the outpouring of support because the New York Magazine article on his abuse at the hands of teachers at Boychoir School.
An elite force takes on the dark side of computing
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NYTimes: "On the spur-of-the-moment, Simon Curtis, inset, grabbed a self-portrait of Michelle Cortez from 31 Grand, a Williamsburg gallery, during an art opening."
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Where Do Mob Nicknames Come From?
The origins of "Tony the Ant," "Big Tuna," and "Joey the Clown."
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