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2013 Horse Burger Scandal

January 17th, 2013 8:27 PM

This scandal involved the discovery of horse DNA in beef sold at several supermarkets in Ireland and Great Britain, which became an international controversy after it was made public earlier this week.

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Connecticut School Shooting

December 14th, 2012 3:52 PM

The tragic news of this morning’s massacre at an elementary school in Connecticut continue to sweep across the Internet, eliciting strong responses from sympathizers and activists on Twitter. Help us document the online reaction to this developing story and our condolences go to the victims and their families in Newtown, Connecticut.

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Conference on International Communications

December 4th, 2012 8:30 PM

This International conference which could effect the future of Internet freedom began yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which has been met with severe criticism by United States lawmakers, civil liberties groups and Google.

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Weev

November 27th, 2012 10:30 PM

One of the Internet’s most famous trolls has been convicted on two federal charges involving an AT&T data breach which leaked the information of 114,000 iPad subscribers back in 2010.

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BP Oil Spill

November 15th, 2012 11:00 PM

Two years after the Deepwater Horizon exploded and more than 205 million gallons of oil were spilled into the Gulf, BP has agreed to plead guilty to 14 criminal counts accompanied with a fine of $4.5 billion, the largest court fine in history.

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