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45 Minutes of Software Glitch: Knights Capital Group Loses $440 Million

Just in two days, the shares of Knights Capital Group plunged by 80 percent as it suffered a $440-million trading…

Appeals Court Allows Video-sharing Site Link to Copyrighted Porn Videos

On Thursday, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision by U.S. District Judge John Grady…

San Bernardino Files for Bankruptcy with Over $1 Billion in Debt

On Wednesday, San Bernardino became the third California city to seek protection from creditors citing over $1 billion in debts.…

Man Shot and Killed While in Handcuffs and in Patrol Car

A police investigation has been launched in response to the shooting death of a 21-year-old man. The victim was shot…

U.S. Olympic Athletes Face Tax on Medals and Reward Money

According to the Americans for Tax Reform, prize money and medals won by United States athletes at the Olympics are…

James Holmes’s Psychiatrist Thought He Could Be Dangerous Months Before the Attack

Hindsight being what it is, how much blame do we have the right to impose on University of Colorado's threat…

Tougher Rules Proposed by FTC for Protecting Online Privacy of Children

On Wednesday, a revised rule was proposed to protect the online privacy of children including safeguards on mobile devices, websites,…

Most Convicts in New York Will Have to Submit Samples for DNA Database

New York’s new DNA database law that requires anyone convicted of a felony or misdemeanor under the state’s Penal Law…

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker Agree to Settle

PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker have settled a federal money laundering charge and fraud charges against them. The companies have…

UC Irvine Professor Planned to Burn Son’s High School

A professor who works at the University of California, Irvine, has been accused of planning a massacre at his deceased…

ACLU Seeks Details on License Plate Data Collection by Police

The American Civil Liberties Union has raised privacy concerns over automatic license plate data collections by police agencies across the…

Opponents of Gay Marriage Seek Upholding of California Ban

On Tuesday, opponents of gay marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a California ban on same-sex matrimony struck…