College students around the United States are pirating textbooks, leading book publishers to step up enforcement.
From the Chronicle of Higher Education:
College students are increasingly downloading illegal copies of textbooks online, employing the same file-trading technologies used to download music and movies. Feeling threatened, book publishers are stepping up efforts to stop the online piracy.
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July 3, 2008
July 3, 2008
The New York Times has a report on a strange case in the state of Missouri where a man was pretending to be a Federal Agent as he went on drug raids with local agents.
From the New York Times:
Mr. Jakob, 36, is now the subject of a criminal investigation by federal authorities, and he is [...]
July 3, 2008
Prince William assisted the US Coast Guard in busting a smuggling boat with cocaine valued at $80 Million.
From CNN:
Britain’s Prince William has helped the U.S. Coast Guard bust a drug smuggling boat carrying cocaine worth a minimum of $80 million.
William, who is serving in the Royal Navy, helped make the bust last weekend when he [...]
July 2, 2008
The United States leads the world with the highest levels of use in cocaine and marijuana.
From Web MD (Via CBS News):
Despite tough anti-drug laws, a new survey shows the U.S. has the highest level of illegal drug use in the world.
The World Health Organization’s survey of legal and illegal drug use in 17 countries, including [...]
July 2, 2008
Harrison Ford, who plays Indiana Jones, is staring in a new public service announcement for the elimination of wildlife trafficking.
From ABC News:
When moviegoers settle in to watch the new Indiana Jones movie in theaters, they may first see an unexpected message from its star, Harrison Ford.
Before Indiana Jones tries to save the artifacts in the [...]
July 2, 2008
Gunman in Somalia kidnapped 5 people in another act that shows the growing trade of kidnapping in the country.
From Reuters:
Kidnapping is lucrative business in Somalia, with hostages generally treated well in anticipation of a large ransom.
But the attacks are hampering the operations of aid agencies at a time when U.N. officials say Somalia ranks as [...]
July 1, 2008
Ebay has been ordered by a French court to pay luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton $61 million in damages for selling counterfeit products on its website.
From New York Times:
A French court on Monday ordered the online auction giant eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $61 million, in damages to the French luxury goods company [...]
July 1, 2008
More and more women are entering the United States to work as the recent crackdown on border crossings makes it harder for men to return to Mexico.
From the Houston Chronicle:
In recent years the familiar image of the undocumented worker has been men huddled at day labor sites or male factory workers at meat processing plants. [...]
July 1, 2008
The New Republic has an article listing 6 reasons why the border fence being created between the US and Mexico won’t work.
Among the reasons:
It doesn’t work. Most experts say that physical fencing would not drastically decrease the number of illegal immigrants entering the country. The Pew Hispanic Center estimates that as much as 40-50 percent [...]
June 30, 2008
The United States Congress approved $400 million to assist Mexico in its ongoing drug war.
From the Washington Post:
A U.S. plan to provide Mexico with a major anti-drug aid package has received congressional approval, following months of negotiations in which Mexico proved itself to be a far more assertive neighbor than in the past, according to current and [...]