Syrian hackers claim resposibility for disrupting Twitter and New York Times website

The New York Times and Twitter on Tuesday became the latest Americanmedia organizations to succumb to hacking attacks, in another series of disruptions apparently caused by the shadowy group known as the Syrian Electronic Army.

The SEA, which is aligned with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, asserted responsibility for disrupting access to the sites starting in the late afternoon. But neither the Times nor Twitter cited a specific source.

Little is known about the members of the SEA, but the group appears to be based in Syria, a country split by civil war and facing the threat of a military strike by the United States and its allies over the Assad government’s alleged use of chemical weapons. See more...

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Aaron Henandez indicted for murder!

Former NewEngland Patriots tight end AaronHernandez was indicted Thursday on first-degree murder and weapons charges in the death of a friend whose bullet-riddled body was found in an industrial park about a mile from the ex-player's home.

The six-count grand jury indictment charges Hernandez with killing 27-year-old Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player from Boston who was dating the sister of Hernandez's girlfriend.

Hernandez, 23, pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges in June, and he is being held without bail.

He had a brief court appearance in Attleboro on Thursday afternoon.Afterward, his attorney Michael Fee said the defense was pleased to be on a path to a jury trial and was looking forward to testing the prosecution's evidence.

"There has been an incredible rush to judgment in this case," and the state doesn't have enough evidence to prove the charges, he said.

Hernandez last summer signed a contract worth $40 million but was cut by the Patriots within hours of his June 26 arrest, when police led the handcuffed athlete from his home as news cameras rolled. He could face life in prison if convicted. See more..

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Antoinette Tuff hailed as Hero in Georgia school shooting

As the kids trooped back into the suburban Atlanta elementary school that was stormed by a gunman earlier this week, everyone was talking about Antoinette Tuff.

The bookkeeper, an eight-year veteran of the DeKalb County school district, talked suspect Michael Brandon Hill into surrendering after a brief standoff with police Tuesday afternoon. Faced with an armed 20-year-old who told her he was off his medication for a mental disorder, Tuff shared stories of heartbreak from her own life to helpcalm him down -- a recent divorce, a son with multiple disabilities.

Tuff was off Thursday as the students returned to Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy, recovering from a pre-scheduled surgery. But Principal Brian Bolden said he credited Tuff's quick thinking for avoiding what could have been a major tragedy.

"Her name, Antoinette Tuff, says everything about her," Bolden said. "Tough. She has always been that way from the first time I met her." See more...

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One Direction's Zayn Malik Is Engage to Perrie Edwars

One Direction’s Zayn Malik is engaged to Little Mix singer Perrie Edwards, the bride-to-be’s brother confirmed via Twitter.

“Right. My sister and Zayn ARE Engaged! It’s true!” Jonnie Edwards tweeted. “You seen the ring on the finger and all that Jazz! CONGRATS!!!”

Malikand Edwards, 20, hit the red carpet Tuesday night for the London premiere of the boy band’s documentary, “One Direction: This Is Us,” with Edwards flaunting the new engagement ring on her left hand.

“Aww the trends,” Perrie Edwards noted this morning. “#Zerrie #CongratsZaynandPerrie

Malik proposed last weekend after two years of dating, according to British newspaper The Mirror.

“It’s one of the first weekends they’ve spent with each other, as they’ve both been on tours with their bands. He wanted to wait for the perfect moment,” a source told the newspaper. “All her bandmates were at V Festival, and she couldn’t wait to tell them. They’re all really excited for her, as the rest of One Direction are for Zayn.” See more..

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Wentworth Miller comes out, declines invitation to Russia film fest

Wentworth Miller, best known for his role on "Prison Break," came out as a gay man in an open letter to the St. Petersburg International Film Festival. The fest invited him to attend, and although Miller cited ties to Russia and pleasant visits to the country in the past, he said no.

"As a gay man, I must decline," Miller wrote in his letter. "Iam deeply troubled by the current attitude toward and treatment ofgay men and women by the Russian government.

The situation is in no way acceptable, and I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly."

He signed the letter by asserting his membership in GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, and The Man Kind Project. GLAAD reps supported Miller's stance with their own statement:

"Wentworth's bold show of support sends a powerful message to LGBT Russians, who are facing extreme violence and persecution: you are not alone," GLAAD spokesman Wilson Cruz said in a statement. "As people from across the globe continue to speak out against Russia's horrific law, more celebrities and corporations should follow his courageous lead in openly condemning Russia's anti-LGBT law."

Source: cnn

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Bradley Manning sentenced to 35 years in Wikileaks case

Pte First Class Bradley Manning, 25, was convicted in July of 20 charges against him, including espionage.

In a statement read by his lawyer after the sentencing, Pte Manning said he had acted "out of love for our country".

His supporters have called on President Barack Obama to pardon the soldier or commute his sentence to time served.

PteManning will receive a credit against his sentence of about three and a half years, including time he has already served in jail and 112 days in recompense for the harsh conditions of his initial confinement.

His defence lawyer David Coombs said Pte Manning would first be eligible for parole in about seven years.

Prosecutors had asked for a 60-year sentence in order to send a message to future potential leakers, and Wikileaks called the 35-year sentence a "significant strategic victory".

Military prosecutors did not immediately comment.

In addition to the prison sentence, likely to be served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Judge Col Denise Lind sentenced Pte Manning to be demoted to private and dishonourably discharged from the US Army, and to forfeit his pay.

While stationed in Iraq in 2010, the junior intelligence analyst passed hundreds of thousands of battlefield reports and diplomatic cables to Wikileaks, the pro-transparency group headed by Julian Assange. see more...

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Tesla Car roof broke in crush-test machine

As crash-test boasts go, Tesla is claiming a good one: The roof of its Model S electric sedan is apparently so strong that it broke a testing machine during its independent validation of its government crash-test scores.

Roof-crush strength was just one of the reasons that Tesla says its electric car just came up with a five-star rating in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing.

Actually, in its press release Tesla claimed "a new combined record of 5.4 stars," but there actually is no such government rating. The company said it figured that based on the complicated underlying data and calculations that go into the star ratings and are provided to the individual automakers.

But five stars is NHTSA's top rating and NHTSA issued this statement on the Tesla release without further comment: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is committed to improving safety on the nation's roadways. The agency's 5-Star Safety Ratings program is designed to provide consumers with information about the crash protection and rollover safety of new vehicles beyond what is required by Federal standards. One star is the lowest rating; five stars is the highest. More stars equal safer cars. NHTSA does not rate vehicles beyond 5 stars and does not rank or order vehicles within the starred categories."

Still, while other plug-in electric models have overall five-star ratings, Tesla's getting a perfect five stars in each of the three test areas that go into the overall rating is relatively rare.

The 2014 Ford Focus electric also is rated five stars overall and in side-crash testing, but four in rollover and frontal-crash testing. The 2014 Chevrolet Volt is rated five stars overall but has a four in frontal-crash testing. Nissan Leaf is rated four stars overall. See more.. 

Source: usatoday

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