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US military to control crowds, demonstrations with heat ray gun

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — The 46th Test Squadron positions an Active Denial System-1 to conduct vehicle driver intrusion testing at an Eglin range. The ADS-1 provides a non-lethal capability to repel or disperse hostile forces. ADS-1 emits electromagnetic radiation that stimulates nerve endings and causes discomfort but does not cause permanent injury. (Air […]

Muna Hassan
بواسطة Muna Hassan
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- The 46th Test Squadron positions an Active Denial System-1 to conduct vehicle driver intrusion testing at an Eglin range. The ADS-1 provides a non-lethal capability to repel or disperse hostile forces. ADS-1 emits electromagnetic radiation that stimulates nerve endings and causes discomfort but does not cause permanent injury. (Air Force photo)

(MintPress)—US military researchers recently unveiled a non-lethal “heat ray” gun, or the Active Denial System (ADS), to control crowds in the United States, including demonstrations, or force enemy soldiers to surrender. While the US military and human rights groups agree the device is a positive step in non-lethal weaponry, activist groups are

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Customers to pay higher fees to compensate for banks failing stress test

A Bank of America branch is shown in a Charlotte, N.C. file photo from April 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File) (MintPress) – The Federal Reserve announced last week that four banks in the United States, including CitiGroup, SunTrust, Ally Financial and MetLife, failed the bank stress test, revealing that those companies would not be […]

Muna Hassan
بواسطة Muna Hassan
A Bank of America branch is shown in a Charlotte, N.C. file photo from April 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

(MintPress) - The Federal Reserve announced last week that four banks in the United States, including CitiGroup, SunTrust, Ally Financial and MetLife, failed the bank stress test, revealing that those companies would not be able to handle a severe economic downturn similar to the crisis of 2008. The report has led some financial experts to

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Inside the NSA: Spies get a new home

This photo was taken near Bluffdale, Utah. This seemingly innocuous mountain suburb is slated to be home to the NSA's new headquarters. (Photo taken on January 10, 2011 by Flickr user Bring Back Words) (NEW YORK) MintPress — When The New York Times dropped the bombshell in December, 2005 that President George W. Bush had secretly authorized […]

Lisa Barron
بواسطة Lisa Barron
This photo was taken near Bluffdale, Utah. This seemingly innocuous mountain suburb, is slated to be home to the NSA's new headquarters. (Photo taken on January 10, 2011 by Flickr user Bring Back Words)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — When The New York Times dropped the bombshell in December, 2005 that President George W. Bush had secretly authorized the National Security Agency (NSA) to eavesdrop on Americans and other people inside the U.S. to search for evidence of terrorist activity without the court-approved warrants usually required for domestic

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Student demand for need-based grants run state budgets thin

In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 photo, students walk through the campus of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) (MintPress) — The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has signaled that it has run out of the need-based Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants for college students for the upcoming fall, the earliest the […]

Joey LeMay
بواسطة Joey LeMay
In this Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 photo, students walk through a college campus. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

(MintPress) — The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) has signaled that it has run out of the need-based Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants for college students for the upcoming fall, the earliest the fund has depleted in the state. Across the nation, states are struggling to maintain student grants in light of higher enrollments,

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Election Observers in Myanmar May Distract from Continued Human Rights Abuses

Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, front center right, accompanies to Myanmar President Thein Sein, center left, as they walk on the red carpet after a welcome meeting in Cambodian Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (Heng Sinith) (MintPress)-The United States was “encouraged” on Wednesday after Myanmar’s president, U Thein Sein, invited American […]

Janessa Schilmoeller
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Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, front center right, accompanies to Myanmar President Thein Sein, center left, as they walk on the red carpet after a welcome meeting in Cambodian Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (Heng Sinith)

(MintPress)-The United States was “encouraged” on Wednesday after Myanmar’s president, U Thein Sein, invited American and European observers to monitor by-elections on April 1, marking the country’s latest step towards democratic reforms after decades of military dictatorship. However, the disputed efficacy of international election observer

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Former college athlete: ‘NCAA rules guarantee scandals’

Ohio guard D.J. Cooper (5) gets tangled with South Florida guard Anthony Collins (11) in the first half of a third-round NCAA men's college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Donn Jones) This is part 2 of an in depth look at the ethics behind March Madness, Part 1 can […]

Joey LeMay
بواسطة Joey LeMay
Ohio guard D.J. Cooper (5) gets tangled with South Florida guard Anthony Collins (11) in the first half of a third-round NCAA men's college basketball tournament game Sunday, March 18, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Donn Jones)

This is part 2 of an in depth look at the ethics behind March Madness, Part 1 can be found here. (MintPress) — For college student-athletes the demand of their sport can be equitable to that of a full-time job. Many dedicate at least 40 hours a week to their sport and bring in millions of dollars in revenue to their school. As payback, many

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