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Pebble Time color e-paper smartwatch launches on Kickstarter, already funded in the millions
2015-02-24 19:01:21| Extremetech
Pebble is back with another Kickstarter campaign and it's already a hit.
ComEd customers unknowingly contributing millions to charity
2015-02-22 23:23:38| Energy - Topix.net
Commonwealth Edison's customers have been unknowingly contributing millions of dollars to the utility's charities, including politically influential groups and projects that have close ties to company executives. ComEd's charitable contributions have totaled $60 million over the last eight years, the Chicago Tribune reported .
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United States: Mt Carbon oil train disaster leaves millions living in 'blast zone'
2015-02-21 11:52:42| Railroads - Topix.net
Fires were still smouldering on the morning of February 17 as emergency crews assessed the damage after a train carrying Bakken crude oil derailed and exploded near the Mt Carbon area of Fayette County, West Virginia, the day before. About 2400 people have been evacuated or displaced by the derailment, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as the fire burned power lines.
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NSA, GCHQ colluded to steal SIM encryption keys for millions of phones
2015-02-20 21:26:03| Extremetech
In further security news this week, the NSA and GCHQ collaborated to steal millions of SIM card encryption keys from one of the world's largest suppliers. This ensured they'd be able to monitor mobile communications worldwide no matter what -- and they did it by targeting individuals accused of no crimes and not otherwise under investigation.
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Millions at risk from rapid sea rise in swampy Sundarbans
2015-02-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The tiny hut sculpted out of mud at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol and his family to lie down. The water has taken everything else from them, and one day it almost certainly will take this, too. Saltwater long ago engulfed the 5 acres where Mondol once grew rice and tended fish ponds, as his ancestors had on Bali Island for some 200 years. His thatch-covered hut, built on public land, is the fifth he has had to build in the last five years as the sea creeps in. "Every...
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