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Yahoo Accused of Selling Out Chinese Dissident

BEIJING – Yahoo Inc. provided Chinese authorities with information about one of its users that was used to jail the man for eight years, an activist group said Thursday. It was the second time Yahoo was accused of helping authorities jail a Chinese user. Yahoo’s Hong Kong unit provided information …

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Sudanese Military Plane Explodes, Killing 20

KHARTOUM, Sudan – A military transport plane blew a tire while landing, swerved off the runway and exploded at a southern Sudan airport Saturday, killing all 20 people on board, the army said. The crash occurred at about 8 a.m. in Aweil, 525 miles southwest of Khartoum. “One tire exploded …

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Study Notes Decline in Internet Spyware

A new study details the extent and seriousness of potentially destructive spyware on the Internet, finding that it is still prevalent but declined significantly. University of Washington computer scientists sampled more than 20 million Internet sites looking for programs that can covertly enter computers. While most spyware can be a …

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