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Friday, December 19, 2014

Inside the secret world of North Korea cybercoders

PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- As intrigue surrounding a massive hack on Sony Pictures intensifies, the focus is increasingly on North Korea and the potential role its secretive band of cybercoders known as Unit 121 may have played. The mission of Unit 121 is to "conduct cyberattacks... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Poll: 57 percent in U.S. say race relations still a problem

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Americans are more pessimistic about race relations than they have been in two decades according a new study. Only four out of every ten people living in the United States believe domestic race relations are in good shape, according to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

FDA approves new blood test that predicts heart attack risk

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test that purports to measure a person's risk of heart disease, cardiac arrest and the potential for other heart problems. The test, intended for those without evidence or history of heart disease, gauges a patient's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 15, 2014

Gunman takes hostages in Australian chocolate shop

SYDNEY, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A gunman has taken several people hostage in a chocolate shop in Australia's most populous city, forcing some to hold up a black flag with Arabic writing in the shop's window. Just before 10 a.m. Monday, Australian Eastern Daylight Time, the gunman held up a Lindt Chocolate... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 13, 2014

Landlord: Visiting soldier can't stay in wife's apartment

CENTRAL, S.C., Dec. 13 (UPI) -- A soldier returning home after six months to see his newborn daughter and his wife for the holidays was reportedly kicked out of his wife's apartment. The landlord said he was not on the lease and overstayed the time allowed for visitors. Sgt. William Bolt, who is... Sign in to see full entry.

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