Daily Archives: March 5, 2008 »
Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Problems
A new study brings to light a potentially dangerous link between chemicals used in ordinary products, such as baby shampoos and lotions, to reproductive problems in children. The chemicals, called phthalates, have been under
Read More »FBI head: Give telcos immunity
Nick Julian At the heart of President Bush’s plea to give telecommunications companies legal immunity is the contention that these companies were merely being patriotic corporate citizens when they facilitated the warrantless wiretapping of
Read More »Why governments can’t continue to ignore torture
European judges have delivered a landmark ruling in the so-called ‘war on terror’, says Robert Verkaik, Law Editor, and it is one that we should all have reason to celebrate Buried deep beneath the
Read More »Met Police chief calls for European DNA database
Sir Ian Blair says scheme would have obvious benefits for crimefighting Computing Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has called for the UK’s controversial DNA database to be extended across Europe to help bridge
Read More »30,000 children’s DNA on police database
By Christine Sexton THE DNA profiles of more than 30,000 Essex children are being kept on a police database. Figures released in response to a Freedom of Information request also reveal that 12,345 of
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