In a press release strangely devoid of any mention of anyone being victimized or defrauded, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces it is suing Intrade, the famous "prediction market" business, based in Ireland.
Claims company executives misled on bad acquisitions that lost billions
Recruited healthy people to undergo unnecessary surgeries
A former critic of the stock's performance is now more optimistic
Didn't want to wear tag informing school of her whereabouts
Earlier this month, Cleveland's West Side Market celebrated its 100th anniversary with a fundraising party designed to raise dollars to help maintain the facility.
I call dibs on the vending machine contract
Yes, they need government permission to sell overseas. Sad.
They argue that monitoring them is different than installing them
Of course, liking them gives the cops access to your page
Abilities and procedures don't live up to the hype
The slow-speed chase will be retweeted?
Some of those deals really are too good to believe
Simply providing an account to some people and groups can land social-media companies in hot water
Seems like that should've been a non-brainer
The news went out this morning and ICOA's CEO has said it's been reported to authorities.
A NASA space commander and Russian cosmonaut will head there in 2013
Introducing more stringent labor rules anyway
Estimated population 80,000, says Elon Musk
"It's a great big universe and we're all really puny"
Step 1: Be a lovely California seaside town with gorgeous bluffs and rocks that everybody (this author included) loves walking and sitting on.
Part of "Operation Perfect Hedge"
New government research appears likely to help activists impose more restrictions on alcohol.
It's unnecessary, ineffective, and expensive. And that's just for starters.
Examining the Democratic and Republican platforms on stem cells, space, and more
Americans may have been prepping for France's change of administration
The senator took heavy fire from civil liberties groups
Control-freakery with laws and guns
Largest Clean Air Act settlement in state's history
Cap and trade auction serves goal of giving state more money, not any environmental purpose
One does not simply offend the military state
Company was piggybacking off Megaupload's file-sharing infrastructure
And yet the FDA is trying to use the outbreak to increase its regulatory power
Fears of governmental censorship of online speech
National Safety Transportation Board looks at iPhones
Would attach to satellites and burn them when they're obsolete
Natural phenomenon, as far as scientists know
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