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02/10/12--03:27: Look! Who is Watching You: Rich and Famous Under FBI Microscope [SLIDESHOW] (chan 1683917)

The FBI keeps a tab on people if they are in the news or subjected to any particular threat or if the matter is “alive”.


02/10/12--05:04: Steve Jobs' Morality Questioned; FBI Files Show He Could ‘Distort Reality... to Achieve His Goals’ (chan 1683917)

The late Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, has always been cherished for his incredible creative genius. However, newly released files on the tech wizard by the FBI have revealed that some of his close confidants and associates did not have a positive opinion of him.


02/10/12--06:58: Boston Police Poke the Anonymous Bear: Officers Answer Lulz with Sarcasm [VIDEO] (chan 1683917)

Responding to Anonymous hackers' recent attack on its www.bpdnews.com website, the Boston Police Department has released its own video mocking the collective.


02/10/12--07:51: Steve Jobs FBI File: All The Details From 191-Page Report On Apple CEO (chan 1683917)

A comprehensive background check on Steve Jobs was conducted by the FBI in 1991, intended to vet him for a position in the George H. W. Bush White House. What position did Jobs end up holding? What did his co-workers and neighbors think of him? What was the 1985 bomb threat that first caused Jobs and the FBI to cross paths? Here are all the details so far from the 1991 Steve Jobs FBI file.


02/10/12--08:15: FBI File Reveals Steve Jobs' True Colors (chan 1683917)

Is Steve Jobs a visionary and a creative genius, who had created the Apple empire and had radically changed the way people use technology in their daily lives, or is he a deceptive person with questionable moral character, drug-taking problem, someone who had abandoned his illegitimate daughter, and...


02/10/12--08:47: FBI Memos Paint Jobs as Driven, Reality-Distorting Visionary (chan 1683917)

Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs, hailed as one of the greatest technology visionaries of his generation, dabbled in illicit drugs in his youth and alienated colleagues yet commanded universal respect, according to interviews conducted by the FBI in the 1990s.


02/10/12--10:07: US hedge fund manager charged with insider trading (chan 1683917)

A California-based hedge fund manager surrendered to FBI agents on insider-trading charges on Friday, an FBI spokesman in New York said.


02/10/12--10:35: Hedge Fund Manager Charged With Insider Trading (chan 1683917)

A California-based hedge fund manager surrendered to FBI agents on insider-trading charges on Friday, the latest in a series of cases brought by the U.S. government in recent years against money managers and traders.


02/10/12--10:53: FBI Probed Steve Jobs Hire -- Found Tales of Drugs, Lying and Genius (chan 1683917)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released its file on Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who back in 1991 was up for a job on President George Bush's Export Council.


02/11/12--00:11: Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Being Investigated: Source (chan 1683917)

Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, the colorful and controversial representative of the city after the devastating Hurricane Katrina in 2005, is under investigation by federal authorities, a source with direct knowledge of the probe said on Friday.


02/11/12--10:52: Mohammed Wali Zazi: Subway Bomb Plotter Father Sentenced to Jail (chan 1683917)

On Friday, Mohammed Wali Zazi, 56, and a U.S. citizen from Afghanistan, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for destroying evidence and lying to investigators to cover up his son’s bomb plot. The father was originally supposed to face up to 40 years in jail.


02/13/12--11:28: Obama proposes large budgets boosts for SEC and CFTC (chan 1683917)

Financial market regulators, months behind in writing rules to implement the Dodd-Frank reforms and under pressure to probe the collapse of broker MF Global more vigorously, would get a big budget boost in the coming fiscal year from the spending plan that the White House proposed on Monday.


02/13/12--13:10: Reddit Bans Sexual Content Depicting Minors; What Took So Long? (chan 1683917)

Social news site Reddit, which hosts a vast range of ever-changing content from puppies to memes to atheist rants, decided on Monday that suggestive or sexual content depicting minors would no longer be welcomed on the site.


02/13/12--14:21: Obama proposes large budget boosts for SEC, CFTC (chan 1683917)

The White House on Monday proposed big budget boosts for U.S. financial market regulators, which are months behind in finalizing Dodd-Frank reforms and are under pressure to more vigorously police markets in the wake of the 2007-2009 financial crisis.


02/14/12--07:05: Nevis Robbery of Justice Breyer: How Safe is the Caribbean? (chan 1683917)

The robbery of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on the island of Nevis highlights a growing concern for vacationers about the safety of the Caribbean Islands.


02/15/12--01:23: Anonymous Hackers Target US Military Intelligence (chan 1683917)

Anonymous hackers have re-targeted US military intelligence agencies, releasing two teaser documents as a "taste of what's to come".


02/15/12--14:33: Mob Museum Las Vegas: The National Museum of Organized Crime Opens to the Public [PHOTOS] (chan 1683917)

The Mob Museum in Downtown Las Vegas is open for business!


02/16/12--07:12: Missing Baby Lisa Irwin: Police Claim Body Found in Virginia Not Baby Lisa (chan 1683917)

The remains of an 11-month-old girl found in Virginia are not those of missing baby Lisa Irwin according to Kansas City Police. Kansas City police spokesman Steve Young told KMBC that police are aware of the remains, but that tests indicate the remains did not belong to baby Lisa.


02/17/12--00:17: Latest Reports: Federal Agent Dies in Long Beach Shooting, Another Injured (chan 1683917)

A federal immigration agent died and another was injured in a shootout that followed a confrontation between the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) officers in Long Beach, California, the latest reports said.


02/17/12--05:32: Charlie Chaplin Birth Mystery: Was He a Communist? (chan 1683917)

Charlie Chaplin, the iconic British actor with the toothbrush mustache, may have died in 1977, but it's actually his birth which is still a mystery. What led British Intelligence to conduct such an extensive and ultimately unsuccessful investigation into the comedian? FBI Director, J.


02/17/12--07:57: ICE Shooting: Special Agent Shoots Supervisor, Killed by Fellow Officer (chan 1683917)

A shooting in a federal building near a Los Angeles left one immigration officer dead and another wounded in what appears to be the result of a dispute between an agent and his supervisor.


02/17/12--10:42: FBI and Homeland Security Monitoring Social Media: Stop it!, Says California Congresswoman (chan 1683917)

While the FBI looks to hire app developers to help them snoop around social media sites, the Department of Homeland Security is monitoring blogs for signs of domestic terrorism. Jackie Speier, a San Francisco Bay Area based Congresswoman is demanding they stop. She said as much during a Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence meeting Feb. 16.


02/17/12--10:49: Kinnucan, ex-SanDisk exec charged in insider probe (chan 1683917)

A research analyst who made waves by refusing to cooperate in the government's broad insider-trading probe was charged with illegally passing tips he gleaned from technology company insiders to hedge funds.


02/17/12--11:25: U.S. Capitol Suicide Bombing Thwarted by FBI (chan 1683917)

A man traveling to the U.S. Capitol for a planned suicide attack has been arrested by authorities in Washington.


02/17/12--11:28: Suspect Arrested Near U.S. Capitol in Terrorism Probe (chan 1683917)

Authorities arrested a suspect on Friday near the Capitol as part of a terrorism investigation, saying he sought to use explosives, the Justice Department and the Capitol Police said.


02/17/12--11:49: Student jailed for "extensive" Facebook hack (chan 1683917)

A student, who hacked into Facebook's internal network risking "disastrous" consequences for the website, was jailed for eight months on Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of its kind they had seen.


02/17/12--13:00: Briton jailed for "extensive" Facebook hack (chan 1683917)

A British student, who hacked into Facebook's internal network risking "disastrous" consequences for the website, was jailed for eight months on Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of its kind they had seen.


02/18/12--01:07: Facebook Hacking Lands New York Student in Jail (chan 1683917)

A British Student, Glenn Mangham, 26, has allegedly stolen valuable information after breaking into the heart of Facebook. The talented hacker had earlier pointed out security loopholes with the Yahoo website and apparently won an appreciation award from the firm for his noble work as ethical hacker.


02/18/12--04:35: Amine El Khalifi: Suspected U.S. Bomber Arrested in Terror Plot [VIDEO] (chan 1683917)

The FBI on Friday arrested a man who they allege was going to "blow himself up" in a suicide bombing attack at the U.S. Capitol, home to the U.S. Congress.


02/18/12--13:55: Facebook Hacker Jailed; Prosecutors Describes It as Most Serious Case (chan 1683917)

A British student, who hacked into Facebook's internal network risking disastrous consequences for the website, was jailed for eight months on Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of its kind they had seen.


02/18/12--14:49: Briton Jailed for 'Extensive' Facebook Hack (chan 1683917)

A British student, who hacked into Facebook's internal network risking "disastrous" consequences for the website, was jailed for eight months on Friday in what prosecutors described as the most serious case of its kind they had seen.


02/19/12--06:18: Steve Jobs' FBI File Becomes $12.16 Paperback (chan 1683917)

According to a report by Forbes, the now-public 191-page FBI file on Steve Jobs, Apple's co founder, will be available as a $12.95 paperback. However, if it's the soft copy you're looking for, you're in luck - a PDF version of the file can be downloaded for free.


02/20/12--00:27: NYPD Monitored Muslim Students, Collected Minor Details Including How Many Times They Prayed (chan 1683917)

The New York Police Department (NYPD) has defended monitoring Muslim college students beyond the city limits to collect details including how many times they prayed.


02/20/12--00:55: Alien Sightings! UFOs Have a Base Under Volcano in Mexico? [VIDEO] (chan 1683917)

The researchers at the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are confident that contact with intelligent alien civilizations may soon be a reality.


02/20/12--07:19: Glenn Mangham: Facebook Hacker Gets 8 Months in Jail (chan 1683917)

Glenn Mangham, a 26-year-old software development student from Cornlands Road, York in Great Britain, was sentenced to eight months in jail after he admitted hacking into Facebook from his bedroom in his parents' house between April and May 2011.


02/20/12--11:41: Nicholle Coppler’s Remains Found: Lima Girl Missing 13 Years. How Investigation Went Wrong (chan 1683917)

Almost 13 years after her disappearance, the remains of a teenage girl in have been found in the home of her suspected killer in Lima, Ohio. The police department there faces fresh criticisms regarding its handling of the case in 1999.


02/20/12--14:07: 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' Flops Opening Weekend, the Best and Worst of Nicolas Cage (chan 1683917)

Nicolas Cage, the 48-year-old actor known for his over-the-top action roles, hasn’t been so fortunate when it comes to the box office recently. His latest film “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” was expected to dominate ticket sales on its opening weekend, but theater goers opted for other choices instead.


02/20/12--20:48: Gangster's Girlfriend Wants Him Back in Prison (chan 1683917)

After learning her boyfriend had turned into a rat for the FBI, Kim Juliano requested to get out of the bond she put on the Columbian mob boss.


02/21/12--01:03: Anonymous Hackers Promise 'Something Big' is Coming (chan 1683917)

Twitter accounts associated with the Anonymous collective have posted messages promising a massive announcement later this week.


02/21/12--07:13: Anonymous Accuse NSA of Fear Mongering (chan 1683917)

Anonymous hackers have lashed out at NSA comments suggesting it would soon be able to bring about limited power outages using cyber attacks.


02/21/12--09:02: U.S. Justice Department Wants to Drop Massive Foreign Bribery Sting Case (chan 1683917)

After two deadlocked juries and three acquittals, the Department of Justice wants to drop a foreign bribery case launched after a Las Vegas sting operation netted 22 businessmen.


02/21/12--10:04: Missing Baby Lisa Irwin Update: Man Linked to Disappearance Arrested for Unrelated Stabbing Incident (chan 1683917)

A man questioned in connection to the case of missing baby Lisa Irwin has been charged with first-degree assault in an unrelated incident. Dane "Diggler" Greathouse, 28, has been charged for stabbing Greg R. May this weekend in Gladstone, Mo. Baby Lisa's parents, Jeremy Irwin and Deborah Bradley, claim missing baby Lisa was taken from her crib late Oct.


02/21/12--13:21: Wynn says to give U.S. infomation on shareholder Okada (chan 1683917)

Wynn Resorts Ltd plans to give evidence to U.S. authorities that it claims shows that its board member Kazuo Okada bribed foreign gaming regulators and may have violated the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, board member Robert Miller told analysts on Tuesday.


02/21/12--18:28: Wynn gives U.S. report as Okada battle grows (chan 1683917)

From undercover interns to hastily arranged meetings with heads of state, Steve Wynn's lawsuit against former friend and partner Kazuo Okada seeks to paint a picture of a rogue board member pursuing his own private agenda.


02/22/12--01:47: Megaupload Founder Kim Dotcom Wins Bail (chan 1683917)

Megaupload multi-millionaire co-founder Kim Dotcom has won the bail against extradition to the US and is now under house arrest in New Zealand.


02/22/12--05:03: Companies Need to Take Anonymous's Threat Seriously - Expert (chan 1683917)

Akamai technologies has issued a statement warning that companies need to take the threat hacker groups like the Anonymous collective pose more seriously.


02/23/12--00:33: Mail Containing Suspicious Powder Threatens Biological Attack on Congress Members (chan 1683917)

In an effort to spread false alarm, several Congress members were targeted with a biological attack warning through mail that containineda suspicious powder.


02/23/12--02:32: Anonymous Post Message Addressing NSA 'Fear Mongering' [VIDEO] (chan 1683917)

The Anonymous collective has posted a second statement attacking the NSA over comments allegedly made by National Security Agency (NSA) General Keith Alexander.


02/23/12--08:21: Prosecutor, Goldman overreached: programmer's lawyer (chan 1683917)

Kevin Marino may be the lawyer of the moment, after persuading a U.S. appellate court panel last week to overturn the criminal conviction of a former Goldman Sachs Group computer programmer.


02/23/12--11:18: Is the United Nations Getting in on Nigerian E-Mail Scams? (chan 1683917)

A old e-mail scam finds a new face: the United Nations. How Nigerian fraudsters are trying to trick you into sending them $95.