Echelon, McDonald's, Stupid Law Suits & Parachutists
An international day of protest designed to jam the US-led communications spy system Echelon was a rousing success according to its organisers, who claim that the cyber-demonstration helped to raise public awareness about the surveillance system.
McDonald's employees found a dead deer under a sink in the men's bathroom, and police were trying to figure out how it got there. 'I am taking this matter very seriously,' owner Larry Smith said Tuesday. 'The safety of my restaurant, employees and customers are among my highest priorities and will never be compromised.'
A homeless woman is suing Santa Fe Southern Railway over a 1998 accident in which a train in Santa Fe severed her feet as she was lying on the tracks at a crossing.
Hundreds of people called 911 after seeing six parachutists who were trailing plumes of red smoke land at Austin High School. 'People thought we were being invaded,' said Ed Harris Jr, director of emergency communications for the Austin Police Department.
McDonald's employees found a dead deer under a sink in the men's bathroom, and police were trying to figure out how it got there. 'I am taking this matter very seriously,' owner Larry Smith said Tuesday. 'The safety of my restaurant, employees and customers are among my highest priorities and will never be compromised.'
A homeless woman is suing Santa Fe Southern Railway over a 1998 accident in which a train in Santa Fe severed her feet as she was lying on the tracks at a crossing.
Hundreds of people called 911 after seeing six parachutists who were trailing plumes of red smoke land at Austin High School. 'People thought we were being invaded,' said Ed Harris Jr, director of emergency communications for the Austin Police Department.