Wal-Mart Assailed on Death - WSJ.com

Wal-Mart Assailed on Death - WSJ.com: "Wal-Mart Stores Inc. should have had better crowd control to prevent the death of a worker who was trampled the day after Thanksgiving amid the bargain-hunting frenzy whipped up by the sales known as door-busters, according to local police and a lawyer for the worker's family."

NYPD to Upgrade 911 System: Top News Stories at Officer.com

NYPD to Upgrade 911 System: Top News Stories at Officer.com: "The city plans to upgrade its 911 system after a six-year, multimillion-dollar delay.
The NYPD recently signed a $73 million contract with Alabama-based Intergraph Corp. for a state-of-the-art emergency dispatch system that can instantly compile location and caller histories, create maps, and locate the appropriate units to respond.
'It integrates everything available and sends it straight to the dispatchers in a much more user-friendly way,' said NYPD Deputy Chief Charles Dowd, commander of the communications division. 'It's automatic. It's faster.'"

What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You

ABC News: What The Data Miners Are Digging Up About You: "In today's technological world we leave electronic traces wherever we go, whether shopping online or on the high street, at work or at play. That data is the raw material for a new industry of number crunchers trying to explain and influence human behaviour, as Stephen Baker explains in his new book The Numerati."

BBC NEWS | South Asia | India considers anti-terror body

BBC NEWS South Asia India considers anti-terror body: "Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has opened cross-party talks on setting up a federal agency of investigation after the Mumbai attacks.Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has opened cross-party talks on setting up a federal agency of investigation after the Mumbai attacks."