Tag Archives: News
China’s Communist Party newspaper falls for fake news story
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) — The newspaper of China’s Communist Party on Tuesday reported on a fake news article from The Onion which named North Korean leader Kim Jong Un… Read more
Phone hacking: UK police arrest former News of the World editor
LONDON (BNO NEWS) — British police on Wednesday arrested a twelfth person in relation to alleged phone hacking at the now-defunct News of the World, officials said. It is believed… Read more
Hackers hijack Fox News Twitter page, announce Obama’s death
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Hackers calling themselves ‘The Script Kiddies’ on early Monday morning hijacked a webpage belonging to Fox News on the social networking website Twitter. They later… Read more
WikiLeaks supporters hack PBS, post fake news story
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Outraged by a recent PBS documentary regarding WikiLeaks, a group calling themselves LulzSec hacked into the broadcaster’s servers on Sunday, posting a fake news story… Read more
Will Amazon make a tablet? ‘Stay tuned,’ says Jeff Bezos (Paul Reynolds/Consumer Reports News)
Paul Reynolds / Consumer Reports News: Will Amazon make a tablet? ‘Stay tuned,’ says Jeff Bezos — Asked today about the possibility of Amazon launching a multipurpose tablet device, the… Read more
UNESCO chief condemns killing of Peruvian radio news presenter
UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations (UN) on Monday condemned the killing of an outspoken Peruvian who had criticized local authorities in the north of the Andean country…. Read more
OBAMA TO ADDRESS NATION REGARDING OSAMA BIN LADEN – CBS NEWS
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — Obama’s address involves Osama bin Laden, CBS News reports citing sources.
U.S. Rep. Giffords devastated by news of shooting deaths, but physical condition improving
HOUSTON (BNO NEWS) — U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords did not know until last month that six people were killed in the shooting rampage that seriously injured her in January, her… Read more
No fried food: Health Dept. workers cringe at new rules restricting foods, fragrances, decorations (Kathleen Lucadamo/NY Daily News)
Kathleen Lucadamo / NY Daily News: No fried food: Health Dept. workers cringe at new rules restricting foods, fragrances, decorations — No overbearing perfume. No obscene pictures. And definitely no… Read more