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Daily Report Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Daily Highlights
The National Transportation Safety Board is recommending that federal regulators require new standards and tests for the engines on the Bombardier CRJ−model jets to ensure that the failure that contributed to a fatal 2004 crash does not occur again. (See item 10)
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The Associated Press reports that starting this week inspectors from the Transportation Security Administration and other police agencies will begin sweeping Amtrak stations in Rhode Island, using bomb−sniffing dogs, undercover agents, and uniformed officers. (See item 12)
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A University of New Hampshire scientist is leading an international team of researchers trying to understand how bird flu spreads among wild birds and poultry, combining satellite images showing rice farming cycles and wetlands with other research on epidemics, wild bird migration, and poultry farming practices. (See item 27)
Information Technology and Telecommunications Sector
32. November 21, VNUNet — California court rules on Web defamation. The California Supreme Court has ruled that Internet service providers and bloggers cannot be sued for third−party comments posted on their sites. In the case of Barrett versus Rosenthal the court found that only the originator of the content could be sued, but that third parties who repost the material should be immune from prosecution. The ruling has profound implications for the future of Internet content. "We acknowledge that recognizing broad immunity for defamatory republications on the Internet has some troubling consequences," said the court. "Until Congress chooses to revise the settled law in this area, however, plaintiffs who contend they were defamed in an Internet posting may only seek recovery from the original source of the statement."
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