Startup could add trillions to global GDP with asteroid mining

Raycom News Network | April 22, 2012
SEATTLE (RNN) - While many of us wait for our flying cars and jetpacks, a new startup is rumored to be looking into another science fiction favorite in the hopes of finding more natural resources in an unnatural place - space.
On Tuesday, Planetary Resources Inc. will unveil its plan to "expand Earth's resource base and help ensure humanity's prosperity," at the Seattle Museum of Flight.
The company's teasingly vague language has many believing that Planetary Resources will do what no man has ever done before - mine asteroids.

Florida gov names 'Stand Your Ground' task force

Raycom News Network | April 20, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, FL (RNN) - Weeks after public outrage over the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin erupted into calls to repeal Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law, Gov. Rick Scott announced who would be tasked with reviewing the law.

Cyber-security bill raises new privacy concerns

Raycom News Network | April 20, 2012
(RNN) - The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bipartisan cyber-security bill with broad support from companies and representatives next week, but the bill's vague language has a number of civil rights and privacy advocates up in arms.
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) would open communication between the federal government and businesses by allowing them to share sensitive information on possible threats.
The bill has more than 100 co-sponsors in the House and support from a number of well known companies, including Facebook, IBM, Microsoft and Verizon.

SIDEBAR: What is CISPA?

The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by representatives Mike Rogers, R-MI, and Dutch Ruppersberger, D-MD, in November 2011.

The bill would open up communication between the federal government and businesses in the interest of detecting and fighting cyber threats.

The government would be able to issue security clearances to share classified cyber threat intelligence to private business employees.

NORAD deployed jets before Cessna crashed

Raycom News Network | April 19, 2012
(RNN) - A twin-engine airplane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico about three hours after Federal Aviation Administration officials lost contact with the aircraft.
Two F-15 fighter jets were scrambled to observe the airplane after the FAA lost contact with the lone pilot about 9 a.m. ET on Thursday. NORAD says the jet pilots reported seeing the windows fogged up.
That implies the airplane may have lost cabin pressure.

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