Orthodox Jews pack Citi Field for meeting on evils of the Internet

<p>Even the hot-sauce ads were too hot for the Hasids.</p><p>Orthodox rabbis yesterday declared such social-networking sites as Facebook off-limits, at a massive anti-Internet event that drew more than 60,000 to Citi Field and neighboring Arthur Ashe stadium.</p><p>Those who spoke were shown on the scoreboard at Citi Field between two ads for Cholula hot sauce — with the image of its matronly female trademark covered up.</p>

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Facebook Shares Fall

Facebook shares [FB 33.64 -4.5918 (-12.01%) ] plunged more than 13 percent on Monday, falling below the $38 price of the initial public offering, in the social network's second day of trading as a public company. The stock sank without the full support of the company's underwriters, leaving some investors down nearly 25 percent from where they were Friday afternoon. Facebook's debut was beset by problems, so much so that the Nasdaq said on Monday it was changing its IPO procedures.

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In Conservative Media, A “Race War” Rages (We're all racist for believing our own two eyes)

It was near midnight on April 14 when the Chevy Cavalier carrying Dave Forster and Marjon Rostami rolled to a stop at a red light in Norfolk, Va. As the pair waited, one of a crowd of teenagers on the sidewalk threw a rock at the passenger seat window, prompting Forster to get out of the car and confront the aggressor. That's when the beating began. Forster later said the crowd swarmed, taking turns punching and kicking him in the ribs and face. When Rostami got out to help, the attackers moved on to her, pulling her hair and dealing...

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India's proposal for government control of Internet to be discussed in Geneva

Move to form body with 50 governments to oversee internet governance The raging controversy over possible excessive state regulation of the internet based on the IT Rules 2011 is now likely to be dwarfed by discussions in Geneva later this week over India's proposal to the United Nations General Assembly, for government control of the Internet. Led by the Commission on Science and Technology for Development, the Geneva meet is a multi-stakeholder discussion platform on Internet governance structures. In its proposal submitted to the General Assembly in New York on October 26, 2011, India has argued for a radical shift...

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