Friday, August 29, 2008

Small Bits of News You Didn’t Know you Needed

Computer virus infects ISS space station
As far as space monsters go it is less menacing than Daleks or Klingons, but an unwanted intruder has made its way aboard the international space station. Gammima.AG, a malicious password-swiping computer virus, has broken new frontiers, by infecting two laptops on the ISS orbiting 215 miles above Earth. The virus was first detected on Earth in August 2007 infecting machines to steal login names for popular online games.
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Man Killed by Fire Ants After Tropical Storm Fay
An elderly man was killed when a floating colony of fire ants washed into his home after Tropical Storm Fay and bit him multiple times.
Authorities said the man was bitten Tuesday and died at the hospital the next day. His name was not released.
Seminole County officials said the man was allergic to the ant bites.
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Mom Intentionally Cooked Baby in Microwave
A prosecutor says an Ohio mother intentionally put her month-old baby in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death.
Testimony from an 8-year-old boy who said he saw another boy walk into the kitchen with the baby and heard the microwave go on.
Arnold could face the death penalty if convicted of aggravated murder.
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