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National Defense April 2015 Stew Magnuson	Worldwide Biosurveillance Network Still a Distant Goal Since the anthrax attacks of 2001, the U.S. government's intention has been to create a global disease-monitoring system.
National Defense April 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	U.S. Government Trying to Counter ISIL 'Twitter Consensus' The U.S. government and allied nations around the world are working to counter the group's propaganda, but some experts worry that it is not enough.
Chemistry World March 16, 2015 Andy Extance	Data falsification hits polymer mechanochemistry papers Questions over the data for claims of mechanical deconstruction of a 1,2,3-triazole has lead to a retraction in Science
Chemistry World March 13, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Titanium dioxide removed from Dunkin' Donuts sugar The parent company of Dunkin' Donuts has agreed to remove titanium dioxide, a whitening agent, from all icing sugar used to make the company's doughnuts.
National Defense April 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Big Data Helping to Pinpoint Terrorist Activities, Attacks Using big data for counter terrorism efforts will only become more prevalent as time goes on, said Josh New, a policy analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation's Center for Data Innovation.
Chemistry World March 11, 2015 Ned Stafford	State of Europe's environment scrutinized The European Environment Agency says progress has been made toward cleaning Europe's air and water and reducing waste disposal, but that major environmental challenges remain.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Secret Documents Reveal The CIA Has Been Hacking iPhones Since 2006 According to The Intercept's Jeremy Scahill and Josh Begley, CIA-affiliated security researchers have worked since at least 2006 to target security keys used to encrypt data on Apple devices.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	It's On: Wikimedia Sues The NSA The Wikimedia Foundation, with the help of the American Civil Liberties Union, is suing the U.S. National Security Agency in a bid to challenge mass surveillance of Internet communications, Reuters reports.
Chemistry World March 6, 2015 Anisha Ratan	Phone camera checks water for arsenic UK scientists have developed a mobile phone-based system to help people avoid drinking water contaminated with arsenic.
Chemistry World March 6, 2015 Philip Ball	Dial chem for murder The public fascination with poisoning investigations, and the science that supports them, is explored in a new exhibition Forensics: the anatomy of crime at the Wellcome Collection in London, UK.
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