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WHO Says Cell Phones Could Be Carcinogenic
The World Health Organization created a storm yesterday by reporting that heavy cell phone use might cause brain cancer. But scientists are sharply divided...
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe World Health Organization created a storm yesterday by reporting that heavy cell phone use might cause brain cancer. But scientists are sharply divided. Is there a common sense path through contradictory findings? Also, the White House meeting on the debt ceiling, and computer hacking and corporate security.
Banner image: A man speaks on his mobile phone on May 31, 2011 in New York City. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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3 storiesDebt Ceiling Meeting at the White House
With a final deadline of August 2 to raise the debt ceiling, House Republican leaders met the President at the White House today. They're demanding spending cuts equal to the increase in federal borrowing. Speaker John Boehner urged that "we work together and… not kick the can down the road one more time."
Read the story8 minCell Phones and Cancer: Is there a Connection?
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, an agency of the World Health Organization, produced scary headlines yesterday by warning that cell phone radiation might cause brain cancer.
Read the story37 minCyber Attacks Hit PBS, Sony and Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin , Sony and the Public Broadcasting Service are among the latest targets of computer hackers, but the biggest concern is attacks on security firms that are supposed to protect against hackers. John Markoff is technology reporter for the New York Times .
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