Department head defends child protection system
The outgoing head of the Northern Territory Department of Health and Families has defended his handling of the child protection system.
Climate Protection Authority moves forward
SANTA ROSA – Just a few months old, Sonoma County’s Regional Climate Protection Authority has begun moving toward its goal of helping to drastically reduce the area’s greenhouse emissions.
Trash Hauler EnviroSolutions Files for Bankruptcy Protection
March 11 (Bloomberg) -- EnviroSolutions Holdings Inc., a U.S. trash hauler and landfill operator, and 21 of its affiliates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection.
Banks’ overdraft protection rules likely to change
Choosing whether to have overdraft protection on your checking account soon could have new consequences beyond the fees you pay.As of July 1, banks, credit unions and other financial institutions will be required to ask for a customer’s permission before charging overdraft fees on debit or ATM transactions.
Limewire P2P Network Adds Anti-Malware Protection
LimeWire, one of the biggest peer-to-peer networks (and a traditional home for malware) has announced that the company is integrating AVG anti-malware protection into its LimeWire Pro service.
LimeWire enlists AVG for user protection
Notorious as a malware ghetto, LimeWire takes its first steps to integrate authoritative threat protection by signing on AVG to provide premium users with download scanning and blocking.
Louisiana moving forward with hurricane protection on the West Bank
Susan Poag/The Times-PicayuneThe 23rd annual Governor's West Bank Luncheon at the Alario middle close Westwego drew about 900 people. Louisiana is forging ahead with hurricane protection and coastal restoration projects that, if carried to fruition, will slow the rate of...
Teen protection order bill sails out of House; to be signed by governor
A bill meant to give teens an extra layer of protection when they are in abusive relationships passed the Ohio home Wednesday and is expected to be signed by the governor.
Intego releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection
The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Boot Camp or other virtualization software. To those ends, Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers every the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.
Senate Banking Committee Negotiators Favor Placing New Consumer Financial Protection Agency at Fed
In a move that’s raising red flags among some consumer advocates, top negotiators for the Senate Banking Committee signaled Wednesday they favor establishing a new consumer financial protection agency within the Federal Reserve as part of a compromise financial regulation reform bill.
