McKinnon faces US accusations that he was responsible for the biggest hack ever of military computers. If found guilty he could spend up to 60 years in jail. He has said he is willing to stand trial in the UK.

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Del Martin R.I.P.
Lesbian activist Del Martin, at the forefront of the battle for same-sex marriage in California, died Wednesday in San Francisco. She was 87.
Martin's partner of 55 years, Phyllis Lyon, was by her side at the UCSF hospice, the National Center for Lesbian Rights said.
Martin and Lyon, 84, tied the knot June 16 in a ceremony officiated by San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom.
In 1955, the couple founded the nation's first lesbian organization, the Daughters of Bilitis, and launched the first lesbian publication, The Ladder...

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Brattleboro VT boycott forces closure of Home Depot.

Quoted:In Brattleboro, Vermont, for example, Home Depot opponents in 2003 encouraged their neighbors to stay away from the new Home Depot when it opened. Home Depot called that boycott "bizarre...at the least this is most undemocratic." A group called BrattPower created a three part campaign: (1) to convince Home Depot not to set up shop in Brattleboro through a vigorous petition and educational campaign; (2) failing that, to encourage the greater community to continue to buy local while boycotting Home Depot; and (3) to be working for changes in the regulations and laws of the town government so as to prevent box store development in the future. "We do not need, or want, nor do we intend to support a Home Depot in Brattleboro," the group said. That vigorous 'Boycott Home Depot' campaign paid off this week, creating one of the 'underperforming' stores on Home Depot's hit list.