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US: From CNN: From an estimated 250 to 300 million pieces of luggage, the TSA “has paid almost $39,000 to settle about 485 claims [of lost, stolen or damaged luggage]. About 145 were denied, and 47 were withdrawn. The rest of the complaints — more than 6,000 — are pending.” TSA and the airlines are still determining who was responsible in some cases.
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<li><a href=”http://billso.com/2008/05/15/dont-check-cameras-in-your-baggage/”>15 May 2008</a>: Don’t check cameras in your luggage</li>
<li><a href=”http://billso.com/2008/05/02/never-check-your-computer-on-a-plane/”>2 May 2008</a>: Never check your computer on a plane</li>
<li><a href=”http://billso.com/2008/03/11/trace-facebook/”>11 March 2008</a>: Using Facebook as a lost-and-found department</li>
<li><a href=”http://billso.com/2008/03/03/perfect-laptop/”>3 March 2008</a>: Building the perfect laptop</li>
<li><a href=”http://billso.com/2006/09/30/dont-steal-my-laptop/”>30 September 2006</a>: Don’t steal my laptop!</li>
<li><a href=”http://billso.com/2003/06/28/860/”>28 June 2003</a>: Where’s my luggage?</li>
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US: From the Memory Hole, a 5-minute video of Bush 43 on the morning of 9/11. The networks made some cuts when they broadcast this tape, which shows “… President Bush sitting in a Florida classroom for 5 minutes after he was told that the second Twin Tower has been hit and that America was being attacked. A truncated version of this footage that has been available online since June 2002 shows Bush for only 2 minutes, 10 seconds after being told. This new footage more than doubles this length of time.”

Asia: From Slate, Tim Wu describes how AOL Time Warner and J. K. Rowling are using international copyright laws to shut down Harry Potter clones. But are Russian, Chinese and Indian knock-offs anything that the publishers should worry about? Not really. Slashdot discussion here.