'Internet not to be blamed for London riots': Google chief

LONDON: Google's head Eric Schmidt has said that the Internet should not be blamed for the recent riots that took place across London, and it would be 'a mistake' for governments to try to interfere with the internet in the wake of the riots.

"It's a mistake to look in the mirror and decide to break the mirror," the Telegraph quoted Schmidt, as saying.

"The fact of the matter is whatever the problem was, whatever the underlying problem was, the internet is a reflection of that problem but turning on and off the internet is not going to fix it," he said. More @ Economic Times

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Floodwaters surge as Tropical Storm Irene lashes Northeast

By the CNN Wire Staff


New York (CNN) -- Trees toppled and streets flooded Sunday morning as Irene lashed some of the biggest cities in the Northeast with wind gusts and torrential rains.

Even as Irene weakened to a tropical storm, authorities in the region warned that its impact was not waning.

"We're not out of the woods yet. Irene remains a large and potentially dangerous storm," U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano told reporters.

Officials said the storm had knocked out power to more than 4 million people and was responsible for at least 15 deaths in six states. More @ cnn page

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