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  • June 2008
    • UK Won't Let Martha Visit

      UK Won't Let Martha Visit

      (Newser) - Domestic diva Martha Stewart has been refused entry into the United Kingdom because of her felony conviction, the Daily Telegraph reports. She planned a business trip this month to meet with leading figures in the fashion and design worlds and to speak at the Royal Academy, but Britain refused to grant her a visa. Stewart served five months in prison for lying to investigators about some shady stock transactions. More »

  • April 2008
    • UK Airports to Scan Faces

      UK Airports to Scan Faces

      (Newser) - New facial recognition technology in which computers scan faces and match them to information encoded in biometric passports will be used at UK airports for the first time this summer, the Guardian reports. Authorities say the machines will outperform humans and improve security, but critics fear the technology will cause flight disruptions by generating too many false negatives. More »

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