BioSentral

Report: RI Internet is the fastest in the U.S. - A study by the Communications Workers of America places Rhode Island at the top when it comes to Internet download speeds. [Fox 12 Rhode Island]

Study secretly tracks cell phone users outside US - Researchers secretly tracked the locations of 100,000 people outside the United States through their cell phone use and concluded that most people rarely stray more than a few miles from home. [Seattletimes.com]

US bank loses unencrypted data on 4.5m people - Couriers lost magnetic tapes containing the personal details of 4.5 million people who had dealt with the Bank of New York Mellon it has emerged. The incident happened three months ago, but has only surfaced after legal papers were filed in the state of Connecticut. [Theregister.co.uk]

Immigrants leaving the United States - MIAMI, June 1 (UPI) -- Growing numbers of immigrants -- legal and undocumented -- are leaving the United States for their homelands, analysts say. [upi.com]

U.S. warships refused entry to Hong Kong port - HONG KONG, China (AP) -- A flotilla of U.S. warships carrying as many as 8,000 American sailors was refused entry to Hong Kong's port, the U.S. Navy said Thursday, in an unusual twist to relations strained by disputes over trade and Iran's nuclear program. [CNN Latest]

US security firm Blackwater banned from Iraq - US security contractor Blackwater has been banned from operating in Iraq after eight civilians were killed in Baghdad yesterday. [rte.ie]

US Army Begins Sponsoring Online Gaming - 'Join the Army,' they said. 'Kill some Zerg,' they said. [1UP.COM]

Obesity Surgery Triples Among U.S. Teens

Cheney admits expanded military spying role inside US - US Vice-President Dick Cheney has admitted that the US military and CIA have been spying on the financial dealings of Americans -- intelligence gathering normally authorized only by civilian policing agencies. [breitbart.com]

Man Indicted for Hacking U.S. Gov't. Computers - A Romanian national was indicted Thursday on charges of hacking into more than 150 U.S. government computers, causing disruptions that cost NASA, the Energy Department and the Navy nearly $1.5 million. [abc7 Los Angeles]