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Study: Prescription-free drug sites still abound

Improved e-mail filtering and government crackdowns might've deterred some of the once-ubiquitous spammers peddling prescription-free Viagra on the Web, but a new study from Columbia University's National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse has found that many of those sites are still alive and kicking.

The CASA study, resulting from its fifth annual "You've Got Drugs!" investigation, did find that there has been a decline in the total count of Web sites hawking controlled drugs: 365 of them, compared to 581 in 2007's study.

But it's still alarming, CASA said, because few of … Read more

The 404 134: Where the interns broke the studio

CNET interns Jeff and Jeremy give the Webcam a premature Fourth of July fireworks show and fuzzify the viewers, but we'll forgive them this time. In other news, we also take apart the Great Firewall of China, beg for Rush Limbaugh's scraps, voraciously consume watermelon with a vengeance, hack a few ATMs across the country, and question Wilson's stubborn refusal to see GOOD MOVIES.

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Former Broadcom CEO indicted on conspiracy, drug charges

Broadcom co-founder and former CEO Henry T. Nicholas III is facing two federal indictments that allege conspiracy and securities fraud related to options backdating, as well as numerous drug violations.

The federal indictments, unsealed on Thursday, include a total of 25 counts against Nicholas. According to an Associated Press report, the charges include conspiracy, securities fraud, false certification of financial reports, filing false statements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, wire fraud, and conspiracy to distribute and acquire controlled substances.

The indictment also names Broadcom's former chief financial officer, William J. Ruehle, who faces conspiracy, securities fraud, … Read more

The War On Drugs, 'Taking The Farm': Free MP3 of the Day

Bruce Springsteen's rusted-out, Mid-Atlantic version of Americana has been a favorite reference point for many indie acts of late--but this Philly crew comes by its Boss love earnestly (and locally). War's huffing drums and world-size guitars feel at once powerful and desperate.

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Preview: Start-ups at Stirr

I'm heading down to the Stirr mixer shortly, where, before Sun's Scott McNealy talks with the audience about entrepreneurship, I'll be moderating pitches from four start-ups. Three of them I've covered previously:

Attendio makes a system that automatically feeds your calendar with events it thinks you'll find interesting (let's hope it gets the times right).

Confabb is a conference directory. Rumor has it the site is soon to be acquired. Maybe we'll find out tonight.

JobCoin is a hosted job board service that I think is really clever.

The fourth company is Collaborative Drug Discovery. … Read more