Swollen rivers cause Texas cities to worry about flooding
While the deadly thunderstorms have tapered off, several cities aren't out of danger.Read More ...
Matt Bai: Hillary Clinton's not like the rest of us? Good!
The “out of touch” mantra has been a perennial line of attack in our campaigns for several decades, at least.Read More ...
FIFA indictment: How one bribe led to the next
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U.S. military mistakenly ships live anthrax to labs in nine states
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Phil Stewart and Sharon Begley WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S.
military mistakenly sent live anthrax bacteria to laboratories in nine
U.S. states and a U.S. air base in South Korea, after apparently failing
to properly inactivate the bacteria last year, U.S. officials said on
Wednesday. The Pentagon said there was no known suspected infection or
risk to the public. Twenty-two personnel at the base in South Korea were
also given precautionary medical measures although none have shown sign
of exposure, the U.S. military said.Read More ...
Hundreds evacuated in Texas after storms leave at least 15 dead
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Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Hundreds of people were
ordered to evacuate flood-threatened areas of Texas on Wednesday as
torrential rains battered the state, where at least 15 people have been
killed in weather-related incidents this week, including six in Houston.
People were told to stay away from more than 200 homes in Parker County
where the Brazos River was poised to overflow its banks about 30 miles
(50 km) west of Fort Worth on Wednesday night, county officials said.
"The river is coming up fast and flowing at dangerous volumes," Parker
County Judge Mark Riley told a news conference, adding shelters were
available.Read More ...
U.S. IRS tax data hack traced to Russia: CNN
By
Lisa Lambert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service
believes the theft of about 100,000 taxpayers' personal data from its
computer system originated in Russia, CNN reported on Wednesday. The tax
agency's criminal unit is leading an investigation into the cyber
attack, in which criminals stole information through an online IRS
application over the course of four months, and the Treasury
Department's inspector general and the Department of Homeland Security
are also looking into the breach, CNN said. On Wednesday, the IRS had no
immediate comment to the CNN report.Read More ...
Russia ‘reset’ architect to next president: Don’t try that again
Former
U.S. ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, a key architect of President
Barack Obama’s attempt to “reset” relations with Moscow...Read More ...
Santorum faces daunting task in White House bid
Conservative
culture warrior Rick Santorum vows to fight for working-class Americans
in a new election season that will test his influence — and focus on
social issues — in a changing Republican Party.Read More ...
FIFA officials arrested in U.S., Swiss corruption cases
Swiss police arrested some of the most powerful figures in global soccer.Read More ...
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