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Building evacuated in Aberdeen after Congressional staffers find suspicious envelopes
Three envelopes without return addresses were sent to Aberdeen offices of South Dakota's congressional delegation, causing emergency officials to block off streets and a hazardous materials team to investigate Friday. About 20 people were evacuated...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Tea Party Movement, Tim Johnson, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Grant will boost Berrien communications
South Bend TribuneNILES — A nearly $1 million federal grant will go a long way toward improving communications during Berrien County emergencies and perhaps will save lives. Officials at the dispatch center of the Niles Law Enforcement Complex, 1600 Silverbrook Ave....Tags: Fires
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House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls: aides
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants living in the United States than a Senate counterpart, congressional aides said on Friday. But it fails to address the difficult issue...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, AFL-CIO
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U.S. authorities seize accounts of major Bitcoin operator
ReutersST. LOUIS, May 17 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) - U.S. authorities have seized two accounts linked to a major operator in the booming Bitcoin digital currency market, Tokyo-based exchange Mt. Gox. The move may prevent the firm from facilitating the purchase...Tags: Computer Crime, National Security, Bitcoin, Crime, Law and Justice, Thomson Corporation
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U.S. House bill to have more stringent immigrant controls -aides
Reuters* Longer path to citizenship than Senate measure * Republicans, Democrats deadlocked on low-skilled workers By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A bipartisan plan brokered in the House of Representatives will be tougher on illegal immigrants...Tags: Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Justice System, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, AFL-CIO
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Smart TV: The industry push to keep getting smarter
For decades we've been watching TV. Now a new generation of televisions is beginning to watch us. Technological advances are giving the old clunky "boob tube" an I.Q. injection. Some of the new breed of smart TVs comes equipped with facial recognition...Tags: NBC (tv network), Washington, DC, Big Brother (tv program), Intel Corp., Sony Corp.
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State's new poet laureate gets a hero's welcome
jbrummett@amnews.comThe audience was virtually silent when author Frank X Walker read from his works Thursday evening. His style was easy, engaging, lively and light. He drew listeners’ attention effortlessly and evoked smiles and occasional laughs from the assemblage....Tags: Justice System, Poetry, Human Interest, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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House bill protects homeland security budget from cuts facing other agencies
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan. The move came as the Appropriations...Tags: Paul Ryan, Local Government, Washington, DC, Republican Party, Environmental Issues
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Officials demand more information about proposed immigration detention center
Special to the TribuneJoliet City Councilman Jim McFarland wants to hear firsthand – and publicly – what Corrections Corp. of America plans to do if it builds an immigration detention center in Joliet. McFarland, who called for a public meeting to learn about...Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Prisons, Migration, Janet Napolitano, Immigration
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PURDUE-PLANE INTO FENCE Plane found in Purdue airport fence; pilot safe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane that veered into a fence at the Purdue University Airport says the aircraft was experiencing engine trouble before the...Tags: Highway Transportation, Justice System, Blueberries, Environmental Issues, Theft
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REUTERS SUMMIT-U.S. to protect private sector from secret software attacks
Reuters(For other news from Reuters Cybersecurity Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/Cyber13) By Joseph Menn WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. government will use classified information about software vulnerabilities for the first time to...Tags: Aerospace Manufacturing, Washington, DC, U.S. House of Representatives, National Security, Janet Napolitano
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Senators struggle with tech industry concerns on U.S. immigration bill
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senate supporters of a broad U.S. immigration bill struggled on Wednesday to satisfy technology companies that want greater leeway to hire high-skilled foreign workers. Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York took the lead...Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Employees, American Civil Liberties Union, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Justice System
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