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    Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Anchorage hits 81 as heat wave sends Alaskans to beaches

    Alaskans scrambled for ways to keep cool as an unusual heat wave warmed Anchorage and other parts of the state this week, bringing temperatures to the Last Frontier that felt more like Southern California.
    Alaskans scrambled for ways to keep cool as an unusual heat wave warmed Anchorage and other parts of the state this week, bringing temperatures to the Last Frontier that felt more like Southern California. Residents headed to Goose Lake in Anchorage...

    Tags: Natural Disasters, National Weather Service

    2. Jun 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  2. Insight: FBI relies on secret U.S. surveillance law, records show

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27 accused terrorists since 2007, according to a Reuters review of public records. While the recent spotlight has...

    Tags: Laws, U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice

    3. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Obama: NSA secret data gathering 'transparent'

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent — even though they are authorized in secret. "It is transparent," Obama...

    Tags: Jarmes R. Clapper, U.S. Congress, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama

    4. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  4. NSA director says agency programs stopped around 50 terror plots

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense of spy operations that was echoed by the leaders of the House Intelligence Committee.</span>
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist plots worldwide, including one directed at the New York Stock Exchange, in a forceful defense...

    Tags: Jarmes R. Clapper, NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama

    5. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. NSA head says U.S. surveillance thwarted more than 50 attacks

    Reuters
    By Patricia Zengerle and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. National Security Agency on Tuesday defended the broad surveillance of Americans' phone and Internet data as a vital security tool and said it had helped...

    Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of Justice

    6. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. NSA chief says programs disrupted 50 terrorist plots

    Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 &quot;potential terrorist events" since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
    Under growing pressure over recently disclosed surveillance programs, the head of the National Security Agency told lawmakers Tuesday that gathering telephone data and monitoring Internet use has helped to disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events"...

    Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Congress, Terrorism, White House, Crime, Law and Justice

    7. Jun 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. NSA surveillance helped foil more than 50 attacks, officials say

    WASHINGTON &mdash; Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 &quot;potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying operations as tightly regulated and extremely useful.
    WASHINGTON — Recently disclosed National Security Agency surveillance programs have helped disrupt more than 50 "potential terrorist events" around the world over the last 12 years, according to U.S. intelligence officials who described the spying...

    Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Unrest, Conflicts and War

    8. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  8. NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

    WASHINGTON (AP) &mdash; The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence &mdash; a set-piece for supporters of the spying.
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on...

    Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama

    9. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. 'Bear' helps quell New York subway melee

    NEW YORK -- Even by the standards of New York subway riders, this rumble was a doozy. Two cops, four women and a dog named Bear were involved, and while Bear suffered four broken teeth, a cut tongue and a scuffed snout, police say they and their canine partner came out on top.
    NEW YORK -- Even by the standards of New York subway riders, this rumble was a doozy. Two cops, four women and a dog named Bear were involved, and while Bear suffered four broken teeth, a cut tongue and a scuffed snout, police say they and their canine...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Sprained Wrist

    10. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. NSA head, lawmakers defend surveillance programs

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as sympathetic members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying...

    Tags: NYSE Euronext, Inc., U.S. Congress, Terrorism, Crime, Law and Justice, Barack Obama

    11. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel

  11. My Word: As FunRail, SunRail likely to succeed

    What do Disney World and the New York City subway system have in common — besides frequent sightings of bigger-than-life mice? Both do a good job of transporting people and giving their customers entertaining rides. When passengers are carried...

    Tags: Entertainment, Travel, Lake Mary, Music, Subway Transportation Industry

    12. Jun 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Jimmy Hoffa still missing after failed search at reputed burial site

    The FBI on Wednesday closed its latest search for the remains of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, ending a dig in a rural field near Detroit where investigators failed to find a trace of the man who has been missing for almost 40 years.
    The FBI on Wednesday closed its latest search for the remains of former Teamsters leader Jimmy Hoffa, ending a dig in a rural field near Detroit where investigators failed to find a trace of the man who has been missing for almost 40 years. The latest...

    Tags: Prisons, James P. Hoffa, Unions, Crime, Law and Justice, International Brotherhood of Teamsters

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