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Flame retardant chemicals found in home furniture, electronics, insulation, mattresses, and other products are hazardous, U.S. environmentalists said. Brominated and chlorinated flame retardants can cause serious health harm while providing
The United States is bracing for an attack on its national energy grid computing systems involving Stuxnet-like malware, according to a senior director from the Department of Energy (DOE). The
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) began using federal information sharing capability in all Arizona counties. The system uses biometrics to identify immigrants, both lawfully and unlawfully present in
Some 56,000 emergency medical technicians were advised the week of October 25 that a hacker may have gained access to personal information about them contained in a Louisiana licensing database.
Several European officials questioned American requirements for airport security October 27, a day after the chairman of British Airways criticized Britain for bowing too quickly to Washington’s demands. The chairman
U.S. President Barack Obama declared tonight that authorities had uncovered a "credible terrorist threat" following the discovery of US-bound packages containing explosives aboard cargo jets. Obama said both had been
Two men were being questioned after federal agents and local officers learned the men planned “to show up at the Dayton, Ohio Veterans Affairs (VA) Center and basically shoot a
A Miami, Florida man was sentenced to 11 years in prison October 25 for participating in a scheme to sell stolen patient records to lawyers for injury claims. A U.S.
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the FBI, and the Special Agent-in- Charge of the United
Federal agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a house on Lincoln Street in Melrose, Massachusetts October 25, and carried out boxes of files and records from the home.