Funding prosecutors in SC as top 2015 priority
South Carolina faces a growing prosecutor backlog and delays in trials. Advocates urge $7.7 million to hire about 100 more prosecutors to speed case handling, align with national averages, and improve witness memories and outcomes, arguing justice and public safety depend on timely trials.
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Aiken Standard File
J. Strom Thurmond Jr
South Carolina
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General Assembly
Second Circuit
Aiken County
Aiken
Associated Press
Thurmond
U.S
Engaging Iran seen as best path for all sides
The five permanent UN Security Council members and Germany with Iran extended talks to June 30 seeking a final agreement. A timeout, not an end, is urged as sanctions relief and broader regional security leverage hinge on progress with Iran’s nuclear program and potential ally status against al Qaida and IS.
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Germany
Iran
United Nations
International Atomic Energy Agency of
India
Israel
Pakistan
United States
Ayatollahs
North Korea
Cuba
al-Qaida
Chip technology gains ground for credit cards
The Chicago Tribune notes the shift to EMV chip embedded credit and debit cards in the United States, driven by fear of fraud after major data breaches. Banks, merchants, and consumers face October policy changes, liability shifts, and the rise of PIN or signature verifications as chip adoption aims to boost security and traveler convenience.
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Visa
United States
Europe
Asia
U.S
Eduardo Perez
Target
Home Depot
Perez
Frank McNamara
New York
Letter to the editor on MOX project costs and NRC views
A reader counters editorials on the MOX program arguing NRC inspectors back quality work and urging sharing any contrary information with the NRC. The letter rebuts life cycle cost exaggerations, credits $70 billion in electricity, and notes plutonium management savings. It estimates MOX at 65 percent complete with about $3 billion remaining and urges completing the project to avoid further waste.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
U.S
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