Boston knife attack suspect shot by FBI after threat
Usaama Rahim, under surveillance, was confronted by FBI and Boston police on a sidewalk when he refused to drop a knife. He had plotted to attack police and bought three fighting knives with David Wright, who was later charged with conspiracy to obstruct a federal investigation. Rahim was fatally shot. Wright held on federal conspiracy charges.
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Clinton to urge expanded early voting nationwide
Hillary Rodham Clinton plans to push for at least 20 days of early voting in every state and to denounce voting restrictions in several states. She will speak at Texas Southern University in Houston and criticized the 2013 Supreme Court ruling gutting a portion of the Voting Rights Act.
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NSA faces reform with marginal impact on bulk data
Washington reports the new surveillance law ends the NSA bulk collection of Americans phone records after a transition. It shifts to case by case searches held by phone companies, leaving many NSA programs unchanged according to officials and analysts.
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Poultry Show Cancellations Hit Athens County Fair
State officials urge a poultry show ban to protect a 2.3 billion dollar industry as the Athens County Fair cancels poultry events. 4-H families face losses with chicks ordered and meat birds ready, while some plan to butcher and freeze birds. Local youth express disappointment and discuss financial impacts.
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Weather outlook with showers possible today and tonight
Partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 80. Humidity around 65 percent. East wind 3 mph. Record high 90 set in 1949. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a continuing slight shower chance. Sunrise today. Yannet reads.
Fette Sontin- sentenced to long prison term in Ohio case
A suspect later identified as Fette was sentenced in Athens County after a July 17 2013 robbery at a Foodland store where he tied employees with zip ties and fled with about 15000. He faces a 2046 release date and restitution of 13000. He has prior robbery convictions in Kentucky and West Virginia dating back to 1993.
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Bank robbery in Meigs County. woman flees after threatening staff
A 5 foot 2 inch unidentified woman wearing a nylon stocking over her head robbed Farmers Bank in Meigs County then fled on foot toward the baseball fields and in a white newer model crossover SUV. No injuries were reported. Police say no new leads exist. The bank notes staff followed protocol and remain vigilant. Previous robberies linked to Chad Rennicker and Sean Mitchell are cited. authorities seek information via the Meigs County Sheriff's Office.
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Ohio University hosts space studies program SSP15 with global partners
Ohio University hosts SSP15 a nine week space program engaging students and professionals across space physics engineering policy law economics and more. Partners include ISU NASA Glenn Lockheed Martin ESA CNES and industry leaders with events featuring astronauts and space agency heads in southern Ohio and abroad.
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