Phishing scams hit Iowa City banks and customers warned
Iowa City police report phishing attempts posing as security officers for large banks with forged sender addresses directing victims to fraudulent sites. Experts note many cases go unreported due to embarrassment as attacks rise nationally. U.S. Bank and Wells Fargo are among targets with increased fraud response efforts and bank-wide alerts.
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Cedar Rapids
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Wells Fargo
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Portland
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Laura Law
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Iowa State Bank & Trust
UI provost to meet critics over gifted program column
UI provost Michael Hogan plans meetings with Colangelo and critics after a Vision column sparked debate on race and achievement gaps. Colangelo defends the piece, saying it clarifies issues without assigning blame, while campus diversity groups plan further discussions.
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Colangelo
Steve Parrott
Vision
Belin-Blank Center
Rodgers
US Committee On Diversity
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Arson trial ends as Iowa man found not charged in Grahlman fire
The Linn County trial addressed arson evidence amid claims of error and juror exposure. Denton and Brockhohn acknowledged difficulties in proving arson while a defense expert cited the suspect's IQ and disability income.
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Grahlmans
Denton
United States
U.S. Fire Administration
Grahlman
Iowa
Linn County
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Record low teen birth rate marked in 2002 report
A federal study draws on multiple agencies showing teen births fell to a 2002 low, with better school progress and less youth violence. It notes higher risks for infants of teen mothers and rising overweight rates, while crime decline and mortality trends show mixed outcomes.
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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institutes of Health
Vilsack focuses on Main Street values for convention role
Iowa official says she will speak on Main Street values reflecting rural communities and working families. She has finished her convention speech and will lead a Books for Boston literacy drive while hosting a July 26 reception for senators who authored books.
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Edward Kennedy
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Janet Napolitano
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Teresa Heinz Kerry
America
Main Street
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Clinton
Iowa
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