Former FIFA official admits taking bribes in World Cup selections
Chuck Blazer a former FIFA executive committee member testified in Brooklyn federal court that he helped facilitate a bribe for the 1998 France World Cup and agreed to accept bribes for rights to Gold Cup tournaments and to 2010 South Africa World Cup. The 40 page plea transcript was released with redactions.
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Congress weighs steps to ease college cost burden nationwide
Congress examines higher education funding as states cut per-student spending. LSU President F. King Alexander cites state underfunding as a major challenge. Montana reports the smallest decrease while 31 states exceed 20 percent cuts since the recession. Proposals include incentives, spending floors, and reallocating funds.
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ISIL uses social media as public relations tool says officials
Three top intelligence officials told the House Homeland Security Committee that ISIL has unprecedented social media reach with more than 1,700 videos magazines and images published over the past year. They cited about 200000 Twitter readers and 22000 foreign fighters in Syria including 3700 from the West.
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Army facility errors expose labs to live anthrax samples
Pentagon probe widens after an Army biodefense facility in Utah allegedly sent live anthrax to 51 commercial firms, universities, and federal labs across 17 states plus DC, Canada, Australia, and Korea. No infections reported. 31 workers treated for potential exposure.
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Iowa man charged with online threats to Boston mosque
Federal prosecutors accuse 57 year old Gerald Wayne Ledford of Clinton Iowa of posting threats on the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center page including we will destroy you and gun images. Investigators say the posts date to October 19 2014. Ledford faces transmitting a threat to injure a person and potential prison time. He has prior firearm related convictions from 2013.
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Visual effects editor Katherine Chappell killed by lion in South Africa
Katherine Chappell, 29, a visual effects editor known for Game of Thrones and Captain America, was killed after a lioness lunged through a Lion Park vehicle window in Johannesburg. She was in South Africa on a wildlife protection volunteer mission. medics arrived too late.
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