U.S. Limits Chinese Tech Purchases Across Agencies
Congress includes cyber espionage review in the funding law. NASA, Justice, and Commerce must assess risks of IT systems tied to China before purchase, with law enforcement input. a May 2012 CRS report notes $129 billion in Chinese tech imports. In Beirut, Syrian rebels claim downing an Iranian plane, while Damascus University students die in mortar attacks. A Colorado woman is arrested for illegal gun transfer tied to Evan Ebel and the death of Tom Clements.
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Stevie Marie Vigil
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Colorado Bureau of Investigation
Evan Ebel
Susan Medina
el Paso
Ebel
Texas
Tom Clements
Colorado Department of Corrections
Clements
JOBS Act Promises Fall Short In Economic Push
Washington lawmakers fast tracked the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, aimed at helping small private firms raise capital and hire workers. A year later, major parts linger in limbo while critics say protections were weakened and promises of job growth overestimated.
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Newtown shooter kept vast arsenal at home and car
Warrant records detail Adam Lanza's home and car caches after the Sandy Hook attack. Police recovered two rifles, a BB gun, a starter pistol, a .22 rifle used in the shooting, thousands of rounds, knives and three samurai swords, a bayonet, and a gun safe. The documents note numerous gun accessories and a Bushmaster manual, plus an NRA certificate.
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Health group finds kids meals fail nutrition standards nationwide
A CSPI study of nearly 3,500 kids meal combinations shows 97 percent miss USDA and Kids Live Well guidelines for calories fat and sodium. It cites Applebees and Ruby Tuesday as poor examples while praising Subways Fresh Fit For Kids meals.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
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Solar plane to cross US in solar powered flight
Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg plan a May takeoff near San Francisco for a two month flight to New York JFK completing the first U S crossing by a solar powered aircraft. The project started in 2003 with a 112 million dollar budget and involves Swiss and Belgian partners testing new materials for a 2015 global circumnavigation goal.
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