Navy corruption case widens with three more arrests
A lieutenant commander and two retired officers were arrested on bribery and information leakage charges in the Glenn Defense Marine Asia scandal. They allegedly fed inside data to the Singapore-based contractor in exchange for sex, vacations, and other favors as part of a decade-long scheme.
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Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Leonard Glenn Francis
Asia
San Diego
Hats off and warning about China at sea
The U S Naval Academy commissions 2nd lieutenants and ensigns at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis Maryland. Defense Secretary Ash Carter warns graduates that China asserts claims beyond traditional waters and builds artificial islands signaling a growing threat to the Navy and armed forces.
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Flooding in Texas Leaves At Least Two Dead
Record rainfall and severe floods hit southeast Texas with 16.6 inches recorded in Brenham. Two people killed and three missing as weather service issued flash flood watches for Friday across the region.
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Brenham
Houston
National Weather Service
ISIS may target Euro 2016, warns German intelligence chief
Hans-Georg Maassen, head of Germany's federal domestic intelligence agency, cautioned that Islamic State militants appear to eye the Euro 2016 tournament though no concrete attack plan is shown. The warning echoed concerns after France's spy chief linked ISIS to plans for large crowd bombings in France.
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Germany
Hans-Georg Maassen
Federal Office For the Protection of the Constitution
France
ISIS
EgyptAir search yields no new signals from crashed jet
Cairo sources say no new radar or radio signals have been detected since the EgyptAir crash in the Mediterranean last week. Despite media reports on Thursday, Reuters learned officials have not found any new sign of the black box recorders.
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EgyptAir
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Reuters
Five Jailed for Life in Uganda World Cup Bombings
Five men were sentenced to life imprisonment in Uganda for their involvement in two July 2010 bombings blamed on al Shabaab. The attacks killed 76 people at a popular restaurant and sports field where fans watched the Spain vs Netherlands final.
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Uganda
al Shabaab
Texan and New Yorker share Scripps National Spelling Bee title
An 11-year-old from Texas and a 13-year-old from New York tied for first in a dramatic final with 25 final rounds under new rules. Nihar Saiedy-Janga and Jairam Hathwar embraced as confetti flew, while peer Snehan Ganesh Kumar exited early.
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Snehan Ganesh Kumar
California
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Jairam
Feldenkrais
Gesellschaft
USA Today
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New York
Nihar Saiedy-Janga
Texas
NOAA predicts busier hurricane season with up to 16 storms
NOAA forecasters say 70 percent probability of 10 to 16 tropical storms this season as El Nino wanes. As many as eight could become hurricanes and up to four major storms are possible, ending three years of below average activity. Gerry Bell notes climate influences create a complex outlook as a storm near the Bahamas nears South Carolina.
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U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Gerry Bell
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