Obama signs border security bill for 600 million
President Obama signed a bill directing 600 million more to border security. The measure funds 1000 additional Border Patrol agents, more ICE personnel, better communications, and unmanned surveillance drones. The Justice Department gains funds to aid drug dealer and human trafficker enforcement.
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Waters defends ethics probe amid media scrutiny
Representative Maxine Waters accused the ethics panel and the press of unfairness at a Capitol press conference. Her grandson Mikael Moore presented a 50 page PowerPoint defense of Waters amid questions over her role in steering funds to a bank tied to her husband’s investment.
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FDA approves longer lasting morning after pill ella
Federal health officials on Friday approved a new type of morning after contraceptive that works longer than the current leading drug. The pill ella from HRA Pharma reduces the chance of pregnancy up to five days after sex and will be available by prescription in the United States.
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Iran Bushehr plant to receive Russian fuel soon
Russia to load uranium fuel into Iran's Bushehr reactor on Aug 21, starting a month long process to supply electricity to Iranian cities. The move marks a rare push by Moscow amid sanctions and a long delayed project begun under a $1 billion 1995 contract.
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Tamil asylum seekers reach Canada in Sun Sea arrival
Hundreds of Tamil refugees from Sri Lanka arrived in Canada aboard the rusty MV Sun Sea after three gruelling months at sea. Paramedics treated passengers as 490 people disembarked at a naval port amid fears of Tamil Tigers smuggling.
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Beijing event sets world record for human domino chain
More than 10,000 people gathered in Ordos Inner Mongolia to form a long domino line. The 10 267 participants wore color coordinated outfits spelling Ordos in English and Chinese as they collapsed in sequence from a seated start.
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BP relief well must proceed to seal Gulf spill
Federal officials say the blown out BP well is not securely plugged and the relief well must continue toward a bottom kill. Adm Thad Allen stated the relief effort will be finished, with weather delays previously suspending work and potential days to resume before final sealing and damage control are achieved.
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Gates pushes civilian contract cuts to fund new weapons
Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed reinvesting savings from a 10 percent annual cut in civilian contract spending into new ships fighters and other weapons systems. He estimated over five years up to 100 billion in total savings including 10 billion from contracts and 10 billion from overhead plus 80 billion from services debt to cover the plan.
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Century-old Scotch Found in Shackleton Hut Antarctica
A crate of Mackinlay's whisky trapped in Antarctic ice was opened at Canterbury Museum. Eleven bottles dating to 1896 or 1897, wrapped in paper and straw, remain unconsumed for historical preservation. Samples will be analyzed by Whyte and Mackay before the bottles are sealed again under Shackleton's hut floor at Cape Royds.
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