CDC to review oversight of bioterror labs nationwide
CDC launches a wide review of safety and regulatory authority at select agent labs amid an USA TODAY investigation. Stephen Redd will direct the 90 day effort as lawmakers hold hearings on live anthrax shipments and lab oversight involving Dugway Proving Ground and other facilities.
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British men charged over planned attack on U.S. troops in U.K.
Junead Khan 24 and uncle Shazib Khan 22 from Luton appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on terrorism charges for allegedly planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State and attack U.S. servicemembers in the United Kingdom. They were remanded in custody until Aug. 10 at the Old Bailey. The case follows a deadly attack in Chattanooga, Tennessee on U.S. military sites.
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Kuwait
Donations surge for wounded Tenn officer Dennis Pedigo
A GoFundMe page for Dennis Pedigo, a 17 year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department, raised more than half of a $20,000 goal within a day. Pedigo was shot in the ankle responding to an active shooter, amid a day that saw four Marines killed and another injured, including Navy Petty Officer Randall Smith who later died. The fund supports the Pedigo family during this difficult time organized by Sgt. Gary Martin.
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Gunman in Chattanooga murders linked to personal crisis and debts
Abdulazeez, 24, faced low mood, debts, drug abuse and an intoxicated driving charge as he wrote of becoming a martyr in a diary. He killed four Marines and a sailor before being shot by a police officer, with officials citing radicalized thoughts but no clear motive or terrorist link.
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Bomb Victims Buried In Turkey After Botched Demolition
In Turkey six people died and more than a dozen were injured when a building implosion collapsed onto a Salvation Army thrift store on June 6, 2013. Defendant Sean Benschop seeks to take responsibility as his plea in the involuntary manslaughter case is entered. The plea notes the death and life losses tied to the failed demolition. A separate seismic report notes a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area at 2:41 a.m. centered near Fremont, with no immediate damage or injuries reported.
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U.S. vows to continue patrols over South China Sea
In Tokyo Adm. Scott Swift, head of the Pacific Fleet, said U S forces will fly patrols over disputed South China Sea islands despite China's warnings. He cited regional angst from lack of transparency and noted a seven hour P 8 Poseidon reconnaissance flight over artificial islands as part of ongoing operations.
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