Vermont AG rules church shooting justified in Brattleboro
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell ruled the police shooting of Robert Woodward at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church justified as officers faced imminent danger. Woodward, 37, interrupted a service claiming government plots and wielding a knife, described by witnesses as psychotic as three Brattleboro officers fired seven shots. He died four hours later. the decision follows public calls for information from his family and supporters.
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Financial firms marshal data to spot terrorists
Major banks and firms including American Express Visa JP Morgan Fidelity and CapitalOne are forming an Authentication Program to use credit reports sales data and other consumer databases to profile potential terrorists. The group aims to balance reliability and privacy while planning to brief government officials in about six months amid privacy concerns and questions about data quality.
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Pakistan arrests more Arabs and Afghans in al Qaida raids
Police raided suspected al Qaida hideouts in Lahore and Faisalabad, arresting 16 people including 2 Pakistanis and 14 foreigners. Most detainees are Arabs from Saudi Arabia, Libya, and Syria with a few Afghans. Authorities warn of further Punjab raids and note Taliban and al Qaida regrouping near Ziruk, Afghanistan.
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