Massive VA data breach affects 26.5 million veterans
The VA disclosed that 26.5 million veterans personal data including Social Security numbers and birth dates were taken by a contractor who took the material home on a laptop. Officials said no confirmed identity theft yet though the breach prompted federal probes and calls for credit monitoring and tighter VA data controls.
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Washington
Veterans Affairs
Jim Nicholson
Nicholson
Bob Wallace
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ramona Joyce
American Legion
Maryland
FBI
Baltimore
Department
Illinois
Lane Evans
Veterans Affairs Committee
John Kerry
D-Mass
Kerry
Congress
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Dutch suspect detained in Holloway disappearance case
Dutch authorities arrest a croupier identified as Guido W. in Aruba missing natalee holloway case. defense lawyer says aruban prosecutors suspect murder and kidnapping. family statements urge privacy as transfer to aruba arraignment faces court fight. Holloway, 18, disappeared May 2005 after leaving a bar with three men on aruba.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Natalee Holloway
Hope
Aruban
Gerard Spong
Guido W
Holiday Inn
Holloway
Aruba
NOS Television
Spong
Utrecht
The
Hague
A. van Rens
Karin Janssen
Associated Press
Mountain Brook
Ala
Joran van der Sloot
van der Sloot
New York
Hope fading for 57 trapped miners in Xinjing mine
In Zuo yun China 57 miners remain trapped as floods halt pumping and electricity shortages slow rescue efforts at the Xinjing mine near Datong. Rescuers transport pipes and hoses while officials detain mine managers and explore possible safety violations and financial links.
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Zuoyun
China
Xinjing
Feng Lixiang
Datong
Shen Wenhui
Li Yizhong
Li Fuyuan
National Work Safety Office
Huang Yi
Jordan arrests unidentified al Qaeda in Iraq leader
Jordanian authorities said on state TV that the General Intelligence Department arrested an official with al-Qaida in Iraq blamed for kidnapping and killing Jordanians and Arabs and for robbing trucks to and from Iraq. The operation reportedly occurred in Iraq, with few details disclosed.
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Amman
Jordan
al- Qaida
Iraq
General Intelligence Department
al-Qaida
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Ali Rashid
Intra-Cleanse Promoted for Digestive Health Benefits
An advertisement promotes Intra-Cleanse as a remedy to end hemorrhoids constipation and other digestive problems and claims it prevents recurrence. The copy emphasizes long term relief and digestive wellness with the product.
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Herbalo Pharmaceuticals
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