Homeland Security forecasts five year terrorism threats
The 2008 13 threat assessment warns instability in the Middle East and Africa could fuel plots against the United States yet notes material acquisition limits keep such attacks unlikely. It foresees bioweapon risks, lab theft, border evasion, and rising Iraqi, Somali, and Sudanese refugee flows to the U.S. over the period.
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Chanukah celebration ends in churchyard crash injuring many
Police said 14 people were injured during a Chanukah Wonderland event as a 78 year old man lost control of his car and crashed through a plate glass window. Several victims were children and four were in serious condition. The incident occurred as about 150 people were inside the building in Nassau County.
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Winter Storm Bakes West Then Affects Midwest And Northeast
A sweeping winter storm system causes heavy snow across the West stranding traffic in the Sierra Nevada and closing I 80 near the California Nevada line. Snow and outages hit the Salt Lake City area while Lake Tahoe resorts report two weeks of heavy totals.
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Guinea PM Surrenders Amid Coup Power Shift
Guinea prime minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare and other ministers surrendered at an army barracks as coup leader Gen. Moussa Camara consolidates control. Souare, Camara and police and customs chiefs turned themselves in after a military takeover that followed Lansana Conte's death.
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Brooklyn man’s pardon revoked after fundraising link
The White House reversed its pardon for Isaac Robert Toussie, among 19 granted earlier, after reports showed his father donated $28,500 to the Republican Party months before the petition. Dana Perino cited new information about prior offenses and appearance of impropriety. Toussie pleaded guilty to HUD fraud and mail fraud.
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