Schumer objects to White House security funding cuts
Senator Charles Schumer blasts a 2017 budget proposal cutting Urban Area Security Initiative funding from 600 million to 330 million, urging President Obama to reverse the plan citing Paris and San Bernardino attacks and NYC as a prime terror target. He spoke at a news conference stressing UASI’s role in urban counterterrorism.
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Charles Schumer
White House
New York Democrat
Barack Obama
Schumer
U.S
Paris
San Bernardino
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New York City
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Pope Francis urges unity amid violence in Ecatepec Mass
Pope Francis traveled through Ecatepec, Mexico, in the Popemobile addressing drug violence and greed. He urged solidarity, prayed for martyrs, and spoke of a world protected by God while addressing both political and church elites. Over a million worshippers attended the Mass.
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Mexico City
Francis
Mexico
Ecatepec
Middle East
Africa
Lozada
Pope
Amanda Ordonez
Colombia
California wildfire's costly wreckage reshapes a shrinking valley
In MIDDLETOWN California evacuees face long rebuilding after the Valley Fire killed four people and destroyed about 1 300 homes. Residents mourn lost heirlooms breeding parrots and ranch land as five months of recovery stretch into years amid flood and mudslide risks. The fire burned nearly 120 square miles causing at least 700 million dollars in insured losses. The basin around Clear Lake, a famed outdoor hub, bears scorched pines and stumps as El Nino forecast heightens flood danger on fire scarred terrain.
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Calif
California
Lawrence Ross
Lake County
U.S
Clear Lake
Zika Backlash in Brazil Amid Abortion Debate
Danielle Alves says she would choose pregnancy again despite her son Luiz Gusta vo's microcephaly and argues many pregnant women should decide for themselves. The debate pits disability rights groups against abortion advocates as Brazil toughens on illegal termination.
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Danielle Alves
Luiz Gustavo
Alves
Brazil
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Facebook
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Nuclear borehole plan eyed to test waste storage in deep holes
The United States plans an 80 million five year borehole study to test storing hot nuclear waste in 3 mile deep holes on North Dakota land near Rugby and possibly other sites. The project uses dummy canisters to assess rock water permeability stability and seismic risks.
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Texas
Nevada
North Dakota
Jeff Zent
Jack Dalrymple
Department of Energy
Rugby
N.C
West Texas
New Mexico
Robert J. MacKinnon
DOE
Sandia National Laboratories
Albuquerque
N.M
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