Government warns aviation industry of credible threat
British transport authorities warned that al Qaida is considering an attack on a UK airport or airline target in a credible threat. The alert noted no security changes and unclear attack method while U.S. officials said Britain flagged the risk to planes in UK airspace. An anonymous security official cited increased chatter but said no imminent threat.
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London
al-Qaida
U.K
BBC
U.S
United Kingdom
Incendiary packages arrive at D C facility amid Maryland scare
A package addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ignited at a Washington postal center, echoing earlier fiery parcels sent to Maryland officials. No injuries reported as investigators review the incident and await FBI lab results. Authorities warned of possible additional packages and urged vigilance.
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Washington
U.S. Homeland Security
Maryland
D.C
Cathy Lanier
Lanier
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Department
Napolitano
Washington-area
O’malley
Transportation
Beverley Swaim-Staley
FBI
Quantico
Postal Service
American Postal Workers Union
Sally Davidow
Dioxin scare prompts Germany to suspend poultry and pork sales
Germany froze slaughter and halted sales from over 4700 farms as tainted fat used in animal feed tests positive for dioxin. Authorities probe Harles & Jentzsch GmbH while South Korea Slovakia and others restrict German products. Eggs show variable contamination with potential economic impact reaching hundreds of millions.
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Berlin
Germany
South Korea
Slovakia
Britain
Netherlands
Schleswig-Holstein
Harles & Jentzsch Gmbh
Agriculture Ministry
Ilse Aigner
N Tv Television
Schleswig-Holstein Agriculture Ministry
Harles & Jentzsch
Siegfried Sievert
Westfalen Blatt
Holger Eichele
Aigner
Chris Elliott
Queens University
Belfast
Geert de Poorter
Belgian Food Safety Agency
Associated Press
de Poorter
Belgium
European Union
Brussels
European Commission
Eichele
Sisters freed after 16 years with kidney transplant condition
Jamie and Gladys Scott left prison in Mississippi for the first time in 16 years. Gladys must donate a kidney to Jamie within one year as a condition of release. They plan to move to Pensacola Florida and seek Medicaid for transplant and dialysis costs.
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Pearl
Jamie
Gladys Scott
Gladys
Florida
Ney
Jackson
Chokwe Lumumba
Pensacola
Florida Panhandle
Jamie Scott
Mississippi
Haley Barbour
Barbour
Associated Press
Fluoride levels trimmed after health review
U S health officials say Americans may be getting too much fluoride as they plan to lower the advised drinking water level for the first time in decades. The move follows fresh research on dental fluorosis among youths and new EPA reviews on potential bone risks.
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Atlanta
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
U.S
Howard Pollick
University of California, San Francisco
American Dental Association
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Environmental Protection Agency
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Vincent Gray
State Laboratory
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