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Internet providers suffered disruptions Tuesday in what a West Coast internet provider said appeared to be a coordinated physical attack on three high-capacity “backbone” lines in California.
Wave Broadband said three major fiber-optic cables in the Sacramento area were “physically severed in what appears to be a coordinated attack on multiple internet carriers.” Continue reading “‘Coordinated attack’ downs services with cut lines”
When hi-tech movies are then replicated in life – we see it as a positive step forwards.
However, no-one wants to see disaster movies repeated in real-life, but it looks like LA may be on the verge of getting the ‘San Andreas’ treatment.
Geologists from UC Santa Barbara have found helium leaking from the Newport-Inglewood fault in central Los Angeles increasing the potential damage of an earthquake on the mega city. Continue reading “Quake Alert: Los Angeles Expecting ‘Big One’ as Helium Leaks From Faultline”
Fox 19 – by Jennifer Baker, Dan Wells
CINCINNATI (FOX19) – The Hamilton County Courthouse will be shut down on Tuesday over a possible suspicious package inside a suitcase.
A woman going to a court appearance was stopped with the suitcase at a metal detector near the courthouse front doors just before 8:30 a.m., said Jim Knapp, chief of staff for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
The woman is undergoing questioning. She has not been identified or charged. Federal counter-terrorism officials also are on scene. Continue reading “Suspicious suitcase shuts down courthouse”
(CNN) An E. coli scare has prompted a Canada-based bottled water producer to recall some of its products.
Niagara Bottling LLC said the recall is purely out of an abundance of caution. There have been no signs of its product being contaminated or reports of consumers falling sick, it said. Continue reading “14 brands of bottled water recalled due to possible E. coli”
CBS Philadelphia – by Dan Wing
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Two military facilities in Philadelphia were evacuated this morning after officials received what they called “a credible threat.”
The threat was reportedly made about 10:30am, and the Navy Yard, in South Philadelphia, and the Naval Support Activity facility (part of the Defense Logistics Agency), in the city’s Lawncrest section, were both evacuated and employees sent home for the day. Continue reading “Military Facilities in Philadelphia Evacuated Over Security ‘Threat’”
Just in time for the 2016 campaign season, cybersecurity experts have sent out this dire warning, based on analysis of Virginia polls: Watch out for hackers – voting machines are easy to compromise.
The Virginia Information Technologies Agency’s Commonwealth Security and Risk Management agency issued a new report finding the machines that have been in use by the state since 2002 have weak security – so weak, in fact, that even the most amateur of hackers could break into the system, Fox News reported. The report came after one precinct in the state reported “unusual activity with some of the devices used to capture votes” in last November’s elections. Continue reading “Cyber Experts Warn of Voting-Machine Hacks”
More than a third of New York State’s food pantries have had to turn away people in need because they have run out of supplies. Food banks have been demanding an additional $16 million to replenish their stock.
An estimated 1.4 million NY state citizens rely on food banks. According to the Food Bank for New York City, about 2.6 million people (out of a total population of 8.5 million), have trouble affording food throughout NYC. Continue reading “The cupboard is bare: NYC food banks running out of stock”
A Veterans Administration researcher used actors and pressured veterans into participating in a “secret shopper”-style project, and now the House Veteran Affairs Committee is investigating how the agency spent $900,000 for the faked study.
The head of the study, Dr. Saul Weiner, professor of medicine, pediatrics and medical education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, admitted actors were hired to portray veterans, according to a letter from the committee chairman, Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo. Continue reading “Veterans Ripped Off by Fake Research Project”
In the wake of the shooting at Dallas police headquarters, the Dallas Police Association issued this statement on Saturday afternoon:
In the wake of the violent overnight attack on the Dallas Police Department headquarters, the Dallas Police Association (DPA) is urging all law enforcement officers to be extra attentive to potential threats both on and off duty, including dangers to their family and home. The attack comes just days after a Houston police officer was shot in the back while on a routine traffic stop. Continue reading “Dallas Police Association issues statement, warns of ‘growing threat’ to police officers’ lives”
Hackers linked to China appear to have gained access to the sensitive background information submitted by intelligence and military personnel for security clearances, several U.S. officials said Friday, describing a second cyberbreach of federal records that could dramatically compound the potential damage.
The forms authorities believed to have been accessed, known as Standard Form 86, require applicants to fill out deeply personal information about mental illnesses, drug and alcohol use, past arrests and bankruptcies. They also require the listing of contacts and relatives, potentially exposing any foreign relatives of U.S. intelligence employees to coercion. Both the applicant’s Social Security number and that of his or her cohabitant is required. Continue reading “Officials: Second hack exposed military and intel data”
Hackers stole personnel data and Social Security numbers for every federal employee, a government worker union said Thursday, saying that the cyber theft of U.S. employee information was more damaging than the Obama administration has acknowledged.
Sen. Harry Reid, the Democratic leader, said on the Senate floor that the December hack into Office of Personnel Management data was carried out by “the Chinese” without specifying whether he meant the Chinese government or individuals. Reid is one of eight lawmakers briefed on the most secret intelligence information. U.S. officials have declined to publicly blame China, which has denied involvement. Continue reading “Union: Hackers Have Personnel Data on Every Federal Employee”
President Obama, whose push for vastly higher levels of immigration was recently halted a federal court in Texas, would gain vast new powers to change immigration law and practice under a looming trade agreement, according to Breitbart News.
Breitbart asked “immigration experts” to review pending trade agreement documents that have been posted online by Wikileaks and Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations for Numbers USA, who reported the dangers. Continue reading “Secret immigration powers found in Obamatrade”
Doom and Bloom – by Joe Alton, MD
As the number of cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea approaches 100 (with 7 deaths), the virus has begun to receive serious attention. The World Health Organization has begun a joint mission with the Korean government to analyze the virus and formulate an organized and effective response to it.
First identified three years ago, MERS is caused by a coronavirus called MERS-CoV. This virus comes from the same family that caused the SARS(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic in Asia some years back. MERS originated in the Middle East and has been linked to respiratory disease in camels: A recent study reports that 75% of camels in the area have evidence of past exposure to the virus. Little, however, is known about methods of transmission. To date, there have been about 1200 cases of MERS in 25 countries, almost all in the Middle East or in travelers from that area. Continue reading “MERS: What You Should Know”
A legal team investigating the Obama administration’s order that certain American military veterans deemed “incompetent” give up their weapons says the problem is worse than expected.
People who live with veterans now are being ordered not to possess a gun, and some veterans are told they can “buy back” their Second Amendment rights by giving up their veterans’ benefits. Continue reading “Vets told they can ‘buy back’ 2nd Amendment rights”
The Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist
St. Louis, MO — Nothing says Police State USA quite like a SWAT team raiding a family home and killing their dog because they are unable to pay their natural gas bill.
The woman whose dog was killed and home destroyed by SWAT officers is Angela Zorich, and her story about her police state experience will shock the conscious. Continue reading “Family Raided by SWAT and their Dog Shot, for Being Unable to Pay Utility Bill”
GARLAND CITY, AR (KSLA) –Miller County emergency management officials ordered a mandatory evacuation around midnight Thursday for Garland City.
The announcement came just hours after officials told KSLA News 12 there was no evacuation.
Office of Emergency Management Director Larry Pritchett says, “We have a problem with the levee, it’s leaking and we’re on top of it. We’re going to manage it the best we can.” Continue reading “Mandatory evacuation ordered for Garland City, AR”
Baltimore Sun – by Scott Dance
As looted prescription drugs flood Baltimore streets, fueling a surge in violence, pharmacy chain Rite Aid warned customers Wednesday that their personal medical information could be on the streets, too.
Store officials said the labels on prescriptions stolen during the late April riots included patient names, addresses and the names of medication, but not other sensitive data such as Social Security numbers or credit card numbers. Continue reading “Rite Aid says personal information, prescriptions stolen in Baltimore looting”
RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) – The Virginia Department of Health announced on Wednesday it is monitoring 103 travelers to the state who don’t have symptoms yet but are being monitored for signs of Ebola.
A statement from VDH reads: Continue reading “Health Dept. confirms 103 monitored in VA for Ebola risk”
Whataburger announced Sunday that it will temporarily trim its breakfast hours due to a national egg shortage.
It’s a potentially earth-shattering decision for late-night and early-morning fast food lovers (read: college students) who are used to getting their breakfast food fix from 11 p.m. – 11 a.m. Continue reading “Whataburger trims breakfast hours due to egg shortage”
Star Tribune – by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press
MOSCOW — The Russian maker of the Buk air defense missile system said Tuesday that it has concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight 17 was downed by an older version of the missile, which isn’t in service with the Russian military but is in Ukrainian arsenals. Continue reading “Russian maker of the Buk missile says MH17 shot down by older missile, in Ukrainian service”
