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Archives for July 2014

Fast Food Ambitions In China Hurt By Safety Scares

Global fast food chains are rushing to expand in China but even experienced operators face costly pitfalls in a fast-changing food supply industry plagued by repeated safety scandals.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — Already China's biggest restaurant operator with 4,600 outlets, KFC is pursuing Chinese consumers so avidly it opens two more every day. That dramatic growth comes with a big catch: KFC's quality control is struggling to keep up. The Louisville, Kentucky-based chain is reeling after a Chinese supplier was accused of selling

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State Dept: ‘No American Is Proud’ Of CIA Tactics

The Senate report concludes that CIA’s techniques on al-Qaida detainees captured after the 2001 9/11 attacks were far more brutal than previously understood.

Associated Press
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has endorsed the broad conclusions of a harshly critical Senate report on the CIA's interrogation and detention practices after the 9/11 attacks, a report that accuses the agency of brutally treating terror suspects and misleading Congress, according to a White House document. "This report tells a story of

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What’s Drawing Somali-American Teens To Foreign Militant Groups?

Young members of the Somali-American community are disappearing in growing numbers, and the FBI is now investigating whether they’ve gone to fight in foreign wars.

Issa Mansaray
By Issa Mansaray
B. Todd Jones

MINNEAPOLIS -- Abdi Mohamed Nur, a 20-year-old Somali-American, reportedly left his family in Minnesota to travel to Syria to join and fight alongside the Islamic State (formerly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS) last month. Earlier this month, the FBI’s office in Minneapolis said Nur and about 15 other people from Minnesota

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San Bruno Pipeline Indictment Begs Safety Questions About The Nation’s Fuel Pipelines

Top California regulators communicated often and enthusiastically with executives at Pacific Gas & Electric Co., even offering unsolicited advice on handling the media while they presided over a case to decide how much the utility should pay for a deadly explosion in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb.

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
Pipeline Explosion Emails

In the United States, 2.5 million miles of natural gas and crude oil pipelines form the network that transports energy to all corners of the nation. Yet the age and fragility of this delicate web -- along with questions of how the network is being maintained -- have led many to be critical of the safety of the nation’s fuel delivery system. On

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Lawmakers Try To Seal $225M Aid Package For Israel

As the Gaza war escalates, Israel is proving to be among the few subjects uniting lawmakers. Members of both parties have introduced legislation backing the Jewish state, condemning the Palestinian militant group Hamas and seeking a tougher Iran policy.

Associated Press
By Associated Press
John Boehner

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican members of Congress scrambled Tuesday to seal a $225 million boost to Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system before they break this week for a month-long recess. As the Gaza war escalates, Israel is proving to be among the few subjects uniting lawmakers. Members of both parties have introduced

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Obama Approves Secret Nuclear Weapons Deal With UK

President Barack Obama has quietly agreed to a secret ten-year deal with the United Kingdom to collaborate on nuclear weapons technology and materials.

Sarah Lazare
By Sarah Lazare
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President Barack Obama has quietly agreed to a secret ten-year deal with the United Kingdom to collaborate on nuclear weapons technology and materials—sparking concern among advocates of nuclear disarmament, who say the countries should be cooperating to dismantle—not develop—their arsenals. The deal would extend the terms of a "Mutual Defense

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