Americans seek $1 bil. in damages over Fukushima nuclear disaster
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21 March 2018
21 March 2018
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Americans seek $1 bil. in damages over Fukushima nuclear disaster | 20 March 2018 | Some 200 U.S. residents filed a suit against Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and a U.S. firm seeking at least 1 billion to cover medical expenses related to radiation exposure suffered during the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the utility said Monday. The lawsuit was filed last Wednesday with U.S. federal courts in the Southern District of California and the District of Columbia by participants in the U.S. forces' Operation Tomodachi relief effort carried out in the wake of the March 11, 2011, [events] that crippled TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Many of the plaintiffs are suing TEPCO and the U.S. company, whose name was withheld by TEPCO, for the second time after a similar suit was rejected by the federal court in California in January.
[GE designed & built the Fukushima plant, as well as numerous other plants in the US, Pilgrim Nuclear in Plymouth, MA shares the flawed design.]
Third court rules Tepco, government liable over Fukushima disaster - media | 15 March 2018 | Kyoto district court on Thursday ruled that Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) and the Japanese government were liable for damages arising from the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, the Asahi newspaper said. The ruling is the third court decision assigning liability to both Tepco and the government for the disaster that led to the evacuation of around 160,000 people.
Israel officially admits striking Syrian nuclear reactor in 2007 | 21 March 2018 | Israel's Defense Forces have shared details of an airstrike that destroyed a nuclear reactor under construction in Syria's Deir ez-Zor back in 2007, for the first time officially acknowledging carrying out the secret operation. "For two years, officials in the Military Intelligence Directorate had been monitoring the Syrian nuclear project. Their intelligence suggested that the facility would become active toward the end of 2007, which prompted the IDF to initiate an attack on the facility," the IDF's website related on Wednesday, claiming also that the secret (until now) operation "eliminated a nuclear threat not only to Israel, but to the entire region."
Package bound for Austin detonates at FedEx facility, second explosive package intercepted, police say | 20 March 2018 | The latest in a wave of bombings rattling Central Texas brought a widening investigation to this city outside San Antonio on Tuesday, after an explosion at a FedEx facility signaled that whoever was responsible for the attacks had offered police potentially critical new clues while again shifting tactics. The blast early Tuesday -- the fifth since March 2 -- came as investigators have struggled to explain the bombing campaign that began with a series of packages placed at people's doorsteps in eastern Austin, escalated to a tripwire-enabled device left along a residential street and, on Tuesday, shifted to an explosive device shipped through a delivery company. The same person who shipped that explosive also sent another package that was intercepted before delivery and was turned over to the FBI, according to FedEx. Federal officials confirmed that package also contained an explosive device.
Package believed to be bound for Austin explodes at mail facility | 20 March 2018 | An Austin-bound package exploded in a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio early Tuesday -- and federal officials suspect the blast is tied to the string of bombings putting the Texas capital on edge. "We suspect it is related to our investigation," FBI San Antonio spokeswoman Michelle Lee told CNN. Tuesday morning's bomb was being sorted at the facility in Shertz, a San Antonio suburb 80 miles from Austin. It was moving from an upper conveyor belt to a lower one when it detonated shortly after midnight, sending shrapnel, including nails and pieces of metal, flying...The medium-size parcel was bound for Austin, Schertz Police Chief Michael Hanson confirmed. Texas attorney general Ken Paxton told KXAN it was also mailed from Austin.
Police: South Austin explosion was 'incendiary device,' not related to previous explosions | 20 March 2018 | Update 10:00 p.m. (CDT): Police say the package explosion at a South Austin Goodwill was not a bomb, rather it was an incendiary device. Investigators say two small "artillery simulators" were found in a Goodwill donation box. They were described as, "old, military type ordinances that initiated in [Goodwill employee's] hand and caused injury." Police say they have no reason to believe tonight's incident was a copycat of the other package explosions over the past two weeks that have killed two people and injured four others. They are investigating who delivered the items to Goodwill and if they intended to injure someone or were just unaware of what the device was.
Austin blast set off by trip wire shows 'higher level of skill' from serial bomber, police say | 19 March 2018 | Two people were wounded in an explosion Sunday night in Austin that showed similarities to other recent blasts but also "a higher level of skill." The victims -- two white men ages 23 and 22 -- were wounded about 8:30 p.m. as they walked along the 4800 block of Dawn Song Drive, southwest of downtown Austin. Their injuries were not life-threatening, authorities said. Interim police Chief Brian Manley said authorities believe the pair were walking on either the sidewalk or the median when the device was triggered by a trip wire.
Two men seriously injured in single Southwest Austin explosion | 18 March 2018 | Two men in their 20s have been hospitalized with serious injuries following an explosion in the 4800 block of Dawn Song Drive in Southwest Austin. Officials said their injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. Officials said there was only one explosion. An earlier report said there also had been a blast on Eagle Feather Drive. Residents in the immediate area of Dawn Song Drive are being asked so stay in their homes and to follow instructions given by police.
US training Syria militants for false flag chemical attack as basis for airstrikes - Russian MoD | 17 March 2018 | Russia's Defense Ministry says "US instructors" are training militants to stage false flag chemical attacks in south Syria. The incidents are said to be a pretext for airstrikes on Syrian government troops and infrastructure. "We have reliable information at our disposal that US instructors have trained a number of militant groups in the vicinity of the town of At-Tanf, to stage provocations involving chemical warfare agents in southern Syria," Russian General Staff spokesman General Sergey Rudskoy said at a news briefing on Saturday.
Trump says he will meet Putin to discuss 'arms race that is getting out of control' | 20 March 2018 | US President Donald Trump said he will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the not too distant future to discuss an arms race that Trump called "out of control." He also congratulated Putin on his election victory. Trump answered a question about Putin as he was holding a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House. "We will be meeting in the not too distant future to discuss the arms race which is getting out of control," Trump said, expanding on the content of the phone call with Putin on Tuesday.
'We want constructive dialogue': Putin to reduce defence spending in fourth term | 19 March 2018 | Vladimir Putin has called for political unity as he starts his fourth term as president of Russia. After winning a landslide of 77% of the vote, Mr Putin called for his opponents to come together to focus on domestic issues and pledged to reduce the amount of mon-y spent on the military. Mr Putin said Russia has spent enough over the last few years on new weapons to avoid excessive pressure on the economy in the future and so he could now reduce defence spending. Setting out his stall ahead of his fourth term in charge, he vowed not to engage in an arms race, saying: "There is no intention to speed up some kind of arms race, and just the opposite, we will develop constructive relations with all the countries of the world..."
Vladimir Putin decisively re-elected as Russian president after 99% of votes counted | 19 March 2018 | Incumbent Russian leader Vladimir Putin has secured a landslide victory in the presidential election with over 99% of the ballots counted. Vladimir Putin is now leading with 76,6 percent of the vote, Ella Pamfilova, head of the Russian Central Election Commission. Pamfilova announced the preliminary results during a news conference on Monday morning.
MPs retweet claim that Porton Down scientists can't identify nerve agent as Russian | 17 March 2018 | Several MPs have retweeted claims that scientists at the British lab investigating the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are actually struggling to identify the source of the nerve agent used. Craig Murray, the former UK ambassador to Uzbekistan turned blogger, wrote on his website that scientists at Porton Down, the center responsible for identifying the nerve agent allegedly used in the attack against the Skripals, have failed to find evidence of Russian "culpability." He said a "well-placed" source in the Foreign Office told him. Murray added scientists had been "resentful" over the pressure put on them to prove the military-grade nerve agent is of Russian manufacture.
Porton Down laboratory to get 48m pound boost after Skripal attack --Defence science and technology institution was at centre of 'investigation' and clean-up | 14 March 2018 | UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson will on Thursday pledge an additional 48m pounds for Britain's defence science and technology laboratory at Porton Down, in the wake of the poisoning of a former Russian [and MI6] spy with a weapons grade nerve agent. The laboratory was instrumental in identifying Russia [Really? See: MPs retweet claim that Porton Down scientists can't identify nerve agent as Russian] as the source of the nerve agent used to target Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia 10 days ago in Salisbury. The pair remain in a critical condition in hospital. Scientists from Porton Down have also been at the centre of the clean-up operation in Salisbury following the attack, which has prompted one of the biggest crises in UK-Russian relations since the end of the cold war.
China to bar people with bad 'social cred-t' from planes, trains | 16 March 2018 | China said it will begin applying its so-called social cred-t system to flights and trains and stop people who have committed misdeeds from taking such transport for up to a year. People who would be put on the restricted lists included those found to have committed acts like spreading false information about terrorism and causing trouble on flights, as well as those who used expired tickets or smoked on trains, according to two statements issued on the National Development and Reform Commission's website on Friday.
CDC contradicts previous police reports, says missing Ebola and Zika virus expert had recently received promotion | 14 March 2018 | An Atlanta-area Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employee who disappeared over a month ago did receive a promotion, the agency said, seemingly contradicting previous reports from police. In a statement Monday, the CDC said Timothy Cunningham, who hasn't been seen since Feb. 12, had been promoted last July..."In fact, he received an early promotion/exceptional proficiency promotion to Commander effective July 1, 2017, in recognition of his exemplary performance in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS)," the statement continues. Atlanta police previously said Cunningham, 35, a commander in the Public Health Service who has been sent to respond to public health emergencies including the Ebola virus and the Zika virus, was told on Feb. 5 that he didn't get a promotion he was up for. A police spokesman told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Monday that they stand by their previous statements.
Three Children in Pakistan Die After Getting Measles Vaccine | 16 March 2018 | Three children in Pakistan became critically ill and died a day after they were vaccinated with the measles vaccine in the city of Nawabshah. One the children died at home and the other two children died at the People's University Medical Hospital (PUMH) in Nawabshah. At least seven other Pakistani children who received the same vaccinations were reported to be in critical condition...The parents of the three dead children have reportedly said that a female health worker visited their homes in the Saeedabad area of Nawabshah on March 3 and administered the measles vaccines against their will.
Paul vows to filibuster Pompeo, Haspel --Sen. Paul slams Trump's 'dangerous' nominees | 18 March 2018 | Republican Sen. Rand Paul said on CNN's "State of the Union" Sunday that he would take all necessary steps to oppose President Donald Trump's nominees for secretary of state and CIA director. "I'll do whatever it takes, and that includes filibuster," Paul said. Paul, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, previously indicated he would oppose Trump's decision to move CIA Director Mike Pompeo to the State Department and CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel to the top post at the agency. The Kentucky senator said Sunday his opposition came from Pompeo's support for regime change abroad and Haspel's history with CIA torture.
Uber suspends self-driving operations after vehicle hits, kills pedestrian in Arizona | 19 March 2018 | A self-driving Uber SUV struck and killed a pedestrian in suburban Phoenix in the first death involving a fully autonomous test vehicle - an accident that could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology. The crash Sunday night in Tempe was the event many in the auto and technology industries were dreading but knew was inevitable. Uber immediately suspended all road-testing of such autos in the Phoenix area, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto.
Miami bridge collapse death toll rises; homicide detectives, FBI scour scene | 16 March 2018 | Homicide detectives and the FBI were working Friday morning alongside engineers at the scene of the Miami bridge collapse seeking clues about what went wrong, while beginning the grueling task of freeing bodies from inside crushed cars. At least six people were killed when the 950-ton pedestrian bridge near Florida International University's campus came down at around 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. One of the dead was identified only as a student at FIU, and officials warned that the death toll could rise. "We exhausted all our search and rescue capabilities," Miami-Dade County Fire Chief Dave Downey said at a 10 a.m. ET news conference Friday.
Officials say engineer reported cracks in Florida bridge before collapse | 16 March 2018 | Florida's Department of Transportation says an engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge failure to say some cracking had been found at one of the concrete spans. However, the agency says the voicemail left on a landline wasn't heard by a state DOT employee until Friday because the employee was out of the office on an assignment.
Maryland school officer stops armed student who shot 2 others | 20 March 2018 | A 17-year-old male student shot two other students at Great Mills High School in Maryland on Tuesday morning before a school resource officer engaged him and stopped the threat, authorities said. The incident began in a school hallway at 7:55 a.m., just before classes started. Authorities say Austin Wyatt Rollins, armed with a handgun, shot a female and a male student. The shooter had a prior relationship with the female student, St. Mary's County Sheriff Tim Cameron said. School resource officer Blaine Gaskill responded to the scene in less than a minute, the sheriff said. Gaskill fired a round at the shooter, and the shooter fired a round simultaneously, Cameron said.
Judge enters not guilty plea for alleged Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz |14 March 2018 | A judge entered a plea of not guilty on Nikolas Cruz's behalf as the teen was arraigned Wednesday in last month's massacre at a South Florida high school -- on the same day students across the country walked out of class to demand stricter gun laws because of the killings. A Broward County grand jury last week indicted the [alleged] 19-year-old gunman on 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree. Wednesday's plea in a Fort Lauderdale court came after Cruz's defense attorney told the judge that the teen was standing mute to the charges -- meaning he was declining to enter a plea.
Sudan, world's last male northern white rhino, is euthanized | 20 March 2018 | The world's last male northern white rhino has died, the Kenyan conservancy taking care of it said, leaving only two females of its subspecies alive in the world, although scientists still hope to save it from extinction through in vitro fertilization. Ol Pejeta Conservancy said it had made the decision with wildlife officials to put down the 45-year-old rhino named Sudan on Monday because of a rapid deterioration in his condition. Sudan was being treated for age-related complications that had affected his muscles and bones and also gave him extensive skin wounds.
Winter storm is set to dump up to 18 inches of snow on Philadelphia and New York City on the first full day of spring as the region braces for the FOURTH Nor'easter this month | 21 March 2018 | Parts of the Northeast are bracing for a wintry wallop on the first full day of spring with a powerful storm set to dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia and New York City. The National Weather Service says a powerful storm packing heavy, wet snow and strong winds could dump up to 18 inches of snow in some locations on Wednesday. It will be the fourth nor'easter to smack the region in the last three weeks. The bulk of the dangerous, wind-driven snow and sleet is expected to wallop New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware and parts of eastern Pennsylvania before heading off to Nantucket early Thursday.
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