Secret files exposed to asbestos
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Defence chiefs say 63,000 secret files are out of range of new information laws after being contaminated with asbestos.
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WASHINGTON - The FBI has a backlog of hundreds of thousands of hours of untranslated audio recordings from terror and espionage investigations, despite large increases in money and personnel for translations since the 2001 terror attacks, a Justice Department audit released Monday said.    In addition, the audit by Glenn A...
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People who stripped minerals at a plant in Dearborn between the early 1950s and 1990 were exposed to hazardous levels of asbestos, according to a public health consultation released Tuesday by state and federal officials.
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The public posting of formerly secret communist-era files on the Internet has sent Poles scrambling to check if anybody they know is among the 240,000 names listed.
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The Columbia-based chemical firm conspired for decades to hide the health dangers posed by asbestos at a Montana mine and intentionally exposed mine workers and others to illness and death, a federal grand jury has charged.
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High levels of asbestos, lead and other contaminants have been found in a vacant skyscraper badly damaged during the 2001 terror attacks, potentially complicating the rebuilding of ground zero.
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Workers cleaned asbestos-tainted debris on Thursday from an explosion of a steam pipe that rocked Manhattan as some New Yorkers questioned official reassurances that the air was safe to breathe.
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News analysis: From probably helpful to definitely secretive, there's a whole lot of information being gathered and sifted. A pair of reports shed light on the government's data-mining programs.
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Federal health authorities are looking for people who may have been exposed aboard a plane to someone infected with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis known as XDR-TB.
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Program showing how to use flaw in Windows' handling of graphics files hits the Net--back up your family photos and beware.
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Industry group will offer a free program to help users find and eliminate illegal files. The Motion Picture Association of America this week announced that it has begun filing lawsuits against people who use
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The FBI wants to compile a massive computer database and analyze it for clues to unmask terrorist sleeper cells. Two congressmen are worried about whether the bureau will protect the privacy of U.S. citizens.
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OTTAWA (CP) - The federal government is laying plans for a secret electronic network to ensure confidential information-sharing following a terrorist strike or natural disaster.
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W.R. Grace and Co. and seven senior employees were charged in an indictment released yesterday with conspiring for decades to hide the dangers posed by asbestos contamination in a Montana vermiculite mine.
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NEW YORK  - After asbestos exposure, men are more likely than women to develop malignant mesothelioma, according to an Australian study.
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HISTORY REVISITED: Poles getting their first look at secret police files from the communist era are shocked to see a famous Solidarity activist among the alleged informers.
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A federal indictment charges that W.R. Grace and Co. and seven of its executives knew a mine was releasing cancer-causing asbestos into the air and tried to hide the danger from workers and townspeople.