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Hundreds Of Schools Close As Power Outages From East Coast Snowstorm Near 3 Million

“Thousands of schoolchildren around the Northeast had one of the earliest snow days in memory on Monday after a snowstorm dumped as much as 30 inches of wet, heavy snow that snapped power lines and trees, causing widespread power outages that threatened to disrupt Halloween trick-or-treating.” Source: Hundreds Of Schools Close As Power Outages From [...]

October 31st, 2011 | Posted in Natural Disasters | Read More »

Online hackers threaten to expose cartel’s secrets

If Anonymous follows through with this it could push the cartel to try and engage in some attribution ops of their own. “An international group of online hackers is warning a Mexican drug cartel to release one of its members, kidnapped from a street protest, or it will publish the identities and addresses of the [...]

October 29th, 2011 | Posted in Cyber Security,Organized Crime & Gangs | Read More »

Early snowstorm hits Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, crimps travel

“Mother Nature had a little trick for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on the Halloween weekend, as moderate to heavy snow and rain Saturday knocked out power to more than 1 million households and caused major headaches for air travelers.” (Early snowstorm hits Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, crimps travel – CNN.com)

October 29th, 2011 | Posted in Travel Safety | Read More »

13 American troops killed in Kabul attack

“t least 13 U.S. service members were killed in Kabul on Saturday when a suicide bomber struck a vehicle in a NATO military convoy, a U.S. military official said.” Source: Official: 13 American troops killed in Kabul attack – CNN.com

October 29th, 2011 | Posted in Terrorism | Read More »

Syrian security kill 40 after worst day of violence in weeks

“Syrian security forces opened fire on Friday on protesters and hunted them down in house-to-house raids, killing about 40 people in the deadliest day in weeks in the country’s 7-month-old uprising, activists said. “ (Syrian security kill 40 after worst day of violence in weeks – Telegraph)

October 28th, 2011 | Posted in Dangerous Places | Read More »