"Erik Prince, who made a fortune in Iraq thanks to his politically connected and controversial Blackwater military contractor, is leading a group of Chinese investors on a hunt for natural resources …
Sewage, Bacteria, Gasoline Found in NYC Floodwater
"Dr. Richard Besser collected floodwater and drinking water in some of the areas hit hardest by Sandy and had them tested at The Ambient Group lab. The floodwater collected in Lower Manhattan tested …
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Espionage Hackers Target ‘Watering Hole’ Sites
"Security experts are accustomed to direct attacks, but some of today’s more insidious incursions succeed in a roundabout way — by planting malware at sites deemed most likely to be visited by the …
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Company formerly called Blackwater to pay sanctions fine
"The military contractor formerly known as Blackwater Worldwide agreed to pay a fine of $5 million to $7.5 million for trying to operate in Sudan in violation of trade sanctions and for other …
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Firm formerly called Blackwater settles US arms case
"The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has agreed to pay a $7.5m (£4.8m) fine to settle US federal charges related to arms trafficking." Source: BBC News - Firm formerly called Blackwater …
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South Sudan refugees face serious water shortages, risk fatal diseases in camp
"Tens of thousands of refugees in South Sudan’s Jamam camp must be urgently moved to a new site to escape life-threatening water shortages and fatal diseases, an aid agency said Friday." Source: Aid …
US intel: water a cause for war in coming decades
"Drought, floods and a lack of fresh water may cause significant global instability and conflict in the coming decades, as developing countries scramble to meet demand from exploding populations while …
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Hackers Attacked U.S. Water Utility; Destroyed Pump
"Hackers gained remote access into the control system of the city water utility in Springfield, Illinois, last week and destroyed a pump, according to a report released by a state fusion center and …
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Homeland Security to look into attacks on West Milford water, sewer services
"Homeland Security agents and township utilities staff today are reviewing more than 15 apparent attacks on local water and sewage facilities since summer that, in some instances, shut down water …
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Officials monitoring rising floodwaters at Nebraska nuclear plants
"U.S. nuclear regulators say two Nebraska nuclear power plants have protected critical equipment from the rising waters of the Missouri River even though flooding has reached the grounds of one of …
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