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State releases school accountability grades
For the elementary school, Grable said he's not sure what kept them at a C grade. "This is clearly not the use for standardized test values, but our state persists in it nonetheless", he stated. Among Porter County high schools, Chesterton, Morgan Township, Washington Township, Boone Grove, Wheeler and Valparaiso High Schools received an A. [Full Article...]
Las Vegas shooter's 'companion' was an Australian granny
The elder Paddock tried to run down an FBI agent in Las Vegas in 1960 and wound up on the agency's most wanted list after escaping from a federal prison in Texas in 1968. Footage reportedly shows the 62-year-old woman being taken in a wheelchair at LAX while flanked by uniformed police officers - and she now faces questioning in Las Vegas . [Full Article...]
American consumers may indirectly aid North Korea: AP report
They receive a fraction of their salaries, while as much as 70 percent is taken directly by Kim's government . Shipping records showed that more than 100 cargo containers with more than 2,000 tons of salmon, snow crab and other fish were sent to the U.S. [Full Article...]
One killed in shooting in Manhattan
The gunfire erupted around 7 a.m.at 645 West 59th Street, near 12th Avenue, the police said. Police have not confirmed they are searching for the gunman, but more than a dozen armed officers were seen entering a building in the area and aviation was called to conduct a rooftop search. [Full Article...]
Senate panel advances budget, a key step for tax reform
The companion GOP budget measures differ in key respects but both rely on rosy estimates of economic growth and illusory spending cuts to promise to wrestle the federal budget back into surplus within a decade. "This is, like Yogi Berra said, deja vu all over again". Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Congressional Democratic leaders called on President Donald Trump to reje... [Full Article...]
EU Mission Plans to Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal With US Senators
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Trump is also expected to roll out a broader usa strategy on Iran that would be more confrontational. It said the USA president will push to aggressively modify the nuclear agreement without recommending new sanctions. Mr. Trump is expected to announce his Iran strategy in a speech as early as next week. [Full Article...]
United States intercepts Egypt-North Korea arms shipment
Egypt is facing questions over a shipment of rocket grenades purchased for the country's military from North Korea. It was unclear whether North Korea received payment for the estimated $23 million worth of arms smuggled in the shipment. [Full Article...]
Hackers Stole NSA Cybertools In Another Breach Via Another Contractor
The NSA contractor in the Kaspersky incident was not known, and the company he worked for was not identified. They also reportedly stole information on how the NSA defends networks inside the US. Kaspersky, a Russian company, is one of the largest vendors of consumer antivirus software in the world, with over 400 million users. Read the full Wall Street Journal report here. [Full Article...]