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Duke Energy: All Equipment Damaged in NC Shooting Now Fixed

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ Duke Energy said Wednesday it has completed repairs on substation equipment damaged in shootings over the weekend that cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes and it expects power to be fully restored by …

U.S. Manufacturing Group Hacked By China as Trade Talks Intensified-Sources

WASHINGTON — As trade talks between Washington and Beijing intensified earlier this year, suspected Chinese hackers broke into an industry group for U.S. manufacturers that has helped shape President Donald Trump’s trade policies, according to two people familiar with the …

Disney World Workers Endure Tourists Who Punch, Yell, Grope

ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney World employees are easy targets. Tourists scream at them, sexually harass them and in the most serious cases, physically attack them, according to law enforcement reports. “There are so many situations, so many things that happen …

Norway Hit By Major Data-theft Attack

Norwegian security officials say the Nordic country has been hit by one of the most extensive data espionage attacks in the country’s history. The Norwegian National Security Authority says industrial secrets from the oil, energy and defense industries have been …

New Arson Attack on German Train Tracks Foiled

An attempted arson attack on a railway link in Germany’s capital with three separate explosives devices was thwarted Tuesday, police said. It was the third in two days targeting railway operations in and around Germany’s capital. A railway employee found …

Holes Remain in Flight School Scrutiny After 9/11

Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, government screening has made it harder for foreign students to enroll in civilian flight schools like a handful of the hijackers had done, banking on America being inviting and a place to learn quickly. …

Michigan Thumb Bar Loses Appeal in ’06 Attack on Customer

A bar in Michigan’s Thumb can’t shed liability for an attack on a Detroit-area hunter whose friend had danced with another man’s wife. The state appeals court on Friday refused to overturn a jury verdict against Longshot Lanes in Bad …

Savannah, Ga. Considers Tougher Laws after Dog Attacks

Officials in Savannah say they’re considering ways to strengthen animal control ordinances after dogs attacked children at a playground, severely injuring a 7-year-old boy. Two dogs attacked several children at the east Savannah playground on June 21. Authorities say one …

Lawsuit Accuses Louisville, Ky. Police of Assault

A Louisville man has filed suit against five police officers alleging that they attacked him without provocation. Shawn Gellhaus claims in the lawsuit that police repeatedly slammed him to the ground last June, then punched, kicked and choked him before …

New York Suit: ‘Real Housewives of NJ’ Cast Attacked Us

A Chicago family says members of the “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast were real louts during a boozy trip to a Caribbean resort. Yolanda Martinez and some of her relatives filed a lawsuit Monday in New York. They say …