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Brazil Electric Towers Hit With Sabotage After Bolsonaro Supporters Riot

Brazil has suffered a series of attacks on electricity towers since the Jan. 8 capitol riots, an unnerving development for a major economy that has no history of infrastructure sabotage. Four pylons have been toppled and another 12 vandalized since …

Norway Oil Safety Regulator Warns of Threats from Unidentified Drones

OSLO –– Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) on Monday urged oil companies to be more vigilant over unidentified drones seen flying near Norwegian offshore oil and gas platforms, warning they could pose a risk of accidents or deliberate attacks. The …

Explosive-Laden ‘Drone’ Boat Targets Saudi Port of Yanbu

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A remotely piloted boat packed with explosives targeted the Saudi port of Yanbu in the Red Sea on Tuesday, the kingdom said, with the blast sending black smoke into the sky off the coast. …

Man With Pole Trashes Asian-Owned Convenience Store

An Asian-owned convenience store in Charlotte, North Carolina, was trashed by a man who wielded a metal post and yelled racial slurs, according to police and a son of the store’s owners. Surveillance footage shows a man pulling a merchandise …

10 Drugged at Berlin Christmas Markets

A man dressed as Santa drugged a 15-year-old girl at a Berlin Christmas market over the weekend – the latest such attack that has seen holiday revelers left either sickened or unconscious, police said Monday. At about 10 p.m. Saturday …

U.S. Eyes Stronger Cyber Defenses for Small Business

The U.S. government is making it easier for small businesses to beef up defenses against cyber criminals through a free, online tool, the top U.S. communications regulator said Monday. The Small Biz Cyber Planner will allow business owners to create …

Ohio Man Arrested for Fire Station Attacks

The son of a former Toledo fire chief has been arrested in connection with a string of attacks at city fire stations. The Blade newspaper reports that Kevin P. Wolever was taken into custody Saturday night. In a Sunday morning …

Arkansas Town Passes Ordinance Banning Dog Breeds

A new ordinance bans pit bull terriers and other types of dogs inside the limits of an eastern Arkansas city. Members of the Trumann City Council on Tuesday approved the ordinance barring American pit bull terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, American …