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North Korea accuses US, South Mexican drug lord El Chapo
Korea of assassination attempt will be tried in US in April
SEOUL, South Korea
(AP) — North Korea on
Friday accused the U.S. and
South Korean spy agencies
of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on leader Kim Jong Un involving
biochemical weapons.
In a statement carried on
state media, North Korea’s
Ministry of State Security
said it will “ferret out and
mercilessly destroy” the
“terrorists” in the CIA and
South Korean intelligence
agency responsible for targeting its supreme leadership.
North Korea frequently
lambasts the United States
and South Korea, but its
accusation Friday was unusual in its detail.
The ministry said the
spy agencies in June 2014
“ideologically
corrupted
and bribed” a North Korean
citizen who was working in
Russia to carry out the alleged assassination on Kim
after returning home.
It said South Korean
agents gave money and
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communication
equipment to the North Korean to attack Kim during
a public event using a biochemical weapon such as a
delayed-action radioactive
or “nano poisonous” substance.
The ministry said after a
series of contacts and payments, the agents told the
North Korean last month
that the type of biochemical substance had been
decided and would be supplied by the CIA.
The statement, carried
by North Korea’s official
news agency and read on
state TV, didn’t describe
how the alleged plot was
broken up or give the full
name of the North Korean
suspect, identifying him
only by his surname, Kim,
and didn’t say whether
anyone else was in custody.
In Washington, the CIA
declined to comment, and
officials at South Korea’s
National Intelligence Service did not answer repeated phone calls.
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The alleged plan to use
a biochemical agent on a
member of North Korea’s
ruling family resembles
the assassination earlier this year of Kim Jong
Un’s exiled half brother at
a Malaysian airport. That
attack, using the chemical
war agent VX, was widely
blamed on North Korea and
led to calls in the United
States to relist the North
as a state sponsor of terrorism. North Korea denied
involvement.
In the statement Friday,
the ministry said in response to the alleged plot
on Kim Jong Un, a “Korean-style
anti-terrorist
attack will be commenced
from this moment to sweep
away the intelligence and
plot-breeding
organizations of the U.S. imperialists and the puppet clique,”
referring to South Korea.
The ministry demanded
that the United States and
South Korea apologize and
execute the intelligence
agents involved in the “heinous” plot.
The North Korean statement comes during a period of tension on the Korean Peninsula over concerns
that the North is preparing another nuclear test or
missile launch, including
a possible test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Such moves would be
a step toward the country’s
goal of developing nuclear-armed missiles capable
of reaching the U.S. mainland.
NEW YORK (AP) — A
U.S. judge on Friday set
an April 2018 trial date for
Mexican drug lord Joaquin
“El Chapo” Guzman on
charges he oversaw a multibillion-dollar international
drug trafficking organization responsible for murders
and kidnappings.
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan first suggested
during a pretrial hearing in
Brooklyn that a trial could
occur earlier next year, but
he settled on April 16 after
acknowledging the difficulty defense lawyers are
having communicating with
Guzman in a federal lockup
in Manhattan where he is
subjected to solitary confinement.
Defense lawyers complained they are separated
by glass or a screen from
Guzman during meetings,
hindering communications.
The judge said the matter
will be investigated.
In a written ruling a
day earlier, Cogan let the
government keep most restrictions in place for a defendant famous for twice
escaping from prison in
Mexico, including once
through a milelong tunnel
stretching from the shower
in his cell.
The U.S. government
has said severe restrictions
are necessary for Guzman
in part because he used
coded messages, bribes and
other means to arrange es-
capes and continue directing his drug empire from
behind bars.
Guzman was brought to
the U.S. in January. He has
pleaded not guilty.
As Guzman, 59, entered
a packed courtroom Friday,
he nodded toward his wife,
a former beauty queen who
smiled and waved to him
from her seat among spectators. Throughout an hourlong hearing, the couple
met eyes repeatedly as his
wife leaned forward from a
wooden bench.
The short, stocky Guzman listened to a Spanish
translation of the proceeding through a headphone
dangling from one ear.
WASHINGTON (AP) —
Republicans are claiming a
triumph by pushing their legislative centerpiece scuttling
much of President Barack
Obama’s health care law
through the House. It was a
perilous journey, and its Senate pathway will be at least as
bumpy with little doubt the
measure will change, assuming it survives.
Thursday’s
217-213
House passage — with 20
GOP defections — was preceded by several near-death
experiences for the legislation, even though repealing
Obama’s statute helped guide
Donald Trump’s presidential
run and multitudes of GOP
congressional campaigns.
And that was in a cham-
ber Republicans control 238193. Had just two additional
Republicans voted “no,” the
measure would have lost because bills need majorities to
pass. Now, Republicans must
try maneuvering the measure
through a Senate terrain that
is different politically and
procedurally from the House.
“We must manage expectations and remain focused
on the art of the doable as we
move forward,” said Senate
Finance Committee Chairman
Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, among
several cautionary statements
issued by Senate Republicans
after the House vote.
The House bill would end
the Obama law’s fines on
people who don’t purchase
policies and erase its taxes
on health industry businesses and higher-earning people. It would dilute Obama’s
consumer-friendly insurance
coverage requirements, like
letting states permit insurers
to charge higher premiums
for customers with pre-existing medical conditions.
The measure would replace Obama’s federal subsidies for lower-income insurance buyers with tax credits
geared to consumers’ ages.
And it would cut Medicaid,
the health insurance program
for the poor and disabled, including ending extra federal
payments 31 states are accepting to expand Medicaid
to cover more people.
Bumps ahead for ‘Obamacare’
repeal as Americans air worries
HELPFUL HINTS
For survival situations
Toothpaste is good for ouchies Aluminum foil: not just for
hats
A lot of people already know that toothpaste is a good home remedy for burns and some other cuts, but it can also be used on bug bites
to soothe itch, pain and reduce swelling.
Get water from trees
If you’re ever in a survival situation and not near a
good source of water, try to find a plastic bag.
You can put the bag around leaves exposed to the
sun. Water evaporating from inside the leaves will condense inside the bag and give you a little water.
The leaves don’t necessarily have to be exposed to
the sun, but choosing leaves exposed to the sun gives
the best results.
Real men buy tampons
A lot of survivalists carry tampons in their survival kits. Tam-
Sheets of aluminum foil are helpful for dry surfaces to start
fires on, especially after rain. Tin foil can also be shaped into a
bowl or it can be used as a heat reflector.
Metal picks for tents
You can also place these over logs to grill food. An alumi-
pons are perfect for covering wounds and they take shape around the
wound as they swell over time. They/re also small, light weight and num foil cup can be placed over this setup to boil water.
inexpensive.
Keep that empty lighter
The flint can still be used to make a spark to start a fire.
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Rocks store heat
Rocks around the campfire store enough heat. These hot
rocks can also be dropped in water to boil it.
Wear paracord
bracelets
Like Lieutenant Dan said,
Paracord bracelets, made from the same
material used with parachutes, can be unwoven into individual strings. There’s always
something useful to be done with a good string
in a survival situation.
In addition to protecting from blisters, they
can also be used as water filters, mittens and
bags.
Don’t process your
food near your camp
The inedible parts attract wild animals.
Food garbage should also be disposed of away
from camp.
We have completed another successful year due to all
the hardworking employees at the Glen Rose School
District. Thank you to all the teachers, bus drivers, food
service workers, nurses, custodians and support staff
from Tim Holicer, Superintendent.
Sleep on elevated
surfaces
If a hammock isn’t available, stack leaves
and logs to make a padded bed.
always have extra socks
Blisters
Blisters heal faster if they’re poked with
needles and drained. Duct tape or band-aids on
an area can reduce friction and prevent blisters
from forming in the first place.
Balance food and
water
If you’re dehydrated, don’t eat because
food will absorb what little water you have.
Drinking too much water will also mess up
your metabolism.