Articles from the September 24, 2013 edition
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Minn. legislative panel convenes to probe breach of private information by MNsure
A legislative panel that's overseeing the rollout of Minnesota's health insurance exchange is holding a special meeting in response to a security breach by the new agency....
FAA expected to relax rules for gadgets during flight
Travelers may soon be spared the inopportune phrase, “Please turn off all electronic devices....
Federal researchers developing scale for wildfire similar to those used for quakes, tornadoes
DENVER — Federal researchers have been working on a system to measure and predict the destructiveness of wildfires — similar to the way officials use the magnitude scale for earthquakes and other tools to rate and evaluate tornadoes and hurricanes....
Cherokee girl at center of yearslong custody dispute handed over to adoptive parents
OKLAHOMA CITY — A South Carolina couple who vowed last month to not leave Oklahoma unless they went home with a 4-year-old Cherokee girl they have been trying to adopt since her birth were given custody of the girl Monday night after the Oklahoma Supreme Court said it didn't have jurisdiction over the child....
S.C. couple gains custody of Cherokee Indian girl
OKLAHOMA CITY – A South Carolina couple who vowed last month to not leave Oklahoma unless they went home with a 4-year-old Cherokee Indian girl they have been trying to adopt since her birth were given custody of the girl Monday night after the Oklahoma Supreme Court said it didn’t have jurisdiction over the child....
What not to flush: Wipes, paper towels among items clogging sewers
Wastewater officials across the country have been trying to spread the message that not just anything can go down the toilet, and they have recently taken aim at wipes....
Sex offender registration rules don't apply on tribal lands
PHOENIX — Tribal members living on tribal land cannot be prosecuted by the state for failing to register as sex offenders, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Monday....
Neo-Nazis Try to Take Over Leith, ND; Hundreds Protest
By mid-afternoon on Sunday, September 22, Last Real Indians, reported on its Facebook page, “White supremacists have raised their flag over the town of Leith, ND.” Read more at http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/09/22/hundreds-protest-attempted-neo-nazi-takeover-leith-nd-151394...
In Vancouver, tens of thousands walk for sovereignty and justice for First Nations
It was an exceptional week in Vancouver for First Nations rights. Last week, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada held large, public sessions in the city consisting of witnesses and testimonials by victims and survivors of Canada’s Aboriginal residential school system....
AG won't look into senator's residency
The Arizona attorney general won’t investigate a newly appointed state senator who is accused of living outside the district he represents....
Jury finds Valentino Bagola guilty of murders of Spirit Lake children
FARGO – Valentino “Tino” Bagola was their older cousin and sometimes baby sitter. He served as a pallbearer at their funeral. Now he is their convicted murderer....
