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Brown said she looked at 137 buildings in two cities with different housing codes—one in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts...
...added that the study may aid plaintiffs waging legal battles against lead paint manufacturers, mentioning one case in Rhode Island that recently resulted in a hung jury...
...most worried, say security analysts, about the country's lucrative tourism industry, which sees the arrival of more than 10 million visitors each year and contributes invaluably to the country's bottom line. There is no doubt that the embassy travel warnings have stung the industry. On the island resort of Phuket bookings are down 15% on the previous year and hotel cancellations are on the rise, a trend reported countrywide...
...closely with the Singapore authorities on terrorism issues. Not that the authorities didn't swing into action with characteristic efficiency once the plot was uncovered. With nearly 40 alleged militants now in prison, Singapore officials insist there is no longer "any credible threat" from Jemaah Islamiah cells inside the island republic. But as terror expert Zachary Abuza points out, ultimately, a successful attack in Singapore remains top of the wish list for JI, even if achieving that takes years. "Singapore has enormous symbolic importance as the capitalist center of the region," says Abuza...
...members of the Singapore Jemaah Islamiah cell who escaped arrest and fled the country, had been planning an attempt to crash a plane into Singapore's Changi Airport. The airport is now reportedly protected by anti-aircraft missiles, as are the huge refinery facilities on the island's southwest section of Jurong, where multinationals such as Shell and Exxon Mobil maintain large facilities. In mid-October Singapore deployed units of its armored division around the area as further safeguards. By Simon Elegant/Kuala Lumpur...