The FBI has determined a white powder contained in packages sent to members of Alaska's congressional delegation was not a hazardous substance but a sample of concrete material, according to two of the lawmakers.
The offices of Alaska's two U.S. senators and congressman had received suspicious packages through the mail Monday, prompting the evacuation of the federal building in Fairbanks and the closure of the sixth floor of an Anchorage office building, authorities said.
At least two of the packages contained a white powder. But by late Monday, Sen. Mark Begich and Rep. Don Young had issued statements saying the FBI had told them the powder was not harmful.
Well, gee! Ya think? I wonder if this may have something to do with his being unable to keep her in the lifestyle she was accustomed to as he does time in da big house? Then again, who knows?
There may be new trouble for Bernie Madoff, who's serving 150 years in prison for a multi-billion-dollar ponzi scheme. A British newspaper says Ruth Madoff, his wife of 52 years, has ditched him as she tries to patch up her shattered life.
According to Madoff biographer Diana Henriques, Ruth Madoff has not visited her husband since the December suicide of their eldest son, Mark.
She is reportedly looking to reconcile with their remaining son, Andrew Madoff who, along with his brother, gave his mother an ultimatum after their father's massive fraud was exposed: Choose us or him. She chose her husband.
After Mark Madoff killed himself, Ruth Madoff was turned away from the funeral by Mark's widow. Bernie is said to be stunned at how angry his family has become. For a man who has lost his fortune and freedom, his wife may be the next to go, according to a report in the U.K.'s Daily Mail.
The new triple-x domain that will launch in December is already facing flak from businesses across the United States as porn and mainstream businesses feel they are being forced to buy domain names they don't want.
Recently, lawyers for the most storied brands in the United States started taking action to prevent the loss of their corporate web addresses.
The domain operator administering the .xxx domain is now accepting early applications from owners of different brands who want control over them. The ICM Registry revealed that it has received over 900,000 "expressions of interest" from companies wanting to pre-register their trademarks or block others, according to Reuters.
"Many feel they're being blackmailed to protect their brands," said Kristina Rosette, a trademark lawyer at the law firm Covington & Burling. She also added that requiring pre-registration fees to protect trademarks is common among domain registries, which then include the expected revenue in their business plans and projections.
