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In a speech at Stanford University in California on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton mentioned specific lessons that could be drawn from the Brussels attacks, including a need to reevaluate the way that soft targets could be protected from similar attacks in the future. “We need to take a harder look at security protocols at airports and other sensitive so-called soft sites — especially areas outside guarded perimeters,” she said.That call was puzzling to some security experts, who said that the specific challenge of protecting soft sites was difficult to isolate from the larger problem of foiling terrorist attacks. “If you sort...

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton isn't objecting to the possible placement of Syrian refugees in his state as long as they undergo rigorous screening first. Dayton released a statement Monday saying he's been assured by the White House that any refugees from the war-torn country would be "subject to the highest level of security checks of any category of traveler to the United States."

Sacramento, Calif. (AP) -- A nonprofit group filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking a decision about whether to grant added protections for the delta smelt. The Council for Endangered Species Act Reliability alleges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has failed to make a timely decision about the tiny silver fish. It filed suit in U.S. District Court in Sacramento. Executive director Craig Manson said the federal agency should classify the threatened smelt as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

India sets sights on cruise missile market By Siddharth Srivastava NEW DELHI - Long considered among the top importing nations for defense hardware, India is now looking to access the fast-growing international market for cruise missiles, considered a lethally efficient weapon. US forces used almost 1,000 such missiles when they first entered Iraq in 2003, and the total worldwide market is expected to be more than US$10 billion in the next decade. An inventory of more than 80,000 such missiles is estimated already to exist around the world. Indian Defense Minister A K Anthony has said New Delhi is holding...

Just came off the wire - not guilty for Malik.