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CAIRO (AP) — WikiLeaks' war on government secrecy is claiming innocent victims — hundreds of them, according to a review by The Associated Press. In the past year alone, the radical transparency group has published medical files belonging to scores of ordinary citizens while many hundreds more have had sensitive family, financial or identity records posted to the web. Attempts to reach WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were unsuccessful.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama visits flood-ravaged southern Louisiana today. At least 13 deaths have been attributed to the flooding, which has damaged an estimated 60,000 homes and forced thousands to seek temporary housing. The president will try to assure flood victims that their recovery is a priority of his administration.
SAN SIMEON, Calif. (AP) — A growing wildfire in central California has charred more than 50 square miles, while a destructive blaze in Southern California is mostly under control. Wildfires in the Spokane, Washington, area have burned more than a dozen homes and forced evacuations. The largest fire in Yellowstone National Park, in northwest Wyoming, has grown to about 35 square miles. Tourists can still visit the park.
UNDATED (AP) — Ryan Lochte (LAHK'-tee) is no longer swimming in endorsements. Less than 24 hours after the close of the Rio Olympics, four sponsors announced they were dropping Lochte for a drunken incident that he initially tried to pass off as an armed robbery. Lochte has apologized and conceded that he embellished what happened during a stop at a Rio gas station.
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Stanford University officials say hard liquor is now prohibited in undergraduate on-campus parties. The policy change was announced in a letter to new and returning undergrads. The change comes after former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman after both drank at a campus party. The case caused a national furor when a judge sentenced Turner to just six months in jail.
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