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WASHINGTON – Defeating terrorists and improving U.S. intelligence gathering (search) requires a mix of old-school spy methods and a less tangible tool: the spread of democracy and freedom around the globe, intelligence officials said Wednesday. A six-month report card on the revamped intelligence operation lists the promotion of democracy as …

MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Officials evacuated hundreds of tourists and residents from the Colombian island of San Andres as Tropical Storm Beta (search) appeared on track to become the 13th hurricane of the already record-breaking Atlantic hurricane season of 23 named storms. Officials used clergy to convince people to leave San …

WASHINGTON – The nation’s electrical power grids, dams, nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure systems remain vulnerable to cyber attacks (search), and members of Congress say the apparent lack of organization within the Department of Homeland Security may be to blame. The so-called Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition network …