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Construction Workers Stumble On Mass Grave In Alabama

Construction workers have dug up a mass grave at a city lot in downtown Montgomery, Alabama but authorities said there is no cause for concern.

Eight bodies found Tuesday at the site of a new building under construction belong to people who died from Yellow Fever during an outbreak of the disease in the 1800s, Montgomery Police spokesman Major Huey Thornton told Kltv.com.

Egypt To Auction 560 Sheep Found, Seized In Illegal Smuggling Tunnels

Egyptian police found and seized a flock of 560 sheep that were about to be transported through illegal smuggling tunnels near Rafah to the Gaza Strip to be used as food there.

Intercepting the sheep was part of a crackdown by Egypt after receiving criticism from Israel for not doing enough to stop smuggling that is subverting Israel's blockade of Gaza's borders. Israel's blockade has, in turn, been criticized for effectively preventing sufficient food, medicine, construction materials and other supplies from entering the impoverished territory.

Obama Helicopter Blueprint Leaks Into Online File-Sharing Network, Iranian Computer

A Pennsylvania firm that monitors peer-to-peer file sharing networks has discovered that sensitive information about the U.S. presidential helicopter have been transferred to a computer in Iran.

Employees of the Cranberry Township-based Tiversa found engineering and communications information about Marine One at an IP address in Tehran. The file was traced back to its source, a defense contractor in Bethesda, Maryland.

Ex-Taiwanese First Lady Owns Up To Money Laundering

Former Taiwan First Lady Wu Shu-bian admitted in court on Monday laundering charges of $2.2 million and forging documents.

Wu said she sent the money overseas after she received it from a contractor working on a government construction project. However, she said she did not steal the money or accepted bribes, which makes it appear that the money was a political donation.

Hackers Break Into Electronic Highway Construction Sign, Change Messages To Warn Motorists Of Raptors, Zombies Ahead

Things could always be worse seems to be the takeaway message of recent electronic road signs that warned motorists in one community "Raptors Ahead Caution" and in another "Caution! Zombies Ahead!"" and "Nazi Zombies! Run!!!"

Confused motorists in Carmel, IN, Monday morning encountered road signs warning them that raptors were up ahead on the road after hackers changed the electronic sign in a construction zone.