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BY KATHRYN BASSETT kbassett@kpcmedia.com
Index Classifieds.................................B7-B8 Life..................................................... A6 Obituaries......................................... A4 Opinion .............................................B5 Sports.........................................B1-B3 Weather............................................ A8 TV/Comics .......................................B6 Vol. 101 No. 246
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in pursuing support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether he might act on his own, a step that could have major implications for the U.S. as well as for the remainder of his presidency. The White House laid out an intense week of lobbying, with Obama addressing the nation from PATRICK REDMOND the White House Tuesday night. “I did not put this before Kendallville Computer co-owner Matt Reid said the FBI Moneypak virus sends at least eight Congress just as a political ploy works on a laptop computer in his shop. Reid computers a week to his shop to be repaired. or as symbolism,” Obama said, adding that it would be a mistake to talk about any backup strategy before lawmakers vote on a use-offorce resolution. The president spoke to reporters at the end of a two-day international summit, where he sought backing for a strike against Syria in retaliation for a deadly chemical weapons attack against civilians. But Obama appeared to leave the summit with no more BY PATRICK REDMOND backing than he had when he predmond@kpcnews.net arrived. LAGRANGE — A powerful In fact, Russian President computer virus is popping up in Vladimir Putin, a staunch ally of Windows-based computers and Syrian President Bashar Assad, keeping local computer technicians said he was the one with support busy cleaning up its damage. from the majority of countries The FBI Moneypak virus has attending the Group of 20 meeting. been is the United States for about Putin insisted anew that Obama seek approval from the United a year but is not well known. The Nations before taking military virus, known as malware, also is action, despite the fact that Russia called ransomware and scareware has blocked previous Security because it locks a user out of his Council efforts to punish Assad or her computer and attempts to throughout Syria’s bloody 2½-year get the computer’s owner to send civil war. money to release the machine. The White House tried to The virus pretends to be counter Putin’s assessment by real-time message sent by the releasing a joint statement from FBI and promises to restore the the U.S. and 10 other countries computer once a fine has been PATRICK REDOMOND announcing support for “efforts paid, but that is not true. The face of the FBI Moneypak virus on an infected computer. The undertaken by the United “We get calls about things like virus locks the user out of his or her computer and makes the States” to enforce an internathis all the time,” said LaGrange machine unusable. tional prohibition on chemical County Sheriff Terry Martin. “If weapons use. The statement you don’t know who it is, don’t did not specify military action send anyone money online. It’s a was locked out by the government Like all scams, the page also against Syria, but administrascam.” because the computer was used contains a method of sending tion officials said the intent was The virus, thought to have in activities such as downloading money to an unknown location to show international support originated in Russia or Eastern copyrighted material or looking at using a prepaid credit card or for that type of response. Europe, overrides a computer’s and distributing pornography. The money order. The page promises The countries signing the programming and only allows scam goes on to say the computonce the fine is paid, control of the statement with the U.S. were it to display a screen filled with er’s owner will be arrested and computer will be restored. That is Australia, Canada, France, Italy, pictures of alleged U.S. governcharged with a crime within 48 not true, either. Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, ment officials. It includes pictures hours unless he or she pays a fine Martin warns that when any Spain, Turkey and the United of law enforcement badges. A — usually between $100 and $300 online website requires someone page claims the computer’s owner dollars. SEE VIRUS, PAGE A8 Kingdom.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Indiana man who taught federal job applicants and others how to beat lie-detector tests was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday in a case that raised questions about the right to teach people how to lie. Chad Dixon, 34, of Marion, Ind., pleaded guilty in December to wire fraud and obstructing a government proceeding with his business, Polygraph Consultants of America. Federal prosecutors said Dixon taught dozens of people, including applicants to be federal border guards, and he was good at his trade. In arguing for probation, Dixon’s lawyer, Nina Ginsberg, said teaching people how to lie on a polygraph was protected by the First Amendment.
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WATERLOO — The DeKalb High School student kept her eyes on the road and her speed at 35 miles per hour. Then her cellphone sounded, indicating she was receiving an incoming text message. Her eyes averted from the road and her attention now was focused on responding to the text. In those few seconds, she had veered off the road, crossed the center line and mounted a sidewalk. Fortunately for the student, she was not behind the wheel of a real vehicle. Instead she was in the seat of a texting-and-driving simulator
designed to show the life-changing impact of distracted driving. The Distracted Driving Program was presented at DeKalb High School Friday. Students at Garrett High School and Eastside High School saw the program earlier this week. The presentations were sponsored by DeKalb Health hospital. The program, based in Grand Rapids, Mich., is a division of the National Save A Life Tour. A casket was set up on the DeKalb High School stage to remind students of the consequences of distracted and impaired driving. A large banner delivered the message, “Distracted
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DeKalb High School freshman Brandon Dunham sits behind the wheel and responds to a text message in a driving simulator designed to show the effects of distracted driving. High school students throughout DeKalb County have participated in the Distracted Driving Program this week.
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