Man dies from caffeine overdose

Killed By Caffeine
© Unknown Nottingham Coroner's Court A grandmother has called for the sale of powerful caffeine powder to be banned after her 23-year-old grandson died from taking too much of the drug. Michael Lee Bedford, 23, of Fir Tree Close, in Forest Town, Mansfield, died after taking the caffeine, which was the equivalent of 70 cans of energy drink and can be bought on the Internet for just £3.29. Advice on the packet recommends no one should take more than one sixteenth of a teaspoon, but an in...

Killed By Caffeine
© Unknown Nottingham Coroner's Court A grandmother has called for the sale of powerful caffeine powder to be banned after her 23-year-old grandson died from taking too much of the drug. Michael Lee Bedford, 23, of Fir Tree Close, in Forest Town, Mansfield, died after taking the caffeine, which was the equivalent of 70 cans of energy drink and can be bought on the Internet for just £3.29. Advice on the packet recommends no one should take more than one sixteenth of a teaspoon, but an in...

Cargo Plane Bomb Plot In Pictures
Source: Telegraph.co.uk An international Terror Alert was sparked after security staff found printer cartridges with wires attached in cargo hubs at East Midlands Airport in the UK and Dubai on Friday. The “sinister” parcel at East Midlands, contained in a UPS container, comprised what police described as a “manipulated” computer printer cartridge, which was covered in White Powder and had wires protruding from it. The device contained a highly explosive combination of PETN and lead

Investigation into bomb attack continues, one suspect arrested in Yemen
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano confirmed Saturday morning that the investigation is ongoing into who is responsible for trying to send explosives to the United States on a cargo plane in a plot thwarted Friday.  "Well, it's certainly an ongoing investigation," Napolitano said this morning on CNN. "And in addition to the two packages that we had specific information about, we have put in place enhanced protections for cargo and passengers emanating from Yemen and making sure that...

Officials examine suspicious packages in US, UK
Stumble This! A Suspicious Package containing a toner cartridge with wires and powder was found during routine screening of cargo in the United Kingdom, prompting authorities to scour planes and a truck in the United States on Friday. Searches were done in Philadelphia, Newark, N.J., and New York City. During a basic security screening process in the United Kingdom, officials found a Suspicious item on a cargo plane, according to a U.S. government official who spoke on condition of anonymity to...

UPS Terrorist Threat, Yemen UAE Planes, White Powder Anthrax? (Obama Speech Live)
At this hour a breaking Terrorist Plot is emerging all over the world. UPS planes have been grounded in the United States after several flights were found with suspicious devices in them. The flights originated from Yemen. President Barack Obama’s Speech will be carried live on all the network channels and we will have a live Internet feed as well below. The devices appear to be altered packages of computer printer toner cartridges. Reports are that wires were protruding from them and th...

All Clear For WFP
Working Families Party spokesman Dan Levitan sent out an e-mail this morning to update supporters about last night’s White Powder incident at the labor-backed party’s Brooklyn HQ, which caused the NYPD to shut down Nevins Street and required the Evacuation of the office for several hours at the height of pre-election crunch time. Six Staffers of the WFP and/or its for-profit arm, Data and Field Services, including political director Bill Lipton (that’s him on the Far Right in ...

Risible
Cargo planes and trucks in several U.S. cities were inspected Friday after investigators found Suspicious Packages in at least two locations abroad, Law Enforcement sources with detailed knowledge of the investigation said. U.S. officials believe that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, commonly referred to as AQAP, is behind the plot. One Suspicious Package, found in the United Kingdom, contained a “manipulated” toner cartridge but tested negative for explosive material, the source s...

Suspicious devices on cargo jets trigger terror alert
WASHINGTON — Two suspicious Devices were found on U.S.-bound cargo flights from Yemen overnight, the White House said Friday, triggering searches of other cargo flights that had landed in the U.S. and an investigation into whether al-Qaida was behind a new plot. Sources told NBC News that both Devices were toner cartridges that had wires and White Powder. Updated 10 minutes ago 10/29/2010 5:57:20 PM +00:00 Two suspicious devices, toner cartridges that had wires and White Powder, ...

Suspicious U.K. Item Sparks U.S. Terror Sweeps
Like this Story? Share it: Katie Couric speaks with justice correspondent Bob Orr about four UPS cargo planes, one in the U.K. and three in the U.S., that were found to contain Suspicious Packages. The Homeland Security Department, the Terror Alert system, preparedness quiz and more. Learn about the people, economy and history. A Suspicious Package containing a toner cartridge with wires and powder was found during routine screening of cargo in the United Kingdom, prompting authorities to scour ...

UK says bomb could have brought down plane
London (Reuters) - A bomb found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on board the Aircraft and could have been powerful enough to bring it down, possibly over Britain, Ministers said on Saturday. Interior Minister Theresa May said the device, found at a British airport on Friday, was a working bomb that could have exploded. "The target may have been an Aircraft and had it detonated the Aircraft could have been brought down," May said after a meeting of a government crisis committe...

Toxic white substance found at Congressman Grijalva's office - KOLD News 13
TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) - Congressman Raul Grijalva's Tucson District office closed down Thursday, after a staff member discovered a suspicious envelope in the mail. Just after noon, a Staffer found an envelope with a Swastika on the outside, and an unknown White Powder on the inside. According to Grijalva's office, authorities told them the substance was some sort of Toxin, but they will have to wait until lab test results to confirm exactly what the powder is. Tucson Police, Firefighters, Ha...

BREAKING: 'Hazardous substance' mailing shuts down Rep. Raul Grijalva's office
BREAKING: 'Hazardous substance' mailing shuts down Rep. Raul Grijalva's office Rep. Raul Grijalva says that the FBI has confirmed the White Powder in an envelope delivered to his office is a toxic substance. It has not been confirmed exactly what substance was mailed to Grijalva's offices, located at the 800 block of East 22nd Street. A staff member called Tucson Police earlier today after finding an envelope containing the suspicious White Powder. The offices were locked down by ...

Breaking: Bomb found on Yemen-to-US cargo flight; Update: NYC too? Update: CNN backtracking? Update: Wires attached to white po
TSA has begun searching several planes in the US after British officials discovered a Bomb on a Yemen-to-US cargo flight.  The Bomb was disguised in a toner cartridge, and the UPS flight was due to land in Chicago today: Investigators in the United Kingdom found a Bomb disguised as a toner cartridge aboard a plane flying from Yemen to Chicago when it stopped in London on Thursday night - one reason for heightened concern at U.S. Airports on Friday, a Law-enforcement source with detailed...

Yemen Updates
Oct 30, 2010 Yemeni Officials arrested a women involved in packaged bombs today and are on a quest to find all Yemeni’s involved including al-Quida Terrorists who mailed the bombs destined for US synagogues in Chicago. The woman is in custody is suspected of using forged documentation and identification to complete the transactions of sending the packages that had three countries security investigators scrambling to find the source of the Bomb Threats. The women and other suspects are tho...

Timeline of Yemen Bomb Plot
Sept. 3, 2010: UPS cargo plane crashes at an Air Force base shortly after take-off from Dubai Airport, killing two crewmembers on board. Reports said a fire had broken out in the plane just after it took off from Dubai International Airport. Sept. 4, 2010: Yemen announces the arrest of a top AQAP leader, ex-Gitmo detainee Jaber al-Fayfi. Sept. 21, 2010: AQAP kidnap senior Yemeni Security officer in Saada, and request the release of Fayfi in exchange for the Yemeni officer. (On Oct. 15, Saudi a...

White Powder Mailed to WFP HQ
I'm sure the perp is some sort of noted Constitutional scholar and Super Patriot. WFP Receives White Powder Letter The Working Families Party, which has been the target of some animosity from the right this campaign season, called the NYPD after receiving a suspicious letter containing some so-far unidentified White Powder late this afternoon, a source close to the labor-backed party confirmed. The letter arrived at the WFP's HQ on Nevins Street in Brooklyn and was opened by a WFP employee....

Sources: Explosive may be same as Christmas attack
(10-29) 15:08 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. officials say they believe two packages bound for the United States contained the same powerful explosive used in the failed Christmas Day airline bombing. The officials said full testing has not been completed but initial indications are the packages contained PETN, a chemical that was also a component of shoe bomber Richard Reid's explosive in 2001. The packages were seized in Dubai and England on Friday. President Barack Obama called it a credible t...

Report: Explosives Found in Packages Sent to U.S. Believed to be Same One al-Qaeda Used During Christmas Day Bombing
If Obama had any balls he’d order the CIA to conduct a sustained drone airstrike campaign against targets in Yemen mirroring the one we use in Pakistan… WASHINGTON — U .S. officials say they believe two packages bound for the United States contained the same powerful explosive used in the failed Christmas Day airline bombing . The officials said full testing has not been completed but initial indications are the packages contained PETN, a chemical that was also a component of...

Latest on the Yemeni bomb plot
Late Thursday night, President Obama was alerted that a tipster told Western officials explosives were being shipped to Chicago synagogues from Yemen, leading to security sweeps at airports in Dubai, London, Newark, and Philadelphia. Suspicious devices --ink cartridges modified with wires and covered in a White Powder-- were found in London and Dubai. American officials say both items were explosives inteded "to try to carry out some kind of attack." Both packages were addressed to synagogues in...

Sources: Explosive may be same as Christmas attack
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. officials say they believe two packages bound for the United States contained the same powerful explosive used in the failed Christmas Day airline bombing. The officials said full testing has not been completed but initial indications are the packages contained PETN, a chemical that was also a component of shoe bomber Richard Reid's explosive in 2001. The packages were seized in Dubai and England on Friday. President Barack Obama called it a credible Terrorist Threat. P...

Obama: Yes, two of the UPS packages contain explosive material
That’s what the initial tests say, anyway; as I recall, false positives aren’t unheard of during preliminary examinations. When I first heard about this today, I thought maybe jihadis were shipping bomb components to operatives in the U.S. for assembly here. (Remember that Abdulmutallab’s bomb on Flight 253 required him to mix a liquid with a powder to form the combustible.) Not so. Sounds like these things were ready to pop, which makes terrible sense given their destination...

WFP Receives White Powder Letter (Updated)
The Working Families Party, which has been the target of some animosity from the right this campaign season, called the NYPD after receiving a suspicious letter containing some so-far unidentified White Powder late this afternoon, a source close to the labor-backed party confirmed. The letter arrived at the WFP’s HQ on Nevins Street in Brooklyn and was opened by a WFP employee. The party’s offices were not evacuated, but the police did respond to the scene. “We’re tryin...

UK says bomb could have brought down plane
By Stefano Ambrogi London | Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:52pm EDT London (Reuters) - A bomb found on a U.S.-bound cargo plane was designed to go off on board the Aircraft and could have been powerful enough to bring it down, possibly over Britain, Ministers said on Saturday. Interior Minister Theresa May said the device, found at a British airport on Friday, was a working bomb that could have exploded. "The target may have been an Aircraft and had it detonated the Aircraft could have been brought down,...

BREAKING: Suspicious Devices from Yemen Targeted Chicago Synagogues; I Called it: Dry Run
Earlier today, I told you that federal authorities were sweeping three UPS cargo planes in the U.S. from Europe and a UPS Truck in Queens after Suspicious devices were allegedly detected in cargo.  I said that even if there was nothing to the Packages that it was likely a Dry Run.  And I was right.  Moreover, the devices, which were dry-run fake Bombs from Yemen, were addressed to Chicago synagogues . ****  UPDATE :  Packages were also found in Dubai .  **** Hey, it...