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KITSAPSUN «Wednesday,July27, 2016 «5A MONEY LIFE TUESDAY MARKETS BEYONCE DOMINATES MTV INDEX CLOSE CHG DowJones Industrial Avg. 18,474 y 19.31 Thankstoher ‘Lemonade,’ Nasdaq composite 5,110.05 x 12.42 Beyonceleads with 11 MTVVideo S&P 500 2,169.18 x 0.70 Music Awardnominations, in- T-note,10-year yield 1.56% y 0.01 Oil, light sweet crude $42.74 y 0.31 cluding video of the year forher Euro(dollarsper euro) $1.0986 y 0.0003 empowerment anthem ‘Forma- Yenper dollar 104.63 y 1.22 tion.’The 33rdannual VMAs will SOURCES USA TODAYRESEARCH, MARKETWATCH.COM air at 9p.m. ET/PT Aug. 28. LARRYBUSACCA/PW Nation &World Watch From Gannett and wirereports vBig Sur,Calif.: Fire forces shutdown of coastal parks California’ssignature parks along the Big Sur coastline that drawthousands of daily visitors were closed Tuesdayasone of the state’stwo major wildfires threat- ened the scenic region at the height of the summer tourism season. To the south, firefighters made pro- gress containing ablaze in mountains outside Los Angeles,allowing authorities to letmostof20,000 people evacuated overthe weekend to return home. The Big Sur closures were put into place for parks that draw7,500 visitors daily from around the world for their dramatic vistas of ocean and mountains along Highway 1near storied Monterey Bay. vWashington: Tesla driver speeding before crash The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9mph above the speed limit justbefore hitting the side of atractor- trailer,federal accident investigators said FRANCOIS MORI/AP Tuesday. Soldiers and apolice officer stand guard Tuesdaynear the scene of aterroristattack in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Data downloaded from the Tesla Mod- France. Twomen invaded achurch during morning Mass,killing an 84-year-old priest. el Sshows the vehicle wastraveling at 74 mph in a65-mph zone on adivided highway in Williston, Florida, near Gainesville, the National Transportation Safety Board said. 2attackers takehostages, The driver,Joshua Brown, 40,atech companyowner from Canton, Ohio,was using the cruise control and lane-keep- ing features at the time, the report said. kill priest, 84, in France vHouston: Anti-abortion duo free of last charges Islamic State claims community of 29,000 near the himself,” said Sister Danielle. “I Texas prosecutors on Tuesday city of Rouen, about 75 miles reacted when they attacked dropped the lastremaining charges responsibility in northwestofParis. Jacques.Iran out quickly.They againsttwo California anti-abortion ac- assault on church The Amaq newsagency, were busyattacking him, so tivists who made undercovervideos of linked to the Islamic State, said they didn’tsee me leave.They themselves trying to buy fetal tissue “two IS soldiers” carried out the filmed themselves.They from Planned Parenthood. Elena Berton hostage-taking. “The two exec- preached asermon in Arabic Prosecutors agreed with the defense’s and MatthewDiebel utors of the attack on achurch near the altar.Itwas horrible. argument that the grand jury exceeded USA TODAY in Normandy,France, were sol- Jacques wasanextraordinary its authority by investigating the activists diers of the Islamic State,” the priest.” after clearing Planned Parenthood of PARIS France became the tar- newsagencyquoted the Islamic DOICESE OF ROUEN VIA AP The French Interior Ministry wrongdoing. getofanew terroristattack State. “They executed the oper- French priestJacques Ha- spokesman, Pierre-Henry District JudgeBrock Thomas dis- Tuesday, when two men armed ation in response to calls to tar- mel, 84, waskilled Tuesday Brandet, said the investigation missed the tampering-with-government- with knives killed an elderly getcountries belonging to the when two attackers slit his would be led by anti-terrorism records charges againstDavid Daleiden, priestand injured three others crusader coalition.” throat during aMass at prosecutors.Anunidentified 27,and Sandra Merritt, 63,atthe request after seizing hostages at a The slain priestwas Jacques Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. person wasarrested as part of of the Harris County prosecutor’s office. Catholic church in Normandy. Hamel, 84, said Archbishop of the investigation, Le Figaro “The grand jury took the investigation The Islamic State claimed Rouen Dominique Lebrun. Po- spired by the Islamic State, who reported. where the facts led it; however,Texas law responsibility. lice said it appeared the attack- drove alargetruck through the Police did notrelease the limits what can be investigated after a Both attackers were shot ers had slit the priest’sthroat crowd. France has been under a identities of the attackers.But grand jury extension order is issued,” dead by police as they attempt- with aknife. state of emergencysince last the newschannel iTele said one District Attorney Devon Anderson said ed to leave the church. Three “Weare facing agroup that November’s terror attacks in of them wasalocal man who in astatement. people were rescued unharmed, has declared waronus,” French Paris that killed 130 people. had attempted to reach Syria in vWashington: Colo. kids according to the government. President Francois Hollande Anun who wasinthe church 2015 but wasturned away at Police said the two attackers re- said after rushing to Saint- and able to escape told radio the Turkish border and sent get into pot-laced sweets corded theiractions inside the Etienne-du-Rouvray. “Wehave station RMC the attackers back to France. He spent nearly As more Colorado adults become church, the newspaper Le Figa- to fight this warwith every burstinto the church. ayear in prison before being re- comfortable with marijuana in their ro reported. means.” “Everyone in the church was leased in March. He had been homes,more young children are ingest- The incident took place The latestattack came 12 screaming, ‘Stop it, stop it! You tagged with an electronic brace- ing the drug, anew study reports. around 9:30 during morning days after 84 people were killed don’tknowwhat you are doing.’ letand had movedinwith his The JAMA Pediatrics report notes Mass at aparish church in July 14 on Bastille DayinNice They forced (the priest) to parents after his release, the Colorado saw a34percent annual in- Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, a by alone terrorist, possibly in- kneel down. He tried to defend newschannel said. crease of pediatric marijuana cases,com- pared with 19 percent for the restofthe U.S. Coloradans are baking marijuana into FBI put in chargeofcybersecurity chocolate chip cookies,brownies,pie and adding it to candyfruit chewsand choco- late bars —all sweets toddlers find Feds getmore activerole in hacking cases Russia wasbehind that attack, response. It’sanincident “likely irresistible. which roiled the Democratic to result in demonstrable harm Some of the children in the study “This directiveestablishes a National Convention by show- to the national security inter- needed intensivehospital care. Gergory Korte clear framework to coordinate ing that the national party ap- ests,foreign relations,orecono- USA TODAY the government’sresponse to paratus opposed Vermont Sen. my of the United States or to vTokyo: Police say knife such incidents,” Monaco told a Bernie Sanders’ presidential the public confidence, civil lib- attacker targeted disabled Apresidential directive cybersecurity conference Tues- campaign. That, in turn, led to erties,orpublic health and safe- signed TuesdaybyPresident dayatFordham University in the resignation of DNC Chair- ty of the American people,” An apparently disturbed man arrested Barack Obama will put the FBI New York. “It spells out which woman Debbie Wasserman Monaco said. in astabbing rampageTuesdayatacare in chargeofresponding to all federal agencies are responsi- Schultz on the eveofthe con- Monaco also warned that facility formentally disabled people near cyber threats and givethe fed- ble. And it will help answer a vention to nominate Hillary groups such as the Islamic State Tokyo had earlier warned authorities eral government amore active question heard too often from Clinton for president. and “hacktivists” are finding it that he might carry out the attack, ac- role in investigating, preventing corporations and citizens alike Twoother agencies will have easytoadvance their goals cording to police and local newsmedia. and mitigating attempts to hack —‘In the wake of an attack, who significant roles in cybersecuri- through the internet. At least19are dead and 26 injured af- into U.S.-based computer do Icall for help?’ ” ty: the Department of Home- “Toput it bluntly,weare in ter the man, aformer employee, alleged- networks. While in the works for land Security and the Cyber the midstofarevolution of the ly brokeinto the facility early Tuesday Obama’shomeland security months,the directivecomes Threat Intelligence Integration cyber threat —one that is grow- and went room to room stabbing pa- adviser,LisaMonaco,said the justdaysafter the transparency Center,amultiagencycoordi- ing more persistent, more di- tients with aknife. changewas necessary because organization WikiLeaks re- nating body. verse, more frequent and more Police said the man, identified as Sa- it’snot alwaysclear whether vealed 20,000 emails stolen The order will also attempt dangerous every day,” Monaco toshi Uematsu, 26,told them “I did it,” those responsible for ahacking from the Democratic National to define for the firsttime what said. and “It’sbetter that the disabled disap- incident are other countries, Committee. constitutes a“significant cyber Contributing: Associated pear,” according to Kyodo NewsService. terrorists