NATION /WORLD FREDERICKSBURG, VA. . FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 2015 THE FREE LANCE–STAR A3 Evidence of infidelities spreads in wake of hack

BY RAPHAEL SATTER site’s 35 million or so regis- it had found proof he paid for ASSOCIATED PRESS CONGRESS, W.H. WORKERS AMONG SUBSCRIBERS tered members, has already an account with Ashley LONDON—Husbands and drawn widespread attention. Madison, Josh Duggar re- wives across the world are WASHINGTON—An Associated Press analy- Office of the President, a division chief, an Websites devoted to leased a statement admitting being confronted with their sis of hacked data from the cheating website investigator and a trial attorney in the Justice checking emails againstthe he had cheated on his wife. partners’extramarital affairs Ashley Madison shows that subscribers to the Department, a government hacker at the leaked data appeared to be “I have been the biggest after a catastrophic leak at online serviceincluded hundreds of U.S. Homeland Security Department and another experiencing heavy traffic. hypocrite ever,” the state- government civilian and militaryemployees. adulterywebsite Ashley DHS employee who indicated he workedon a Forums such as Reddit—the ment said. Some had sensitive jobs in the White House, user-powered news and dis- Journalists arecombing Madison spewed electronic U.S. counterterrorism response team. Congress and law enforcement agencies. cussion site—carried stories through the data, looking for evidenceof infidelityacross The AP traced their government Internet the Internet. The AP’s investigation found that sub- of anguished husbands and the names of celebrities, top scribers included at leasttwo assistant U.S. connections. wives confronting their officials or religious leaders. Online forums were attorneys, an IT administrator in the Executive —The Associated Press buzzing Thursday with users partnersafter finding their Their task has been compli- claiming to have found evi- data among the massive cated by the fact that many of dence thattheir significant email addresses were located Angeles-based divorce ternet earlier this week. Late dump of information. the profiles were tied to fake others were on the dating in the trove. And in Aus- lawyer Steve Mindel predict- Thursday the same hackers In the United States, the or borrowed email addresses, site. In the United States, a tralia, one woman appeared ed an uptick in business for released a second dump of hack has drawn apublic which usersdid not neces- apology from Josh Duggar, sarily have to validate. religious ex-reality televi- to learn—live on air—that him and his colleagues. information, whose content sion star made a groveling the former star of “19 Kids In Britain, Scottish law- apologyafter amedia outlet her husband’s details were Ashley Madison marketed The AssociatedPress was and Counting,” centered on maker Michelle Thomson found his financial data in registered with the site. itself as the premier venue not immediately able to de- the life of the large—and said an obsoleteemail ad- the dump. In Britain and Familylaw expertsare forcheating spousesbefore termine. apparently wholesome— dress had been “harvested by Israel, parliamentarians were divided on the likely offline data stolen by hackers start- The material previously Duggar family. After news hackers”and used to register put on the spot after their impact of the leak, but Los ed spreading acrossthe In- released, pertaining to the and gossip siteGawkersaid an account with the site.

world briefs nation briefs WILDFIRES CLAIM Sweat escaped June 6from FOUR KILLED BY Clinton Correctional Facility THE LIVES OF THREE with fellow inmate Richard Matt, BOMB IN SOUTH also a convicted killer. Matt was MORE FIREFIGHTERS YEMENI CITY shot dead June 26, and Sweat was TWISP, Wash.—The deaths of shot and captured two days later, SANAA, Ye men—A bomb three firefighters who were over- ending a 23-day manhunt. attack in the governor’s run by flames after their vehicle Each of the charges carriesa compound in the southern crashed cast a pall in Washington sentence of up to seven years in Yemeni port city of Aden on state on Thursday, with the prison. Sweat, 35, is already serving life without parole for Thursday killed four people, governor saying the “unprece- the killing of a sheriff’s deputy. securityofficials said. The dented cataclysm” of wildfires Matt,49, was doing 25 yearsto governor and other officials has “burned a big hole in our life for the kidnapping and who were present at the state’s heart.” hacksawdismemberment of his time were not hurt in the Authorities said they were former boss. apparent assassination at- investigating exactly howthe tempt. tragedy occurred Wednesday The developmentscame night. It brought to 13 the PROTESTS IN ST. LOUIS as Shiite rebels known as number of firefighterskilled AFTER 18-YEAR-OLD Houthis launched new at- across the West this year during tacks, after weeks of retreat- one of the driest and most SHOT BY POLICE ing as pro-government explosive wildfireseasons on troops pushed north out of ST. LOUIS—Officers arrested record. at least nine people and deployed Aden. The deaths happened in the Thursday’s explosion in tear gasamid protests in St. scenic Methow River valley Louis over the death of a black Gov. Nayef al–Bakry’s of- about 115 milesnortheastof fice also wounded 10 people, PETROS GIANNAKOURIS /ASSOCIATED PRESS 18-year-old who was fatally shot Greek Prime Minister Alexis Ts ipras (left) speaks with Greek President Prokopis Seattle, where aseries of blazes by police after he pointed a gun at local police officials said. covering close to 140square Al–Bakry, who oversees the Pavlopoulos, during their meeting in Athens, where he announced his resignation. them, the city’s police chief miles had merged. The firefight- said. Aden governorate, was in ers’vehicle crashed and was the building at the time, Chief Sam Dotson said at a overtaken by flames, authorities meeting with high-profile news conference late Wednesday said. militaryand securityoffi- that agroup of protesters who Greek prime minister resigns Four firefighters who were not had blocked an intersection cials. in the vehicle but werein the threw glass bottles and bricks at MEN CLAIM TO same area were injured, one officersand refused ordersto ALEXIS TSIPRAS CALLED Syriza party, with dozens opposition parties—the critically, authorities said. clear the roadway. Police initially FIND LOST NAZI deployed smoke canisters in EARLY ELECTIONS IN AN voting against him during conservative New Democra- PRISON ESCAPEE the bailout’s ratification in cy and the Nazi-inspired hopesof dispersing the crowd TRAIN IN POLAND ATTEMPT TO IMPLEMENT but later resorted to tear gas, parliament last week, which Golden Dawn—try to form a ARRAIGNED ON Dotson said. Those arrested face WARSAW, Poland—Two THREE-YEAR BAILOUT was approved thanks to sup- government. Each party can men in Poland claim they CHARGES IN N.Y. chargesof impeding the flowof have found a legendary Nazi BY ELENA BECATOROS port from opposition par- spend up to three days trying traffic and resisting arrest, he PLATTSBURGH, N.Y.—A con- train that according to local AND NICHOLAS PAPHITIS ties. to do so, and New Democracy said. Avacant building and at victed killer who escaped from a lore was loaded with gold, ASSOCIATED PRESS Tsipras has insistedthat leader Evangelos Meimarakis least one car were burned. gems and valuable art and although he disagrees with said he will use his available maximum-security prison and The demonstration was one of —Greek vanished into a system of ATHENS, Greece the conditions of the bailout time. Neither party, howev- spent more than three weeks on several Wednesday after the Prime MinisterAlexis the run was arraigned Thursday killing of Mansur Ball–Bey of St. secret tunnels as the Ger- terms, he had no choicebut er, is expected to have the Tsipras resigned Thursday on criminal charges stemming Louis. Tensions werealready mans fled advancing Soviet to accept and implement support in parliament to be forces at the end of World and called early elections, an from the daring breakout. high after violence erupted dur- War II. attempt to get a new, them to keep Greece in the able to form a government. Ajudge entered anot-guilty ing events marking the anniver- Historians saythe exis- stronger mandate to imple- euro, which the vast majority Tsipras did not mention a pleafor David Sweat on two sary of the death of Michael tence of the train has never of Greeks want. date for the election, al- felony counts of first-degree Brown, the 18-year-old fatally ment athree-year bailout escape and afelony count of shot last year by a police officer been conclusivelyproven, program that sparked a re- With the country’s fi- though it will have to be held but authorities are not pass- nances now secured, Tsipras within the next month, with promoting prison contraband for in nearby Ferguson. ing up this chance at possi- bellion within his radical left possessing hacksaw blades. —The Associated Press party. said he felt obliged to let the government officials saying bly recovering treasures that Greek people evaluate his Sept. 20 is the likeliest have sparkedthe imagina- In a televised address to tions of local people for the nation, Tsipras said his work. date. Changes Proposed for the decades. government had gotten the “Now that this difficult The European Union’s ex- “We believe that a train best deal possible for the cycle has ended . . . I feel the ecutive Commission said it L. A. Clarke and Sons Superfund Site, has been found. We are country when it agreed to a deep moral and political “takes note” of the election Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania County,VA taking this seriously,” $95 billion bailout from oth- obligation to set before your announcement. “Broad sup- Written comments on the ESD proposal must be post-marked by Marika Tokarska, an official er eurozone countries. judgment everything I have port for[bailout deal] and in the southwestern Polish midnight, September 21, 2015,and sent to: The rescue was all that done,both right and wrong, sticking to commitments district of Walbrzych said. Chris Matta, Remedial Project Manager Already, the district gov- kept Greece from a disas- the achievements and the will be key for success,” trous exit from the euro but omissions,”he said in the spokeswoman AnnikaBrei- USEPARegion 3; 1650 Arch St. (3HS23); Philadelphia, PA 19103 ernor has convened a meet- or email: [email protected] ing of firefighters, police came with strict terms to cut address. “The popular man- dthardt said in a tweet. and others to explore how spending and raise taxes— date I received on Jan. 25 has Tsipras had delayed a deci- The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is they cansafely handle the the very measures Tsipras exhausted its limits.” sion on whether to call new proposing changes to the March 31, 1988 Record of Decision train if it is located. Not only had pledged to fight when he Tsipras formally submit- elections until after Greece (ROD) for Industrial Lane Superfund Site. EPAwelcomes the could it be armed with won elections in January. ted his resignation to the received the first installment explosives, but methane gas public’scomments on these proposed changes. His U-turn in accepting country’s president, Proko- from the bailout and made a underground could add to Explanation of Significant Difference (ESD) the risk of an explosion. the demands by the coun- pis Pavlopoulos, to begin the debt repayment to the Euro- —The Associated Press try’s creditors led to outrage election process. This will pean Central Bank, both of This Explanation of Significant Differences (“ESD”) modifies among hard-linersin his involve letting the two main which it did Thursday. the remedy originally selected for the L.A. Clarke and Son Site by: 1) changing the human health cleanup level for surface soil and eliminating the requirement for asoil cover,2)instituting an ecological cleanup level for surface soil, 3) ensuring Institutional Car bomb hits security building, wounds 29 Controls (ICs) necessary for long-term protectiveness are implemented through acovenant under Virginia’sUniform Environmental Covenants Act, rather than deed restrictions that BY BRIAN ROHAN while the engine of the car were called for under the 1988 Record of Decision (ROD) and, 4) ASSOCIATED PRESS apparently used in the attack clarifies the requirement to address site security through fencing and signage to limit access and warn the public as acomponent CAIRO—A massive car landed on other side of the bomb claimed by Islamic street. of the selected remedy. Statemilitants ripped intoa The Islamic State group These modifications are significant but do not fundamentally national security building in claimed responsibility for alter the basic features of the ROD’sremedy with respect to a residential neighborhood the carbombing, saying on scope, performance, or cost. in Cairo earlyThursday, its Al–Bayan radio station To review the draft ESD or other information wounding at least 29 people that “soldiers of the about the site, go to: www.epa.gov/arweb and blowing the façadesoff caliphate”had carried it out. nearby buildings. A statement issued by their OR VISIT: The blast, which went off affiliate in Egypt and circu- Central Rappahannock Regional Library Snow Branch around 2 a.m., demolished a latedby supportersonline 8740 Courthouse Rd. Spotsylvania, VA 22551. wall in front of the govern- said it was to avengethe Contact Shelly Gravel at540-507-7565 ment building,smashed its structure and left gaping execution of six convicted OR (BY APPOINTMENT): holes exposing its offices. Of militants in May. AMR NABIL /ASSOCIATED PRESS The men were sentenced US EPALibrary; 1650 Arch St.; Philadelphia, PA 19103; those hurt, 11 were police and Egyptian officers stand watching atop the damaged national Contact: Paul VanReed, Superfund Records soldiers. No deaths were by a military court in pro- security building after a bomb exploded early Thursday. ceedings heavily criticized by Manager 215-814-3157. For Additional information, reported. visit EPA’s L. A. Clarke and Sons Superfund Site webpage, at Authorities said high- human rights organizations, windows littered the sur- rity forces with assault rifles http://epa.gov/reg3hscd/super/sites/VAD007972482/index.htm powered explosives were some of whom pointed out used in the blast, which was rounding streetsin the set up roadblocks to ward off that three of the defendants OR CONTACT: Shubra el–Kheima neigh- hysterical residentsand on- heard and felt across the were already in detention Vance Evans,EPA Community Involvement Coordinator borhood, at the northern lookers. A crater marked the city. when they allegedlycarried (215) 814-5526, email: [email protected] Glass from blown-out entrance to the capital. Secu- blast’s apparent position, out attacks. AR500001