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The Federal Court is seen during the initial appearance of Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier, 53, who was arrested on the Canada-U.S. border on suspicion of sending a ricin-filled envelope to the White House and to five other addresses, in Buffalo, New York, U.S. September 22, 2020. Photo by Lindsay DeDario/REUTERS

Politics Aug 17

Canadian woman sentenced to nearly 22 years for 2020 ricin letter sent to Trump White House

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

World Jan 08

German police detain Iranian suspected of planning 'Islamist-motivated' attack
Germany detains Iranian over suspected poison plot after tip from U.S. security

A 32-year-old Iranian man has been detained in Germany following a tip from U.S. security officials that he could be planning an attack with deadly chemicals, officials said Sunday.

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

Nation Sep 21

Woman arrested in case of ricin letters sent to White House, Texas

The letter addressed to the White House appeared to have originated in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have said.

By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Colleen Long, Associated Press

Nation Sep 19

AP source: Envelope addressed to White House contained ricin

Federal officials intercepted an envelope addressed to the White House that contained the poison ricin, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Saturday.

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Nation Sep 05

Forgotten vials of ricin, smallpox and plague uncovered in NIH labs review

The agency began an intensive investigation of all its facilities after a scientist in July found vials of smallpox dating from the 1950s, along with other contagious viruses and bacteria that had been stored and forgotten in one lab on…

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Jan 17

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