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I’m Sarah Talk.

 

First up, the destruction that took place today in downtown Megopolous totaled $2.5 million.  The cause was reportedly due to a gas leak inside the MegaCorp skyscraper which ignited when a worker lit a cigarette in a no smoking area.  However, there have been a number of reports that state it wasn't a gas leak that caused the destruction, but a person.  That is - a person who tore out large pieces of the building's support structure to gain access to an underground vault.  As remarkable as this sounds, it has been confirmed that a vault did exist within the basement and that it was damaged in the explosion.  When Douglas McCain, Manager of the MegaCorp building, was asked if anything was destroyed or stolen from this vault, he only responded with, "Our clients are entitled to their privacy so no statement will be made."

 

In other news, the President, concerned about global terrorism, has decided to support Homeland Security’s Global Freedom Initiative, also known as the GFI.  Knowing full well that conventional weapons are not of significant value in this matter, the GFI will focus on Intelligence Gathering, Advanced Communication and Advanced Deployment Technology.  Since terrorist attacks sometimes give very little advanced warning, it is imperative that peace keeping forces can be deployed at a moment's notice and, just as importantly, be at the scene anywhere in the world just as quickly to stop any threat.  Significant resources will be applied to all three areas.

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