California considers labels on sugary drinks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California would become the first state to require warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks under a proposal in the state Legislature.
Democratic Sen. William Monning has the support of several medical groups for the bill he announced Thursday.
It would require the warning on the front of beverage containers with added sweeteners that have 75 or more calories in every 12 ounces. The label would say that drinking beverages with added sugar contributes to obesity, diabetes and tooth decay.
The industry says drink bottles already are sufficiently labeled, with calorie counts and contents.
NSA: Snowden used co-workers’ passwords
WASHINGTON – Former National Security Agency analyst Edward Snowden gained access to at least some classified documents he later disclosed by copying a password from a co-worker who has since resigned, the NSA reported to Congress. Snowden has previously said he did not steal any passwords.
The unnamed civilian employee who worked with Snowden resigned last month after the government revoked his security clearance, according to a letter that NSA legislative director Ethan L. Bauman sent this week to the House Judiciary Committee. A military employee and a private contractor also lost their access to NSA data as part of the continuing investigation, Bauman said.
Bauman’s memo, dated Monday, provides some of the first details about how Snowden retrieved so many classified documents.
Snowden, a former NSA contract systems analyst, has denied that he stole computer passwords or tricked some co-workers into giving him their passwords.
Associated Press
