Wednesday,  July 11, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 363 • 24 of 27 •  Other Editions

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to force a big livestock farm to meet tougher water quality standards than the state requires. Similar cases have been filed in six other Midwestern states, but this is believed to be the first to reach a state supreme court.
• The lawsuit revolves around a 2004 state law establishing standards that local governments must follow when they grant permits for new and expanding livestock operations. The intent was to make farm regulations consistent across the state.
• Larson Acres Inc. applied for a permit in 2006 to expand its operation in Magnolia, which is about 30 miles south of the state capital of Madison. At the time, the farm had 1,000 cows. It now has 2,900.
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Spate of terrorism arrests underline Britain's security jitters as it awaits Olympics

• LONDON (AP) -- The arrests of 14 people in the last week on suspicion of terrorism in Britain has underscored jitters among police and security officials as the upcoming Olympics fixes the gaze of the world -- including potential aggressors -- on London. Despite an overall decline in the number of people detained over terrorism since the 2005 bomb attacks which killed 52 commuters and 4 suicide bombers on London's transit network, experts say police and security officials are growing increasingly wary.
• Here is a look at the current terrorism threat to Britain, and the anti-terrorism laws that the U.K. will deploy to protect the Olympics:

• HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED OVER TERRORISM OFFENSES IN THE LAST WEEK?
• A total of 14 people have been arrested in two separate anti-terrorism operations spanning several cities in the last week. Seven were detained by police across central England on July 3-5, six have been charged with preparing an alleged terrorist attack and one released without charge. In London, police arrested seven people on July 5-7 -- six are still being questioned, while a 30-year-old woman has been freed without charge. In addition to those 14, two Muslim men were arrested in late June -- and later released without charge -- after they were spotted canoeing on the River Lea, a branch of which runs through the Olympic site.
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