Police investigate white powder at New York Times; not yet known if it's harmful

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

NEW YORK - The New York Police Department is investigating a suspicious white powder sent to the offices of The New York Times.

The newspaper told employees that the substance was found Wednesday morning when an employee opened a letter on the 13th floor of company headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Police were called to the scene and are investigating to determine if the substance is harmful.

The newspaper closed one lobby to the building, but said it was still allowing people to come and go through other exits after the discovery.



Read more: http://www.startribune.com/nation/32392709.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUJ

[amdezurik]

1. well let's see if it worked.

Were all employees evacuated? Most likely

Did that give cops free reign to riffle through desks and files? Well sure thing.

Yep, working as intended...

[rcrush]

2. Anthrax scares are soooo 2001

When are they gonna come up with something new?

[goforit]

3. What are David Frum and Cheney up to now?

[Winterblues]

4. Wonder if this came from Texas also..

It would seem someone has some issues..

[yellerpup]

5. Must be the advance buzz on the McCain article

in the Sunday magazine. Terrorists, the freaking rePugs!

[unpossibles]

6. But I thought they caught the Anthrax killer!

</sarcasm>

[Nambe]

7. It is from Bush, he´s back on the toot.

[Mesteryo]

8. Police investigate white powder at New York Times

Source: AP

The New York Police Department is investigating a suspicious white powder sent to the offices of The New York Times.

The newspaper told employees that the substance was found Wednesday morning when an employee opened a letter on the 13th floor of company headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Police were called to the scene and are investigating to determine if the substance is harmful.

The newspaper closed one lobby to the building, but said it was still allowing people to come and go through other exits after the discovery.

The discovery comes after more than 30 letters containing a suspicious powder were mailed to Chase bank branches and federal banking regulators' offices in nine cities.

Read more: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn-v2ZSHIyd75HnwKFqrvmWyt0AAD93VMG0O0

[YDogg]

9. buchco back to their usual tricks?

[LSparkle]

10. But Judith Miller has gone to work at Faux ...

:evilgrin:

[Muttocracy]

11. but... the anthrax mailer is dead! nt