Investigators have informed White House officials of the case, according to the people familiar with the situation, who said that such a move is typical in hacking investigations, particularly in the early stages of the probes.

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The lack of such an inquiry is particularly alarming in this case, because the interests of the BC scholars go well beyond the typical case of a scholar who sees a professional need to resist a subpoena in order to protect the reputation or privacy rights of those who sit for interviews.

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Malnutrition is particularly acute in Haiti, where the average Haitian diet contains just 1, 640 calories, 460 calories short of the typical 2, 100 daily requirement, the agency said.

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