Funding crisis threatens security plans for US World Cup matches just 100 days before kick-off
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Representatives from cities hosting the FIFA World Cup later this summer testified before a congressional committee on Tuesday, laying out their concerns over potentially “catastrophic” problems with security as the event nears. Speaking at a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, witnesses pointed at two primary reasons why security preparations are far behind where they need to be with little more than 100 days before the World Cup kicks off: the freezing of FEMA funds earmarked for World Cup security and a lack...