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Target Of Alleged Killing Plot Shot Dead

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 16 (UPI) — A young Philadelphia man whose former girlfriend is charged with trying to recruit someone on Facebook to kill him has been gunned down. Police said Corey White, 22, was shot and killed late Monday near his home in West Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The killing came a few hours […]

Va. Police Recruit's Death Prompts Lawsuit

NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 16 (UPI) — The widow of a Norfolk, Va., police recruit who died after being hit on the head during training is suing the former and present police chiefs Tuesday. Patricia Kohn is seeking up to $35 million in damages, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The lawsuit was filed in state court. John Kohn, […]

Va. Police Recruit’s Death Prompts Lawsuit

NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 16 (UPI) — The widow of a Norfolk, Va., police recruit who died after being hit on the head during training is suing the former and present police chiefs Tuesday. Patricia Kohn is seeking up to $35 million in damages, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The lawsuit was filed in state court. John Kohn, […]

Obama Laments GOP's 'maximalist' Approach

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) — White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday President Obama is dismayed by Republicans’ “maximalist” approach to the debt and deficit. Lawmakers must take action to “get our deficits and debt further under control, to take dramatic action — the kind of action that will only work if it’s done […]

Obama Laments GOP’s ‘maximalist’ Approach

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) — White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday President Obama is dismayed by Republicans’ “maximalist” approach to the debt and deficit. Lawmakers must take action to “get our deficits and debt further under control, to take dramatic action — the kind of action that will only work if it’s done […]

Critic Slams Obama's Cybersecurity Plan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) — The White House cybersecurity plan does little to improve conditions and misguidedly focuses on punishing attack victims, a critic says. Internet Security Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Clinton said the plan, announced in May, is antiquated and not adequately adaptive for today’s cybersecurity environment, The Hill reported Tuesday. […]

Critic Slams Obama’s Cybersecurity Plan

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) — The White House cybersecurity plan does little to improve conditions and misguidedly focuses on punishing attack victims, a critic says. Internet Security Alliance President and Chief Executive Officer Larry Clinton said the plan, announced in May, is antiquated and not adequately adaptive for today’s cybersecurity environment, The Hill reported Tuesday. […]

Decades Of Solitary Driving Inmates Crazy

MIDWAY, Texas, Aug. 16 (UPI) — Years-long prison programs of “administrative segregation” in Texas and elsewhere are coming under attack for driving inmates crazy, critics say. More than 5,000 inmates in Texas are locked in so-called ad-seg for 23 hours a day — sometimes for decades — in cages that measure 9 feet by 7 […]

Responders Not Invited To Sept. 11 Event

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 (UPI) — First responders who rushed to the disaster scene on Sept. 11, 2001, are not invited to this year’s memorial service at Ground Zero, New York officials confirm. The service is scheduled for Sept. 11, 10 years after the terror attacks. In a statement, a spokesman for New York Mayor […]

Russia's New Stealth Fighter Debuts

ZHUKOVSKY, Russia, Aug. 16 (UPI) — Russia’s new stealth fighter jet, the Sukhoi T-50, made its public debut Tuesday at the MAKS-2011 air show near Moscow. The jet, also called the PAK FA, will enter service in 2014 or 2015, Russia’s air force chief said Tuesday, RIA Novosti reported. “We will receive a T-50 prototype […]