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Man With Altered Saudi Passport And Pressure Cooker Held In Detroit
DETROIT, (UPI) – A 33-year-old man was being held in Detroit Monday after allegedly being found with an altered Saudi passport and a pressure cooker, authorities said. Hussain al-Kwawahir was arrested at the Detroit airport Saturday after the cooking equipment was found in his luggage and his passport allegedly was found to have had a […]
Gallup To Review Methodology After Bad Miss
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – After badly missing the mark in its prediction of last November’s U.S. presidential election, the polling firm Gallup will review its statistical procedures. Gallup received heavy criticism for predicting in its daily tracking poll that Republican nominee Mitt Romney would edge out a victory over incumbent Democrat Barack Obama. Gallup’s often-quoted national […]
Democrats Lose Choice To Run For South Dakota’s U.S. Senate Seat
PIERRE, S.D., (UPI) – Stephanie Sandlin, seen by national Democrats as their best hope to retain a Democratic seat from South Dakota in the U.S. Senate, said Monday she will not run. The former U.S. representative said she had decided against running for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson so she could […]
Obama: IRS Actions ‘Outrageous’; Benghazi Controversy ‘Sideshow’
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – President Obama Monday called Internal Revenue Service targeting of conservative groups “outrageous.” But he called the storm over talking points about the consulate attack in Libya a “sideshow.” During a news conference, Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron praised each other for the enduring relationship between the United States and England […]
Brothers Call Ariel Castro ‘Monster’ For Alleged Acts Against 3 Women
CLEVELAND, (UPI) – The brothers of Ariel Castro, the Cleveland man accused of kidnapping and holding three women in his home for a decade, call their brother a “monster.” “I had nothing to do with this and I don’t know how my brother got away with it for so many years,” Pedro Castro, 54, said […]
FBI Defends Not Sharing Terror Warnings With Boston
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – Five days before two bombs detonated at the Boston Marathon, an intelligence report said the finish line was an area vulnerable to small-scale bombings. The assessment also said “no credible, specific information indicating an imminent threat” to the race had been noted, Tribune Newspapers reported Friday. “The FBI has not identified any […]
North Korea Blames Obama For Hike In Regional Tensions
PYONGYANG, North Korea, (UPI) – U.S. President Obama is to blame for increased tensions on the Korean peninsula and should stop his hostile actions, a North Korean official said Friday. A foreign ministry spokesman said Obama had told lies in terming North Korea’s actions ahead of a summit with the South Korean president “provocations” and […]
World Trade Center Spire In Place
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Construction workers in New York Friday installed a 408-foot spire atop of the World Trade Center, making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. The pieces that make the spire — 18 steel sections and three communication rings — were lifted onto a temporary platform last week. On Thursday, the […]
$1.77B In Federal Aid For Sandy Relief To Be Distributed In June
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Officials in New York City said they will begin distributing the first of $1.77 billion in federal aid for Hurricane Sandy recovery in June. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was to announce approval of the aid plan along with U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan and Sen. Charles […]
Obama To Tout Healthcare Reform To Women Before Mother’s Day
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – A new plan will help uninsured Americans get health coverage, the White House said, as President Obama planned Friday to promote healthcare reform to women. The new $150 million program will fund some 1,200 community health centers to hire and train workers to help people sign up for health insurance through healthcare […]
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