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Nabisco Offering Watermelon Oreos For Summertime Treat
EAST HANOVER, N.J., (UPI) – Nabisco has given its Oreo cookie a summer makeover, offering pink-and-green creme between golden cookies that tastes like watermelon. “We chose watermelon because it is a fun, summer flavor that goes great with the golden Oreo cookie,” Oreo spokeswoman Kimberly Fontes told Time magazine in an email. Nabisco began marketing […]
Special Needs Child, 5, Removed From R.I. Play For Excess Enthusiasm
PROVIDENCE, R.I., (UPI) – A special needs child, 5, was removed from a Providence, R.I., theatrical performance of “Beauty and the Beast” for humming too loudly, her mother said. Nadia Torres, who has a rare chromosomal abnormality that prevents her from speaking, attended a June 2 performance at the Providence Performing Arts Center with her […]
Boy, 9, Finds Loaded Handgun In Movie Theater Restroom
YBOR CITY, Fla., (UPI) – A 9-year-old Florida boy who went with his family to see the new Superman movie saved the day himself when he found a loaded handgun in the theater restroom. Wesley Noland said his son, Zane, came out of the restroom at the Ybor City Muvico theater and said, “Dad, there’s […]
Oregon Sheriff Explores Using Horses As ‘Bloodhounds’
PORTLAND, Ore., (UPI) – Police and animal trainers in Oregon are exploring whether horses should be used in search and rescue operations — and a demonstration suggests they should. Joker, a gelding, took less than 3 minutes to steer his rider and locate a volunteer carefully hidden on a 13-acre tract of land, The (Portland) […]
GOP Slams IRS On Planned $70 Million In Bonuses
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – U.S. Senate Republicans are criticizing the Internal Revenue Service for plans to pay $70 million in bonuses officials say may be contractually required. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa — a member of the Senate Finance Committee — said in a letter to acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel Tuesday the bonuses would violate a […]
Mueller: FBI Has ‘Limited’ Use Of Drones
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged Wednesday the agency has “limited use” of drones for surveillance inside the United States. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Mueller described the program as limited. He said the FBI and Justice Department are working out legal ramifications of aerial surveillance. “I will tell you that our […]
Gallup: Obama’s Job Approval Outdistances Satisfaction About U.S.
PRINCETON, N.J., (UPI) – President Obama’s approval rating is higher than Americans’ satisfaction with the direction the country is headed, a Gallup survey released Wednesday indicated. The 24 percentage point gap is typical for Obama’s presidency but represents a much greater presidential job-approval nod than most presidents since Ronald Reagan enjoyed, Gallup said of its […]
Ex-USC Professor On FBI Most-Wanted List Captured In Mexico
LOS ANGELES, (UPI) – A former University of Southern California professor on the FBI’s most-wanted list for alleged sex crimes involving children was caught in Mexico, the FBI said. Bill Lewis, FBI assistant director in charge, said 64-year-old Walter Lee Williams was arrested Tuesday by Mexican authorities, The Los Angeles Times reported. The FBI said […]
U.N.: World Has ‘Alarming’ Number Of Refugees, Displaced People
GENEVA, Switzerland, (UPI) – The crisis in Syria exacerbated the plight of refugees or displaced persons, pushing displacements to an 18-year high, a U.N. refugee agency said. The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights’ annual Global Trends report, released Wednesday, showed that, as of the end of 2012, more than 45.2 million people were forcibly […]
Luncheon Meat, Hamburger, Steak, Pork Increase Diabetes Risk
BOSTON (UPI) — There is more evidence luncheon meat, hot dogs, hamburger, steak and pork increase the risk of type 2 diabetes over the long-term, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Frank B. Hu of the Harvard School of Public Health and colleagues tracked 26,357 men in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study from 1986-2006, 48,709 women in […]
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