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Syrian Cities Scrubbed Ahead Of U.N. Visit
LATAKIA, Syria, Aug. 22 (UPI) — A U.N. team inspected a Syrian city for atrocities Monday hours after the regime scrubbed blood off the streets to hide evidence, diplomats and residents said. The U.N. humanitarian fact-finding team arrived at the Mediterranean port city of Latakia following a large-scale security-force city cleanup, especially of the Ramel […]
Source: DA To Drop Strauss-Kahn Charges
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (UPI) — New York’s district attorney will ask a judge to dismiss the sexual-assault case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a person briefed on the matter said. The office of Cyrus Vance Jr. has prepared a “dismissal on recommendation” motion that would detail the reasons Vance and his aides believe the case could […]
Libyans Celebrate Gadhafi’s Evident End
TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Libyans celebrated the evident end of Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule Monday and U.S. President Barack Obama said their country’s future was now in their hands. As Libyans rejoiced in central Tripoli, ripping down and trampling Gadhafi posters, and in Benghazi, the capital of the rebel-controlled eastern part of the […]
Libyans Celebrate Gadhafi's Evident End
TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Libyans celebrated the evident end of Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule Monday and U.S. President Barack Obama said their country’s future was now in their hands. As Libyans rejoiced in central Tripoli, ripping down and trampling Gadhafi posters, and in Benghazi, the capital of the rebel-controlled eastern part of the […]
Pakistani PM Says Army Not The Answer
KARACHI, Pakistan, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Pakistan’s prime minister has indicated sending in the army may not bring peace in Karachi where deadly violence with mounting toll rages. Speaking to reporters Sunday, Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani referred to growing calls for military action in the country’s largest city, where the latest wave of political and […]
Poll: 26 Percent of Americans Approve of Obama’s Handling of Economy, A New Low
Poll results released Thursday from Gallup show that just 26 percent of Americans approve of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy, which is a new low for the President. The President’s approval rating on the economy has sunk 11 points since the polling agency last measured it in mid-May. Previously, his lowest approval rating on the economy was 35 percent in November 2010.
Poll: 26 Percent of Americans Approve of Obama's Handling of Economy, A New Low
Poll results released Thursday from Gallup show that just 26 percent of Americans approve of President Barack Obama’s handling of the economy, which is a new low for the President. The President’s approval rating on the economy has sunk 11 points since the polling agency last measured it in mid-May. Previously, his lowest approval rating on the economy was 35 percent in November 2010.
8 Rescued From Sinking Boat
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 22 (UPI) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight men shortly before their fishing boat sank off the Southern California coast. KFMB-AM, San Diego, reported the anglers found themselves in trouble Saturday night when smoke started pouring from the engine of the 45-foot fishing boat Osprey. A rescue helicopter flew to the […]
Wing Walker Dies In Fall From Plane
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Aug. 22 (UPI) — An airplane wing walker fell to his death during a stunt at an airshow in Michigan, officials said. Todd Green of the Third Strike Wing Walker group fell about 200 feet while trying to move from the plane to a helicopter about 1:30 p.m. Sunday during a performance […]
Search For A Missing Mom Ends
WEST VALLEY CITY, Nev., Aug. 21 (UPI) — The search for a still-missing West Valley City, Nev., mother has come to an end, police say. The Nevada desert search for Susan Cox Powell, who has been missing for 20 months, was ended on Saturday afternoon, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. A four-member detective team gathered […]
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