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British Teen Gets Bionic Arm
WOKINGHAM, England, Aug. 16 (UPI) — A Wokingham, England, teenager born without a hand is now the owner of a bionic arm that he says is “amazing” complete with a Mercedes logo on it. Matthew James, 14, previously had a simple open-and-close grip prosthetic limb in place of his missing hand, Sky News reported. When […]
Parties Face Deadline For Consensus
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 16 (UPI) — Nepal’s squabbling parties have until Sunday to form a unity government, as the Himalayan state faced another political crisis after its prime minister quit. Jhalanath Khanal resigned Sunday as prime minister, a post he had held for only about six month, after consensus talks with other party leaders failed. […]
Giordano To Be Held 16 More Days
ORANJESTAD, Aruba, Aug. 16 (UPI) — A judge in Aruba ordered the suspect in the disappearance of a Maryland woman be held in Aruba for 16 more days. Gary Giordano, 50, the sole suspect in the disappearance of Robyn Gardner, appeared in court in Aruba Monday. A judge ordered that Gardner remain in the country […]
Report: New Stryker Protects Troops Better
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (UPI) — The latest model of Stryker combat vehicles used by the U.S. Army in Afghanistan protects troops better than older versions, military analysts say. The new design, with a V-shaped hull, reached army brigades in the spring, USA Today reported. A total of 37 soldiers have died and 239 have been […]
Conservatives Ask Widow To Stop Using Logo
MONTREAL, Aug. 16 (UPI) — The Conservative Party of Canada sent a letter to a Quebec widow, asking her to stop using the party’s logo on her anti-asbestos Web site. Michaela Keyserlingk, whose husband died of mesothelioma — a cancer of the lungs that is linked to asbestos poisoning — received the cease-and-desist letter by […]
7,000 In U.S. Die From ‘Culture Of Honor’
NORMAN, Okla., Aug. 16 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say people in so-called culture of honor states have a greater tendency than others to react to reputation threats with hostility and violence. Collin Barnes, Ryan Brown and Michael Tamborski of the University of Oklahoma say a culture of honor puts a high value on the defense […]
7,000 In U.S. Die From 'Culture Of Honor'
NORMAN, Okla., Aug. 16 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say people in so-called culture of honor states have a greater tendency than others to react to reputation threats with hostility and violence. Collin Barnes, Ryan Brown and Michael Tamborski of the University of Oklahoma say a culture of honor puts a high value on the defense […]
Tibetan Monk Immolates Self
BEIJING, Aug. 16 (UPI) — A 29-year-old Tibetan Buddhist monk died after setting himself on fire in China to protest Chinese rule in Tibet, the Free Tibet advocacy group said. The incident, also reported by China’s official Xinhua news agency, occurred Monday in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, the second self-immolation incident in five months, which […]
Caffeine May Lower Risk Of Skin Cancer
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Aug. 16 (UPI) — In a study involving mice, U.S. researchers found caffeine applied directly to the skin helped prevent ultraviolet light from causing skin cancer. Allan Conney, director of the Susan Lehman Cullman Laboratory for Cancer Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and colleagues at the University of […]
Police: Son Kills Father With Weed Whacker
WOODRIDGE, Ill., Aug. 16 (UPI) — A Woodridge, Ill., man has been arrested on a charge of killing his father with a weed whacker, police said. Yashesh Desai, 21, allegedly beat his father, Sanjiv Desai, to death with a weed whacker Saturday while his father slept on a futon in their home, the Chicago Tribune […]
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