From The Wire
New Maps Likely To Help Georgia GOP
ATLANTA, Aug. 15 (UPI) — New rules for the Georgia Senate likely will quicken passage of political maps favoring the Republican majority, observers say. The rules, in effect only during the special session, expected to last at least a few weeks, won passage Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The rules do away with the required […]
Egg Cholesterol Depends On What Hen Eats
TEL AVIV, Israel, Aug. 15 (UPI) — How much cholesterol eggs give a person depend on what the hen laying the eggs eats, researchers in Israel say. Dr. Niva Shapira of Tel Aviv University’s School of Health Professions and colleagues designed feeds that were high in antioxidants and lower in omega-6 fatty acids, based on […]
Man Sentenced In Iran Missile Plot
CHICAGO, Aug. 15 (UPI) — An Iranian national who pleaded guilty to attempting to export missile components and radio test sets to Iran was sentenced in Chicago to 51 months in prison. Davoud Baniameri, 38, of Woodland Hills, Calif., was sentenced Friday by U.S. District Judge Samuel Der-Yeghiayanin, the Justice Department said Monday. “This defendant […]
Study: Pathogens In Produce Resist Washing
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 15 (UPI) — U.S. researchers say a study showing E. coli and salmonella can live inside plant tissues means washing the outside of produce may not be enough to remove them. Scientists at Purdue University say E. collie was found in the tissues of mung bean sprouts and salmonella in peanut […]
3 Wounded In Winnipeg Garage Shooting
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Aug. 15 (UPI) — Three men were wounded when a gunman opened fire as they stood in a garage in suburban Winnipeg, Manitoba, police said. The victims of the 9 p.m. Sunday shooting had not been named but were listed as 26, 29 and 30 years old, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. All […]
Five Plead Not Guilty In Alleged Jihad Plot
NEW BERN, N.C., Aug. 15 (UPI) — Five North Carolina men Monday pleaded not guilty to being part of a local terrorism ring that planned jihad overseas. Two other defendants have pleaded guilty, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported. Daniel Patrick Boyd, described as the ringleader of the group, pleaded guilty in February to conspiracy […]
Pakistan Gave China Peek At U.S. Copter
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 15 (UPI) — Pakistan gave Chinese military experts access to a top-secret U.S. stealth helicopter used in the Osama bin Laden raid, Financial Times reported Monday. The British business newspaper said it learned Chinese military engineers were allowed to take photographs and remove pieces of the high-tech aircraft U.S. forces left behind […]
Retailers Expect Flat Back-to-school Sales
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (UPI) — A national trade group said U.S. retailers could expect back-to-school sales on par with 2010 or just slightly under that. The National Retail Federation predicted back-to-school shopping to average $604 per family, just $2 shy of what was predicted a year ago, The Detroit News reported Monday. Many stores this […]
Obama Meets, Eats With Veterans
CANNON FALLS, Minn., Aug. 15 (UPI) — President Obama lunched with five recent military veterans while he was in Cannon Falls, Minn., on a bus tour to rural America. Obama emerged from his bus, parked in front of the Old Market Deli, waving and smiling to onlookers, some chanting “Obama, Obama.” The lunch provided Obama […]
Report: Canada Renaming Military Branches
OTTAWA, Aug. 15 (UPI) — Canadian officials have decided to go back to the country’s old names for its military branches, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Monday. The CBC said it obtained a document revealing the Maritime Command and Air Command will revert to their old names of Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air […]
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