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GOP 'supercommittee' Picks All Anti-tax
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Rep. Jeb Hensarling and Sen. Pat Toomey were announced Wednesday as two of six GOP members of the panel charged with cutting the U.S. budget by $1.5 trillion. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio selected Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp and Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, both […]
GOP ‘supercommittee’ Picks All Anti-tax
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Rep. Jeb Hensarling and Sen. Pat Toomey were announced Wednesday as two of six GOP members of the panel charged with cutting the U.S. budget by $1.5 trillion. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio selected Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp and Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton, both […]
Members Of Texas Prison Gang Arrested
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 10 (UPI) — Authorities in Texas say members of the Mexican Mafia prison gang have been arrested in Hondo on drug and firearm charges. Nine members and associates of the group, considered the oldest and most powerful prison gang in the United States, were arrested Tuesday in a joint state and federal […]
Capital One To Expand With $2.6B HSBC Deal
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 10 (UPI) — Capital One Financial said Wednesday it had agreed to buy the U.S. credit card division from HSBC for about $2.6 billion in a cash and stock deal. The deal is not expected to close until the second quarter of 2012, Capital One said in a statement. The firm said […]
Boy Survives 20 Minutes Underwater
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug. 10 (UPI) — A 12-year-old Washington boy has amazed doctors by surviving after being immersed in the Pacific Ocean for almost 20 minutes, authorities said. Charles “Dale” Ostrander’s limp body was recovered from the waters off Long Beach, Wash., 20 minutes after being pulled into the ocean by a riptide Aug. 5, […]
Four-year-old Girl Allegedly Found Naked With Neighbor
REDLANDS, Calif., Aug. 10 (UPI) — A California man says he found his 4-year-old daughter naked in a neighbor’s apartment with the unclothed 52-year-old man, police said. The father called Redlands police and waited for them outside the neighbor’s door, The (Riverside) Press-Enterprise reported. Terence Anthony Giberson was arrested Monday night. “He showed remarkable restraint […]
California Girl, 9, Mauled By Pit Bull
SACRAMENTO, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A California girl is recovering after a savage mauling by a neighbor’s pit bull but may have suffered permanent nerve damage, doctors say. Sabrina Carrasco, 9, of Sacramento, was attacked Saturday night, The Sacramento Bee reported. Animal control officers said the pit bull got out of the fenced yard where […]
Man Charged With Raping Teen Prostitutes
SEATTLE, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A Seattle man posing as a law enforcement officer allegedly raped two 15-year-old prostitutes and handcuffed a third prostitute. Julian Tarver allegedly found the two 15-year-olds on Backpage.com, a Web site owned by Village Voice Media, Seattlepi.com reported Tuesday. Backpage is under fire for allegedly allowing underage prostitutes or their […]
Gbabgo Allies Rounded Up In Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, Aug. 10 (UPI) — A lawyer for former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo said the current government can’t call for reconciliation while simultaneously arresting former officials. Herve Gouamene, a lawyer for Gbagbo, said he condemned the arrest of former regime officials in Ivory Coast by the government of President Alassane Ouattara. “What we […]
Double-dip Could Squeeze Farmers
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 10 (UPI) — Purdue University agriculture economist Mike Boehje said a second U.S. recession could disrupt demand enough to squeeze profits out of livestock farming. “A situation like that certainly has the potential to take the profitability out of livestock production,” he said, pointing out that farmers are vulnerable to a […]
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