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U.S. Vacations With A Caveat: Work
NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) — Many U.S. workers, especially men, indicate a vacation includes doing at least a little work, such as checking e-mails, researchers said. The survey of 3,304 adults conducted by Harris Interactive found 54 percent of men and 37 percent of women indicated their vacation included doing a bit of work. […]
Accused Fort Hood Plotter Appears In Court
WACO, Texas, July 29 (UPI) — An AWOL soldier who converted to Islam was formally charged Friday with a bomb plot aimed at Fort Hood in Texas. Naser Jason Abdo, 21, appeared in federal court in Waco, the Los Angeles Times reported. As he left the courtroom, Abdo, who had refused to stand during the […]
Trump Sued Over Clothes Licensing Deal
NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) — Donald Trump is being sued in New York by a firm that arranged a clothing licensing deal and says he cut off payments. The real estate tycoon’s company hired ALM International in 2003 to make licensing deals, and ALM helped broker a deal with PVH (formerly Phillips-Van Heusen) to […]
Most Support Death Penalty For Fort Hood Shooter
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) — Likely U.S. voters overwhelmingly support the death penalty for the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood massacre, a poll released Friday indicated. Three-quarters of those responding to the IBOPE Zogby International poll said they believe Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan should be sentenced to death if he is convicted of […]
Teen From Titanic Project To Get Headstone
BELFAST, Northern Ireland, July 29 (UPI) — A teen who died of injuries suffered in a fall while building the Titanic in 1910 will get a headstone at his unmarked Northern Ireland grave, officials said. Samuel Scott, 15, believed to be the first person killed in connection with the ill-fated ship, will get the headstone […]
30 Egyptian Migrants Drown In Mediterranean
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 29 (UPI) — Egyptian security forces said they found the bodies of 30 undocumented migrants floating in the Mediterranean Sea north of Alexandria. The young men from the governorates of Kafr al-Sheik, Gharbiya, Damietta and Alexandria drowned in an attempt to emigrate from Egypt to Italy, al-Masry al-Youm reported Friday. They were […]
Brain Waves Activate Car's Braking System
BERLIN, July 29 (UPI) — German scientists say an experimental driving simulator identifies brain waves of a driver about to press the brakes and can brake faster than the driver could. The Journal of Neural Engineering described an experiment with 18 test subjects wearing a cap wired with EEG sensors. When the drivers in the […]
Judge Strikes Down Broad Florida Drug Law
ORLANDO, Fla., July 29 (UPI) — Florida’s main anti-drug law is unconstitutional because it makes no allowance for intent, a federal judge says. U.S. District Judge Mary Scriven, ruling in Orlando earlier this week, said the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act is the nation’s only drug law to target people who possess […]
Kendrick Given 1-year Ban From Tennis
LONDON, July 29 (UPI) — U.S. tennis player Robert Kendrick has been suspended for one year due to a positive test for a banned stimulant, international tennis officials said Friday. Kendrick, a 31-year-old ranked No. 105 in the world, tested positive for the stimulant Methylhexaneamine during the French Open. He admitted taking the substance but […]
Wind Farm Proposal Gains In Florida
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., July 29 (UPI) — A wind energy farm with 500-foot towers on the edge of the Florida Everglades is closer to realization with a decision by Palm Beach County. The county commissioners’ vote to amend development rules Thursday eases the way for 80 wind turbines on 16,000 acres of sugar cane […]
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