Liberty News
Organized Crime Enters Wildlife Smuggling
NEW YORK, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Organized crime is threatening wildlife by participating in increasingly sophisticated illegal trading in wildlife parts, a U.S. study says. With little help from antiquated enforcement measures, some of the world’s most beloved species, including rhinos, tigers and elephants, are being decimated on a scale never before seen, a paper […]
Hurricane Eugene Grows In Eastern Pacific
MIAMI, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Eugene strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane Tuesday while churning in the eastern Pacific Ocean well off the Mexican coast, forecasters said. The storm was heading west-northwest about 535 miles southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, the National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. EDT advisory. Eugene had sustained winds of […]
Submarine Found With $180M In Cocaine
MIAMI, Aug. 2 (UPI) — A drug smugglers’ submarine with $180 million worth of cocaine inside has been found off the coast of Honduras, the U.S. Coast Guard says. On July 13, a customs plane spotted a “self-propelled semi-submersible,” and the Coast Guard cutter Seneca stopped it and captured five people, but the crew succeeded […]
Local Gun Bans Falling Under Florida Law
MIAMI, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Florida towns have begun taking down signs banning guns in parks and public buildings to comply with a new state law. Under a bill passed by the Florida Legislature that takes effect Oct. 1, all counties and municipalities must repeal ordinances limiting guns, under penalty of fines of up to […]
Neighbor Killed Over Yardwork, Police Say
IXONIA, Wis., Aug. 2 (UPI) — A Wisconsin man was killed by two neighbors during an argument over mowing the lawn, police allege. James Richardson, 51, and James Richards, 19, who was staying with him, were charged Monday with killing Beau Butschke, 28, of Ixonia, Wis., July 14 and hiding his body in a shed, […]
Muslims Condemn Attacking Civilians: Poll
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Muslim Americans are the strongest opponents of attacking civilians, by either the military or small armed groups, Gallup polls released Tuesday show. The findings come from a report by the Abu Dhabi Gallup Center, “Muslim Americans: Faith, Freedom, and the Future,” based on 2010 Gallup surveys. […]
Poll: President, Congress Should Cut Pay
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (UPI) — An overwhelming majority of U.S. voters want Congress to take a cut in pay until the federal budget is balanced, a Rasmussen Reports survey indicated Tuesday. While 82 percent said lawmakers should take a 25 percent pay cut until the budget is balanced, 48 percent said they thought the president […]
R.I. City Files For Bankruptcy Protection
CENTRAL FALL, R.I., Aug. 2 (UPI) — The city of Central Falls, R.I., battered by debt and years of financial woes, has filed for bankruptcy protection. Robert Flanders Jr., who took over the city’s government last year as a receiver, filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection Monday, The Boston Globe reported Tuesday. Among other problems, […]
Lawyer Gets 4 Months For Lying To FBI
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 2 (UPI) — A Cleveland lawyer was sentenced to four months in jail Tuesday for his part in a case-fixing scandal involving a former Cuyahoga County auditor. A federal judge in Akron also ordered Joseph O’Malley to spend six months in home confinement, pay a $10,000 fine and perform 250 hours of […]
Gingrich Swears Twitter Followers Are Real
DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 2 (UPI) — Newt Gingrich’s campaign says he does have 1.3 million Twitter followers, despite charges that some were made up. On Sunday, the former House speaker and Republican presidential candidate complained to his hometown Georgia newspaper, the Marietta Daily Journal, that the media are ignoring him even though he has […]
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