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Dog found two days after airport escapeFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:16:57 PMANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (UPI) -- The Alaska Department of Transportation said a dog that escaped from its kennel at an Anchorage airport was recaptured two days later. Roger Wetherell, a spokesman for Anchorage Ted Stevens International Airport, said the Australian miniature shepherd, Fesgahi, escaped from its kennel about 3 p.m. Monday while it was being un... Read more |
Violence dips in Boston in rainy JuneFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:16:15 PMBOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- An unusually wet June may have helped cut down on bloodshed on the streets of Boston, officials said. The city recorded only one fatal shooting in the month, The Boston Globe reported Friday. There were only 15 shootings in all, down 60 percent from June 2008. We'll take it every time,'' Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis told... Read more |
Web site picks 'Top Five Quirky Parades'Friday 03rd of July 2009 07:13:14 PMWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 3 (UPI) -- A travel Web site has picked the Pasadena, Calif., Doo Dah Parade as the top quirky parade in the United States. VirtualTourist.com chose the Pasadena parade, which is famed for its barbecue and hibachi marching grill teams, for the No. 1 slot on its list of the Top Five Quirky U.S. Parades. Read more |
OAS head presses global concerns in HondurasFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:11:42 PMby Sophie Nicholson TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) -- The head of the Organization of American States began talks here on Friday in a bid to resolve the political mayhem triggered by the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya.On the eve of the visit, the leaders who deposed ... Read more |
Weather Channel nixes smooth jazzFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:11:05 PMATLANTA, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. cable network the Weather Channel has announced an end to the smooth jazz playing in the background of its Local on the 8s segments. Geoffrey Darby, who joined the network as executive vice president of programming in February, said the segments will now feature soft rock songs instead of the smooth jazz that has accompanied... Read more |
OAS head to press global concerns in HondurasFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:11:03 PMby Sophie Nicholson TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) -- The head of the Organization of American States arrived here Friday for talks to try to resolve the political mayhem triggered in Honduras by the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya.On the eve of the visit... Read more |
OAS head due to press global concerns in HondurasFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:10:56 PMby Sophie Nicholson TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) -- The head of the Organization of American States was due here Friday for talks to try to resolve the political mayhem triggered in Honduras by the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya.On the eve of the visit... Read more |
26 dead in Pakistani helicopter crashFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:06:46 PMISLAMABAD, Pakistan, July 3 (UPI) -- At least 26 members of the Pakistani armed forces died Friday when a military transport helicopter crashed in the Northwest Frontier province, officials said. The pilot sent out a distress call as he flew back to Peshawar from an area near the border with Afghanistan, the BBC reported. The MI-17 helicopter crashed in a Tali... Read more |
Powell warns Obama of ambitious agendaFriday 03rd of July 2009 07:01:47 PMWASHINGTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Colin Powell, who broke ranks with the Republican Party to support Barack Obama, tells CNN the U.S. president's agenda may be too ambitious and too expensive. I think one of the cautions that has to be given to the president -- and I've talked to some of his people about this -- is that you can't have so many things on the table t... Read more |
Honduran troops seen shooting protest busFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:57:16 PMTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July 3 (UPI) -- Honduran soldiers were caught on video shooting the tires of buses carrying protesters supporting deposed President Manuel Zelaya. The video, obtained by CNN and televised Friday, was reportedly taken just outside Tegucigalpa by a supporter of Zelaya en route to a demonstration in the Honduran capital in favor of Zelaya's... Read more |
Study: H1N1 flu spreads inefficientlyFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:55:32 PMBOSTON, July 3 (UPI) -- Influenza A H1N1, the swine flu virus, has so far spread from person to person less effectively than other seasonal flu viruses, U.S. researchers found. A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the virus has a form of surface protein that binds inefficiently to receptors ... Read more |
Stolen crown found at police stationFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:51:26 PMSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 3 (UPI) -- A Stockholm, Sweden, museum said a decorative Mongolian silver crown that was stolen in 1984 has spent more than 20 years in police storage. Officials with the Museum of Ethnography said the crown, part of a Mongolian woman's costume, disappeared during a power blackout in 1984 and was not seen again until the Swedish Police ... Read more |
Friend: Sanford lover got e-mailed threatFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:48:25 PMCOLOMBIA, S.C., July 3 (UPI) -- A TV anchor in Argentina who is friendly with South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's lover says she and the governor received an anonymous online threat. Eduardo Feinmann said Maria Belen Chapur received the threat before Christmas 2008, apparently from the same person who hacked into her e-mail account and intercepted exchanges wit... Read more |
Old monkey dead at Utah zooFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:46:39 PMSALT LAKE CITY, July 3 (UPI) -- Officials at Utah's Hogle Zoo said a capuchin monkey thought to be among the world's oldest has died from cancer in its jaw. Zoo spokeswoman Holly Braithwaite said the monkey, Jocco, died in its sleep June 13 and a sign has been placed at the monkey's habitat to inform his friends, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Friday. Read more |
MLB: Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee 1 (10 inn.)Friday 03rd of July 2009 06:30:05 PMCHICAGO, July 3 (UPI) -- Jake Fox drove in the game-winner Friday with a 10th-inning bases loaded walk, helping the Chicago Cubs edge the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1. Fox went hitless, but his two-out walk was the third straight pass given up by losing pitcher Mark DiFelice (4-1), who also threw a wild pitch before walking Fox. Starter Carlos Zambrano knocked ... Read more |
MLB: New York Yankees 4, Toronto 2Friday 03rd of July 2009 06:28:18 PMNEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- A.J. Burnett yielded two runs and six hits in seven innings Friday, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Burnett (7-4) walked two batters, struck out seven and limited the heart of Toronto's batting order to two hits in 12 combined at-bats. Robinson Cano and Alex Rodriguez both hit solo homers, M... Read more |
UPI NewsTrack SportsFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:17:29 PMFederer, Roddick reach Wimbledon finals LONDON, July 3 (UPI) -- Roger Federer, reaching his record seventh consecutive Wimbledon final, will go against Andy Roddick for the highest-profile championship in tennis. Federer, seeded second, defeated 24th-seeded Tommy Haas 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, 6-3 Friday to reach his 20th career Grand Slam final. He ... Read more |
WHO: H1N1 flu spreading, 'unstoppable'Friday 03rd of July 2009 06:11:10 PMCANCUN, Mexico, July 3 (UPI) -- The head of the World Health Organization said the spread of the swine flu worldwide is unstoppable. Speaking at a flu summit in Mexico, WHO's Margaret Chan said most influenza A H1N1 cases are mild and people recover without treatment. As the summit began in Cancun, British health officials predicted more than 100,000 n... Read more |
Stanford victims file class action suit against insurersFriday 03rd of July 2009 06:05:53 PMWASHINGTON (AFP) -- Two US legal firms announced Friday that they have filed a class action suit against a London-based insurer on behalf of the Mexican victims of fraudulent financier Allen Stanford.The lawsuit was filed by the Strasburger & Price and Cast... Read more |
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science NewsFriday 03rd of July 2009 05:37:32 PMNew 'river blindness' drug shows promise GENEVA, Switzerland, July 3 (UPI) -- A new drug to be tested in three African countries could greatly reduce cases of onchocerciasis, commonly called river blindness, health officials said. This is a devastating illness that has plagued 30 African countries for centuries, said Dr. Uche ... Read more |
