Articles Posted by TYVets
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In a bloody battle between two warring neighbours in Australia today, one man's arm was almost severed with a chain saw, while another had a finger chopped off with a Samurai sword.
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By August of 1935, Roosevelt had achieved some of his signature pieces of legislation: a new entitlement program known as Social Security, banking reform, pro-union reform, infrastructure expansion and massive transfers of wealth to the poor and middle classes. Sound familiar?
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Federal firearms officials are hoping a $10,000 reward will help them find the person who stole 70 handguns and a rifle from a retired St. Louis police officer's home. The same home was burglarized of about 8,000 rounds of ammunition a month ago. He said most of the ammunition was for assault rifles, not for the guns stolen.
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Police also say Mrs. Willingham called 911 before she was killed but they aren't releasing any information about that call. When deputies arrived at the house, the couple was dead. "We're looking at that, we've got it recorded and detectives are reviewing it," said Sheriff Arnott.
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Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is criticizing state legislation that would allow gun owners to conceal and carry their weapons. Lawmakers in Springfield are considering a bill that .......
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The wind was so strong Saturday night it blew the Showboat Branson Belle aground during its cruise with guests onboard. The Belle and local authorities tell KY3 there's no serious injuries and only three people requested medical assistance as a precaution. A passenger told KY3 over the phone Saturday night, most of the 567 passengers are calm but some are panicking. The passenger also says the captain announced it's not safe to evacuate the boat where they came aground. He said the rocky shoreline is covered in ice. Fire crews are trying to create a gameplan but the captain announced...
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EUDORA, Mo. -- A man from Polk County didn't wait on the cops when he found two people at his store in the middle of the night. He held them at gunpoint.
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GAINESVILLE, Mo. -- Its a hot button issue in the Ozarks and nation. Illegal immigration has some asking, 'is enough being done.' U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) was created under the Department of Homeland Security to ensure our nation's safety. KY3 found answering the simple question of 'who can be arrested?' is complicated. "Imagine my head hurting," Ozark County Sheriff Raymond Pace said. "I had five right off the border, still had pesos, looking for a Bank of America to cash in their pesos and get American dollars." Sheriff Pace brought undocumented immigrants to his office and called I.C.E....
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His aunt says he is undergoing major surgery for a broken back and broken heel. While he was lying on the ground, she wonders why Ozark police used an electric stun gun on him up to 19 times. “I'm not an officer, but i don't see the reason for ‘Tasering’ somebody laying there with a broken back. I don't consider that a threat,” His dad says the use of the stun gun delayed what would have been immediate surgery by two days. “The ‘Tasering’ increased his white blood cell count and caused him to have a temperature so they could...
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I call them "assault" rifles, which may upset some people. Excuse me, maybe I'm a traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity. I'll go so far as to call them "terrorist" rifles.
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ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP - news), the No. 3 U.S. oil company, on Wednesday reported quarterly profit surged 89 percent, surpassing Wall Street forecasts, driven by record oil prices and sharply higher refining margins. ConocoPhillips, like other major oil companies, has reaped a windfall from soaring crude oil prices -- which touched a record $70 a barrel in the quarter -- and better refining margins, as powerful hurricanes blew through the Gulf of Mexico, severely disrupting energy operations. The Houston company's net profit in the third quarter rose to $3.8 billion, or $2.68 a share, compared with $2.01 billion, or $1.43 a...
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Two or more earthquakes ocurred off the southern Alaskian coast between 4:00 and 4:33am EST this morning Friday 2/18/05. The frist quake was a 4.9 mag at 4:06:18 am EST 117 miles WSW of Adak, AK. The second quake of 5.1 mag at 4:33:19 am EST 113 miles WSW of Adak, AK.
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KSDK) -- Two teens have been charged with shooting a truck driver near Bourbon, Missouri. Missouri State police say 19-year-old Jeffrey Hubbard and 18 year old Paul Murta fired a .22-caliber rifle at a sign across Interstate 44. Trucker Amy Holder was hit in the head. Her injury was not serious. There have been other reports of vehicles being hit in that area. Police hope the arrests put an end to the incidents. Hubbard is charged with assault. Both he and Murta are charged with shooting across a highway. Since February, nine drivers have had the windows of their cars...
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(KSDK) - Bourbon police believe a sniper is shooting at vehicles along a 10 mile strech of Interstate 44. Thursday, a truck driver was shot near Bourbon. Police believethis is the 8th shooting since February
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Woman Locks Self Into Bear Trap VERNON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — An animal-rights activist protesting the state's bear control methods locked herself into a bear trap Monday before being arrested. Angela Metler, 47, was charged with obstruction of governmental functions and additional charges against her are pending, authorities said. "Once she entered the trap, she locked herself with a lock to the bear trap itself, which required us to first remove the lock and then remove the lady from the bear trap," Sgt. Robert Walsh said. Police also said they had to disassemble part of the trap to get her...
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America Online Can Fire Gun-Owning Employees Utah High Court Rules Friday, July 23, 2004 Self-defense took a big blow this week when the Utah Supreme Court upheld the right of America Online (AOL), America`s largest on-line service provider, to fire three employees whose firearms were stored in the trunks of their cars in the parking lot of an AOL call center in Ogden, Utah. In a decision that diminishes rights guaranteed under both the Utah and the U.S. Constitution, the court acknowledged the individual right to keep and bear arms, but said the right of a business to regulate its...
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AL-TUWAYTHA, Iraq (AFP) Mar 31, 2004 Hundreds of Iraqis living near the country's largest nuclear plant fear for their lives as dozens of radioactive barrels from the site looted at the end of the war a year ago remain there. Residents of Al-Tuwaytha compound, south of Baghdad, are reporting strange ailments and doctors say the number of children suffering from blood-related diseases is on the rise. "There are people who are losing their hair, others find spots on their skin and the colour of the face is changing," said Mohammad Abbas, a tailor. "One of my clients knows an entire...
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<p>SLAUGHTERVILLE, Okla. — An animal rights group is asking the residents of Slaughterville, Okla., to reconsider the town's name.</p>
<p>The alternative? Veggieville.</p>
<p>The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sent a latter to Slaughterville administrator Marsha Blair suggesting that the town undergo a moniker makeover to sound less hostile to furry and feathered friends. "Veggieville [is] a friendly name honoring a heart-healthy and compassionate alternative to animal corpses," the letter said.</p>
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