WASHINGTON – The U.S. military in Iraq has begun using a laser device mounted on soldiers’ M-4 rifles to “dazzle” Iraqi drivers who fail to heed warnings to stop at checkpoints, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Lt. Col. Barry Venable said the laser device should not be called a weapon …
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Many small businesses felt the effects of Monday’s “Day Without Immigrants” protest, which led hundreds of thousands of students and workers to stage walkouts across the nation. Click here to visit FOXBusiness.com’s NEW Small Business page. Organizers of the massive event, stretching from New York to Los Angeles, said the …
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This is a partial transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” May 2, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET and listen to the “Radio Factor!” BILL O’REILLY, HOST: Factor “Follow-Up” segment tonight. As we told you last week, a …
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BARDSTOWN, Ky. – Two skydivers collided about 200 feet above the ground and their parachutes deflated, causing the divers to plummet, authorities said. One later died. John Kevin Benningfield, 33, was pronounced dead at Flaget Memorial Hospital, Nelson County Coroner Joseph Greenwell said Sunday. The other skydiver, Chris Snellen, was …
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DETROIT – The man who police say shot and killed rapper Proof in a nightclub shootout acted lawfully in defense of another man, the county prosecutor said Tuesday. But Mario Etheridge still will have to face weapons charges in the April 11 incident in which Etheridge’s 35-year-old cousin Keith Bender …
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – In a crackdown on suspected illegal file sharing, police raided 10 locations in central Sweden and shut down a popular site called The Pirate Bay. Three people were detained for questioning. Three Swedes, ages 22, 24 and 28, were suspected of violating copyright laws but had not …
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WASHINGTON – A congressman under investigation for bribery was caught on videotape accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded, according to a court document released Sunday. Agents later found the cash hidden in his freezer. At one audiotaped meeting, Rep. …
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WASHINGTON – Personal data, including Social Security numbers of 26.5 million U.S. veterans, was stolen from a Veterans Affairs employee this month after he took the information home without authorization, the department said Monday. Click here to read the statement by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim …
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This is a partial transcript from “On the Record,” May 11, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: Former heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson died today. He was 71 years old. Earlier tonight, I spoke with another boxing champ, Mike Tyson. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) Mike, it’s a …
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NEW YORK – Jessica Alba has a new starring role: host of the MTV Movie Awards. “It’s always a crazy, fun show, and I can’t wait to be right in the middle of the action,” the 25-year-old actress said Monday in a statement to The Associated Press. Alba is nominated …
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