A veteran police officer was discharged from a Florida police force when complaints he intimidated Starbucks employees for free mochas filtered up to the chief of police. Lt. Major Garvin of the Daytona Beach, Fla., police department frequented the Starbucks outlet as often as six times a shift and refused …
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LOS ANGELES – The strongest earthquake to strike a populated area of Southern California in more than a decade rattled windows and chandeliers, made buildings sway and sent people running into the streets on Tuesday. But there were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage. The 5.4-magnitude quake …
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A mother who was caught on tape spraying her young daughter with a car wash’s pressure washer was in court Monday in a shocking child abuse case, MyFOXOrlando.com reported. Niurka Ramirez, 22, turned herself in to police in March after security footage of the incident was released. She was charged …
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BAGHDAD – It’s more power to the people in Iraq. A U.S. coalition official says electricity production jumped more than 10 percent in roughly the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period a year ago. The director of energy operations for the forces says Iraqi authorities have …
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HUNTINGTON, N.Y. – The Huntington Town Council is getting serious about Silly String. The issue: a claim that the plastic goo mars the finish on fire trucks during parades. Town spokeswoman Fran Evans said a public hearing will be scheduled to air a proposal to ban Silly String and similar …
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NEW YORK – Police and school officials are investigating a mother’s allegations that her 5-year-old son was handcuffed and taken to a hospital for a psychiatric evaluation after throwing a temper tantrum in his Queens kindergarten. Jasmina Vasquez tells the Daily News her son, Dennis Rivera, was “scared to death” …
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Angelina Jolie is pregnant, a “close source” reportedly told Us Weekly magazine. The flowing dress that Jolie wore to Sunday’s SAG Awards — as well as her curvier body — had stargazers speculating that she might have a bun in the oven. One SAG attendee told Us Weekly: “It was …
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HELENA, Mont. – The threat of another avalanche delayed search-and-rescue efforts Tuesday at the site of a large snow slide that killed two backcountry skiers near the Whitefish Mountain Resort in northwestern Montana. Authorities still didn’t know if more skiers were caught in Sunday’s avalanche. Witnesses have said they saw …
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BRAMPTON, Ontario – A Canadian judge on Monday sentenced the ringleader of a homegrown terrorist plot to set off truck bombs in Ontario to life in prison. Zakaria Amara, 24, pleaded guilty in October. He acknowledged being a leader of the so-called Toronto 18 plot to set off bombs outside …
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This is a RUSH transcript from “The O’Reilly Factor,” February 24, 2010. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. Watch “The O’Reilly Factor” weeknights at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! BILL O’REILLY, HOST: In the “Miller Time” segment tonight: taxes, Olympics and health …
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