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Monday, September 12, 2011

Liquor store density linked to homicides

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say violent crime would drop if local ordinances limited the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban single-serve containers of alcohol. Sociology professors Robert N. Parker and Kirk R. Williams, co-directors of the Presley Center for Crime... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

One, two drinks a day good for heart

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- How and when a person drinks may be a more significant factor than how much one drinks in how alcohol affects the body, U.S. researchers say. Study author John Cullen, a research associate professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, says... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Federal disaster declared for Texas fires

HOUSTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A federal disaster was declared for one Texas county being ravaged by wildfires that destroyed at least 1,400 homes in the past week, state officials said. The declaration opens the door for federal disaster relief for those affected in Bastrop County, although the Texas... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

Arrest warrant sought for Gadhafi

TRIPOLI, Libya, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The prosecutor for the International Criminal Court is asking for the arrest of fugitive Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, the court said. At The Hague in the Netherlands, prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo asked Interpol to issue a Red Notice to arrest Gadhafi for the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Judge denies DNA retesting in Amanda Knox trial

PERUGIA, Italy, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- An Italian appeals court Wednesday rejected a prosecution request for more DNA testing on the alleged weapon used in the slaying of a British exchange student. The ruling is seen as a victory for lawyers representing U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend... Sign in to see full entry.

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