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Day: April 11, 2013

Work Release Escape Notice – Shawn Washington

NAME: Shawn Washington AGE: 34 SEX: Male FACILITY: Waterloo Work Release Facility OFFENSE: Intimidation with a Dangerous Weapon, Ongoing Criminal Conduct SENTENCE: 35 Years COUNTY OF COMMITTMENT: Black Hawk PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: RACE:

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Markets set closing highs Thursday

NEW YORK, April 11 (UPI) — Stock markets climbed for a fourth consecutive trading session Thursday in New York, pushing two major indexes into record territory. The Dow Jones industrial average added

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Garcia, Leishman tied for Masters lead

AUGUSTA, Ga., April 11 (UPI) — Sergio Garcia, having grown into a sometimes disgruntled veteran still looking for a major title, shared the lead Thursday after one round of the Masters. Garcia,

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MLB: San Francisco 7, Chicago Cubs 6

CHICAGO, April 11 (UPI) — Pablo Sandoval’s two-run double highlighted San Francisco’s rally in a cold rain Thursday, bringing the Giants a 7-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. San Francisco fell behind

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Student dies after bus stop shooting

NASHVILLE, April 11 (UPI) — A Nashville teenager shot Thursday morning while waiting at a bus stop has died, hospital officials say. The victim, believed to be about 16 or 17, was

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Karzai briefs Senate on security pact

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 11 (UPI) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai said only if Afghanistan’s national interests were considered would there be a U.S.military presence after combat troops withdraw. Karzai spokesman Adela Raz

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Sexsomniac acquitted of rape

GLOSTRUP, Denmark, April 11 (UPI) — A Danish court has dismissed a rape charge against a man who said he was asleep when he molested two teenage girls. A judge in Glostrup

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Rihanna, Brown still together

LOS ANGELES, April 11 (UPI) — Rihanna and Chris Brown are still a couple, but have been fighting a lot lately, a source told UsMagazine.com. “Every second it’s a blow-up and then

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Import prices slide in March

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) — U.S. import prices fell 0.5 percent in March following a 0.6 percent climb in February, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said Thursday. Import prices for

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Mortgage rates slide slightly

WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) — U.S. mortgage rates slipped for the second consecutive week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday. Rates for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages slid from 3.54 percent with

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Drunk pilot faces charges

MINNEAPOLIS, April 10 (UPI) — A Norwegian pilot is facing charges he tried to fly a New York-bound commuter jet from Minneapolis-St. Paul airport while intoxicated. The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

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Relief at pump seen for summer drivers

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — U.S. vacationers during peak summer driving season can expect to pay around $3.63 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline, an Energy Department report said. The department’s

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Man allegedly bites off officer’s finger

MINNEAPOLIS, April 10 (UPI) — Minneapolis authorities said they have arrested a 54-year-old ex-felon for allegedly biting off a police officer’s finger. The name of the injured officer, who is listed in

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Budget outlines Social Security changes

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — U.S. President Obama put Social Security on the negotiating table Wednesday when he suggested switching how annual cost-of-living adjustments are determined. “Both parties, for example, agree that

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Hagel: North Korea near ‘red line’

WASHINGTON, April 10 (UPI) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday North Korea has been “skating very close to a dangerous line” with “bellicose rhetoric.” Hagel made the remark during a

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China preps civilian use of GPS system

BEIJING, April 11 (UPI) — China says its Beidou GPS System, which provides services to government and military users, will soon be available to citizens on public mobile phone services. “We are

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U.S. troops kill Afghan civilian

KABUL, Afghanistan, April 10 (UPI) — At least one Afghan civilian died and another was injured Wednesday when U.S. troops attacked a civilian bus in Herat province, officials said. The bus was

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