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Tropical Storm Jose strengthens to Category 1 hurricane

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN (UPI) -- The National Hurricane Center said Jose strengthened into a hurricane Wednesday afternoon in the Atlantic Ocean. Jose formed Tuesday in the central Atlantic, more than 1,000 miles east of Hurricane Irma, and so far is following Irma's path westward toward the Caribbean. The NHC said Jose is "quickly strengthening" as it travels west-northwest at 16 mph. In its 5 p.m. advisory, the NHC said Hurricane Jose was located about 1,040 miles east of the Lesser Antilles with sustained […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 30

Business & Lifestyle

Police officer Jeff Payne involved in Utah nurse arrest video fired from paramedic job

SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- A Utah police officer who arrested a Utah nurse for refusing to hand over a patient's blood sample has been fired from his job as a paramedic. Salt Lake City Police Det. Jeff Payne, who was also a part-time paramedic, was terminated by Gold Cross Ambulance after video was released last week in which he threatened to arrest University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels. Video footage of the July 26 incident, taken from Payne's body camera, was given […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 49

Business & Lifestyle

Watchdog report: Social Security Administration paid $38 million to dead veterans

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The Social Security Administration paid out nearly $38 million to veterans that were already dead, according to an Inspector General report released last week. The Inspector General for the SSA found a systematic problem in which the SSA continues to send payments to veterans after they were listed as dead by the Veterans Administration. In other cases, the VA listed people as dead who were still alive. But the crux of the problem appears to be deaths that […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 32

Business & Lifestyle

LEGO revenue down; 1,400 job cuts to follow

BILLUND, Denmark (UPI) -- LEGO said Tuesday it plans on 1,400 job cuts, as the toy-maker's half-year revenue is down 5 percent from last year. The news comes off a nearly decade-long period of growth for LEGO, where the company had become the world's most profitable toymaker and the second-largest by sales. The toy manufacturer has long been able to compete with competition from cellphone apps and video games. LEGO said it intends to reduce its workforce by 8 percent but […]

todaySeptember 5, 2017 27

Business & Lifestyle

Man dies at Burning Man after running into fire

BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev. (UPI) -- A man attending the Burning Man festival in Nevada died Sunday after he reportedly ran into a large fire, part of the annual festival's climax. Aaron Joel Mitchell, 42, ran past security and fire officials and into the blaze of a 40-foot wooden statue that is purposely set on fire each year as part of the festivities on Saturday night, reported the Reno Gazette Journal. The Pershing County Sheriff's Office said that pieces of the statue […]

todaySeptember 4, 2017 49

Business & Lifestyle

Houston mayor imposes curfew to prevent looting

HOUSTON (UPI) -- Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Tuesday night that he will enforce a curfew to prevent looting and other "potential criminal acts" as the city struggles to from Hurricane Harvey. The curfew will begin at 12 a.m. and last until 5 a.m. Turner initially announced that the curfew would begin at 10 p.m. but revised the start time soon after the announcement. The curfew will "stop any property crimes against evacuated homes in city limits," Turner wrote on Twitter. […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 25

Automotive News

Uber to stop tracking riders after trip is over

SAN FRANCISCO (UPI) -- Mobile ride-hailing service Uber said Tuesday it would stop one of its most controversial practices -- tracking the location of riders for 5 minutes after their trip ends. The company told The Hill its new update would allow users to share their location data with Uber only when they are actively using the app. Uber faced backlash from customers and privacy advocates last year when it announced its decision to collect the data even after a ride had ended. […]

todayAugust 29, 2017 32

Automotive News

Moscow gets its first traffic signals powered by renewable energy

MOSCOW (UPI) -- The Russian capital, Moscow, now has its first traffic signals ever to be powered by renewable energy, the nation's Center for Traffic Organization announced. "Traffic lights of the new system have two independent sources of energy: a wind generator and a solar battery," Vadim Yuryev, the head of the Russian Center for Traffic Organization, was quoted by the Tass news agency as saying. According to him, relying on renewable energy is a good solution for traffic management for some of […]

todayAugust 28, 2017 68

Judicial Watch

White supremacist Christopher Cantwell arrested on 3 felony charges related to Charlottesville protests

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (UPI) -- A white supremacist who was featured in a Vice documentary about the Charlottesville, Va. protests recently, Christopher Cantwell turned himself into authorities in Virginia Wednesday night. Cantwell had warrants for his arrest on two felony counts of illegal use of tear gas and other gases, and one felony count of malicious bodily injury with a caustic substance. The charges were related to actions Cantwell allegedly committed on the eve of the August 12 "Unite the Right" rally, […]

todayAugust 24, 2017 33

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