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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, […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Solar eclipse crosses U.S. as millions view historic sight

CARBONDALE, Ill./ST. LOUIS (UPI) -- The United States' first total solar eclipse in 38 years arrived Monday, as millions witnessed the historic event. The eclipse became one of the largest mass migrations in human history, as experts said more than 200 million Americans were within a day's drive of the path of totality. The partial eclipse began on the Oregon coast at 9:04 a.m., PDT -- between Lincoln City and Newport. The full eclipse started at 10:16 a.m., and the maximum phase occurred […]

todayAugust 21, 2017 53

Automotive News

Most expensive British car ever sold goes for $22.5 million

MONTEREY, Calif. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI) -- During an auction at Monterey Car Week in California this past weekend, the most expensive British car ever sold exchanged hands for the sum of $22.5 million. According to a report from the British newspaper The Telegraph, the 1956 teal and white Aston Martin DBR1 was sold to an unnamed buyer who called into the auction to place bids. Aston Martin enthusiasts consider the DBR1 as the best model produced in the car manufacturer's storied history. […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Former Northwestern University professor, Oxford employee arrested for bizarre fantasy murder

CHICAGO (UPI) -- A Northwestern University professor and an Oxford University employee were arrested Sunday for their alleged involvement in the stabbing death of a 26-year-old man in Chicago - a murder prosecutors say was part of a violent sexual fantasy. Wyndham Lathem, a 43-year-old microbiologist at Northwestern University and Andrew Warren, a 56-year-old British payroll employee at Oxford University in England, are suspects in the death of Trenton Cornell-Duranleau, who was stabbed stabbed more than 47 times to his back, […]

todayAugust 21, 2017 47

Business & Lifestyle

China overtakes Japan as largest U.S. creditor with $1.1 trillion owed

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- China has once again become the United States' largest creditor, Treasury Department figures released Wednesday indicate. China sold off some of its U.S. Treasury bonds last year to prop up its own currency, the yuan, but its holdings of U.S. government debt have increased this year to $1.15 trillion, an increase of $44 billion since June. The policy means the United States currently owes China more money than any other country. Japan held that position for the past eight months but […]

todayAugust 16, 2017 45

World

Britain’s new $3.86 billion aircraft carrier arrives at home port

PORTSMOUTH, England (UPI) -- Great Britain's largest aircraft carrier, the newly built HMS Queen Elizabeth, arrived in Portsmouth, England, to a festive welcome Wednesday. The 919-foot, 65,000-ton warship sailed into its home port on the English Channel as thousands of people watched. Speaking aboard the vessel, Prime Minister Theresa May called it a symbol of the United Kingdom's stratus as a "great global maritime nation." "Britain can be proud of this ship and what it represents. It sends a clear signal that as Britain […]

todayAugust 16, 2017 30

Business & Lifestyle

Study reveals transgender troops ban could cost $960 million

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (UPI) -- If the U.S. military implements President Donald Trump's directive to ban transgender people from serving, it would cost the U.S. government about $960 million, according to a report. The study released by the Palm Center estimates the cost to replace the transgender service members would be 114 times more than the $8.4 million to provide them care for gender transition. "President Trump said that he wants to fire honorably serving transgender troops in order to save […]

todayAugust 15, 2017 63

National

Tillerson, Mattis say ‘no’ to regime change on North Korea

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Top U.S. officials confirmed their united front on North Korea: denuclearization through a new policy of "strategic accountability," and not regime change, is what they seek from Pyongyang in a time of heightened tensions. In a jointly written opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis stated the United States does not seek to "inflict harm" on the "long-suffering North Korean people." "We are replacing the […]

todayAugust 14, 2017 34

Business & Lifestyle

Drunk American tourist punched, arrested after giving Nazi salute in Germany

DRESDEN, Germany (UPI) -- An American tourist was punched after drunkenly giving the Nazi salute several times on the streets of Dresden, Germany, over the weekend. The incident occurred early Saturday morning, apparently after a night of drinking. The 41-year-old American tourist suffered minor injuries as a result of the assault. The tourist also had the insignia of "unconstitutional organizations, which includes Nazi symbols." It is illegal to express or display Nazi symbols or slogans in Germany. The American was detained by German […]

todayAugust 13, 2017 66

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