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1.5 M Powerball tickets sold on first day in Fla.
Posted by Examiner Florida Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Lottery officials say about 1.5 million Powerball tickets were sold the first day they went on sale in Florida. Florida is the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin Islands, to offer the game.
December Auto sales: Toyota
Posted by Examiner California Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Toyota Motor Co. said Monday its sales in the U.S. fell sharply in December, but the Japanese auto giant remained ahead of Ford Motor Co. and retained its position as the No. 2 vehicle seller in the U.S. for 2008. Toyota said its December sales fell...
Turnbow, Daigle agree to deals with Rangers
Posted by Examiner Texas Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Former All-Star pitcher Derrick Turnbow agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers along with fellow right-handers Casey Daigle and Elizardo Ramirez. The 30-year-old Turnbow was an All-Star in 2006 and was with the Milwaukee organization...
Citgo suspends low-income heating oil program
Posted by Examiner Massachusetts Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Citgo, the Venezuelan government's Texas-based oil subsidiary, has suspended shipments of heating oil for poor families in the United States, citing falling oil prices and the world economic crisis, the nonprofit organization that distributes the...
Collins to join Biden on trip to southwest Asia
Posted by Examiner Maine Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Sen. Susan Collins says she'll be accompanying Vice President-elect Joe Biden and a small group of Senate colleagues on a trip to southwest Asia later this week. Kevin Kelley, Collins' spokesman, says that for security reasons, the precise location...
Ill. mother wins suit over son’s prison killing
Posted by Examiner Illinois Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
A judge has ordered an Illinois prison inmate who killed his cellmate - after allegedly warning guards he would harm the man - to pay $13 million to the dead inmate's estate and his mother. U.S. Magistrate Judge Byron Cudmore issued the default judgment...
Investment adviser arraigned on fraud charges
Posted by Examiner Georgia Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
A former Atlanta stockbroker and investment adviser is accused of diverting about $3 million for personal use, including $1 million from a 90-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease. Frederick J. Barton was arraigned Monday on charges of wire fraud,...
Md. files criminal charges against councilman
Posted by Examiner Maryland Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
The State Prosecutor has filed criminal charges against a Baltimore County councilman for two counts of felony theft and election law violations. A grand jury returned an indictment against Kenneth Oliver, 4th District council member and a Democrat....
Breaking News From California December Auto sales: Toyota
Toyota Motor Co. said Monday its sales in the U.S. fell sharply in December, but the Japanese auto giant remained ahead of Ford Motor Co. and retained its position as the No. 2 vehicle seller in the U.S. for 2008. Toyota said its December sales fell 37 percent to 141,949 vehicles from 224,399 in the...
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Breaking News From New York LI man aims at duck, hits man, gets arrested
He meant to shoot the ducks. A Long Island man is facing charges including reckless endangerment and assault after he shot another hunter while out duck hunting on Saturday. Nassau County authorities said the Brentwood man had his loaded shotgun pointed in the direction of the other man, then tried to...
Breaking News From North Carolina Auction delayed for Laurean’s former NC home
An auction has been delayed for the North Carolina house where investigators found the charred remains of a pregnant Marine from Ohio. The Daily News of Jacksonville, N.C., reports Monday's scheduled auction was postponed for Jan. 26. There was no immediate word on the reason for the change.
Breaking News From Florida 1.5 M Powerball tickets sold on first day in Fla.
Lottery officials say about 1.5 million Powerball tickets were sold the first day they went on sale in Florida. Florida is the 30th state, along with the District of Columbia and the U.S Virgin Islands, to offer the game.
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