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Suspended cop arrested after high-speed chase - Detroit Free Press
A suspended Detroit Police officer was arrested following a high-speed chase on his motorcycle this morning. It is not clear if the officer is in jail, or what, if any, charges will be filed against him. The 23-year-old officer, who has not been ... (more...)
World Series of Golf to give amateurs chance in high-stakes event - International Herald Tribune
LAS VEGAS : For all those golfers who complain about the rising cost of playing a round, how does $200,000 (?129,250) sound? And that's the fee just to tee off. The World Series of Golf plans to host a tournament for amateurs next year in Las Vegas ... (more...)
Dollar falls against euro as oil hits new high - Forbes
The dollar fell against the euro and other major currencies on Friday as oil prices rose to a record near $128 a barrel and a rebound in construction of new homes in the U.S. did little to dispel economic gloom. The 15-nation euro bought $1.5479 in ... (more...)
US crude surges to record high on Goldman forecast - Gulf News
London: US crude shot to a record high near $128 on Friday after Goldman Sachs, the most active investment bank in energy markets, raised sharply its forecast for prices. US crude (WTI) hit a peak of $127.82 and was trading at $127.30, up $3.18, by ... (more...)
International science award nets Jericho High teen $50,000 - Newsday
A Jericho High School senior won a top $50,000 prize Friday in the world's largest precollege science fair, featuring more than 1,550 teenage competitors from 51 countries. In addition to the top prize, Sana Raoof, 17, of Muttontown, collected an ... (more...)
KU star Darrell Arthur's eligibility questioned - Houston Chronicle
KANSAS CITY ? A television report that Kansas basketball star Darrell Arthur may have been ineligible to play at his Dallas high school has fueled speculation about whether he should have ever played for the national champion Jayhawks. A math ... (more...)
High gas prices are driving scooter sales up - MSNBC
PIERRE, S.D. - Joan Kohler is not a typical new scooter customer. But the 51-year-old restaurant owner bought a candy-apple red Honda last week as worries about the price of gas overrode any trepidation about learning to drive it. With the average ... (more...)
Food Stamp Recipients Pinched by High Food Prices - ABC News
Danielle Brown stands outside a South Side market at midnight, braving the spring chill for her first chance to buy groceries since her food stamps ran out nearly two weeks ago. Lynda Wheeler shops with her daughter, Jaime, 2, shortly after midnight ... (more...)
Rain, high winds move through Louisiana, killing 1 - Miami Herald
Slow traffic moves through standing water in Bossier City, La., after storms Wednesday May 14, 2008. More than 10 inches of rain fell late Tuesday and Wednesday in the Shreveport-Bossier City area, forcing a state of emergency in Caddo Parish after ... (more...)
US swimsuit maker sues Warnaco over high-tech suit - Forbes
United States - LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - It is out of the pool and into the federal court for two of the largest U.S. swimsuit makers in a battle over high-tech and high-priced swimwear. Privately held TYR Sport Inc, the second-largest swimwear maker ... (more...)