The city of Keene, N.H., has sued a group that feeds change into parking meters that are about to expire, saying members are harassing enforcement officers.
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A former high-level Homeland Security appointee says ammonium nitrate bomb prevention program now consists of just one employee
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The Mexican capital removes the salt shakers from the tables of city’s eateries to lower the average salt intake, which is double the recommended level
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Residents in the Japanese city of Yokohama came in for a shock earlier today after city officials mistakenly posted a tweet stating that North Korea had launched a missile.
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There goes another one. The crisis slashed the city’s tax revenues by 70 percent. Stockton’s unemployment and violent crime rates now rank among the worst in the nation.
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The Houston City Council passed an ordinance meant to help track down criminals who try to resell stolen valuables. Gold-buying businesses will now be required to photograph and fingerprint sellers as well as photograph the items that are being sold to the dealer.
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Forget Mali, Libya and Egypt; Algeria is the big prize in north Africa. This article explains the troubled history of France and Algeria and where we are now. Algeria was a part of France for 132 years. That is “part of” and not a colony!
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A Missouri lawmaker has stirred up a bit of controversy after she proposed a law that would require people to notify their child’s school if they own or buy a gun.
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Some of the most common and most powerful prescription painkillers on the market will be restricted sharply in the emergency rooms at New York City’s 11 public hospitals, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said Thursday in an effort to crack down on what he called a citywide and national epidemic of prescription drug abuse.
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While power riots are a frequent sight in Karachi, the city’s residents were seen protesting against a new crisis on Saturday — domestic shortage of gas.
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