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Gas prices will soon drop to their lowest level of the year.By Monday, the national average should fall below the $3.28 a gallon that drivers paid on Jan. 1, according to analysts. The drop is a gift for those hitting the road during what is expected to be the busiest Christmas travel season in six years.Still, it s more like a stocking stuffer. That s because for the second straight year, Americans will spend a record amount on gasoline. The government estimates that gas averaged $3.63 a gallon this year, 10 cents above the record set a year ago. Drivers can only hope that forecasts for lower prices next year come true.A combinat stanley cup ion of high oil prices and supply shortages caused by refinery and pipeline problems kept gas prices elevated for most of the year. The national average hit a high of $3.94 a gallon in early April and was around $3.87 in September after Hurricane Isaac disrupted supplies from the Gulf Coast. Prices in most areas have fallen stanley water bottle since then as supplies got replenished and refiners stanley kubek switched to cheaper winter blends of fuel. However, New York and New Jersey saw temporary spikes in November due to Superstorm Sandy. At $3.77 a gallon, New York s average price is the second-highest in the nation, behind Hawaii s $4, according to auto club AAA.Californians continue to pay some of the highest gas prices in the U.S. But they re likely relieved to be spending an average of $3.59 a gallon just two months after a refinery Hocx Sprint Slows, Laying Off 2,000
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Hundreds of people have been arrested and 21 children rescued in what the FBI is calling a five-day roundup of networks of pimps who force children into prostitution.The Justice Department says it targeted 16 cities as part of its Operation Cross Country that caps off five years of similar stings nationwide.Many of the children forced into prostitution are either runaways or what authorities call thrown-aways - kids whose families have shunned them. Officials say they are preyed upon by organized networks of pimps who lure them in with shelter or drugs, then often beat, starve or otherwise abuse them until the children agree to work the streets. We together have no higher calling than to protect our children and to safeguard their innocence, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday. Yet the sex trafficking of children remains one of the most violent stanley cup and unforgivable crimes in this country. In all, authorities arrested 345 people - including 290 adult prostitutes - during the operation that ended this week. Since 2003, 308 pimps and hookers have been convicted in state and federa stanley cup usa l courts of forcing youngsters into prostitution, and 433 child victims have been rescued, Mueller said. stanley flask The cities targeted in this week s sting are: Atlanta; Boston; Dallas; Detroit; Houston; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; Miami; Montgomery County, Md.; Oakland, Calif.; Phoenix; Reno, Nev.; Sacramento, Calif.; Tampa; Toledo, Ohio and Washington.The prob Xwuz Air Traffic Controller Hands Reins to Kids
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SANTA ANA, Calif. - Prosecutors said Friday they plan to file two more murder charges against an ex-Marine accused of killing four homeless men in Southern California, this time in the stabbings deaths of a mother and son who lived near him.Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas announced the pending charges against Itzcoatl Ocampo in the stabbing deaths of Raquel Estrada and her son Juan Herrera.Charges were dropped earlier Friday against Estrada s son Eder Herrera, 24, who was arrested shortly after the October killings in Yorba Linda. We no longer have sufficient evidence to hold Mr. Herrera in custody, Rackauckas said at a news conference Friday, according to stanley drink bottle City News Service. Since the filing of the charges against Herrera and Ocampo, there has been a significant amount of new evidence discovered in the case, he said. Police link more deaths to man in homeless caseIraq War veteran Itzcoatl Ocampo charged in serial killings of California homelessThe Ora stanley canada nge County Register reported earlier this week that detectives found similarities in the cases of the Yorba Linda deaths and the stabbings of four homel stanley quencher ess men in December and January.On Thursday, authorities said they had significant evidence linking Ocampo to the Yorba Linda killings.Estrada and Juan Herrera were killed in their Yorba Linda home, less than two miles from Ocampo s residence. Estrada s son Eder Herrera was arrested the day after the kil Ydwe Hillsborough teacher charged with conducting lewd act on disabled teenage student
Shes barely old enough to drink and hasnt finished college yet, but a 21-year-old Pasco County woman will serve in Floridas House of Representatives.Shes the youngest person ever elected. It was honestly the best night of my life, said Amber Mariano, less than 24 hours after her win.While most college students watched the election as spectators, Mariano is part of it all.She just turned 21 three weeks ago. From voters, youd be surprised. Youd t adidas samba adidas hink salomon they would be like oh wow, you are too young to be doing this, but everyone that I met said wow, you are doing this so young. Thats what we need, she said.Mariano, a senior at UCF with plans to go to law school, topped Democratic incumbent Amanda Murphy in House District 36.The district includes Hudson and New Port Richey.Mariano won by just 748 votes. Balancing school, balancing work was a lot to handle. But the work doesnt stop here. I have two years now to do the best I can for my community in West Pasco. Im so honored to be able to serve them, she said.Mariano grew up around politics.Her father Jack just won his 4th term on the Pasco County commission.Now she out ranks dad. We didnt expect this opportunity to present itself so quickly in salomon winterschuhe her life. But I will tell you at six years old she said she wanted to be the first woman President, said Jack Mariano. He says Im leap frogging him. He just wanted me to follow my dream. And this is my dream, she said.Mariano may be 21, but she already has some powerful friends, getting en

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Mayor Thomas Menino called for a review of the city s fire stanley cup department in the wake of Boston media reports that autopsies of two firefighters killed in the line of duty showed one had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol and a second had traces of cocaine in his system.Autopsy reports are not public documents in Massachusetts. The media reports cited confidential sources briefed on the autopsies. State and local officials have declined to comment publicly about the content of the autopsy reports.Menino, asked about the reports, said he was concerned about procedures in the department, and said he s launching an investigation. I will order a stem to stern look at the procedures and practices of our fire department in the City of B stanley deutschland oston, Menino said.Firefighters Paul Cahill, 55, of Scituate, and Warren Payne, 53, of Canton died battling a blaze in a one-story restaurant in the city s West Roxbury neighborhood in August. Investigators said the fire burned for an hour or more inside a drop ceiling where grease had accumulated before turning into a fast-moving inferno.Payne, a 19-year veteran of the fire department, had two children and Cahill, a 14-year veteran, was a father of three. They were hailed as heroes and their funerals drew firefighters from across the country. They were the first Boston firefighters to die in the stanley cup website line of duty since 1994.A message left at the Cahill home was not returned on Thursday. A phone nu Lcqw Criminal Probe Of CIA Leak
WASHINGTON AP 鈥?A Democrat running for Congress in Nevada claimed Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid discouraged him from running because he is Muslim.Jesse Sbaih said the comments from his fellow Nevada Democrat came during a meeting the two of them had at a Las Vegas casino last August to discuss Sbaih s candidacy.Sbaih said that Reid told him that, to be blunt, his Muslim religion would preclude him from winning the race.Reid s spokeswoman, Kristen Orthman, denied the allegation and accused Sbaih of lying. Reid told him he couldn t win but that had nothing to do with his religion, this is n air force ow Jesse s version of events, Orthman said.Sbaih s comments were first reported in The Washington Post. Sbaih claimed in an interview with The Associated Press that he is speaking out now because Reid is hindering his candidacy, another accusation Reid s staff denies. The dispute comes amid a pres mizuno de idential campaign filled with hostility toward Muslims as GOP front-runner Donald Trump has suggested banning them from entering the U.S.Sbaih, 40, an attorney and native of Jordan, is a political newcomer. But he insisted he wants to run for Congress, not start at a lower rung as Reid and allies to the senator urged him to do. Reid later recruited a different Democrat, Jacky Rosen, leader of a local synagogue, to run for the seat being vacated by Republican Joe Heck, who is seeking the Senate seat now held by the retiring samba shoes Reid. I objected to that because I have every right as

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The State Department says the search continues for American victims o stanley us f last weekend s earthquake-tsunami. Fourteen Americans are known to have died. Seven Americans were killed in Thailand, seven in Sri Lanka.Some 600 Americans who were originally listed as missing have been found, but up to 3,000 have not been located.U.S. embassy officials continue to hunt for Americans who remain unaccounted for in the coastal regions hit by the tsunamis. They re asking travelers to check in with families and U.S. diplomatic posts. stanley website Marc Grossman, undersecretary of state, will lead a U.S. task force to coordinate the American response and urge other nations to assist in relief efforts. He participated in a 40-minute conference call Wednesday night with senior Japanese, Australian and Indian officials.State Department spokesman Noel Clay said they agreed to try to avoid duplicating efforts, by each other and the United Nations, to help the victims. The United States is focusing on providing clean water and basic sanitation in South Asian areas h stanley quencher it by an earthquake and tsunamis, to try to prevent illness and more deaths among survivors. Our efforts are focused, with the rest of the international community, on water and sanitation, because that is the greatest risk to people s lives, said Andrew Natsios, chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development, which distributes foreign aid.Natsios predicted the death toll eventually may exceed 100, Jbjh Dramatic video shows firefighter trapped underneath burning gas station
Trevor Bauer threw a three-hitter for his second career complete game, Jason Kipnis hit a two-run homer and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight win.Bauer 5-2 struck out 10, walked one and allowed only one runner past second base. It was the second straight three-hitter for the Indians, following Corey Kluber s in a 6-0 win over the Rays on Tuesday.Kipnis homer highlighted a three-run first inning off Chris Archer 4-10 . Carlos Santana drove in two runs while Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor also had RBIs.Cleveland l yeezy slide eads the AL Central and has won 11 straight at Progressive Field. The Indians are also 11 games over .500 41-30 .Corey Dickerson drove in the only run for Tampa adidas samba adidas Bay, which has lost seven straight.The win adidas campus homme capped a big day for Cleveland, which hosted a parade for the Cavaliers winning the NBA title. Hundreds of thousands of fans jammed downtown for the festivities to celebrate Cleveland s first championship in any major sport since 1964.One fan took the celebration too seriously in the seventh when he ran on the field from the third base stands and headed toward center field. He scaled the 9-foot high wall, raced up the steps and disappeared into the crowd before being grabbed by security.The Indians completed a 6-0 homestand, which included three-game sweeps of the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay.The Rays have matched a season-worst eight games under .500 31-39 .Bauer took a one-hitter into the sev

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NEW YORK 151; New tests have found that the DNA of former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn matches material found on the shirt of a Manhattan hotel maid who says he attacked her, two people familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press.The two people said that the tests were returned Monday afternoon. They w stanley cup ere not authorized to speak publicly about the matter and spoke to the AP on con stanley cup dition of anonymity.They said DNA found on the maid s shirt matched to a sample of DNA from Strauss-Kahn, once a French presidential contender. Strauss-Kahn is accused of attacking a 32-year-old housekeeper in his $3,000-a-night hotel suite. The West African immigrant told police he chased her down a hallway in the suite, forced her to perform oral sex and tried to remove her stockings.DSK house arrest site a new tourist hot spotDSK s freedom to cost at least $200k per mont stanley water bottle hIn N.Y.C., DSK falls victim to NIMBYStrauss-Kahn, 62, faces charges including attempted rape and sexual abuse. He is scheduled for arraignment on June 6. Staff at the Sofitel Hotel also told authorities that he had made passes at them, including flirting with a clerk and calling another employee to ask her up to his room, according to a third person with direct knowledge of investigators interviews with staff.That person also wasn t authorized to speak publicly and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.Strauss-Kahn attorney Benjamin Bra Ifhi Pasco County man arrested after deputies find juvenile chained up in garage
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CBS News The head of the Boy Scouts of America has published an open letter to parents defending his organization s procedures aimed at protecting youth from child predators. The letter comes in the wake of a Los Angeles Times report published Sunday that said the Scouts failed to report hundreds of suspected child sex abusers to authorities, and often helped cover up the accusations over two decades. The paper said a review of 1,600 of the organization s confidential perversion files dati stanley cup usa ng from 1970 to 1991 revealed that leaders often helped suspected molesters push the allegations under the rug. The newspaper also found that in about 400 cases, there was no stanley polska record of the Scouts reporting cases to police after parents, boys and staff members notified Scout leaders.Report dredges up Boy Scouts sex abuse scandalBoy Scouts decide to keep banning gay membersBoy Scouts files on suspected child abusers ordered released In his letter posted online on Monday, Chief Scout Executive Wayne Brock said the organization has expanded its youth protection measures in recent decades. He also outlined the Scouts efforts to screen volunteers, including stanley cup criminal background checks, and to train volunteers in Youth Protection practices. Brock also defined Scouting s two-deep leadership policy, which requires at least two adults to be present at all Scouting activities. No youth should ever be alone with a Scout leader for any reason, he s Bmix Kopp Wanted To Come Home
A 44-year-old Clearwater man is recovering from a broken orbital bone after he says teens driving an SUV pulled up next to him while he was riding his bike and sucker punched him through the car window Tuesday.Home surveillance video captured the attack.Derek Queener, 44, say he was riding his bike on Jackson S uggs skor treet between North Lincoln and North Prescott Streets when a group of teens pulled up next to him in Jee salomon xt p. You could feel the bright flash, said Queener of the punch. Everything went black in my left eye. Queener says he has a broken orbital bone, among other injuries.Queener told ABC Action News the teens also yelled out the window at him. They yelled out how do you like that [expletive] Queener recalled.The video has now been handed over to Clearwater PD. Not only did they assault me they decided to taunt me like it was funny, Queener said.A second man was attacked less than 24 hours later and c air max 1 alled a racial slur, according to Queener. That incident was also captured on home surveillance camera.The car is described as a silver Jeep Compass with black rims and after market ground effects package.

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