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Ohio wants to use pesticide on bedbugs
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- An Ohio official said his state has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for permission to use a pesticide to kill an invasion of bedbugs.
Ill. jury still debating Dugan sentence
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Chicago-area judge ordered jurors to continue deliberating in the sentencing phase of the Brian Dugan murder trial despite the Veterans Day holiday.
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Poll: U.S. split on Afghan troop timeline
Poll: U.S. split on Afghan troop timeline
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Americans are evenly split on if it is taking U.S. President Barack Obama too long to decide on sending more troops to Afghanistan, a poll indicates.
Teacher punished for class vote reinstated
FORT PIERCE, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- School board members in St. Lucie County, Fla., said they restored the tenure of a teacher who was suspended for allowing a student to be voted out of class.
Al-Qaida-Taliban power dynamic shifting
Al-Qaida-Taliban power dynamic shifting
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Shifting alliances between a weakened al-Qaida and an emboldened Taliban will figure in U.S. decisions on sending more troops to Afghanistan, analysts say.
Student charged in bomb threat
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A University of Central Florida student accused of making a false bomb threats is no longer in jail.
Report clears cops in Celtic fan's death
BOSTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The parents of a Boston Celtics fan say they don't buy the results of an investigation into the death of their son during the team's 2008 title celebration.
Madoff yacht to be auctioned next week
Madoff yacht to be auctioned next week
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The United States government will auction a luxury yacht, two vessels and a convertible seized from convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff next week.
Ida's remnants soak southeastern U.S.
Ida's remnants soak southeastern U.S.
ATLANTA, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The heavy rains that pushed Atlanta-area creeks beyond their banks and caused moderate flooding were expected to taper off Wednesday, forecasters said.
GOP senator sees term-limit amendment
GOP senator sees term-limit amendment
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Several Republican senators are proposing a constitutional amendment that would limit the number of terms U.S. congressmen may serve.
Clove smokers struggling under FDA ban
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Clove cigarette smokers in South Florida said they are among the U.S. residents struggling under a Food and Drug Administration ban on flavored smokes.
Ex-nurse given a year for drug skimming
SEATTLE, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A former nurse at a Washington state clinic was given a year in federal prison for skimming doses of the painkiller Demerol that had been intended for patients.
Russian draws 14-year term for cannibalism
MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- A Russian man accused of killing and eating parts of his mother was sentenced to 14 years and three months in prison, court officials said.
Britain set to issue new DNA rules
LONDON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- The British government says its DNA database will continue to include people who have been charged but not convicted of a crime.