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Marijuana farming rebounds in economic hard times

Sep. 10, 2009
Machete-wielding police officers have hacked their way through billions of dollars worth of marijuana in the country's top pot-growing states to stave off a bumper crop sprouting in the tough economy. The number of plants seized has jumped this year in...
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Police kill man threatening granddaughter

BALTIMORE, March 14 (UPI) -- A man killed by police in Baltimore early Saturday was armed with a machete and holding his 4-year-old granddaughter hostage, investigators said.

Police: Coconut argument led to attack

VERO BEACH, Fla., Sept. 11 (UPI) -- Police in Vero Beach, Fla., said a man has been arrested after allegedly striking a co-worker with a machete during a disagreement about a coconut break.

Massachusetts: Machete attacks on the rise

BOSTON, April 6 (UPI) -- A rash of machete attacks in Massachusetts has raised concerns the inexpensive weapons are too easily obtained, officials said.

Bad day ends in firebomb battle with NYPD

NEW YORK, April 2 (UPI) -- New York police said a suspect who allegedly attacked a man with a machete, then battled police with firebombs from his roof, told them he was having a bad day.

Manager attacked over slow pizza

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 7 (UPI) -- San Jose, Calif., police say a pizzeria manager was attacked by a machete-wielding customer who was apparently angered by slow delivery of his pizza.

Third victim added to Yonkers party probe

YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- A Yonkers, N.Y., street gang is being investigated in connection with a spate of violence that included a Monday morning machete attack on a pedestrian.

Haiti: Nine killed in 'police raid'

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Nine Haitians were killed in a raid on a soccer stadium by gun- and machete-wielding men, some wearing police uniforms, Haitian radio reported Friday.

Woman's finger and thumb reattached

TEXAS CITY, Texas, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Doctors at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston were able to reattach a woman's finger and thumb after her boyfriend severed them with a machete.

Montreal man loses hand in machete attack

MONTREAL, July 5 (UPI) -- Montreal police are investigating a possible gang-related machete attack on a convenience store cashier who lost his hand and left ear in the attack.

Elvis impersonator held in slaying

REVERE, Mass., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- An Elvis impersonator from Revere, Mass., was jailed without bail for allegedly hacking a man to death with a machete after a night of drinking.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler