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Nov. 25, 2006 / 4:52 PM

Reputed playboy Basabe busted in New York

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Fabian Basabe, the heir to an Ecuadorian fortune, was arrested in New York this week for alleged drunken driving and running a red light.

Basabe was pulled over early Wednesday in Manhattan as he tooled along in his Hummer near Central Park and pleaded innocent at his arraignment later in the day, the New York Daily News said Saturday.

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Basabe, 28, made the celebrity list in the United States after he was caught on camera doing what the Daily News described as "dirty dancing" with President Bush's daughter, Barbara.

Basabe's lawyer told the newspaper that the charges were the product of "bumbling officers" who used faulty equipment to test his client's blood-alcohol levels.

Biden, Harris, Trump each commemorate anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

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Biden, Harris, Trump each commemorate anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump on Monday each observed the anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks against Israel at separate events.

Category 5 Hurricane Milton now has sustained 180-mph winds, remains on course for Florida

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Category 5 Hurricane Milton now has sustained 180-mph winds, remains on course for Florida

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Hurricane Milton, already a monster Category 5 storm, continued to strengthen on Monday and now packs sustained winds of 180 mph as it remains on course to make landfall on Florida's west coast by Wednesday.

Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, takes on 'senior adviser' title

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Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary, takes on 'senior adviser' title

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The White House's top spokesperson has assumed the additional title of "senior adviser," the administration announced Monday.

In new term, Supreme Court asked to hear religious liberty cases

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In new term, Supreme Court asked to hear religious liberty cases

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Native Americans, a Rastafarian prisoner and Jewish professors are among those who are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal in their cases during the 2-24-25 term.

Georgia Supreme Court ruling reinstates 6-week abortion ban

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Georgia Supreme Court ruling reinstates 6-week abortion ban

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday rejected a lower court's ruling that says the state's near-total abortion ban was unconstitutional.

Israel commemorates Oct. 7 attacks with services, rallies; Hamas launches rockets

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Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Oct. 7 anniversary events were interrupted by Hamas rocket fire early Monday that coincided with the moment one year ago when 3,000 Hamas-led gunmen launched the deadliest attack in the country's history.

Democratic lawmakers tell companies they want answers on 'shrinkflation' prices

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Democratic lawmakers tell companies they want answers on 'shrinkflation' prices

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Two Democrat lawmakers have accused some of America's biggest food and beverage corporations of profiting from "shrinkflation" and demanded they stop engaging in the practice.

Analysis: Year into Gaza war, new reality but no peace without justice for Palestinians

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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- One year after the Gaza war between Israel and Hamas began, 42, 000 people are dead and massive destruction of the besieged strip has occurred.

Supreme Court declines to hear X's appeal of warrant for Trump's records

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Supreme Court declines to hear X's appeal of warrant for Trump's records

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear appeal from X asking justices to decide if prosecutors should have been able to obtain data from former President Donald Trump's Twitter account without notifying him.

Russia sentences 72-year-old Michigan man to nearly 7 years in prison

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Russia sentences 72-year-old Michigan man to nearly 7 years in prison

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Russian officials on Monday said it has sentenced Michigan resident Stephen James Hubbard, 72, to nearly seven years in prison for fighting as a Ukrainian mercenary.

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