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Dec. 11, 2011 / 8:25 PM

Police arrest Occupy SF protesters

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11 (UPI) -- San Francisco police say they arrested more than 50 Occupy SF protesters early Sunday on charges of illegal lodging.

The protesters had set up a camp on Market Street following a raid last week on their encampment in the city's Justin Herman Plaza, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

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Police said the group had been advised for the previous 24 hours they were on the site illegally and would be subject to arrest.

Authorities said there were no injuries reported during the confrontation as police officers moved into the camp about 4 a.m.

Protesters said they would regroup and promised to return to the site, the Chronicle reported.

Cat. 5 Hurricane Milton takes aim at west-central Florida

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Cat. 5 Hurricane Milton takes aim at west-central Florida

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Millions under evacuation orders as Florida braces for Milton to make landfall

U.S. News // 4 hours ago

Millions under evacuation orders as Florida braces for Milton to make landfall

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Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of RFK, hospitalized following stroke

U.S. News // 6 hours ago

Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of RFK, hospitalized following stroke

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, suffered a stroke last week and has been hospitalized, her family said Tuesday.

U.S. sanctions senior RSF leader for fueling Sudan's bloody conflict

U.S. News // 9 hours ago

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Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a senior leader of Sudan's breakaway Rapid Support Forces on accusations of procuring weapons for the militia, which are fueling the ongoing bloody civil conflict.

Justice Dept.: LA Fitness discriminates against people with disabilities

U.S. News // 10 hours ago

Justice Dept.: LA Fitness discriminates against people with disabilities

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Afghani charged with election day ISIS terrorist plot in the U.S.

U.S. News // 11 hours ago

Afghani charged with election day ISIS terrorist plot in the U.S.

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Afghanistan citizen and Oklahoma resident Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi planned to use semi-automatic firearms to commit a "violent terrorist act" on election day, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.

Federal agents help passenger land plane after pilot incapacitated

U.S. News // 13 hours ago

Federal agents help passenger land plane after pilot incapacitated

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- The lone passenger on an unidentified aircraft safely landed in Bakersfield, Calif., recently after the aircraft's pilot became incapacitated.

NOAA to use $15M to improve climate projection models

U.S. News // 14 hours ago

NOAA to use $15M to improve climate projection models

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- As weather events continue to devastate locales around the world, the United States hopes a more-than $15 million investment in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will improve climate projection models.

Largest publicly traded water utility maintains services after cyberattack

U.S. News // 15 hours ago

Largest publicly traded water utility maintains services after cyberattack

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- New Jersey-based American Water, the nation's largest publicly traded water utility, said it took steps to minimize harm from a cyberattack while continuing water and wastewater services in 14 states.

Ex-staffer to NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested, another top official resigns amid U.S. probe

U.S. News // 16 hours ago

Ex-staffer to NYC Mayor Eric Adams arrested, another top official resigns amid U.S. probe

Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A former aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence related to a federal investigation that led to Adams' indictment on bribery charges.

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