Stocks rally as Bernanke signals possible pause in rate hikes
New York stocks closed mostly higher as investors shrugged off China's rate move and focused on Fed Chairman Bernanke suggesting a potential pause in U.S. rate increases. The Dow rose 28.02 to 11382.51, with the S and P 500 up 4.31 to 1309.72 and the Nasdaq up 11.32 to 2344.95 amid mixed earnings, energy prices, and global events.
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Burglary reports Honda theft with guns and jewelry
A man reported a garage break in on Ripple Creek Drive, with a 2005 Honda convertible and items valued at 5,000 dollars including two shotguns and jewelry stolen. Officers later spotted a suspicious vehicle. the driver fled into a field. A white male, 5 7, straight blonde hair, 165 pounds, wearing a white T shirt and blue jeans, is being sought.
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Gun shop owner reports embezzlement case
A North Main Street gun shop owner reports an ex partner embezzled about 4400 dollars from the business. The case is under investigation.
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Man Arrested After Threatening Wife With Knife
A Baytown man was arrested for aggravated assault family violence after threatening his wife with a knife during a home argument in the 1200 block of Northwood around 9 p.m. Wednesday. Police logs show 161 calls between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, including seven assaults and seven burglaries, with crime tips offered by Crime Stoppers.
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Spring youths charged with beating teen in party attack
In Spring Texas two white teenagers severely beat and sodomized a 16 year old Hispanic boy they alleged tried to kiss a 12 year old white girl at a party. They forced him from the house, beat him, cut him with a knife, poured bleach on him, and left him for dead. He was found 12 hours later in critical condition with severe internal injuries and head wounds.
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Finley column notes life expectancies and a nail incident
A VA 7 Finley column on page 2A discusses women living to 80.4 and men to 75.2, joking about Razorback football, plus a separate Oregon case where a man arrived at hospital with a headache and two nails in his skull after a prior nail gun suicide attempt, treated with Mercurochrome. Jim Finley’s column appears Tuesday and Friday.
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Press literacy and the First Amendment among students
Nat Hentoff notes that many youths do not read newspapers and instead get news from TV comedians. He urges publishers to expand school access and strong support for student presses, citing Knight Foundation data showing low awareness of the First Amendment among high schoolers.
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