Police Beat Briefs From Baytown Police Reports
Police arrested two men for robbing Kroger on Garth Road before 3 a.m. One suspect tackled a worker and a chokehold occurred during the escape in a tan pickup. The truck was found on Quail Hollow Drive and the suspects were returned to the scene for identification. Also reported were a stolen school laptop from Sterling High, a drug activity check at a condemned Martin Luther King Street house, a burglary at The Corner Pocket bar on North Commerce Street, and Baytown Police responding to 149 calls in a 24 hour period including assaults burglaries thefts and accidents.
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Texas teen abortion consent law takes effect next week
Texas begins enforcing a parental consent requirement for minors seeking abortions starting Sept. 1, though a state approved form may not exist until next year. The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners is crafting rules and may allow existing consent forms. Planned Parenthood plans to adapt its parental notification letter as a temporary form while the board finalizes a formal version.
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Unemployed benefit claims drop to four year low
The Labor Department reports 315,000 new claims last week and a four week moving average of 2.58 million receiving benefits, the lowest since March 2001. Analysts credit continued job growth with a 5 percent unemployment rate and 207,000 jobs created in July.
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Oil hits fresh record as markets rally on gasoline
Prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed higher with October crude at 67.49 a barrel, a intraday low of 66.40, while September gasoline jumped to 1.9637 a gallon amid supply concerns from MTBE unit outages and refinery glitches. Katrina’s Atlantic movement cooled demand fears for Labor Day.
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Stocks Edge Higher Amid Oil Price Pressures
New York stocks gained modestly as investors eyed corporate acquisitions like GE's 1.6 billion Turkish bank stake and Johnson Controls takeover of York International as bargains in a tough market. Oil prices rose to record levels, weighing market sentiment while major indices edged up and bond yields eased slightly.
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