Exotics flee, Ohio sheriff kills nearly 50 wild animals
In Zanesville, Ohio, 48 animals were killed and six captured after owner Terry Thompson released them and killed himself. Wildlife units hunted about 56 animals including 18 Bengal tigers and 17 lions. Columbus Zoo took in six animals as Jack Hanna lamented the Bengal deaths.
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Perry pushes flat tax plan to spark growth
Texas Governor Rick Perry outlined a flat tax at a Western Republican Leadership Conference, pledging to replace the three million word tax code with a simpler system to boost jobs growth and investor confidence. He will elaborate in a speech next week.
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Republican Leadership Conference
Citigroup to pay 285 million settle fraud charges
Citigroup agreed to pay 285 million to settle civil fraud charges over misleading buyers of a complex mortgage investment as the housing market neared collapse. The SEC said the bank bet against the investment in 2007, earning 160 million in fees and profits while investors lost millions. Citigroup did not admit or deny the SEC allegations.
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Autopsy finds two girls slain by mother with hatchet
Wake Forest UC hospital released autopsy findings showing 8-year-old Jiya Patel and 4-year-old Piya Patel died from dozens of chop wounds to the head and neck after their mother Maiyana Gauri Patel allegedly attacked them. The suspect, charged with two counts of first degree murder, was held in a Raleigh prison with a court date set for November 14.
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Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
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Disabled man shot to death in Pembroke home
Robeson County authorities treat the death of 32 year old Carlos Oxendine as a homicide. Oxendine, confined to a wheelchair, was found dead in his bed by his caretaker about 1 a.m. Tuesday after the caretaker had left for the store about three hours earlier.
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Howard Branch
Carlos Oxendine
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Oxendine
State investigators asked to assist in ongoing probe
No arrests have been reported as the State Bureau of Investigation has been asked to assist in the inquiry, with officials stating the case remains active and details are limited.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State University
Keith Nichols
State Bureau of Investigation
Time Warner to Close Wilmington Call Center
Time Warner Cable will close its Wilmington call center on December 15, eliminating 45 remaining employees. The Wilmington site will consolidate with Raleigh operations, with 20 workers transferring and over 50 leaving voluntarily. Transition assistance and severance are offered. other local Time Warner sites remain unaffected.
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Time Warner Cable
Time Warner
Raleigh
Keith Poston
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