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U.S. agrees to $3.5 billion arms sale to United Arab Emirates By Jim Wolf Reuters  WASHINGTON- The United States has signed a $3.5 billion sale of an advanced antimissile interception system to the United Arab Emirates, part of an accelerating military buildup of its friends and allies near Iran. The deal, signed on December 25 […]

Beijing launches three new subway sections By Xu Wei China Daily BEIJING – Three new subway lines, including one new subway line and two line extensions, began trial operation on Saturday afternoon. The three subway lines are subway Line 9 and extensions to the existing Line 8 and Line 15. The opening of the three […]

Maximum Marijuana possession penalties for selected amounts, by state   United States Marijuana possession arrest rates by state and race (2006)   White Black Other State Arrest Rate Pct. Arrest Rate Pct. Arrest Rate Pct. Alabama 145.66 39% 622.12 61% 50.91 0% Alaska 117.77 70% 228.98 8% 173.52 22% Arizona 247.64 85% 628.67 10% 175.87 […]

Nigeria’s president declares state of emergency in parts of country after recent sect attacks By Felix Onuah and Tim Cocks Reuters ABUJA- Coming nearly a week after radical sect Boko Haram set off a series of bombs across Nigeria on Christmas Day, including one at a church that killed at least 37 people and wounded […]

Preliminary magnitude 7.0 quake hits Japan, no tsunami warning Associated Press TOKYO — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.0 earthquake hit off the shores of Japan’s southern Pacific island. The Meteorological Agency says the offshore quake Sunday struck about 370 kilometers (230 miles) below the sea surface. The agency said there was […]