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ST. PETERSBURG – Police said the woman has died after an officer shot her in the chest. “She pulled back the blinds and was standing there with a 38 special, pointing it at the officer when he fired,” said Bill Profitt, SPPD. http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/…. ‘We could be in for a cooling period that lasts 200-250 years. The period of low solar activity could start in 2030-2040.’ Global warming which has been the subject of so many discussions in recent years, may give way to global cooling. According to scientists from the Pulkovo Observatory in St.Petersburg, solar activity is waning, so the average yearly temperature will begin to decline as well. Scientists from Britain and the [...] MOSCOW) — Kissing his boyfriend during a protest in front of Russia‘s parliament earned Pavel Samburov 30 hours of detention and the equivalent of a $16 fine on a charge of “hooliganism.” But if a bill that comes up for a first vote later this month becomes law, such a public kiss could be defined as illegal “homosexual propaganda” and bring a fine of up to $16,000. The legislation being pushed [...] “Abnormally low winter temperatures in Russia continue to claim more and more lives. Twenty-one people froze to death in only one day; 147 others were hospitalized with frostbite. The cold weather in central Russia is not going to get any warmer soon. On December 19, the cold has reached St. Petersburg, where temperatures fell below -20 degrees Centigrade. It is 30 degrees below zero in the Ivanovo region, -22C in [...] No Right To Self-Defense If Police Are Beating You. Do citizens in Russia have the right to defend themselves if they are being beaten by police… was taken up by the Supreme Court in June http://www.worldcrunch.com/world-affairs/new-russian-regulations-no-right-to-self-defense-if-police-are-beating-you/russia-protests-police-violence-human-rights-putin/c1s9725/#.UGwfeVJ4G9s New Russian Regulations: No Right To Self-Defense If Police Are Beating You Moscow riot police in action – (Alexander Plushev) By Grigorii Tumanov MOSCOW – The question of whether or not citizens in Russia have [...] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After watching Tropical Storm Isaac creep toward Florida for days, Republican National Convention officials decided late Saturday that it was too risky to start the event on Monday as planned. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said convention officials will only convene briefly on Monday and adjourn for the rest of the day. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/post/2012/08/gop-convention-cancels-events-hurricane-isaac/1#.UDm9dkWe6CN CLEARWATER — This city could soon outlaw a harrowing crime: sitting. Sitting or lying down on sidewalks or other public rights of way on Clearwater Beach, downtown or in the East Gateway neighborhood could mean a $500 fine, 60 days in jail or both. The sitting ban is among a flurry of new ordinances the City Council will consider Monday as part of its crackdown on homeless people. The council also could drop [...] CLEARWATER — This city could soon outlaw a harrowing crime: sitting. Sitting or lying down on sidewalks or other public rights of way on Clearwater Beach, downtown or in the East Gateway neighborhood could mean a $500 fine, 60 days in jail or both. The sitting ban is among a flurry of new ordinances the City Council will consider Monday as part of its crackdown on homeless people. The council also could drop [...] Syria’s leaders are prepared to pullout their forces from cities, if the opposition forces agree to withdraw at the same time. This was announced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after his meeting with his Syrian counterpart Walid Moallem in St. Petersburg. During the two-hour talks, the Syrian Foreign Minister offered Damascus’ assessment of the situation in the country. This is what Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the Russia-24 [...] Moody’s has slashed the ratings of fifteen of the biggest banks in Europe and the U.S. in the latest slap in the face to the ailing financial sector. Those hit include Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank – financial powerhouses domestically and internationally. The move could make it more expensive for the banks to attract funds. It’s also feared the downgrades could trigger fresh market [...] Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill that increases fines on protesters 150 fold before a planned opposition rally in central Moscow next week. The legislation is in line with European practice, Putin said at a meeting with judges in St. Petersburg today. “There isn’t a single aspect of our law that is harsher” than in France, the U.K., Germany or Italy, he said. “The enforcement of this law should [...] (Reuters) – U.S. pop singer Madonna has promised to defy a recent law against homosexual “propaganda” in Vladimir Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg on her upcoming tour through Russia this summer. Calling the legislation, which imposes fines for promoting homosexuality among minors, a “ridiculous atrocity” on her Facebook page, she said she would address the issue during her show. “I will come to St Petersburg to speak up for the gay community, to support [...] Coast Guard officials in Florida say they helped one seafood company with their big catch of the day — a 33-year-old man who took the establishment’s crab boat out for a ride. About 8 a.m., William Hodges was cruising the Gulf of Mexico in the 17-foot boat when the watercraft ran out of gas and he called 911 for help, Coast Guard Petty Officer Michael De Nyse told the Tampa Tribune. About [...] Millions are staying in their homes without paying their mortgages. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Charles and Jill Segal have not made a mortgage payment in nearly five years — but they continue to live in their five-bedroom West Palm Beach, Fla. home. Lynn, from St. Petersburg, Fla., has been living without paying for three years. In Thousand Oaks, Calif., an actor has missed 30 payments, and still, he has not lost [...] Many Russian regions are running short of gasoline and diesel fuel, with the situation threatening to deteriorate soon into a complete drought in some areas as oil companies cash in on higher fuel prices abroad, the Russian Fuel Union warned on Tuesday. “If the situation persists, many regions may be left without fuel altogether in the next few days,” said RFU President Evgeny Arkusha, whose organization [...] Cameron Pittman, 20, is facing charges of strong-arm robbery and violation of probation.
ST. PETERSBURG — Police said a St. Petersburg man attempted to rob a convenience store using a Sony Playstation remote control. According to reports, Cameron Pittman, 20, hid the game controller in his pocket and pretended it was a gun as he tried to rob the Sun Food Store on 62nd Avenue S. – Source By Heather VanNest WTSP-TV, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla. A University of Arizona researcher says you may want to grab one of those disinfectant wipes right before you grab a grocery cart. Professor Charles Gerba, the lead researcher, swabbed the handles of 85 carts in four states for bacterial contamination. Gerba says 72% of the carts had a positive marker for fecal bacteria. When they examined some of the samples, they found Escherichia [...] |
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