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New concessions to open on Liberty Island.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- The Nation Park Service is reportedly preparing to solicit bids from concessionaires for new shops at New York Harbor and Liberty Island. Bradford A. Hill, whose family has run a dockside concession business on...

Terrorist got job on London Underground.
November 1, 2006... LONDON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- A man convicted of terrorist offenses in Yemen has been fired from a job on the London Underground. Mohammed Kamel Mostafa, son of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, was identified by colleagues who saw his...

UPI Sports Calendar for Wednesday, Nov. 1.
November 1, 2006... (All times Eastern) NBA Basketball Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 8...

Mounties wiretapped provincial PM.
November 1, 2006... VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The Royal Canadian Mounted Police accidentally wiretapped the premiere of British Columbia, a defense lawyer told the Canadian Supreme Court. A lawyer for David Basi, a former adviser to Finance...

Industry gets tougher for 'Idol' hopefuls.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- With the finals for "American Idol" coming up next week, the odds for the finalists look tougher than they ever have before, reported MTV.com. Many of those who make it to the 12th- through third-place end up...

Bolivia won't nationalize mines now.
November 1, 2006... LA PAZ, Bolivia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales has decided to hold off on nationalizing the country's mining industry for the time being, La Razon reported Tuesday. Morales, who earlier this year began the process of...

Diabetic's insulin barred from plane.
November 1, 2006... CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The Australian airline Qantas apologized to a New Zealand passenger who fell into a diabetic coma after he was barred from bringing his insulin into the cabin. Tui Peter Russell was hospitalized...

WGA and NBC in dispute over webisodes.
November 1, 2006... HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint against the writers' union in a dispute over proposed webisode spinoffs from NBC Universal shows. A webisode is an installment in a webcast, much like a...

Military coup possible in Fiji.
November 1, 2006... SUVA, Fiji, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Fiji's prime minister held meetings with his government Wednesday as a standoff with the military continued. Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase was scheduled to give a live radio broadcast at 7 p.m. local time, The...

Pilot lands on taxiway at Newark.
November 1, 2006... NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Investigators are trying to determine why a Continental Airlines jet landed on a taxiway instead of a runway at a New York-area airport. No one was injured in the incident Saturday at Newark Liberty...

Soderbergh to make Che Guevara film.
November 1, 2006... HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. director Steven Soderbergh is preparing to make his long-awaited biopic of Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara. The Hollywood Reporter said the story will be told in two films, with Benicio Del Toro...

Driverless truck moves in circles.
November 1, 2006... IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A pickup truck went into reverse in a California town when its driver got out to inspect the load. Police in Irvine had to use a spike strip to bring the truck to a stop, the Orange County Register reported....

Sick dolphin euthanized in Boston.
November 1, 2006... BOSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A bottlenose dolphin that strayed into a river off Boston Harbor was euthanized when it beached itself on a mud bank. Tony LaCasse of the New England Aquarium told the Braintree Forum that a necropsy determined that...

Lohan and Knightly in new production.
November 1, 2006... LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Lindsay Lohan is set to join Keira Knightly in "The Best Time of Our Lives," a British project directed by John Maybury. The Daily Variety reported on the story, based on the relationships among Welsh poet Dylan...

NHL: Nashville 3, Vancouver 2.
November 1, 2006... VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The Nashville Predators edged out a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Tuesday. Nashville was led by Steve Sullivan, who had a goal and an assist. Alexander Radulov and Ryan Suter scored each...

AOL Black Voices' 'The Bridge' hits R&B.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- AOL Black Voices' new webcast "The Bridge" has paired an established musician with a newcomer. The premiere episode Wednesday features five-time Grammy-winner Lionel Richie with new R&B artist Lyfe Jennings. ...

Martine McCutcheon mugged in London.
November 1, 2006... LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Actress Martine McCutcheon has reportedly been mugged in downtown London by a man who jumped into her car. The Daily Mail reported that McCutcheon, star of "Love Actually" and formerly of "EastEnders," was returning...

NBA: LA Lakers 114, Phoenix 106.
November 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a slow start Tuesday to shock the Phoenix Suns, 114-106, even with the injured Kobe Bryant looking on dressed in a suit. Lamar Odom picked up the slack with 34 points and 13...

Domestic violence hits Aussie indigenous.
November 1, 2006... PERTH, Australia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A new report showed Australian Aboriginal women are more likely than non-indigenous women to suffer serious domestic violence injuries. The report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare also...

Fiji PM holds firm amid coup fears.
November 1, 2006... SUVA, Fiji, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase has refused to resign despite coup threats. In a radio address to the nation, Qarase said, "There is absolutely no question of me resigning... or of my government stepping...

Jockstrip: The world as we know it.
November 1, 2006... Byline: United Press International Costumed dogs hope for 'Halloweeners' LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. trend of dressing up dogs and other pets for Halloween is on the rise, with about 3.5 million puzzled animals competing for...

Watercooler Stories.
November 1, 2006... Byline: United Press International Mobile candy: Halloween 'Trunk-or-treat' NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Safety and convenience are behind the rise in Halloween candy handouts from trunks of vehicles congregated in U.S. parking lots,...

Fifth California firefighter dies of burns.
November 1, 2006... PALM SPRINGS, Calif., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A fifth Southern California firefighter has died of severe burns he sustained while battling a deliberately set wildfire near Palm Springs. The family of Pablo Cerda, 23, decided Tuesday afternoon to...

N.Korea hinges nuclear talks on sanctions.
November 1, 2006... PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said Wednesday its decision to resume nuclear disarmament talks was based on the United States easing economic sanctions. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency...

U.S. girds for Election Day trouble.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department will dispatch a record number of federal election monitors to 20 states where Election Day problems are expected next week. More than 800 observers and monitors will be sent to some 65...

Rumsfeld: Iraq policy changed 3 times.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says U.S. policy in Iraq has changed at least three times but Iraq is increasingly responsible for future progress. Speaking after meeting with Estonian Minister of...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
November 1, 2006... N.Korea hinges nuclear talks on sanctions PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The North Korean government said Wednesday its decision to resume nuclear disarmament talks was based on the United States easing economic sanctions. ...

Economy buoys Bush's poll approval.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Falling gas prices and a rising stock market have buoyed public approval for U.S. President George Bush up to 46 percent, a Wall Street Journal/NBC poll says. That represents a 7-percent increase on Bush's economic...

Digital Music Group signs seven labels.
November 1, 2006... SACRAMENTO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- California's Digital Music Group Inc., which buys rights to digital music and video content, cut seven deals to gain rights to more than 5,000 audio tracks. DMG said in a news release Wednesday it would...

Wireless music downloads from Cingular.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Cingular Wireless will team with Napster Inc., Yahoo! Music and eMusic to start a music service on its U.S. cell phone network. Cingular, jointly owned by AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp., intends to pitch the new...

Report: U.S. led Pakistan school raid.
November 1, 2006... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- An air attack on an Islamic school in Pakistan that killed some 80 suspected militants was initiated by a U.S. drone aircraft, ABC News said. A senior Pakistani intelligence source told the network...

UPI Poll: Military readiness down.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A slim plurality of U.S. military personnel who responded to a UPI-Zogby International Poll said U.S. armed forces are not ready to fight another war. Asked "Agree or disagree -- Given our current deployment, if...

Opinions vary on Kerry-Bush exchange.
November 1, 2006... SEATTLE, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Opinions on the bitter exchange on the Iraq war between U.S. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., and U.S. President George Bush vary widely along partisan lines. Monday, Kerry told students in Pasadena, Calif., if they...

Anti-smoking ads lead youths to smoke.
November 1, 2006... RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- An Australian-led study has determined ads urging U.S. parents to talk with their children about the dangers of smoking only resulted in more young smokers. The study, led by Melanie Wakefield of the Cancer...

Brainstem abnormality linked with SIDS.
November 1, 2006... BOSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests brainstem abnormalities involving serotonin pathways may play a more important role in SIDS than previously thought. Sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of post-neonatal infant...

Telemundo content now at iTunes Store.
November 1, 2006... HIALEAH, Fla., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Florida's Telemundo said Wednesday its Spanish-language TV programming and bilingual shows from its mun2 youth network are on sale at the iTunes Store. The newly available content, which is iTunes' first...

Kosovo Serbs called best-protected group.
November 1, 2006... BELGRADE, Serbia, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. envoy says minority Serbs in Serbia's mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province will be the best protected national group in the Balkans. Frank Wisner, U.S. envoy in talks on Kosovo's future status,...

Boeing beats Airbus for Brazilian jet deal.
November 1, 2006... SAO PAULO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Boeing Co. has scored a win over Airbus SA, the world's largest aeronautics firm, by selling four 777-300ERs and four purchase rights to a Brazilian airline. TAM SA, Brazil's biggest airline and Latin America's...

Pfizer drug found with serious side effect.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. says clinical trials of its heart medication torcetrapib suggest the drug has a potentially serious side effect. Pfizer says the trials involving what is viewed as the...

TB reported rampant among Chinese migrants.
November 1, 2006... BEIJING, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Chinese health officials are reportedly trying to control an outbreak of tuberculosis among that nation's 150 million migrant workers. Although government officials are offering free antibiotics for anyone seeking...

ValueAct to buy 61 percent of Seitel.
November 1, 2006... HOUSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- ValueAct Capital plans to buy Houston's Seitel Inc., a leading provider of seismic data to the oil and gas, in a deal worth about $780 million. Seismic data are pictures of geological structures that may produce,...

Energy prices mixed, but crude oil down.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Energy prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange were mixed Wednesday, but high-quality crude oil fell 14 cents to $58.59 per barrel. Despite that fall, gasoline rose 2.4 cents to $1.4511 per gallon and heating...

UPI Poll: World less safe post Iraq war.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A UPI-Zogby International Poll indicated respondents say there is an increased chance of terror attacks globally because of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. A majority -- 53.2 percent -- of the 8,097 likely U.S. voters...

City's immigration enforcement halted.
November 1, 2006... SCRANTON, Pa., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge has ordered an eastern Pennsylvania city's plan to weed out illegal immigrants halted for two weeks to review constitutional rights. In Scranton, Pa., U.S. District Judge James Munley issued a...

Persistence key in treating depression.
November 1, 2006... BETHESDA, Md., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study shows most depression patients remaining with a single therapy achieved remission, but those trying two or more drugs had worse outcomes. The study reflects a widespread medical problem: that many...

Shootings mar San Francisco Halloween.
November 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A crowded annual Halloween street party in San Francisco ended with the shooting of seven people Tuesday night, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Wednesday. The shootings occurred at 10:40 p.m. as...

U.S. stocks rise, bonds and dollar off.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Merger activity and crude oil price weakness helped lift U.S. stock prices Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.22 or 0.19 percent to 12,105.15 in mid-morning trading. The Nasdaq composite gained...

Consumers Digest dumps Accord as Best Buy.
November 1, 2006... DEERFIELD, Ill., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Consumers Digest magazine has given its 2007 Best Buy ratings to 32 vehicles and six companion models and withdrawn it from the Accord, a long-time winner. The publication said Wednesday its assessment of...

UPI NewsTrack Business.
November 1, 2006... U.S. stocks rise, bonds and dollar off NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Merger activity and crude oil price weakness helped lift U.S. stock prices Wednesday. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 23.22 or 0.19 percent to 12,105.15 in...

RR Donnelly paying $1.3 billion for Banta.
November 1, 2006... CHICAGO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. is buying Wisconsin's Banta Corp., a printing supply chain management services group, for $1.3 billion. The all-cash deal will allow "Donnelley to expand the range of products and services...

EMC buying Avamar for $165 million in cash.
November 1, 2006... HOPKINTON, Mass., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- EMC Corp., a Massachusetts data storage firm, is buying California's Avamar Technologies Inc. for $165 million in cash. Avamar offers enterprise-class data protection software featuring data de-duplication...

Britain fears new EU organized crime.
November 1, 2006... LONDON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Britain is bracing to cope with a reported crime threat once Bulgaria and Romania join the European Union in January, London's Sun newspaper said. Citing a reportedly leaked government document, the Sun said up to...

UPI Poll: Iraq war increases terror threat.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The war in Iraq has increased the threat of terror attacks on the United States, respondents to a UPI-Zogby International Poll said. The 3-year-old action in Iraq has been painted by the Bush administration as a...

Fake boarding passes stir U.S. security.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. congressman reversed himself and is now praising an Indiana University student who published an Internet tool to create fake airline boarding passes. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., last week said Christopher...

U.S. crude supplies surge by 2M barrels.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 2 million barrels last week, the Energy Department said Wednesday. At 334.3 million barrels, crude supplies remain well above the upper end of the average range for this time of...

Anti-depressants and child suicide studied.
November 1, 2006... CHICAGO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say lives might have been lost due to a 2004 warning that anti-depressants were responsible for increased rates of suicide among children. After the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the...

Egypt jails Anwar Sadat's nephew.
November 1, 2006... CAIRO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- An Egyptian military court in Cairo has jailed the nephew of the late President Anwar Sadat for blaming his uncle's 1981 assassination on the military. Talaat el-Sadat received a 1-year sentence and a $35 fine on...

Syria dumping dollars for euros.
November 1, 2006... DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Washington's sanctions against Syria have prompted Damascus to begin switching its foreign currency surplus from U.S. dollars to euros. London's al-Hayat newspaper reported that the move aims to minimize...

Iran notes embassy takeover anniversary.
November 1, 2006... TEHRAN, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The speaker of Iran's parliament said Wednesday the Nov. 4, 1979, anniversary of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran was an Islamic milestone. Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel made the remarks to the chamber, saying the...

Dominion Resources to sell upstream assets.
November 1, 2006... HOUSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Dominion Resources Inc., the biggest U.S. integrated natural gas and electric power company, wants a buyer for its more risky petroleum assets. The sale of properties run by Dominion Exploration & Production Inc.,...

Real estate wealth effect still strong.
November 1, 2006... MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Freddie Mac, a big U.S. mortgage firm, said the number of refinancing loans that are higher than the original loans is increasing. The lender said that in the third quarter, 89 percent of its refinancing loans...

Moms use business trips as vacations.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The executive director of a McLean, Va., non-profit organization has said mothers of young children "feel conflicted about business travel." Erin Fuller, executive director of the National Association of Women...

U.S. manufacturing in October decelerated.
November 1, 2006... TEMPE, Ariz., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. manufacturing in October grew at a slower pace than it had in September, an industry group said Wednesday. The Institute for Supply Management said its factory index fell to 51.2 percent. Any figure above...

U.S. construction spending fell in Sept.
November 1, 2006... WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. construction spending in September fell 0.3 percent from August's $1.2 trillion, its sixth straight monthly decline. However, September's $1.196 trillion in spending was 2.9 percent above the September 2005...

Church's ex pays for U.K. pub brawl.
November 1, 2006... CARDIFF, Wales, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The ex-boyfriend of British singer Charlotte Church was thrown in jail for a year this week after a fight at a Cardiff pub. Kyle Johnson, his twin brother, Kertis, and two other lads were arrested Tuesday...

Hollywood park would sit atop freeway.
November 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Los Angeles civic and business organizers have revealed plans to build a tunnel over a portion of the Hollywood Freeway and build a 24-acre public park on top. Organizers said their proposal for the Hollywood...

Scientists study slowly digestible starch.
November 1, 2006... WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers are studying the slow digestive properties of certain starches in raw cereal grains, paving the way for more healthful carbohydrates. Spikes in blood sugar and insulin levels are among...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
November 1, 2006... UPI Poll: Iraq war increases terror threat WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The war in Iraq has made the United States an increased threat to terrorist attacks, respondents to a UPI-Zogby International Poll said. The 3-year-old action in...

Drug toxicity detection studied.
November 1, 2006... BANGALORE, India, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Researchers in India report development of a more accurate method for predicting toxicity during the very early stages of drug development. A major problem facing all pharmaceutical companies is the...

Study: Service industries also pollute.
November 1, 2006... MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests greenhouse gas pollution from service industries such as banking and telecommunications may equal that of manufacturing industries. The University of Minnesota study, led by assistant...

French Muslim airport workers suspended.
November 1, 2006... PARIS, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A French government security official has said 72 suspect Muslim airport workers have lost security clearance, but many others still work in sensitive areas. Some suspended workers, all of which were at Charles de...

Resveratrol test produces good results.
November 1, 2006... BOSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say feeding middle-aged mice a high-calorie diet with a compound found in red wine improves their health and extends their lifespan. David Sinclair and colleagues at the Harvard Medical School...

Vietnam, China scramble in typhoon's path.
November 1, 2006... HAIKOU, China, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Emergency preparations were under way in China and Vietnam Wednesday as Typhoon Cimaron bore down with winds averaging 100 mph. Chinese meteorological officials said Cimaron was about 260 miles east of...

Record number of blacks up for Senate.
November 1, 2006... BOSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The major parties have nominated six African-Americans for U.S. senator and governor, including one poised to become the first black governor of Massachusetts. The record number of Senate and gubernatorial...

Russia supports Kosovo compromise solution.
November 1, 2006... MOSCOW, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Russia's foreign minister says the future of Serbia's mainly ethnic-Albanian Kosovo province must be decided through compromise talks. Addressing reporters Wednesday in Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...

AKARI nears completion of first sky scan.
November 1, 2006... PARIS, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- The European Space Agency says the infrared surveyor spacecraft AKARI has nearly completed its first scan of the entire sky. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency mission, undertaken with the ESA, has already...

Many U.S. war dead were on extended tours.
November 1, 2006... CHICAGO, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Nearly one-third of the 104 U.S. troops killed in Iraq in October were on multiple tours, a Chicago Tribune analysis published Wednesday said. Using U.S. Department of Defense data, the newspaper said October was...

Planes bump wings at Newark airport.
November 1, 2006... NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Officials at a Newark, N.J., airport said a loaded passenger jet preparing for takeoff clipped wings with a plane headed for the maintenance hangar. Russ Halleran, president of the Air Traffic Controllers...

Iraqi Health Ministry reports baby boom.
November 1, 2006... BAGHDAD, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi government figures have revealed a baby boom in the country, with the birth rate spiking from 29 births per 1,000 people in 2003 to 37 per 1,000 in 2005. Thanaa Alladin Mohammed, a doctor who assisted the...

North Koreans celebrate nuclear test.
November 1, 2006... PYONGYANG, North Korea, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- North Koreans, facing threatened sanctions and near universal denunciation, are celebrating last month's test of the country's first nuclear device. North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-Il, led the rallies...

Cat Stevens slated for Nobel Prize show.
November 1, 2006... OSLO, Norway, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Cat Stevens will make a rare appearance next month at a concert in Norway to be held in connection with the Nobel Peace Prize. Stevens, who was popular in the 1970s and now goes by the Muslim name Yusuf Islam,...

Catherine Zeta-Jones sheds the pounds.
November 1, 2006... NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones wowed onlookers at a New York Awards ceremony when she showed up looking more slim and svelte than ever. Jones had said that she would never mimic the Hollywood trend of trying to look...

Second dengue fever patient dies in Taiwan.
November 1, 2006... TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Taiwanese officials say dengue fever has claimed its second life this year in the southern city of Kaohsiung. Taiwan's Center for Disease Control Deputy Chief Chou Chih-hau said Wednesday more than 500...

Hotel resident charged in fatal Reno fire.
November 1, 2006... RENO, Nev., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Police have charged a Reno, Nev., woman in a residential hotel fire that killed at least six people, injured 31 and left dozens homeless. Valerie Moore, 46, a Mizpah Hotel resident, was charged with arson, the...