UPI NewsTrack articles from September 2007

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MLB: Baltimore 9, Boston 8.
September 1, 2007... BOSTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Nick Markakis hit a three-run homer Friday night, as the Baltimore Orioles built a six-run lead and held on to defeat Boston, 9-8. The Orioles ended a nine-game losing streak. Kurt Birkins (1-1) picked up the...

NFL: Atlanta 13, Baltimore 10.
September 1, 2007... ATLANTA, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Matt Prater's 45-yard fourth-quarter field goal Friday night boosted the Atlanta Falcons to a 13-10 exhibition victory over Baltimore. Atlanta's Chris Redman, who previously played for Baltimore, completed 13 of...

MLB: St. Louis 8, Cincinnati 5.
September 1, 2007... ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Rick Ankiel's amazing comeback Friday night featured his first MLB career grand slam, boosting the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-5 win over Cincinnati. Ankiel, whose career as a pitcher ended because of multiple...

Nadal advances at U.S. Open.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Rafael Nadal had a shorter-than-expected match at the U.S. Open Friday night, while Novak Djokovic survived an encounter that went on and on and on. Nadal, the second seed, had won the first two sets and had a 3-2...

Tancredo: NOLA aid is 'gravy train'.
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., says Washington should end recovery aid to the Gulf region and it's "time the taxpayer gravy train left the New Orleans station." Tancredo, who is running for the 2008 GOP...

MLB: San Diego 6, LA Dodgers 4.
September 1, 2007... SAN DIEGO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Josh Bard singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning Friday night, as the San Diego Padres fought off the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-4. The Padres faced former teammate David Wells on the mound -- Wells having...

Citigroup to acquire Ameriquest holdings.
September 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Citigroup Inc. announced it will acquire what remains of Ameriquest, formerly the biggest U.S. subprime mortgage operation, The Los Angeles Times reported. However, Ameriquest Mortgage Co. -- the most prominent...

MLB: Colorado 7, Arizona 4 (10 inn.).
September 1, 2007... PHOENIX, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Brad Hawpe finished off a four-run 10th inning with a two-run single Friday night, giving the Colorado Rockies a 7-4 victory over Arizona. The Diamondbacks had a 3-0 lead through seven innings, but slipped back...

Maryland erases students to improve stats.
September 1, 2007... ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The Maryland Department of Education has been misreporting the number of state students, distorting its overall performance on statewide assessment tests. By assuming that thousands of students would fail...

MLB: Oakland 5, Detroit 4 (10 inn.).
September 1, 2007... OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Dan Johnson singled in pinch-runner J.J. Furmaniak with nobody out in the 10th inning Friday night, giving the Oakland Athletics a 5-4 win over Detroit. It was a frustrating setback for the slumping Tigers,...

Parade may signal thaw in Turkey.
September 1, 2007... ANKARA, Turkey, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Turkey's new president and its top military leader presided over an important military parade together, despite past tensions. The military, which has traditionally been the guardian of Turkey's secular...

MLB: LA Angels 7, Texas 6 (10 inn.).
September 1, 2007... ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Howie Kendrick drove in Garret Anderson with a single off the pitcher's glove with two out in the 10th Friday night as the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas, 7-6. The Angels won their fifth straight and boosted...

Killers targeting other criminals.
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A spike in homicides in many U.S. cities could be a result of drug and gang wars, officials say, since many of the victims are criminals. Police frequently investigate the past of both killers and their victims...

Sarkozy urges France to think globally.
September 1, 2007... PARIS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy told his country Friday to accept globalization, but said it needs to be more competitive. At a meeting of about 4,000 business executives, Sarkozy said the French should stop...

Chavez to host meetings with rebels.
September 1, 2007... CARACAS, Venezuela, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced he plans to discuss a hostage release deal with Colombian rebels. Chavez said he decided to meet with members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia --...

Bush discusses effects of Iraq on military.
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush has been briefed by top military advisers about the impact of extended Iraq deployments on U.S. troops. Bush did not speak publicly or divulge specific details of the Pentagon meeting...

Russian car bomb kills four police.
September 1, 2007... NAZRAN, Russia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A car bomb killed at least four police officers in Nazran, a city in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Ingushetia. A police source said the bomb detonated Friday evening while officers investigated an...

Search for missing miners called off.
September 1, 2007... HUNTINGTON, Utah, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The search for six men trapped in Utah's Crandall Canyon mine since Aug. 6 has been officially called off. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration officials said the search for the missing men was...

India flooding death toll at 556.
September 1, 2007... PATNA, India, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The death toll from flooding in Bihar, India, rose to 556 Saturday amid reports of 11 deaths in the past three days. Residents and officials received good news Saturday from the Central Water Commission,...

Rotten meat infiltrates German food.
September 1, 2007... MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- German prosecutors say about 150 tons of spoiled meat was sent from Bavaria and used in Berlin to make Turkish-style kebabs. The amount of rotten kabobs sold to the public by grocers and restaurants in...

JFK plot papers could take months to read.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Federal prosecutors say it could take months to sort through classified materials relevant to an alleged New York airport explosion plot. The U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn said it could take as long as three...

Pakistan bridge collapse kills four.
September 1, 2007... KARACHI, Pakistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A bridge collapse in Karachi, Pakistan, killed at least four people Saturday and left several others wounded. Witnesses said between 20 and 25 people were still trapped under debris from the Northern...

Italians asked to boycott pasta for a day.
September 1, 2007... ROME, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Consumer advocates are urging Italians to protest rising food costs with a one day pasta boycott. Boycott organizers said pasta prices have soared 30 percent while coffee, mozzarella cheese and bread prices are on the...

Russia to test warheads this year.
September 1, 2007... MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Russia will expand its testing of new warheads for intercontinental ballistic missiles, the commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces said Saturday. Amid growing tensions about a U.S. plan to deploy elements of...

No survivors in Calif. plane crash.
September 1, 2007... KERNVILLE, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Federal investigators Saturday sought the cause of a private plane crash in Kernville, Calif., that killed six people, including two children. The single-engine Lancair Columbia plane came down in a...

Bush touts help for mortgage holders.
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Saturday urged Congress to pass legislation he said would provide relief for financially strapped homeowners and home buyers. Bush used his weekly radio address to follow up on remarks...

Auto companies object to government e-mail.
September 1, 2007... DETROIT, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A federal agency's e-mail urging its 67,000 employees to buy fuel-efficient foreign cars has drawn the wrath of two Detroit automakers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services displayed a "clear bias...

Five dead in Iraq violence.
September 1, 2007... KIRKUK, Iraq, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Iraqi authorities say five civilians, two militants and an Iraqi soldier died in multiple incidents in the cities of Kirkuk and Mosul. Two civilians and a soldier were shot and killed in Kirkuk by...

Marine: leader said to lie about Haditha.
September 1, 2007... CAMP PENDLETON, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Marine testified at Camp Pendleton, Calif., his squad leader told him and other Marines to falsely claim five Iraqis were shot while running away. Marine Sgt. Sanick Dela Cruz told a military...

Judge blocks illegal immigration plan.
September 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A federal judge in San Francisco has placed a temporary block on a U.S. government plan to target employers that hire illegal immigrants. U.S. District Judge Maxine Chesney placed a temporary restraining...

UPI NewsTrack Business.
September 1, 2007... Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Citigroup to acquire Ameriquest holdings LOS ANGELES, Sept 1 (UPI) -- Citigroup Inc. announced it will acquire what remains of Ameriquest, formerly the biggest U.S. subprime mortgage operation, The Los Angeles Times...

Source: Sen. Craig to resign.
September 1, 2007... BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A Republican source in Idaho says U.S. Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, will resign from office Saturday. Craig scheduled a 12:30 p.m. news conference in Boise, Idaho, CNN reported Saturday. The source said the...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
September 1, 2007... Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Bush touts help for mortgage holders WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush Saturday urged Congress to pass legislation he said would provide relief for financially strapped homeowners and home buyers. ...

Malaysia morphing into Islamic law state.
September 1, 2007... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The political climate in Malaysia appears to be more favorable to a conversion of the nation's legal system to Islamic law. The nation's chief justice recently proposed overhauling the legal system...

Champion cabbage weighs in at 87.7 pounds.
September 1, 2007... WASILLA, Alaska, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- An Alaska man won the top prize at the Alaska State Fair's Giant Cabbage Weigh-Off with the 87.7-pound head he grew. The voluminous vegetable grown by Steve Hubacek of Wasilla beat out competitor Scott...

$330M jackpot to be split four ways.
September 1, 2007... RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Four Mega Millions tickets sold in Virginia, Maryland, Texas and New Jersey belong to winners of a $330 million jackpot. The winners, who played numbers 8-18-22-40-44 and the Mega Ball number 11, will each...

Suicide bomb kills seven in Pakistan.
September 1, 2007... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A car bomb killed seven people Saturday in an area of Pakistan where Taliban insurgents have been active in the past. A pair of suicide bombers rammed a car packed with explosives into a paramilitary...

Four killed in Australia boat collision.
September 1, 2007... BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Four people were killed and 10 injured in Australia late Saturday when two power boats collided at the mouth of the Brisbane River. Queensland police said the cause of the accident was under...

U.S. welcomes suspension of Iraq militia.
September 1, 2007... BAGHDAD, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. military issued a statement Saturday saying the six-month suspension of Iraq's radical Mehdi Army militia is "encouraging." The military said Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's decision to suspend the...

Germany proposes early nuclear shutdowns.
September 1, 2007... BERLIN, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Germany's environment minister says the country's seven oldest nuclear reactors should be shut down immediately. Germany has pledged to phase out nuclear power by 2020, but Sigmar Gabriel said recent mechanical...

O2 arena may host Led Zeppelin reunion.
September 1, 2007... LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- London's O2 arena, housed inside the city's former Millennium Dome, will soon host a reunion concert of the famed rock group Led Zeppelin, it was reported Saturday. The rock group, which broke up 27 years ago, will...

Bobby Brown seeking custody of daughter.
September 1, 2007... SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Singer Bobby Brown was in a California court this week as he tries to gain legal custody of his 14-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. The former New Edition star said after Friday's Orange County court...

Supergrass' Quinn breaks back at villa.
September 1, 2007... TOULOUSE, France, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Supergrass vocalist Mick Quinn broke his back this week at a French villa, forcing the band to put all of its performances on hold until he can fully recover. Quinn sleepwalked out of one of the villa's...

Rumors abound following Dick's Ohio visit.
September 1, 2007... COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Comedian Andy Dick's recent visit to Columbus, Ohio, has resulted in one charge of public urination and a litany of rumors about his alleged misbehavior. The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch said Friday that in...

Usher hoping to pass name on to son.
September 1, 2007... BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- R&B star Usher appeared on the set of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in California this week to say he hopes to pass his name onto the son he may soon have. The Grammy Award-winning singer, whose full name is...

Wash. family being sued for Oscar sales.
September 1, 2007... EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A woman in Washington state and her relatives are being sued by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for attempting to sell three inherited Oscars. The academy is going after Everett resident Kim...

UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News.
September 1, 2007... Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Wash. family being sued for Oscar sales EVERETT, Wash., Sept 1 (UPI) -- A woman in Washington state and her relatives are being sued by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for attempting to sell three inherited...

Felix bulks up in southern Caribbean.
September 1, 2007... MIAMI, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Forecasters expect Tropical Storm Felix to pick up strength and reach hurricane status as it moves west toward Aruba and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The National Hurricane Center Saturday put Felix on a track nearly...

Dorel recalls child car seats.
September 1, 2007... COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Dorel Juvenile Group in Indiana has issued a recall for 19 child car seat models, including Cosco and Eddie Bauer brands. The Columbus company said the affected seats -- including Cosco Alpha Omega, Cosco...

Burning Man injuries, attendance may rise.
September 1, 2007... RENO, Nev., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A top medical official at Nevada's Burning Man gathering says the number of people and injuries at the annual event is expected to be up this year. Jonathan Washko of the Regional Emergency Medical Services...

Southern California faces water reductions.
September 1, 2007... LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A federal judge's ruling on an a rare fish could lead to a big reduction in the amount of water supplied to Southern California. U.S. District Judge Oliver Wanger ruled late Friday that water levels in the...

NU to fans: Get a restroom!
September 1, 2007... EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Officials at Northwestern University have launched a new strategy to curb the unwanted practice of football fans relieving themselves on neighborhood lawns. In preparation for Saturday's season opener,...

Bhutto to announce return date Sept. 14.
September 1, 2007... LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto vowed to return to her homeland in the near future despite the lack of a deal with President Pervez Musharraf. Bhutto told reporters in London Saturday talks with...

Congresswoman calls for new Iraq strategy.
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, giving the Democratic response to President George Bush's weekly radio talk. called Saturday for a new U.S. strategy in Iraq. Schakowsky, who represents Illinois, spoke of her...

New York artist creates tiny park.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A New York artist has created what may be the world's smallest park -- a 1-square-yard patch of grass. Artist Scot Kaplan wrote on the plaque for the Artists Park, which opened to the public Thursday, that the...

Karma or coincidence? Homeless save woman.
September 1, 2007... LANTANA, Fla., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A Florida woman's good deeds were returned in spades this week when three homeless people pulled her from her burning car after a traffic accident. It turns out the 93-year-old woman whose life was saved was...

White on the agenda for Combs' N.Y. party.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is set to throw a lavish affair at his home in East Hampton, N.Y., fittingly dubbed "The Real White Party." For the first time since 2003, the famed singer will require all of his...

Airlines under fire for questionable films.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Parental advocacy groups are leading the charge against several U.S. airlines airing movies and TV programs with questionable material for their passengers. Common Sense Media chief executive James Steyer says the...

Spanish library reeling from theft of maps.
September 1, 2007... MADRID, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The theft of two centuries-old maps from the National Library of Spain has resulted in a police probe and the resignation of the library's head this week. Rosa Regas resigned her position at the library following...

First black Navy marching band reforms.
September 1, 2007... RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The surviving members of the first black Navy marching band in U.S. history gathered in North Carolina this week to honor their past. Remembering the unprecedented exploits of their U.S. Navy B-1 Band during...

European golf event stays tied.
September 1, 2007... PERTH, Scotland, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Fredrik Andersson Hed and Simon Wakefield share the lead after three rounds of the European Golf Tour's Johnnie Walker Championship in Scotland. Wakefield, also a co-leader after Friday's second round,...

National Lampoon being sued for 'Pucked'.
September 1, 2007... GREENSBORO, N.C., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A North Carolina film company is suing National Lampoon for allegedly mishandling the media promotion for the movie "Pucked." The lawsuit, filed last week by American Cinema Distribution of Greensboro in...

Move to try teens as adults in Newark case.
September 1, 2007... NEWARK, N.J., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- New Jersey prosecutors are seeking to try three juveniles as adults in the execution-style slayings of three people at a Newark schoolyard. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office filed court papers Friday that...

Eye injury ends season for Encarnacion.
September 1, 2007... ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Juan Encarnacion will not play again this season because of a serious left eye injury. He was struck in the eye by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Aaron Miles while in the...

Indian troops were part of WWII gas tests.
September 1, 2007... LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Newly discovered documents reveal Indian soldiers were exposed to mustard gas during World War II to test their reactions to the deadly chemical. Documents in Britain's National Archives detail the experiments...

COL FB: Va. Tech 17, East Carolina 7.
September 1, 2007... BLACKSBURG, Va., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Victor Harris scored on an 18-yard, second-quarter pass interception as 9th-ranked Virginia Tech eased by East Carolina 17-7. The season-opening college football game, played before a packed house at Lane...

Businessman claims he has biggest diamond.
September 1, 2007... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A South African businessman, despite skeptics, claims he's found the world's largest unearthed diamond, a monster more than twice as big as the storied Cullinan. The diamond reportedly weighs...

Australian students plan anti-Bush action.
September 1, 2007... BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Australian anti-war activists want to greet U.S. President George Bush with a school strike. Bush is to arrive in Sydney Wednesday for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings. Resistance, the group...

U.S. court lifts sonar stay for now.
September 1, 2007... SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A California court has ruled in favor of the Navy's testing of high-powered sonar, although the decision won't stop efforts to end the practice. A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said...

U.S. meets with N. Korea on nuke issues.
September 1, 2007... GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Diplomats from North Korea and the United States met Saturday in Switzerland to discuss the halting of Pyongyang's nuclear program. The Voice of America reported from Geneva that the rare bilateral...

Concrete kitty spared from mobster fate.
September 1, 2007... ACWORTH, Ga., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A cat was no rat but wound up wearing concrete shoes anyway at a Georgia construction site. Workers Friday literally had to chisel away hardened concrete at a school construction site where a hapless kitten...

Dallas boy killed by own pit bull.
September 1, 2007... DALLAS, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A 6-year-old Dallas boy was fatally mauled by his family's pet pit bull a day before a new law allowing felony charges in dog-mauling cases took effect. No charges were immediately filed in the case in which Scott...

Phantom phonebook deliveries vex neighbors.
September 1, 2007... WORTHINGTON, Ohio, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- One Ohio community is so quiet residents are still abuzz about the delivery of the new phone books. The dawn delivery of ATT Yellow Pages in unmarked blue plastic bags on curbs and lawns in the Columbus...

COL FB: Appalachian St. 34, Michigan 32.
September 1, 2007... ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Julian Rauch kicked a 24-yard field goal with :26 seconds left Saturday as Appalachian State shocked 5th-ranked Michigan 34-32. The upset started the 2007-08 college football season on a sour note before...

Cowboys assistant suspended for drug use.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The NFL suspended Dallas Cowboys assistant Wade Wilson Saturday for five games for violating its policy against using performance-enhancing substances. The league said he will miss the first five games of the...

MLB: Toronto 2, Seattle 1.
September 1, 2007... TORONTO, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Troy Glaus hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday as Toronto edged the Seattle Mariners 2-1. Glaus' game-winning hit came when the game was tied 1-1 after Toronto's Aaron Hill hit a solo...

U.K. foot-in-mouth reports submitted.
September 1, 2007... LONDON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Reports on the latest outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain have been turned over to government officials. The results of the two inquiries were not immediately reviewed but will be published next week, The...

Bush calls Craig.
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- President George Bush took time Saturday to call Sen. Larry Craig after the Idaho Republican's resignation over airport men's room sexual advance allegations. "He told him he knew it was a difficult decision for...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews.
September 1, 2007... Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Bush calls Craig WASHINGTON, Sept 1 (UPI) -- President George Bush took time Saturday to call Sen. Larry Craig after the Idaho Republican's resignation over airport men's room sexual advance allegations. "He told him...

Chemical security questions a burden?
September 1, 2007... WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Proposed homeland security rules would require thousands of U.S. businesses and farms to report the use of chemicals that could be targets of terrorists. The questionnaires will be used to get a handle on the...

9/11 fatigue an issue as anniversary nears.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Signs of emotional fatigue about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has cropped up as the United States approaches the sixth anniversary of the fateful day. The New York Times said Saturday there have been increasing...

Bitter memorial marks Russia school siege.
September 1, 2007... BESLAN, Russia, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Russia Saturday marked the third anniversary of the notorious terrorist attack on a school in the town of Beslan in which about 330 people were killed. Thousands turned out in Beslan to drop off flowers and...

MLB: N.Y. Yankees 9, Tampa Bay 6.
September 1, 2007... NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Alex Rodriguez had three hits and four RBI Saturday afternoon as the New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay, 9-6. Rodriguez's 45th homer of the season was a two-run shot in the bottom of the first. He added a two-run...

Forest Service plans anti-beetle campaign.
September 1, 2007... DENVER, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- The U.S. Forest Service plans to thin 80,000 acres of forest in Colorado and Wyoming to try to corral the pernicious bark beetle. The beetles can make forests more prone to fire. Work is to begin this fall, The...