How a Little Town in Peru Is Becoming a Hotspot
Time Magazine - Thu Nov 26, 4:54 pm ETThe name of the place was, if anything, a synonym for bad luck but now it ison the trade highway between Peru and Brazil, between the Pacific and theAtlantic
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Corona man blames murders on split personality
YourNabe.com - 2 hours 57 minutes agoA 48-year-old Peruvian man from Corona who has been charged in the grisly murders of his wife and younger son told police his split personality was responsible for the crimes, the Queens district attorney said.
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Fire chief spreads God's word, ECHO technology in Peru
Lehigh Acres News Star - Wed Nov 25, 1:21 am ETSAN DAMIAN, PERU - Mission trips are a monumental experience in seeing the hearts of others and their struggles through life.
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PERU: Police find 14 pounds of pot
The Ottawa Times - Tue Nov 24, 11:59 pm ETOne of the largest — if not the largest — confiscations of drugs by the Peru police patrol division took place early Friday morning. An officer saw a driver operating a Toyota Land Cruiser commit traffic violations at 12:17
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Thurman added in Quebec City
Fightnews.com - Thu Nov 26, 6:20 pm ETUndefeated welterweight Keith Thurman (11-0 9KO) of Clearwater Florida has been added to this weekend’s undercard featuring Lucian Bute defending his IBF Super-middleweight title in a rematch versus mandatory challenger Librado Andrade. in Quebec City. Thurman will be taking on local product Leonardo Rojas (8-9-3 2KO). The Peruvian born Rojas has proven to be a durable opponent in the past but ...
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Peruvian gang killing people to sell their fat, police say
Chicago Sun-Times - Sat Nov 21, 5:04 am ETLIMA, Peru -- Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.Three suspects confessed to killing five people, but the gang may have been involved in dozens more, said Col. Jorge Mejia, chief of Peru's anti-kidnapping police ...
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Solvang resident makes a difference in the Peace Corps
The Santa Ynez Valley News - Thu Nov 26, 10:21 am ETValley resident Jenna Sell is ending her two-year commitment with Peace Corps this month in Peru, believing she has made a small difference in the world and found her path in life to become a nurse practitioner.
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Copa Sudamericana Glance
AP via Yahoo! Sports - Wed Nov 25, 8:11 pm ET(Home teams listed first) SECOND ROUND First Leg Tuesday, Sept. 22 River Plate (Uruguay) 4, Vitoria (Brazil) 1 Botafogo (Brazil) 2, Emelec (Ecuador) 0 Wednesday, Sept. 23 Velez Sarsfield (Argentina) 3, Union Espanola (Chile) 2 Internacional (Brazil) 1, Universidad de Chile (Chile) 1 Alianza Atletico (Peru) 2, Fluminense (Brazil) 2 Thursday, Sept. 24 Cerro Porteno (Paraguay) 2, Goias (Brazil) 0 ...
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DJ Peru Minister:Nearly All Gold Mining In Madre De Dios Is Illegal
INO News - Tue Nov 24, 9:42 am ETLIMA, Peru (Dow Jones)--Virtually all of the informal gold mining in one southern Peru region is by miners who don't have legal permission to do so, Environment Minister Antonio Brack said Tuesday.
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Police reports - Friday, Nov. 27, 2009
Kokomo Tribune - Thu Nov 26, 9:42 pm ETSunday, 2:40 a.m., state police arrested Shayla D. Stuber, 18, 5800 South block of U.S. 31, Peru, on a charge of minor consumption of alcohol. Sunday, 2:50 a.m., state police arrested Jonathan W. Bennett, 19, 100 block of North Holman Street, Peru, on a charge of minor consumption of alcohol.
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Peruvian police says gang killed people for their fat, allegedly for use in cosmetics
Chicago Tribune - Fri Nov 20, 1:45 pm ETLIMA, Peru (AP) — Police say a gang in the Peruvian jungle has been killing people and draining fat from the corpses to sell on the black market for use in cosmetics, although medical experts say they doubt a major market for fat exists.
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Peru woman rescued by truck driver in 2-vehicle crash
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Tue Nov 24, 5:53 am ETA Peru woman whose car struck a stalled grain truck and caught fire was rescued by the truck driver Monday night, according to the Wabash Sheriff's Department. The accident occurred at about 9:40 p.m. on Indiana 124 at County Road 400 West.
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Peruvian gang killed 5, drained bodies of fat
New Haven Register - Sat Nov 21, 3:26 am ETAssociated Press LIMA, Peru — A gang in the remote Peruvian jungle has been killing people for their fat, police charged Thursday, draining it from the corpses and offering it on the black market for use in cosmetics. Medical experts expressed skepticism that a major market for fat might exist.
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An El Niño winter for Telluride?
Telluride Daily Planet - Thu Nov 26, 10:44 am ETRight now off the Peruvian Coast, the ocean waters off the far eastern equatorial Pacific are warmer than normal.
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PERU COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CONDUCTS PRESCHOOL SEMINAR
The Peru Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 8:19 am ETRecently Peru Community Schools offered a seminar for preschool teachers with sessions to help them prepare students for kindergarten and for the screening process used for admission.
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SECTIONAL FINAL BERTH ON THE LINE FOR PERU
The Peru Tribune - Tue Nov 24, 8:29 am ETFor the first time since 2001, Peru is playing postseason football after Round 1. In that season, Peru beat Maconaquah in the sectional opener before falling at Frankfort.
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Peru arrests 4 for selling human fat
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