Texas man charged with firing on random motorists

A 22-year-old man has been charged with shooting at random motorists over three days in the Dallas suburbs, and prosecutors said Tuesday they would treat the charges as hate crimes.

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Squeezing gas for the very last mile

Record high gas prices are drawing new attention, this time to the competitive tribe of drivers dedicated to squeezing every last mile out of a tank of fuel — and that hasn’t necessarily been a good thing.

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Drivers putting less gas in tank, then running out

Brent Saba had just dropped a church group off at Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday morning and was heading north on Interstate 95 when it happened: His 15-passenger van ran out of gas.

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As gas prices soar, thieves grow brazen

Bobby Lee Julien, who’s driven a fuel tanker for 27 years, was near the end of his route. It was 3 a.m. when he pulled up at a stop sign off State Highway 225 in Houston.

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Tempers flared Friday as motorists waited in line for some of the area's lowest gas prices.

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English Police are using tiny Smart cars with telescopic spy cameras to catch drivers breaking the law.

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A "monster pig" broke out of its pen in the middle of the night and blocked traffic near Alsfeld because drivers were too frightened to get out of their cars and move the sow, police in the state of Hesse said on Wednesday.

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Motorists will be forgiven for doing a double-take when driving past this tree shaped like a chicken on a roadside in Cambridgeshire.

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Excerpt: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- More than 125,000 crashes were caused last year by motorists with colds and flu, as new scientific research reveals the serious impact of driver illness on accident rates(2).

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British Government moves to quell dissent. (Satire)

It was revealed today that the British government plans to introduce regulations limiting public and private dissent.

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A fight at a gas station overwhelmed with motorists trying to get $2.88-a-gallon fuel is being blamed for a crash that sent two vehicles into a house. See more irresistible headlines

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OF all the least-expected consequences of soaring fuel prices, this has to be near the top of the list: swarms of cyclists are taking to the intimidating, multi-lane thoroughfares of Los Angeles, some even defying the law and whizzing between the stationary cars on the gridlocked …

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Americans struggling with $4 per gallon gas today will have to gird themselves soon for a $3 spike, according to a new report by economists at CIBC World Markets. A new report predicts Americans will see $7 gas within two years.

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350 gas station owners in N.J. cited for cheating motorists See more irresistible headlines 

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As the price of fuel continues to climb, more drivers are trying to save 20 or so cents a gallon by using regular or mid-grade gasoline, even when their owners' manuals recommend premium.

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A nearly half-mile line of cars snaked through side streets at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Longwood for an event offering free gas to the first 100 vehicles.

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL -- Motorists were upset twenty two years ago as the price of a gallon of regular gasoline was about to hit - get this - $1. "I have to buy it. I have two cars I drive. I need the gas," said one motorist back in 1987.

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The boy and a friend drove several miles through Lake Park and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., hitting four other vehicles and running over two mailboxes, before other motorists reported him to police....

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More than 3,000 drivers were fined for honking in India's busy financial hub Mumbai on Monday, as the metropolis observed a "no honking day" to mark World Health Day, news reports said.

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Motorists watched in horror Wednesday as a woman tossed two young boys off a freeway overpass, then took the two-story leap into rush-hour traffic herself. But the shocking moment had an incredibly fortunate ending.

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"Cats might have nine lives, but some puppies involved in a Wisconsin traffic crash this week have at least two."

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Motorists caught talking on a hand-held mobile phone or sending a text while driving could be jailed under guidelines published on Thursday. In the most serious cases they could be charged with dangerous driving, which carries a two-year maximum sentence and an unlimited fine.

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Britain's roads could be be brought to a standstill as early as Wednesday by crippling fuel protests, similar to those that caused mass disruption in 2000.

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...A costumed officer dressed as Dr. Seuss' Grinch character handed out about one traffic ticket per minute for hours Wednesday in a holiday crackdown on Central Florida traffic violators....

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...."You couldn't stand (the smell)?" "Correct," Sarmiento said. "It smelled like a toilet." Other motorists have reported similar problems after filling up at the same Citgo gas station. Deanna Stonier said she had to pay $1,000 to repair her car.

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Drink-driving and speeding have made Moscow's roads among Europe's most dangerous, but now residents face a deadly new threat — armed drivers.

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The Great British Road Fund License Farce

In the UK you can now purchase your Road Fund License (Vehicle Tax Duty) on-line. Unfortunately, this is not quite as progressive as it first seems.

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Motorists in Colorado are expressing outrage over a weekend stunt in Gilpin County, about an hour's drive west of Denver, where highway checkpoints were set up so a private organization could ask for samples of blood and saliva. ...

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Some outraged motorists have scrawled warning messages and curse words on gas pumps after paying up to $4.50 for a gallon for gasoline at a station near Orlando International Airport.

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