CDC: 110,197,000 Venereal Infections in U.S.; Nation Creating New STI's Faster Than New Jobs or College Grads -

CDC: 110,197,000 Venereal Infections in U.S.; Nation Creating New STI's Faster Than New Jobs or College Grads - 


According to new data released by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 19.7 million new venereal infections in the United States in 2008, bringing the total number of existing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. at that time to 110,197,000.

The 19.7 million new STIs in 2008 vastly outpaced the new jobs and college graduates created in the United States that year or any other year on record, according to government data. The competition was not close.

The STI study referenced by the CDC estimated that 50 percent of the new infections in 2008 occurred among people in the 15-to-24 age bracket. In fact, of the 19,738,800 total new STIs in the United States in 2008, 9,782,650 were among Americans in the 15-to-24 age bracket.

By contrast, there were 1,524,092 bachelor’s degrees awarded in the United States in the 2007-2008 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That means the total number of new STIs in 2008 outpaced the total number of new bachelor’s degrees by nearly 13 to 1, and the number of new STIs among Americans in the 15-to-24 age bracket outnumbered new bachelor’s degrees by more than 6 to 1.

While the CDC estimates that there were 19.7 million new STIs in the United States in 2008, data published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that the total number of people employed in the country actually declined by 2.9 million during that year.

The CDC said the new venereal infections contracted each year cost the nation about $16 billion.

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Man Charged For Hunting In A Walmart Parking Lot - bagged a 10-point white-tailed deer -

Man Charged For Hunting In A Walmart Parking Lot - bagged a 10-point white-tailed deer - 


An Indiana County man is facing several charges, after wildlife officials say he went deer hunting in a Walmart parking lot.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission says 40-year-old Arcangelo Bianco Jr., fired several rounds from a handgun at a 10-point white-tailed deer from within the Burrell Township store’s parking lot, and then bagged the animal near Old William Penn Highway.

The alleged shooting happened last November, while Bianco was shopping at the store, and then saw the buck in the parking lot.

According to charging documents, the deer ran around a corner of the store, and Bianco hopped out of his truck, gun in hand, and “began firing multiple rounds at the deer.”

Bianco faces a misdemeanor count of reckless endangerment, as well as several hunting violations, including hunting without a license, shooting on or across highways and unlawful killing or taking of big game.

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for May 1.

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Connecticut Priest Accused Of Selling Over $300,000 Worth Of Meth - “Monsignor Meth.” -

Connecticut Priest Accused Of Selling Over $300,000 Worth Of Meth - “Monsignor Meth.” - 


A Roman Catholic priest from Connecticut pleaded guilty to one of the charges accusing him of making more than $300,000 selling methamphetamine.

The Rev. Kevin Wallin was scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Hartford next week for a hearing in which he would plead guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.

The filing Tuesday was obtained by The Associated Press.

Authorities say the Wallin, 61, had methamphetamine mailed to him from co-conspirators in California. He allegedly made more than $300,000 in drugs sales out of his apartment in Waterbury last year.

In some published reports, he has been nicknamed “Monsignor Meth.”

Published reports about Wallin said he also allegedly bought a head shop and adult bookstore in North Haven called Land of Oz & Dorothy’s Place to launder the money he generated from the meth sales.

Wallin is the former pastor of St. Augustine Parish in Bridgeport.

The Connecticut Post reported earlier this year that Wallin had been subjected to an investigation from the Diocese of Bridgeport in 2011, after reports of erratic behavior. Diocese officials had learned that he had been acting out sexually with men in the church rectory, the newspaper reported.

A message left with his attorney was not immediately returned.

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http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/26/connecticut-priest-accused-of-selling-over-300000-worth-of-meth/