Month: March 2014

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Billionaire James Irsay, the 54-year-old owner of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, was jailed early on Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance, authorities said. A search of his vehicle yielded multiple prescription drugs that didn't match the labels on any of the prescription-pill bottles found, police said. "Impossible to tell u how much this means." Irsay was arrested on the preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and four counts of possession of a controlled substance, the Hamilton County prosecuting attorney's office said in a statement.

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By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks climbed on Monday, with the S&P 500 bouncing from its worst weekly drop in the past seven, as concerns eased over the situation in Crimea, while economic data indicated the economy was improving after a winter slowdown. The 97-percent vote in Crimea in favor of quitting Ukraine was condemned as illegal by Kiev and the West, but the referendum passed without violence. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the region as a sovereign state. Google Inc gained 1.6 percent to $1,192.10 while General Electric Co rose 1.3 percent to $25.43.

TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada's main stock index was little changed on Monday as a peaceful referendum in Crimea drove gains in most major sectors, but the perceived easing of tensions in the region weighed on the price of bullion and sent gold-mining shares lower. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 4.23 points, or 0.03 percent, at 14,231.89. Eight of the 10 main sectors on the index were higher. (Reporting by John Tilak; Editing by Chris Reese)

(Corrects headline and first sentence to say “intoxicated driving” not “drunk driving”) INDIANAPOLIS, March 17 (Reuters) – Billionaire James Irsay, the 54-year-old owner of the National Football League’s Indianapolis Colts team, was jailed early on Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of a controlled substance, authorities said. A search of his vehicle yielded multiple prescription drugs that didn’t match the labels on any of the prescription-pill bottles found, police said. Irsay was arrested on the preliminary charges of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Deputy Bryant Orem said. His initial court appearance was scheduled for March 26 in Hamilton County Magistrate Court, it said.