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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

NSA's Donilon to leave; U.N. envoy Rice to be appointed

WASHINGTON, June 5 (UPI) -- National Security Adviser Tom Donilon will resign and be replaced by Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, White House officials said. President Obama is expected to announce the major shakeup in his foreign policy team Wednesday, The New York Times... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Study: More than a third of marriages from 2005-12 met online

CHICAGO, June 3 (UPI) -- More than a third of marriages from 2005-12 began online, and these online couples may have happier marriages, U.S. researchers suggest. Lead author John Cacioppo, the Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor in Psychology at the University of Chicago, and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 2, 2013

Electoral law for Egypt's upper house deemed unconstitutional

CAIRO, June 2 (UPI) -- Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Sunday the law under which the Shura Council, or upper house, was elected, is unconstitutional. The Shura Council is currently Egypt's only legislative body after the People's Assembly, or lower house, was dissolved when the SCC ruled... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

Healthcare reform may spur new generation of entrepreneurs

PRINCETON, N.J., June 1 (UPI) -- New research estimates forecast the number of self-employed U.S. adults will be 1.5 million higher in 2014 because of the Affordable Care Act, researchers say. Andy Hyman, who leads health coverage programs at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, said beginning next... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 31, 2013

Photos show bloody trail after Pistorius shot girlfriend

PRETORIA, South Africa, May 31 (UPI) -- A trail of blood can be seen throughout the South African home of Paralympian Oscar Pistorius after he killed his girlfriend, leaked photos show. One of the images, given to Sky News, shows a pool of blood in the bathroom where Reeva Steenkamp was fatally... Sign in to see full entry.

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