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Monday, November 21, 2011

Egyptian violence spirals out of control

CAIRO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Clashes between protesters and security forces killed at least 23 people and injured more than 1,500 in Egypt, the Health Ministry said Monday. A ministry statement said deaths were reported in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Alexandria and Suez, the Egyptian Gazette reported.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Syria not close to Arab League deadline

DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Syria's military continued the government clampdown on pro-democracy protesters Saturday as an Arab League deadline loomed. The league set a Saturday midnight deadline for the government of President Bashar al-Assad to come up with a formal statement on a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Partying, drinking and work spark smoking

COLUMBIA, Mo., Nov. 16 (UPI) -- College students say they smoke while partying, drinking, working, at the beginning of semesters and on weekends, a U.S. researcher says. Lead author Nikole Cronk, assistant professor of family and community medicine at the University of Missouri, said among college... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Oops: Sweden deports man to wrong country

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Swedish police mistakenly deported an Iranian citizen to the wrong country and now he faces 15 years in prison, the man's sister said. The 53-year-old man, who was born in Iraq, was deported by Saddam Hussein in the 1980s and subsequently was granted citizenship... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Giffords says she's working to get better

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, severely wounded in a shooting spree last winter, says she won't return to Congress until she gets "better." In an interview she and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly gave to ABC's "20/20" news program, Giffords is asked whether she would... Sign in to see full entry.

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