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Monday, June 30, 2014

Healthy habits can help adults reverse risk of heart disease

CHICAGO, June 30 (UPI) --All those late nights, lazy days and emptied bags of potato chips may have put your heart health in a real tight spot, but according to new research, it's likely not too late to reverse at least some of the damage. In a new study, researchers at the Northwestern University... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Ukrainian rebels agree to temporary ceasefire in restive east

KIEV, Ukraine, June 23 (UPI) --Ukrainian rebels agreed Monday to honor a temporary ceasefire declared Friday by President Petro Poroshenko. The decision to join the ceasefire was made during a trilateral meeting in eastern Ukraine involving Ukraine, Russia and the OSCE. Rebel leaders, Ukrainian... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

House votes to expand protections against NSA

WASHINGTON, June 20 (UPI) --In a move that revealed lingering discomfort with the NSA, the House passed an amendment that would expand protections against the spy agency collecting information on U.S. citizens. Liberal Democrats and libertarian Republicans joined together to pass an amendment to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, June 20, 2014

Three people shot, injured at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre

MORRISON, Colo., June 20 (UPI) --Three people were hospitalized in Denver with non life-threatening injuries Thursday night after being shot at a Nas concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, police said. The shootings happened after the concert was over in the venue's parking lot. "We're trying to figure... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

NATO confirms Russian troop buildup at Ukraine border

BRUSSELS, June 19 (UPI) --Russia is adding to its deployment of military personal and equipment near its border with Ukraine, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday. Rasmussen estimated the buildup was of "at least a few thousand more troops," and called it "a very regrettable... Sign in to see full entry.

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