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Saturday, May 31, 2014

Eating three or more servings of white bread daily may increase obesity odd

SOFIA, Bulgaria, May 30 (UPI) --Three slices of white bread a day significantly increased the risk of being overweight or obese compared to those who ate fewer servings of white bread. Nutritional expert Miguel Martinez-Gonzalez of the University of Navarra in Spain analyzed the food consumption of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Shinseki resigns as head of VA

WASHINGTON, May 30 (UPI) --President Obama announced that he had accepted the resignation of embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki after they met at the White House Friday morning. "A few minutes ago Sec. Shinseki offered his own resignation," the president said. "And with considerable... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, May 29, 2014

Pradaxa maker reaches $650 million settlement

RIDGEFIELD, Conn., May 29 (UPI) --Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim announced Wednesday it had reached a $650 million settlement in state and federal cases in the U.S. regarding the blood thinner Pradaxa. In a statement released by the company, senior vice president and general counsel of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Edward Snowden: I was a CIA and NSA spy, not a systems administrator

MOSCOW, May 28 (UPI) --American fugitive Edward Snowden is claiming he was a trained spy when he leaked classified documents about U.S. surveillance practices, not a contracted systems administrator as he has been consistently portrayed. "I was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 26, 2014

Poroshenko claims Ukraine election

KIEV, Ukraine, May 25 (UPI) --Petro Poroshenko claimed victory Sunday in Ukraine's presidential election, which had a turnout nationwide estimated at 45 percent of the electorate. Exit polls suggested Poroshenko, 48, a billionaire chocolate magnate with business interests in Ukraine that include... Sign in to see full entry.

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