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Saturday, August 2, 2014

Senate passes VA, highway bills, heads to recess

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- The Senate passed two key pieces of legislation in a late night session Thursday, sending a fix for the Department of Veterans Affairs and a highway funding patch to the president for signature, while a measure to address the border crisis failed. After efforts from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Foreign workers, diplomats flee Libyan fighting

TRIPOLI, Libya, Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Thousands of foreign workers and diplomatic staff in Libya have been ordered home -- the result of fighting in the capital of Tripoli and other cities. Combat between depleted government forces and Islamist militant gangs, some of which the government contracted for... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Investigators reach Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site

KIEV, Ukraine, July 31 (UPI) --International investigators regained access to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site on Thursday, after nearly a week of rebel fighting in the area. The Dutch Safety Board is leading the investigation, joined by investigators from Australia and representatives of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Senate advances $2.7 billion emergency border bill

WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) --A bill to provide emergency funding to handle the flood of children coming across the southern U.S. border passed a key procedural hurdle Wednesday. Senators voted 63-33 to begin formal debate on the $2.7 billion emergency supplemental spending bill, with 11 Republicans... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has 101 geysers

WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) --Saturn's tiny icy moon Enceladus boasts at least 101 geysers, NASA scientists say. Researchers have spent more than seven years plotting the moon's eruptions, and now they think they've spotted and charted them all. The new research has also offered some clarity as to... Sign in to see full entry.

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