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Saturday, July 19, 2014

Sex conviction of Italy's ex-PM Berlusconi overturned

ROME, July 18 (UPI) --Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has successfully appealed a conviction for engaging in prostitution with a minor and a related charge that he had used his position of power to secure her release. On Friday, an appeals court in Milan overturned the 2013... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, July 18, 2014

North Carolina driver captures streaking meteor on dash cam

RALEIGH, N.C., July 18 (UPI) --A barrage of meteors splashed across the night sky late Thursday along the Eastern Seaboard, and one meteor burned particularly bright as it disintegrated in the Earth's atmosphere. The fireball was caught on video by a Dan Perjar, a software developer from Raleigh,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

Rumors of Merkel's retirement circulate on 60th birthday

BRUSSELS, July 17 (UPI) --German Chancellor Angela Merkel began her 60th birthday Thursday with a serenade from a journalist and rumors she would soon resign her office. At a press conference in Brussels, the bureau chief of German news broadcaster ZDF sang her "Happy birthday, liebe Bundeskanzlerin... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Study: marijuana compound slows tumor growth

NORWICH, England, July 16 (UPI) --New research suggests tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC -- the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana -- works to slow tumor growth. Previous studies have demonstrated such effects in lab experiments involving mice with brain tumors, but researchers say the newest... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Church of England approves women bishops

LONDON, July 14 (UPI) --The Church of England voted Monday to allow women to become bishops. The legislation was passed by the General Synod, achieving approval from both the Houses of Bishops and Clergy as well as the House of Laity. In 2012, a similar motion was shot down by traditional lay... Sign in to see full entry.

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