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Monday, January 27, 2014

Jury selection begins in Ray Nagin trial

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Jury selection began Monday in the federal corruption trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, lawyers said. Nagin stands accused by several former city officials and businessmen who have taken plea deals in exchange for their testimony against the former two-term... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, January 26, 2014

An avocado at lunch reduces the desire to eat between meals

LOMA LINDA, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Adding a half of a fresh avocado to lunch helped healthy, overweight people feel fuller and reduced their desire to eat between meals, U.S. researchers say. Study leader Dr. Joan Sabat of Loma Linda University and colleagues compared the effects of incorporating... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Maryland shopping mall secured after shooting leaves 3 dead

COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Police declared a Maryland shopping mall secure Saturday after an apparently lone gunman killed two people and them himself. Howard County police said on the department Facebook page that one of the three bodies found inside the Mall in Columbia was believed to the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, January 24, 2014

Independent review: NSA program 'must end'

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- An independent review released Thursday says the National Security Agency's massive data collection program is illegal and "must end." In addition, the report by the bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, created by Congress, says the NSA surveillance... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Poll: Americans perceive income gap, but disagree how to fix it

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Most Americans agree that income inequality exists in the United States, but they are sharply divided over how to resolve the problem, a new poll has found. The survey, conducted by Pew Research Center/USA Today, found that regardless of political affiliation, 65 percent... Sign in to see full entry.

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