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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Critical food aid program ending in Haiti

JÉRÉMIE, HAITI –Martha Joseph, 23, is a mother of two in Jérémie, a commune in the Grand’Anse department of Haiti. Because of chronic unemployment in Haiti, she and her husband haven’t been able to find jobs to support their two children. As a result, hunger visited them daily. Joseph says there... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, June 18, 2012

U.S. stock futures rise after Greek vote

ATHENS, Greece, June 18 (UPI) -- U.S. stock futures rose as European leaders urged Greece to quickly form a coalition government after pro-bailout forces narrowly won a momentous election. Dow Jones industrial average futures were up 40 points early Monday morning, suggesting the market could open... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Rodney King found dead in his pool

RIALTO, Calif., June 17 (UPI) -- Rodney King, whose 1991 videotaped beating by police rocked Los Angeles, died in an apparent swimming-pool drowning Sunday, police said. King, 47, was found around dawn at the bottom of the pool of his Rialto home by his fiancée and his death was being investigated... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Egyptians go to polls to elect president

CAIRO, June 16 (UPI) -- Egyptians voted in presidential elections Saturday to choose between the ousted Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister and a Muslim Brotherhood candidate. The election comes a day after Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court dissolved Parliament and ruled the former Mubarak regime... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Egypt election law ruling spawns protests

CAIRO, June 14 (UPI) -- Protests erupted Thursday after Egypt's High Constitutional Court declared unconstitutional a law used to elect about a third of the country's Parliament. Gates surrounding the court in Cairo were locked and citizens were locked inside, Ahram Online reported. Iron barricades... Sign in to see full entry.

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