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Saturday, July 30, 2011

U.S. Vacations With A Caveat: Work

NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- Many U.S. workers, especially men, indicate a vacation includes doing at least a little work, such as checking e-mails, researchers said. The survey of 3,304 adults conducted by Harris Interactive found 54 percent of men and 37 percent of women indicated their vacation... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

House delays vote on Boehner debt bill

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. House Thursday delayed a vote on Speaker John Boehner's short-term plan to raise the debt limit after nearly 3 hours of debate. Congress debated a GOP bill Thursday that would raise the federal debt ceiling by $900 billion and cut spending by $912 billion, a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The future of Greece remains uncertain

WASHINGTON, July 26 (UPI) -- Despite a second bailout deal, the Greek debt crisis is far from over. "Turbulence could easily resurface," Christine Lagarde, the International Monetary Fund managing director, said Tuesday in her first major policy speech, touching on issues of sovereign debt around... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Experts: No DNA evidence on Knox murder weapon

PERUGIA, Italy, July 25 (UPI) -- Independent experts rejected Italian prosecutors' claims of finding U.S. student Amanda Knox's DNA on evidence used to convict Knox of killing her roommate. The two analysts testified Monday they found no DNA or blood on the blade of a knife prosecutors said was the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, July 24, 2011

Winehouse's mother: 'She seemed out of it'

LONDON (AP) — Amy Winehouse's mother said the singer was not well when they met a day before she died, a British newspaper reported Sunday, while her family mourned the loss of "a wonderful daughter, sister, niece." The Sunday Mirror quoted Janis Winehouse as saying she believed it was "only a... Sign in to see full entry.

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