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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Cameron, Sarkozy to meet rebels in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- French and British leaders were in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday to meet with the country's transitional government leaders, officials said. British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy played key roles in passage of a U.N. resolution that... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Gadhafi loyalists attack oil refinery

BANI WALID, Libya, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Forces loyal to deposed Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi attacked an oil refinery on the Mediterranean coast Monday, leaders of rebel forces said. The attack in the port of Ras Lanuf was the first significant action by the loyalists since rebels drove them from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 12, 2011

Liquor store density linked to homicides

RIVERSIDE, Calif., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say violent crime would drop if local ordinances limited the number of neighborhood liquor stores and ban single-serve containers of alcohol. Sociology professors Robert N. Parker and Kirk R. Williams, co-directors of the Presley Center for Crime... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 11, 2011

One, two drinks a day good for heart

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- How and when a person drinks may be a more significant factor than how much one drinks in how alcohol affects the body, U.S. researchers say. Study author John Cullen, a research associate professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, says... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 10, 2011

Federal disaster declared for Texas fires

HOUSTON, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- A federal disaster was declared for one Texas county being ravaged by wildfires that destroyed at least 1,400 homes in the past week, state officials said. The declaration opens the door for federal disaster relief for those affected in Bastrop County, although the Texas... Sign in to see full entry.

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