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Saturday, December 5, 2009

Amanda Knox guilty of Perugia slaying

PERUGIA, Italy, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Amanda Knox, a U.S. exchange student in Italy, and her Italian ex-boyfriend were convicted Saturday of murdering her British housemate. In a case that garnered intense worldwide attention, Knox, 22, was sentenced to 26 years and Raffaele Sollecito to 25 years, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- NASA says Kennedy Space Center technicians are testing space shuttle Endeavour's systems, preparing for its move to the Vehicle Assembly Building. Endeavour's move from the Orbiter Processing Facility is scheduled Dec. 12, but before that can happen, the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Immigrant detention system called unfair

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Detention practices for illegal immigrants in the United States are haphazard, disorganized and unfair, two studies contended Wednesday. One study conducted by Human Rights Watch concluded that immigration detainees are routinely transferred from jails in their longtime... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, November 30, 2009

Obama, Rudd to discuss Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. President Obama welcomes Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Washington Monday for talks on Afghanistan and climate change, the White House said. Rudd's visit to the White House begins a week in which Obama plans to announce his strategy for Afghanistan and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Philly to get major new solar panel plant

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A new solar panel manufacturing facility will be built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars, officials say. Peter Longstreth, president of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., which owns and manages the Navy Yard on... Sign in to see full entry.

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