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32 killed in Somalia; al-Shabab gains ally
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BOSASO, Somalia, July 29 (UPI) -- At least 13 combatants were killed in an intense insurgent-government battle in the normally stable Puntland region of northern Somalia, authorities said.
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Suit over burning of student settled
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 29 (UPI) -- An Ohio family claiming a teacher burned a cross on their son's arm and taught Christian doctrine in class says they've settled a suit against the teacher.
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'Boehner for Speaker' campaign launched
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Ohio Congressman John Boehner has launched a "Boehner for Speaker" campaign to raise money for the Republican election effort.
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Obama to discuss education reform
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday called for more stringent educational standards in touting his Race to the Top education program.
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Report: Delay transfer of Okinawa troops
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WASHINGTON, July 29 (UPI) -- The United States may delay moving 8,000 Marines from the Japanese island of Okinawa to reduce the environmental impact on Guam, officials say.
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$34 million award in carbon monoxide trial
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BALTIMORE, July 29 (UPI) -- A jury in Baltimore awarded $34 million to employees of a restaurant who claimed carbon monoxide poisoning left them with brain damage, court records show.
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Remains of second missing sailor found
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KABUL, Afghanistan, July 29 (UPI) -- The second U.S. sailor missing in Afghanistan since last weekend is dead, a Pentagon official said Thursday.
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Air Force cargo plane crashes in Alaska
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 29 (UPI) -- An Air Force C-17 cargo plane with a four-member crew practicing for an air show crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, military officials said.
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11 Somali pirate suspects plead not guilty
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NORFOLK, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- Eleven Somalis accused of piracy and related federal charges for their alleged attacks on two U.S. Navy ships pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Norfolk, Va.
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Obama, small-business owners meet
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- President Obama met with small-business owners in New Jersey Wednesday and then called for tax cuts and loans legislation he called "as American as apple pie."
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U.S. indictment in Kuwait fatal crash
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- A grand jury in Virginia has indicted a former Army contractor on charges of involuntary manslaughter and assault in a fatal crash in Kuwait, documents show.
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Candidate taped pulling up opposing signs
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MILTON, Fla., July 28 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they were investigating whether a crime was committed when a political candidate was videotaped pulling up his opponent's signs.
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Irish boy gets $9,700 in defamation suit
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BALBRIGGAN, Ireland, July 28 (UPI) -- An Irish 5-year-old was awarded $9,700 from a grocery store in an out-of-court settlement concerning false accusations of stealing a bag of chips.
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Biden marks impending end of Iraq combat
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FORT DRUM, N.Y., July 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told troops returning from Iraq Wednesday, "America's combat mission in Iraq will end" in a month.
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Analyst predicts nasty election cycle
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- A political analyst predicts the 2010 U.S. election cycle will set a new record for the volume of negative political ads.
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