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Oprah ending show

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:06:54 -0500

By United Press International
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey, whose eponymous talk show has been a mainstay of afternoon U.S. television for more than two decades, says she's ending the program.

Healthcare vote

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:22:59 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate scheduled a late Saturday vote that could send a $848 billion healthcare-reform bill to floor debate.

EU leadership

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:14:16 -0500

By United Press International
BRUSSELS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- EU leaders selected relatively unknown people to take over two newly created positions that represent the public face of the 27-country bloc.

Cervical cancer

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:11:21 -0500

By United Press International
CHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Medical guidelines suggest women can wait until age 21 before having a first Pap test and then have them less often than previously suggested.

Fat killers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:09:21 -0500

By United Press International
LIMA, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Four people were arrested in Peru in an investigation into the killing of people for their body fat, which was perhaps sent to Europe to be used in cosmetics.

Karzai inauguration

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:17:02 -0500

By United Press International
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Hamid Karzai was sworn in Thursday to begin a second term as president of Afghanistan.

Terror trials

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:13:46 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder defended the Obama administration's decision to try terror suspects in federal court in New York.

Nuclear politics

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:11:20 -0500

By United Press International
SEOUL, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama is wrapping up his Asian trip with a stop in Seoul where he addressed concerns about nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran.

Healthcare reform

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:59:31 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The majority leader in the U.S. Senate unveiled a healthcare reform bill that will cost $849 billion and extend insurance coverage to 30 million Americans.

Olympics doping

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:54:18 -0500

By United Press International
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The International Olympic Committee has withdrawn the gold medal won by a Bahraini runner and a silver medal won by an Italian cyclist in the 2008 Olympics.

Somali pirates

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:51:26 -0500

By United Press International
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- A U.S.-flagged ship was attacked by pirates Wednesday, seven months after the same vessel was boarded by hijackers off the coast of Somalia.

U.S. 'improper spending'

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:48:06 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The Obama administration said the federal government made $98 billion in "improper spending" during the last fiscal year.

Israeli settlements

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:46:16 -0500

By United Press International
JERUSALEM, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Israeli leaders approved a 900-unit expansion of settlements in East Jerusalem, drawing a sharp rebuke from their U.S. counterparts.

Corruption scores

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:27:17 -0500

By United Press International
BERLIN, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- New Zealand has been determined as the least corrupt country in the world while Somalia is at the other end of the annual Corruption Perceptions Index.

Mammogram study

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:24:55 -0500

By United Press International
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- A U.S. task force emended recommendations regarding the frequency of mammograms, saying such screenings should start later and perhaps not as often as thought.

Obama in China

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:22:42 -0500

By United Press International
BEIJING, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama received support from China to work on the world's problems but also sought an improved human rights stance from Beijing.

Pages from Palin

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:20:58 -0500

By United Press International
NEW YORK, Nov. 17 (UPI) -- Former GOP candidate for vice president Sarah Palin has the formal release of her book Tuesday.

Chavez seeks rain

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:53:16 -0500

By United Press International
CARACAS, Venezuela, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has asked Cuba to help ease his country's drought with a cloud-seeding program.

Climate change meeting

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:50:43 -0500

By United Press International
SHANGHAI, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Hope of a far-reaching agreement to come from next month's U.N. climate change meeting in Denmark have been greatly dampened.

GM's plans

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:49:39 -0500

By United Press International
DETROIT, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- General Motors, kept afloat with billions in government loans, plans to repay those debts over the next two years.

Obama in China

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 08:47:31 -0500

By United Press International
BEIJING, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Beijing Monday, shortly after he touted the benefits of an open society.

Balloon boy

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:15:37 -0500

By United Press International
FORT COLLINS, Colo., Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Two adults pleaded guilty to charges related to the hoax in which they said their son had floated away in a balloon in Colorado.

Eurozone recession ends

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:45:55 -0500

By United Press International
BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Economic data indicate the 16-nation "eurozone" has moved out of recession.

Mosque seizures

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:42:25 -0500

By United Press International
NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Four mosques and another building in the United States owned by the Alavi Foundation were seized by federal authorizes who allege the group has ties to Iran.

Terror trials

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:39:45 -0500

By United Press International
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Five men, including one who claims to have been the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, will stand trial in U.S. courts.