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Monday, September 6
N. Korea to free fishing boat, crew
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- North Korean officials said Monday they will free a South Korean squid fishing boat and its seven-member crew.
Gilad Shalit's father: 'Bring him back'
JERUSALEM, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The parents of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit said they were disappointed after meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss their son's plight.
Sunday, September 5
U.S. guru moves into Dayton real estate
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A self-styled Hindu guru says he bought a Dayton, Ohio, office building because of its good vibe and wants to see a bank and restaurant on the first floor.
U.K archbishop says BBC is 'biased'
LONDON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in Britain says the BBC is biased against "Christianity in general and Catholicism in particular."
Lashing ordered for woman condemned to die
TEHRAN, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- An Iranian woman sentenced to die for adultery faces a sentence of 99 lashes because of a case of mistaken identity, a human rights group says.
Saturday, September 4
6 die in Barbados store holdup fire
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Two would-be robbers threw a Molotov cocktail into a clothing store in Bridgetown, Barbados, Saturday night, killing six women, police said.
Chicago's Merchandise Mart up for sale
CHICAGO, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Merchandise Mart Properties Inc. is up for sale in the billion-dollar-plus range, Crain's Chicago Business reported Saturday.
Spiders infesting Florida parks
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A Florida bug expert says banana spiders up to 4 inches long, common in the state's parks and recreational areas, aren't dangerous, but are nutritious.
Craigslist censors adult services listings
ATLANTA, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Craigslist blocked its "adult services" section in the United States after attorneys general in 17 states complained the Internet site promoted prostitution.
Third drill effort to reach Chile miners
SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said work on a third rescue tunnel would begin soon at the site where 33 miners have been trapped for more than a month.
China: Another monster traffic jam
BEIJING, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Poor traffic management and road design are responsible for a massive traffic jam involving more than 10,000 trucks in China, officials say.
U.N. predicts bigger swings in food supply
UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- A U.N. agency says the 2010 global wheat harvest is one of the largest ever but experts say a less stable climate will mean bigger food supply fluctuations.
Friday, September 3
Orszag becomes New York Times columnist
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Former Obama administration budget guru Peter Orszag will ply his talents for The New York Times as a contributing columnist, the newspaper said Friday.
Balloon Boy, family move to Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Colorado man who staged the "balloon boy" charade last year had his mug shot taken Friday in Florida after moving his family there, officials said.
Crude oil tops $75 per barrel
NEW YORK, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices wound up below $75 a barrel Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, unable to follow the stock markets higher.
Rep. seeks compliance docs on Mariner Energy
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A Democratic congressman Friday requested to see compliance documents for the Mariner Energy oil platform that caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico a day earlier.
Canadian mine faces Indian opposition
OTTAWA, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Canadian Indian leaders say they remain opposed to a proposed copper-gold mine in British Columbia and warned of violence if the project proceeds.
Chinese fishing boat struck by freighter
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A Chinese fishing boat carrying an unknown number of people sank after being hit by a South Korean ship off the west coast of South Korea, officials said.
Pakistan floods put banks in jeopardy
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Credit rating agency Moody's Investor Service said floods in Pakistan could undermine the nation's banks.
Unemployment rises to 9.6 percent
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy shed 54,000 jobs in August as the employment recovery eroded for the second consecutive month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday.
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