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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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Mass. adopts Electoral College bill
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BOSTON, July 28 (UPI) -- The Massachusetts Legislature has approved a law aimed at ensuring the winner of the popular vote becomes U.S. president.

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Judge open to Blackwater hearing in Kabul
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NORFOLK, Va., July 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge in Virginia says he'll consider sending two former Blackwater employees accused of murder to Afghanistan to confront a key prosecution witness.

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Firms face deluge of oil spill lawsuits
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WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- Even though BP agreed to create a $20 billion escrow account for oil spill claims, companies associated with the spill face a deluge of class-action lawsuits.

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2 cadets hit by lightning at Fort Knox
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 28 (UPI) -- A female cadet was injured by a lightning strike at Fort Knox in Kentucky, and another woman was injured without taking a direct hit, officials said.

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