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Obama to visit auto plants in Detroit area
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WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama travels to Detroit Friday to tour two auto plants and speak to workers, the White House said.
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Hackers attacking online bank accounts
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y., July 30 (UPI) -- Online banking, used by most U.S. households, is not as safe as the standard face-to-face practices of the past, bank consultant group Novantas reported.
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$187,000 fee to man with pickup truck
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TAMPA, Fla., July 29 (UPI) -- A Florida judge ordered a local homeowners association to pay more than $187,000 in legal fees to a man who wanted to park his pickup truck in his driveway.
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Crude oil prices rise Thursday
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NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices jumped above $78 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Thursday, despite a stock report showing inventories surged in the latest week.
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Grain futures jump higher Thursday
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CHICAGO, July 29 (UPI) -- Grain futures surged higher for the second consecutive day on the Chicago Board of Trade Thursday, despite a drop in stock markets.
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Helen Thomas may get statue at museum
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DEARBORN, Mich., July 29 (UPI) -- A museum near Detroit is raising money for a statue of newswoman Helen Thomas, now controversial because of her remarks about Israel.
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Fed policymaker Bullard warns of deflation
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ST. LOUIS, July 29 (UPI) -- Federal Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard warned Thursday that the U.S. economy could be headed toward a sluggish period marked by falling prices.
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Citigroup, two executives, to pay fines
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NEW YORK, July 29 (UPI) -- Citigroup and two former executives agreed to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange complaint for $75 million with small fines tacked on for the executives.
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Enterprise to offer electric cars to rent
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ST. LOUIS, July 29 (UPI) -- Enterprise Rent-A-Car said it had plans to put electrically powered vehicles into its U.S. fleet of rental cars, starting with the Nissan Leaf.
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$18M home in foreclosure, auction
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DETROIT, July 29 (UPI) -- One of Detroit's grand symbols of wealth, a 13,777-square-foot home with opulent landscaping, is facing a foreclosure auction, legal filings show.
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In-store wedding a first for TJ Maxx
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich., July 29 (UPI) -- A Michigan couple's wedding in the shoe section of a TJ Maxx store was the clothing chain's first ever in-store ceremony, company officials said.
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Specialty pothole-filling equipment stolen
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MONTREAL, July 29 (UPI) -- Thieves in Montreal stole a pickup truck and went to the owner's hotel parking lot to steal pothole-filling equipment, the owner said.
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Most city foreclosure rates are up
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IRVINE, Calif., July 29 (UPI) -- Online property marketplace RealtyTrac said that three-quarters of major U.S. cities in a survey experienced year-over-year increases in foreclosure rates.
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Modified cotton helps Indian women
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WARWICK, England, July 28 (UPI) -- Use of a particular genetically modified crop in India has produced massive gains in women's employment and income in that country, a U.K. research study says.
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Crude oil falls under $77 a barrel
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NEW YORK, July 28 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices retreated Wednesday, falling to under $77 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
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