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Third drill effort to reach Chile miners
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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.
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China: Another monster traffic jam
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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.
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Craigslist censors adult services listings
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ATLANTA, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Craigslist blocked its "adult services" section in the United States after attorneys' generals in 17 states complained the Internet site promoted prostitution.
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U.N. predicts bigger swings in food supply
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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.
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Orszag becomes New York Times columnist
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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.
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Balloon Boy, family move to Florida
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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.
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Crude oil tops $75 per barrel
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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.
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Rep. seeks compliance docs on Mariner Energy
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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.
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Canadian mine faces Indian opposition
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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.
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Chinese fishing boat struck by freighter
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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.
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Pakistan floods put banks in jeopardy
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Credit rating agency Moody's Investor Service said floods in Pakistan could undermine the nation's banks.
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Unemployment rises to 9.6 percent
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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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Afghanistan says it will back Kabul Bank
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KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government would guarantee deposits at stumbling Kabul Bank, which was rocked by a sudden government takeover.
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Report: Workers pay more for healthcare
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Premiums paid by employees in the United States for their companies' health plans increased by 14 percent this year, a report released Thursday said.
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Suspect in Veronica Guerin killing busted
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- John Traynor, an Irish gangster suspected of conspiring in the killing of reporter Veronica Guerin, has been arrested in the Netherlands, officials said.
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