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NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Two former computer programmers for Bernard Madoff's New York investment company were charged Friday with helping cover up his Ponzi scheme.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. crude oil futures finished lower Friday, losing 1.4 percent for the week, after a weak gauge of consumer sentiment and news of rising crude supplies.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. stocks rose Friday for a second straight weekly advance partly on unexpected earnings at Walt Disney and Abercrombie & Fitch.

SEATTLE, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The head of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner program said he's confident the U.S. aerospace company's newest passenger jet will have its first official flight this year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner is down $1.70 this year compared with last year, the American Farm Bureau Federation says.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Easton Sports is recalling about 6,400 of its bicycles because they could break, causing riders to fall and get hurt, a U.S. watchdog agency says.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The European Union's statistical office said Friday the euro zone -- where the euro is the shared currency -- had climbed out of recession.

SINGAPORE, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao warns that the global financial crisis cannot be solved by protectionism.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development said defaulting loans have the Federal Housing Administration in a "real risk" of depleting its reserves.

OTTAWA, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- New vehicle sales in Canada rose 1.2 percent to 128,415 units in September, led by North American-built passenger cars, Statistics Canada said Friday.

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Labor said import prices rose 0.7 percent in October, largely due to escalating petroleum prices.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The U.S. trade deficit grew faster than expected in September, reaching $36.5 billion, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Friday.

BRUSSELS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Four members of the European Union are opposing a deal to share bank data with the United States for anti-terrorist investigations, citing privacy issues.

OTTAWA, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Canada's international trade deficit shrank in September based on a 3.5 percent increase in exports, Statistics Canada reported from Ottawa Friday.