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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The death of wanted drug kingpin Arturo Beltran Leyva may prompt a war between drug traffickers along the border of Sonora, Mexico, and Arizona, experts say.

CLINTON, N.Y., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Residents of Louisiana and Hawaii ranked highest, and residents of New York and Connecticut lowest, in a study of happiness in the United States, authors said.

VAL GARDENA, Italy, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal won his first World Cup title this season Friday, edging Switzerland's Carlo Janko in the super giant slalom at Val Gardena, Italy.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The United States and Russia are nearing agreement on a treaty that would cut the countries' nuclear arsenals, the presidents said Friday.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Two 23-year-old British nationals convicted of attempted insurance fraud in Brazil have been acquitted on a legal technicality, Brazilian officials say.

VAL D'ISERE, France, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- American Lindsey Vonn captured her third World Cup skiing win of the season Friday in the women's super-combined at Val d'Isere, France.

LONDON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Airplane salvage companies, which operate much like junk yards for cars, are having a banner year in Britain and elsewhere, an international trade group said.

MINSK, Belarus, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The European Union Parliament said it adopted a resolution that supports maintaining sanctions against Belarus officials to prompt greater democratization.

ROTHLEY, England, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The parents of Madeleine McCann said in a holiday appeal they long for the safe return of their missing daughter to their home in England.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A random sampling of 1,028 U.S. lakes rated the condition of 56 percent as good and the rest poor or fair, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday.

BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- British soldiers in Northern Ireland are being warned dissidents may use women to lure them into ambushes this holiday season, a security force source said.

NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Eighty-eight percent of U.S. adults ages 19-29 say it is important for Congress to pass healthcare reform legislation, a survey indicates.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has until Saturday to stitch a 60-vote healthcare compromise if a Christmas Eve vote is to be taken, aides said.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- The European Parliament said in an approved resolution it deplores crimes against humanity occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Doorknob hangars saying "Be Tsunami Ready" are being distributed throughout San Francisco to coincide with updated inundation maps, officials said.

NEW PLYMOUTH, New Zealand, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A family of three and a family friend were rescued Friday from a capsized pontoon boat off the coast of New Zealand's Taranaki Region, police say.

BRUSSELS, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A Eurojust spokesman said the chairman of the board for the European Union's anti-crime agency resigned following a scandal in his home country.

JERUSALEM, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- Israel will soon decide whether it will include 50 "heavy" Palestinian prisoners in a possible exchange for kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, Arab media says.

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NEW YORK, Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A whistle-blower who helped prosecute U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was the most influential person in business ethics in 2009, a private think tank said.