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  • Sen. Kennedy rushed to Mass. hospital
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:46 PM
    BOSTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Edward "Ted" Kennedy was rushed to a hospital in Cape Cod, Mass., Saturday morning after falling ill, his office has confirmed.
  • Russian republic besieged by wildfires
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:12 PM
    GORNO-ALTAYSK, Russia, May 17 (UPI) -- Wildfires have destroyed nearly 42 square miles of woodlands in the Russian republic of Tuva, officials say.
  • Dominican president wins another term
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 1:03 PM
    SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, May 17 (UPI) -- Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez has won a third term in office as his opponent conceded defeat.
  • Spanish hackers busted
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:59 PM
    MADRID, May 17 (UPI) -- Spanish authorities arrested five young computer hackers blamed for attacks on government agencies in the United States and elsewhere, officials said.
  • Zimbabwe prepares for June 27 run-off
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:56 PM
    HARARE, Zimbabwe, May 17 (UPI) -- Zimbabwe was preparing Saturday for a presidential election run-off after a June 27 date was set for the next round of the hotly contested political struggle.
  • Quake survivor search called off by Russia
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:52 PM
    CHENGDU, China, May 17 (UPI) -- Russia has ordered its rescue workers to cease looking for survivors from the earthquake that struck China's Sichuan Province, an emergency official says.
  • Britain basks in hot May temperatures
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:45 PM
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Meteorologists say Britons have been basking in the hottest early May temperatures since accurate weather records began to be kept 175 years ago.
  • Becerra calls for better veteran benefits
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:42 PM
    LOS ANGELES, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. soldiers returning from overseas military service should receive better benefits, U.S. Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif., said Saturday.
  • Brown lashes out at Myanmar regime
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:19 PM
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined a chorus of condemnation of Myanmar's government, accusing it of "inhuman" acts by blocking relief aid.
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    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 12:00 PM
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  • Dawkins among Einstein letter bidders
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 11:57 AM
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- Renowned British atheist Richard Dawkins says he was among the bidders for a rare Albert Einstein letter that dismissed religion as "childish superstitions."
  • Drought, high food prices slam Somalia
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 11:33 AM
    MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 17 (UPI) -- Villagers in Somalia say spiking food costs, coupled with a drought that is killing vital livestock, are producing a famine that has killed hundreds so far.
  • Riverside, Calif., tops gas prices list
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM
    RIVERSIDE, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- Forbes Magazine says Riverside and San Bernadino, Calif., have the highest U.S. driving costs thanks to a combination of high gas prices and long commutes.
  • D.C. cops getting semiautomatic rifles
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 11:16 AM
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- Civil rights activists say the move to arm District of Columbia Police Department patrol officers with semiautomatic weapons is going overboard.
  • Bush to push freedom in Mideast
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 10:10 AM
    SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush Saturday said he would urge Mideast leaders to "move past old grievances" and work toward "justice, tolerance and freedom."
  • Man with 9 DUI convictions given 20 years
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 9:55 AM
    BENSENVILLE, Ill., May 17 (UPI) -- An Illinois man received a 20-year prison sentence for drunken driving on his ninth DUI conviction, authorities said.
  • Medical marijuana dealers found guilty
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 9:43 AM
    MODESTO, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- Two California men could spend 20 years behind bars after a federal jury found them guilty of operating an illegal medical marijuana business, officials said.
  • Carnival ride collapse injures 18
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM
    ANGELS CAMP, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- An investigation was under way Saturday into a California carnival ride collapse that injured 18 people, three seriously.
  • Schwarzenegger backs same-sex ruling
    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:30 AM
    SAN FRANCISCO, May 17 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told the San Francisco Chronicle's editorial board he backs a court ruling upholding the right of gay couples to marry.
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    • Published: May 17, 2008 at 8:10 AM
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U.S. President George W. Bush visits the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem on May 16, 2008. (UPI Photo/Amos Ben Gershom/Israeli Government Press Office)
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