NEW YORK, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. chocolate giant Hershey is considering launching a bid for control of British counterpart Cadbury, The New York Times reported Saturday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A consensus has formed among U.S. economists that President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus package, though messy, is working, analysts say.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The U.S. Census Bureau says it is having little trouble finding census workers for its 2010 survey in a struggling economy.
TORONTO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Canada's main opposition party, the Liberals, hit a new low in popularity of 24 percent in a poll published Saturday.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. cable giant Comcast's bid to acquire NBC Universal has been delayed by disagreements over the value of the company, sources say.
BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- University of California-Berkeley protesters who occupied a campus building to protest skyrocketing tuitions have been arrested and removed, observers said.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Lee Westwood had his second 6-under-par 66 of the tournament Saturday and has a 2-stroke lead after three rounds of the European PGA's Dubai World Championship.
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LONDON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The Somali kidnappers of a British yachting couple say they want $7 million for their release, the BBC reported Saturday.
BRESCIA, Italy, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Two Pakstani men suspected of helping terrorists carry out last year's attacks in Mumbai were arrested in Saturday Italy, authorities said.
HARBIN, China, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A gas explosion at a mine in northeast China's Heilongjiang province killed at least 42 workers and left 66 missing Saturday, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday his administration would strive to increase American exports to Asia-Pacific countries to create jobs back home.
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OSLO, Norway, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The first two Norwegians to die of swine flu were carrying a mutated version of the H1N1 virus, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health said Friday.
CHICAGO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A union representing U.S. hotel workers says women, Hispanics and Asians are more likely to be hurt doing their jobs.
COLONIA, Micronesia, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A college student working as a Seventh-day Adventist volunteer in Micronesia was found dead, victim of an apparent attack during a morning run, the church said.
TUCSON, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A law professor says many U.S. homeowners should embrace foreclosure instead of fighting it.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Rasual Butler scored 27 points off the bench Friday and the Los Angeles Clippers survived a fourth-quarter comeback bid to defeat Denver 106-99.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A big game from Quincy Pondexter Friday kept No. 14 Washington unbeaten with an 80-70 triumph over San Jose State.