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NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Amid a shaky economy and a lot of uncertainty, bankruptcies have surged in the United States, a government report says.

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges constitutional violations in a Pennsylvania community's decision to deny a permit for a pole-dancing studio.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Twenty Philadelphia schools, including six middle schools, were named as persistently dangerous this year, up from 12 last year.

EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Torn left knee ligaments and a subsequent surgery have sidelined Oregon quarterback Nate Costa for the 2008 season.

NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A New York Yankees fan says he might sue after he was allegedly ejected for trying to use the Yankee Stadium men's room while a patriotic song was playing.

DENVER, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Two of Sen. Barack Obama's advisers say they don't expect a significant bounce in the polls when the Democratic National Convention in Denver ends.

DUSSELDORF, Germany, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A California chemist is working on ways to use carbon dioxide emissions to create cement.

NEW DELHI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Civil groups in India have called on the international community to intervene to thwart a humanitarian disaster from a looming curfew in the Kashmir region.

READING, England, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- A British gun dealer implicated in at least nine gangland killings has been sentecned to life in prison.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Bulgarian and Russian officials Thursday sparred over the environmental impact of the proposed South Stream natural gas pipeline on the Black Sea.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Pakistani military said Thursday it had killed 23 Taliban fighters, and a source told CNN that Pakistani and U.S. commanders met secretly to ensure success.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Defense Department has contracted General Dynamics Land Systems for technical support on the Abrams main battle tank.

CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Starbucks plans to offer healthier breakfast options next week in a new effort by the U.S. coffee chain to lure McDonald's morning crowd.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Delaware State University has contracted U.S. company Honeywell to implement an emergency incident communication system for use on campus.

LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- British penal reform groups say that three new jails would waste public money and make Britain the prison capitol of Europe.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The number of drunken-driving fatalities has fallen nationwide and in 32 individual states, U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said Thursday.

LONDON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- BAE Systems and QinetiQ have partnered on a contract to develop a more powerful heavy gun for the new British Type 45 destroyer Daring-class warships.

MUMBAI, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Dalai Lama was admitted to a hospital in Mumbai after being flown Thursday from his headquarters in Dharamsala in northern India.

SPRINGFIELD, Va., Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy has contracted Cornet Technology Inc. for the development of next-generation global positioning system technologies.

DALLAS, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones, who was suspended for all of last season for NFL personal conduct policy violations, was reinstated Thursday.