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Group wants reporter's charges dropped
DENVER, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Reporters Without Borders is calling on Denver officials to drop charges against ABC News producer Asa Eslocker.
Seattle bag fee appears headed for ballot
SEATTLE, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Seattle voters might have a chance to repeal the 20-cent bag fee the city wants grocery stores and other retailers to charge for paper and plastic bags.
Mike Weir leads Deutsche Bank event
NORTON, Mass., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Mike Weir shot 10-under-par 61 in Friday's first round and has a three-stroke lead at the PGA Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Mass.
TNT pays tolls to promote new series
TNT pays tolls to promote new series
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- TNT is treating motorists to free tolls in parts of Atlanta, Orlando, Fla., Philadelphia and Chicago this weekend to promote its new series "Raising the Bar."
Sleeping nuke handlers' pay docked
MINOT, N.D., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Three U.S. military missile crew members have been punished for sleeping while on duty with classified components, officials said.
Blythe Danner to guest star on 'Medium'
Blythe Danner to guest star on 'Medium'
BURBANK, Calif., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Blythe Danner is to guest star on the supernatural TV drama "Medium," NBC announced.
Fla. wildlife seeks high ground after Fay
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- The flooding that followed Tropical Storm Fay in Florida has driven animals from their homes, forcing humans to cope with alligators, snakes and fire ants.
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Tsvangirai describes dinner with Mugabe
HARARE, Zimbabwe, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai said that he got to see President Robert Mugabe as a human being during a private dinner last month.
New Hamas leaders may hurt Schalit release
GAZA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Gaza sources said newly elected members to a Hamas decision-making body could impede efforts to secure the release of kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit.
Judge orders transfer of inmate to Canada
OTTAWA, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A judge has ruled that Canadian Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day cannot use national security to deny a child molester transfer from a U.S. prison.
Contractor oversight is Improving
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- It was not that long ago that seemingly just about everyone was suspicious of private security contractors working in Iraq, and not just liberals or opponents of the war. But that was then and this is now. New reports show that oversight and accountability over contractors are much improved.
Jerry Seinfeld fights slander suit
Jerry Seinfeld fights slander suit
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Comedian Jerry Seinfeld says in court papers filed in New York that he was just trying to be funny when he called a woman who is suing his wife a "wacko" on TV.
Boston puts Josh Beckett on disabled list
BOSTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Boston Red Sox' ace right hander Josh Beckett was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an ailing right elbow.
Oil prices pressured by storm fears
NEW YORK, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Storm fears pressured the crude oil market Friday as crude oil prices wound up almost even for the day in New York, losing .06 at $115.53 a barrel.
Russia warns against EU sanctions
MOSCOW, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Russian officials have said sanctions against their country being considered by the European Union would be a "grave mistake."
Richard Kassebaum, son of ex-senator, dies
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Richard Landon Kassebaum, a documentary filmmaker and son of former U.S. Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., has died in Knoxville, Tenn. He was 48.
Gold statue of Kate Moss worth $3M
Gold statue of Kate Moss worth $3M
LONDON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A solid gold statue of supermodel Kate Moss, worth nearly $3 million, is set to go on display at the British Museum, officials said.
Leaders clash over EU Georgia summit seats
WARSAW, Poland, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Leaders in Poland and Finland are wrangling over which officials are sent to attend the European Union meeting Monday on the Georgian crisis.
Prince Harry wants 2nd Afghan deployment
LONDON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Prince Harry, grandson of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, wants to return to Afghanistan for a second deployment.
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