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WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Agriculture Department Thursday said it was renewing funding for research, education and extension service regarding pig health.

SACRAMENTO, July 24 (UPI) -- A state order under consideration in California to defer wage payment to state workers was met with a rebuke from the state's controller, a spokesman said.

NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- An eight-day slide in crude oil prices turned around Thursday with prices making a modest comeback on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 24 (UPI) -- Lionsgate has announced it has entered a new long-term partnership with U.S writer-director-producer-actor Tyler Perry.

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 24 (UPI) -- A young Brazilian boy being attacked by a pit bull bit the dog in self-defense, causing the canine to flee, the boy's grandmother said.

The al-Bayyna newspaper of Iraqi Hezbollah addressed the issue of Iraqi oil and its relationship to the occupation in its Wednesday editorial.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla., July 24 (UPI) -- A 15-year-old Florida surfer said he plans to hit the waves again after a shark attack sent him to the hospital.

SACRAMENTO, July 24 (UPI) -- California air-quality regulators announced Monday that oceangoing ships will be required to use low-sulfur diesel fuel while operating off the coast.

DURHAM, N.C., July 24 (UPI) -- Andrew Giuliani, son of former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, has filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement to the Duke University golf team.

NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- The Barack Obama U.S. presidential campaign has bought a $5 million package of television spots in the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, Advertising Age said.

BERLIN, July 24 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama in a major speech in Germany urged Europe to stand closer by America's side to win the war in Afghanistan and help solve security issues around the world.

The arctic could hold up to 90 billion barrels of oil reserves; analysts continue to debate the cause behind record-high oil prices; energy leaders suggest a world organization to address the crisis.

MIAMI, July 24 (UPI) -- President Bush issued a disaster declaration for parts of Texas Thursday as Tropical Storm Dolly weakened but still dumped drenching rains on south Texas.

GUATEMALA CITY, July 24 (UPI) -- A genetic test has proven that a child adopted through Guatemala's state system was stolen, officials said.

GREEN BAY, Wis., July 24 (UPI) -- An elderly Wisconsin couple said they feel like everyone thinks they are crazy because no one but them hears a persistent low rumbling in their home.

ST. LOUIS, July 24 (UPI) -- For physical and emotional reasons, children need time off from sports, a researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis said.

NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- Ten players and one coach were suspended Thursday by WNBA officials reacting to an on-court brawl involving the Los Angeles Sparks and the Detroit Shock.

NEW YORK, July 24 (UPI) -- A man was arrested at Kennedy International Airport in New York on charges of smuggling 13 Guyanese finches for singing contests.

GELEEN, Netherlands, July 24 (UPI) -- Police in Geleen, Netherlands, said the apparent sound of a burglary at a do-it-yourself store turned out to be a how-to video that had been left running.

REDMOND, Wash., July 24 (UPI) -- Microsoft Corp. Thursday said it would split a 14,000-employee division in two, the result of a high level executive departure.