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El Salvador rains, floods kill 54
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A total of 54 people died Sunday in El Salvador as the Central American country was besieged by heavy rains, flooding and landslides, authorities said.
Christmas tree for U.S. Capitol en route
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A U.S. Forest Service spokesman said an 85-foot blue spruce is being transported from Arizona to Washington to be displayed as the U.S. Capitol.
Japanese residents call for base closure
GINOWAN, Japan, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- More than 20,000 residents of Ginowan, Japan, took to the streets Sunday to call for the closure of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, officials said.
Judge from Calif. tree-sitter case dies
GLENVIEW, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Police said Barbara J. Miller, the Alameda County Superior Court judge who heard a 2008 tree-sitter case, died in Glenview, Calif., at the age of 58.
Terrain impeding wildfire fight in Calif.
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A fire official in San Diego said firefighting efforts against a wildfire in the California city's Del Cerro area is being impeded by terrain.
Saudi Arabia takes land back from rebels
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia said Sunday it has assumed control of the region of Jabal Dokhan, which was temporarily under the control of Yemeni rebels.
Britain honors fallen soldiers
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Civilians and officials throughout Britain gathered Sunday to honor British men and women killed in conflicts worldwide.
Calif. Muslims gather to discuss hijabs
FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Two dozen Sikh and Muslim women gathered in Fremont, Calif., to discuss the discrimination they face because of the hijabs they wear, organizers said.
Report: 1,000 cases of sudden acceleration
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Instances of Toyota and Lexus vehicles accelerating suddenly have been reported more than 1,000 times since 2001, documents indicate.
Graham: House health bill 'dead' in Senate
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The healthcare reform bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives is "dead on arrival" in the Senate, a senior Republican said Sunday.
Canadian man charged in Rwandan genocide
WINDSOR, Ontario, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A 37-year-old Windsor, Ontario, man has been charged with committing an act of genocide in Rwanda in 1994, Canadian authorities said.
Britain encouraged risky immigrant visas
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Dangerous people were allowed into Britain as immigration officials were told by the government to take risks in granting visas, documents indicate.
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Lieberman: Will move on Fort Hood probe
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate will move ahead with an investigation into last week's mass shooting at the Army's Fort Hood, a senior senator says.
Vietnam digs out from Typhoon Mirinae
PHY YEN, Vietnam, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Food, shelter and medical assistance are urgently needed by victims of Typhoon Mirinae, Vietnamese leaders said Sunday.