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CAIRO, April 7 (UPI) -- Some 40 people have been injured and dozens of others arrested in clashes between protesters and Egyptian police in the Nile Delta city of Mahalla el-Kubra.
Residents angry about high prices and double-digit inflation set fire to shops and two schools in the town Sunday after security forces scuttled plans for a strike at the city's state-owned textile factory, al-Alam satellite television reported.
Workers at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company planned to strike Sunday to demand higher pay but a strong police presence and stern warnings from the government thwarted the action.
The U.N. World Food Program said since January the average household in Egypt was spending 50 percent more for food.
Egypt's urban consumer inflation has jumped to an 11-month high of 12.1 percent.
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WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) --
Rolling Thunder motorcyclists moved into Washington as part of the annual Memorial Day weekend ride held in remembrance of war dead and those missing in action.
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NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) --
"Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon married her girlfriend, education activist Christine Marinoni, in New York, officials say.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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A California auction house said Elvis Presley's original crypt in Tennessee, where the King was entombed for two months, is going up for auction.
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