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Mother said Josh Powell threatened her
WASHINGTON, March 18 (UPI) -- The $18 billion bill designed to spur employment will be signed into law Thursday by U.S. President Barack Obama.
The bill, approved Wednesday by the Senate on a bipartisan vote, includes incentives and tax breaks to businesses to spur job growth and strengthen the private sector, the White House said.
Congressional and Cabinet members, Obama's economic team members and representatives from small business and workers are scheduled to attend the ceremony in the Rose Garden.
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TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The mother of Josh Powell, who killed himself and his sons in a fire in Washington state, said in divorce papers he exhibited disturbing behavior as a teenager.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York.
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TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
The Israeli government plans to build a floating liquefied natural gas terminal with a sea-based defense radar system off its Mediterranean coast while forming a naval force to protect its rich offshore gas fields against terrorist attack.
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XINXIANG CITY, China, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A set of parents in China said they expected a large baby, but they were shocked when their son came out weighing a potentially record-setting 15 1/2 pounds.
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