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NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Diana Nyad, a 64-year-old swimmer from New York, says she's "more than ready" to swim 48 hours straight next week to support Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has passed 15 million, church President Thomas S. Monson announced Saturday in Salt Lake City.
MOSCOW, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Russia's culture minister said a painting of Ivan the Terrible will remain in Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery, despite the demand of an Orthodox Christian activist.
ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Greek officials pledged a full investigation into allegations police officers turned a blind eye to crimes committed by the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Los Angeles city official has called for a perjury investigation after a judge ruled the Memorial Coliseum Commission head testified falsely to investigators.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Defense said Saturday it is recalling nearly half of the 800,000 federal workers on furlough due to the government shutdown.
TUNIS, Tunisia, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Reformers and Tunisia's ruling Islamist party have agreed on appointees to lead an independent caretaker government ahead of new elections, officials said.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A New York police officer was riding undercover with a group of bikers when they allegedly dragged a man out of his vehicle and beat him, officials say.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Ten Brazilian police officers have been charged with killing a man who disappeared after he was taken into custody in July, prosecutors said.
ROME, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Five Italians have been arrested in a scheme to rip off ATMs by snatching more cash than they legitimately withdrew, police said.
CALAIS, France, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A group of 60 Syrian nationals seeking asylum in Britain ended their protest in a French port after being denied passage, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The man who lit himself on fire on the National Mall in Washington has died of his injuries, police said.
SYDNEY, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- British Prince Harry was greeted by thousands of fans Saturday as he arrived in Sydney to take part in an Australian navy celebration.
CAIRO, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Four people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes during demonstrations across Egypt by supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, officials say.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Afghan officials in eastern Nangarhar province said five civilians, including three children, were killed by a NATO air strike.
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Members of Congress and WWII Veterans Break Down Barriers at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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World War II veteran Eugene Morgan of West Memphis, Arkansas, tours the World War II Memorial after members of congress took down barriers to let a group of veterans in to the closed memorial, on October 2, 2013 in Washington, D.C. All national parks and memorials are closed due to the ongoing government shutdown. UPI/Kevin Dietsch