WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- President-elect Barack Obama, after raising record sums for his presidential campaign, must now begin raising money for his transition and inauguration.

LONDON, April 16 (UPI) -- A British study suggests that allowing chocolate to melt on a subject's tongue is a more stimulating experience than kissing a sweetie. The researchers found that when allowing chocolate to melt on their tongues, subjects experienced longer-lasting spikes

CHARLESTON, W.Va., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A 13th lawsuit has been filed in connection with the Sago Mine disaster in West Virginia that killed a dozen miners.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- The Guinness Book of Records has recognized a one-day trash collection by volunteers in California as the largest of its kind in history.

LONDON, June 23 (UPI) -- A psychologist says many British office workers are trying to cope with long hours and balance their lives by e-mailing and texting friends on the boss's time.

KILLINGTON, Vt., March 2 (UPI) -- At their yearly town meeting, residents of Killington, Vt., a ski resort near the New Hampshire border, voted overwhelmingly to secede from the state.

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LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A new study has found something British commuters already know, that their daily trips can be extremely stressful, the BBC reports.