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March 11, 2003

La. governor's budget under fire

BATON ROUGE, La., March 11 (UPI) -- Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster's $$@$!16-billion proposed state budget is coming under increasing fire as the Legislature prepares to begin hearings Wednesday. The Legislature's chief fiscal expert is calling the budget "disgraceful" because of $$@$!600 million in cuts in health care and mental health facilities.

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London police arrest six on suspicions being linked to PKK militant group

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Dec. 10 (UPI) -- London police on Tuesday announced six people have been arrested on charges of being linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, a militant group banned as a terrorist organization in Britain.

U.S. charges Syrian officials with war crimes days after Assad regime falls

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Dec. 10 (UPI) -- On Dec. 10, 2013, Mary Barra became CEO of General Motors, the first woman to head a major automotive company.

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she received bomb threat

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6 Guatemalans arrested, charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico crash

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Suspect in NYC slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO charged with murder

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Tokyo introduces four-day workweek for government workers to boost birth rates

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U.S., Britain target gold smuggling scheme in Zimbabwe with sanctions

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U.S., Britain target gold smuggling scheme in Zimbabwe with sanctions

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Hungary's Viktor Orban meets Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago

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Hungary's Viktor Orban meets Trump, Musk at Mar-a-Lago

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