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Police: DNA match identifies killer in California cold cases

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Police: DNA match identifies killer in California cold cases

Investigators say they've cracked a pair of 40-year-old California murder cases by using DNA testing to identify the killer -- a method similar to that used by police to identify the suspected Golden State Killer.

Jerrie Cobb, member of NASA's secret 'Mercury 13', dies at 88

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Jerrie Cobb, member of NASA's secret 'Mercury 13', dies at 88

Seoul official says he'll push for North Korea temple stay program

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Seoul official says he'll push for North Korea temple stay program

Study: 10,000 more died in Yemen over last 5 months

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Study: 10,000 more died in Yemen over last 5 months

Afghan peace conference canceled over Taliban concerns

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Afghan peace conference canceled over Taliban concerns

April 19 (UPI) -- A weekend peace conference in Qatar seeking a first-of-its kind agreement between the Afghanistan government and the Taliban has been abruptly canceled over concerns about who would be at the meeting.

Coast guards of the North Pacific agree on joint disaster response

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Coast guards of the North Pacific agree on joint disaster response

April 19 (UPI) -- The United States and countries in Northeast Asia have agreed to jointly tackle drug smuggling and accidents at sea, according to South Korea's coast guard.

Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

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Raytheon awarded $19M contract for work on SM-2, SM-6 missiles

April 19 (UPI) -- Raytheon was awarded a $19 million contract for engineering and technical services on the Standard Missile-2 and Standard Missile-6 for the U.S. Navy, Australia, Germany, Denmark, Korea and Japan.

London police start clearing out environmental protesters

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London police start clearing out environmental protesters

April 19 (UPI) -- Metropolitan Police started clearing Oxford Circus of protesting environmental activists Friday in an escalated show of force after days of demonstrations.

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President Donald Trump to visit Japan in May

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President Donald Trump to visit Japan in May

April 19 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump will visit Japan on May 25, following Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Washington in April, the White House announced.

Elon Musk, SEC given one more week to resolve contempt dispute

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Elon Musk, SEC given one more week to resolve contempt dispute

April 19 (UPI) -- A federal judge has given Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the SEC another week to resolve a dispute over release of information about Tesla.

Freight trains between North Korea, China record slight decline

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Freight trains between North Korea, China record slight decline

April 19 (UPI) -- Trade at a Chinese border city facing North Korea has declined from a year ago, according to Chinese state media.

House judiciary committee subpoenas full Mueller report

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House judiciary committee subpoenas full Mueller report

April 19 (UPI) -- The chairman of the House judiciary committee on Friday subpoenaed the full, non-redacted version of the Justice Department's Russia report, doing so with power the panel received this month.

BAE awarded $23.9M for USS Ignatius post-shakedown work

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BAE awarded $23.9M for USS Ignatius post-shakedown work

April 19 (UPI) -- BAE Systems was awarded a $23.9 million contract for post-shakedown availability of the Paul Ignatius, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer.

13 dead after collapse at South Africa church during Easter service

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13 dead after collapse at South Africa church during Easter service

April 19 (UPI) -- A wall collapsed during a church service in South Africa late Thursday and killed 13 worshipers, officials said.

Severe storms Friday to batter East Coast from D.C. to Florida

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Severe storms Friday to batter East Coast from D.C. to Florida

April 19 (UPI) -- A major storm system that killed at least three people in the Southeast will batter the East Coast Friday from the nation's capital to Florida, forecasters said.

U.N. Command: 'Peace trails' to open soon on Korea's DMZ

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U.N. Command: 'Peace trails' to open soon on Korea's DMZ

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea, April 19 (UPI) -- Tourists may soon be able to hike on "DMZ Peace Trails" into the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea, the United Nations Command said.

Good Friday, Easter services at Notre Dame Cathedral will go on -- outdoors

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Good Friday, Easter services at Notre Dame Cathedral will go on -- outdoors

April 19 (UPI) -- Services for Good Friday will be held outdoors at Paris' fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral and one of the relics saved from the blaze this week will feature prominently in a procession at the sanctuary.

Uber's self-driving unit receives $1B ahead of IPO

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Uber's self-driving unit receives $1B ahead of IPO

April 19 (UPI) -- Uber's self-driving vehicle unit has received a $1 billion investment from three Japanese firms a few weeks before its initial public offering, the company said.

Volunteer truckers find obstacles delivering supplies to Midwest flood victims

U.S. News // 6 hours ago

Volunteer truckers find obstacles delivering supplies to Midwest flood victims

EVANSVILLE, Ind., April 19 (UPI) -- Professional truck drivers transported sorely needed supplies to Midwest flood victims following catastrophic flooding. But the process was not smooth.

U.S. reiterates support for Sudan's transition to democracy

World News // 7 hours ago

U.S. reiterates support for Sudan's transition to democracy

April 19 (UPI) -- The United States reiterated its support for Sudan's transition to a democratic country while urging its military to use restraint as mass protests continue.

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