U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, who successfully prosecuted two former Illinois governors and a White House aide, said Wednesday he is leaving his post.
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BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 23 (UPI) -- Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour said Wednesday at least 11 Lebanese men kidnapped in Syria would soon be released.
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CHICAGO (AP) -- Patrick Fitzgerald, one of the most feared U.S. attorneys in the nation and the architect of convictions against two Illinois governors and a former vice presidential aide, announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from the post he has held for more than a decade in Chicago....
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LONDON (AP) -- European researchers are planning to use new techniques to analyze DNA that could help crack the mystery of whether Bigfoot exists....
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CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian voters of many ages, occupations and beliefs stood in line for hours Wednesday to cast their ballots for a new president. The winner would replace Hosni Mubarak, deposed in a popular uprising last year. He was voted in several times, but those elections were generally regarded as blatantly rigged, and turnout was low....
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TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- A strong earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter scale deep under the sea shook northeastern Japan Wednesday, officials said.
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MANAMA, Bahrain, May 23 (UPI) -- Security was tightened in Manama, Bahrain, for an appeal by 13 men jailed in an alleged Iranian-backed coup attempt, officials said Wednesday.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government will inject at least 9 billion euros into nationalized lender Bankia to recapitalize it, Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Wednesday.
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SANAA, Yemen, May 23 (UPI) -- Amid the bloodletting in war-torn Yemen, the Arab world's poorest state is facing a rapidly mounting humanitarian crisis from hunger, poverty and dwindling resources, aid officials warn.
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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, May 23 (UPI) -- Military forces that toppled the government in Guinea-Bissau in April said power was handed over to civilian authorities.
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GENEVA, Switzerland, May 23 (UPI) -- Drought and regional conflict in central Africa is creating a deadly crisis that has global implications, the director of the U.N. refugee agency said.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The price of oil has dropped below $90 for the first time in nearly seven months as U.S. supplies continue to grow....
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Driving onto an Interstate highway? Crossing a bridge on the way into work? Taking a tunnel under a river or bay? Get ready to pay....
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Some days are better than others for Susie Wheldon, and there's rarely any warning what will trigger the emotional roller coaster she's been on since husband Dan Wheldon's fatal crash in last year's IndyCar finale....
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JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli archaeologists have discovered a 2,700-year-old seal that bears the inscription "Bethlehem," the Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday, in what experts believe to be the oldest artifact with the name of Jesus' traditional birthplace....
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. visit by Mariela Castro, daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro, is being hailed by gay rights groups and criticized by Republican lawmakers.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey, May 23 (UPI) -- A Turkish prosecutor's indictment seeks life prison sentences for four ex-Israeli commanders involved in the 2010 attack on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship.
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan, May 23 (UPI) -- The Pakistani doctor who helped U.S. intelligence locate Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 33 years in prison Wednesday, a senior Pakistani official said.
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PRINCETON, N.J., May 23 (UPI) -- Forty-one percent of U.S. residents asked identify themselves as "pro-choice" on abortion, down from 47 percent in July and a new low, Gallup said Wednesday.
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ADEN, Yemen, May 23 (UPI) -- In the wake of Unity Day demonstrations, secessionists in Aden called for a break with the Republic of Yemen, warning of more violence, local authorities said.
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TEHRAN, May 23 (UPI) -- The elimination of weapons of mass destruction from international arsenals is a "sacred goal" of the Iranian government, the president said.
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TRIPOLI, Libya, May 23 (UPI) -- A voter registration campaign launched in preparation for June elections in Libya was a major accomplishment for the country, a U.N. envoy said.
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TOKYO, May 23 (UPI) -- It took nearly four years but Tokyo's new landmark, Tokyo Skytree, has finally opened to the public, Japanese officials said.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 23 (UPI) -- An Asian housemaid was referred to the Dubai Public Prosecution for allegedly pouring urine into the food and drinks of her employers, authorities said.
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MONTREAL, May 23 (UPI) -- Some 150,000 people jammed Montreal's downtown core from east to west for a 100th day to protest Quebec tuition hikes and other policies, organizers said.
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