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Wyclef pondering presidential run
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, July 28 (UPI) -- Haitian-born musician Wyclef Jean, who set up the humanitarian Yele Haiti Foundation, is mulling a run for president of the island nation, his family said.
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Town suspends illegal immigrant law
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FREEMONT, Neb., July 28 (UPI) -- The Nebraska town of Fremont has put a temporary hold on a controversial ordinance that bans the housing and hiring of illegal immigrants.
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Joint U.S.-South Korea military drills end
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SEOUL, July 28 (UPI) -- The joint U.S.-South Korea military drills ended Wednesday with South Korean officials saying the exercise sent a message of deterrence to North Korea.
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Spanish region votes to ban bullfighting
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BARCELONA, Spain, July 28 (UPI) -- Lawmakers in the Spanish region of Catalonia decided Wednesday to become the first region to bring down the curtain on the controversial sport of bullfighting.
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Helicopter crashes in sandstorm in Iraq
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BAGHDAD, July 28 (UPI) -- Bad weather was blamed for the crash of an Iraqi military helicopter Wednesday in Karbala, that killed all five crew members aboard, officials said.
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Russian helicopter's crew member goes missing in Darfur
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July 28--KHARTOUM -- One crew member of a Russian helicopter operating under a UN contract in Darfur region has gone missing after the helicopter suffered an emergency landing in southern Darfur, says a UN official.
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NYC settles bridegroom killing suit
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NEW YORK, July 28 (UPI) -- New York City will pay more than $7 million to settle a suit over the police shooting of a black man on the day he was to be married, a lawyer in the case said.
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Mattis: Iran is 'destabilizing force'
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WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis, up for appointment as head of U.S. Central Command, said Tuesday Iran is the greatest destabilizing force in that region.
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Pentagon probing war documents leak
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WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- The Pentagon is trying to find out who leaked thousands of secret military papers to an Internet whistle-blower, a U.S. military spokesman said Tuesday.
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Probe of Bell, Calif., officials widens
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LOS ANGELES, July 27 (UPI) -- Los Angeles County prosecutors say they are looking into alleged voter fraud and conflicts of interest in Bell, Calif., embroiled in a City Hall pay scandal.
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Daughter urges people not to vote for dad
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LEXINGTON, Okla., July 27 (UPI) -- A candidate for a judgeship in Oklahoma's primary elections Tuesday got blindsided by his daughter, who took out an ad urging people not to vote for him.
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House OKs war funding bill
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WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Legislation providing another $60 billion to finance the U.S. wars in Iraq an Afghanistan was sent to President Obama Tuesday.
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Kilpatrick 'wild party' battle continues
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DETROIT, July 27 (UPI) -- The battle over a supposed party at the Detroit mayor's mansion continues, with legal moves by the parents of a slain exotic dancer.
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DISCLOSE Act vote fails in Senate
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WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Democrats failed to bring to the Senate floor Tuesday legislation designed to make sure corporate and union political financing is public.
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Trial on weapons cache delayed
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SEATTLE, July 27 (UPI) -- A U.S. judge has postponed the trial of a Canadian arrested on weapons charges to give investigators more time to check his background, officials say.
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