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Day: February 13, 2013

Grains mixed Wednesday

CHICAGO, Feb. 13 (UPI) — Corn futures turned lower, but wheat, soybeans and oats made headway on the Chicago Board of Trade Wednesday. Corn was off 3/4 to off 3 3/4, soybeans

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Is climate change next for GOP?

By STEPHANIE YANG, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) — House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s plan to rebrand the Republican Party neglected to address a priority for the Obama administration as

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Park: N. Korea heading for destruction

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (UPI) — South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye told her advisers Wednesday North Korea’s nuclear ambitions could lead to its destruction, her staff says. Park, who takes office Feb. 25,

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Ancient temple unearthed in Peru

LIMA, Feb. 13 (UPI) — Archaeologists in Peru say they’ve uncovered a 5,000-year-old temple near Lima at an ancient site known as El Paraiso. With 10 ruins, El Paraiso is one of

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Markets close mixed; Dow under 14,000

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes closed mixed Wednesday, with the Dow slipping back below 14,000 after the Census Bureau said retail sales rose marginally in January. Sales rose

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Grains mostly lower Tuesday

CHICAGO, Feb. 12 (UPI) — Grain futures prices closed mostly lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday as the dollar index dropped 0.42 percent on the International Exchange. Corn was off

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Markets close mixed

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes closed mixed with the Dow edging back above 14,000 Tuesday after the Group of Seven nations took a stand against currency manipulation. Ahead

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First comes work, then comes marriage

CHICAGO, Feb. 13 (UPI) — Nearly 40 percent of U.S. workers in a survey indicated they had dated a co-worker at some point in their lives, CareerBuilder said Wednesday. In addition, the

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