| Mich. juror dismissed for Facebook posting |
MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich., Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A Michigan juror who posted a Facebook comment on a trial in progress was dismissed, ordered to pay a fine, and to write an essay on the right to a jury trial.
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| Mortgage interest rates set record lows |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Average interest rates for long-term mortgages set record lows in the week ending Sept. 2, the U.S. Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
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| 'Grunge' fashion photographer Day dies |
DENHAM, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Corinne Day, whose stark photos of model Kate Moss helped initiate the grunge genre of fashion photography, died Friday in her home in Denham, England.
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| Teen in front at European Masters |
CRANS MONTANA, Switzerland, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Teenager Matteo Manassero fired a bogey-free, 7-under-par 64 Thursday and has the lead after one round of the European Masters golf tournament in Switzerland.
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| Israeli military in racial slur accusation |
JERUSALEM, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- An Ethiopian soldier serving at an Israeli air force base has demanded the dismissal of a senior officer over a racial slur, military authorities say.
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| Zoo apologizes for snake escape |
ATLANTA, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The Atlanta Zoo has apologized to a couple who killed an escaped tiger rattlesnake on their porch after finding it 4 feet from their toddler son.
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| Schumer warns Fed of credit issuer dodge |
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. credit card companies may be dodging a consumer protection law by sending solicitations for professional-class cards, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said.
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| Trapped nurse has wife, girlfriend waiting |
COPIAPO, Chile, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The mood of the miners trapped in Chile is rising, but a video showed that one man has both a wife and a girlfriend waiting for him, observers said.
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