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U.S.-backed forces seize western part of Raqqa, Syria

Allen Cone United Press International RAQQA, Syria (UPI) -- A U.S.-backed militia seized the western district of Raqqa from the Islamic State, two days after taking an eastern part of the city. Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement their fighters had "liberated the neighborhood of al-Romaniya on the western front of Raqqa, after two days of continued clashes." The Islamic State has considered Raqqa its defacto capital since capturing the city in 2014. The fighting and bombing from the U.S.-backed […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Man credited with inventing Hawaiian pizza dies

Danielle Haynes United Press International LONDON, Ontario, Canada (UPI) -- The man many credit with inventing the Hawaiian pizza -- Canadian bacon and pineapple -- died at a hospital in Canada, according to his obituary. He was 83. Sam Panapoulos died Thursday at University Hospital in London, Ontario. The Greek native emigrated to Canada in 1954 when he was 20 and opened a number of restaurants with his two brothers. Panapoulos said he invented the pizza in 1962 when he was […]

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Netanyahu urges U.N. to close Palestinian refugees relief agency

Allen Cone United Press International JERUSALEM, Israel (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United Nations to shut down a relief agency that provides services for Palestinian refugees. On June 1, Israel discovered a tunnel underneath two schools in Gaza run by the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. During his weekly Cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he instructed the Foreign Ministry's director-general, Yuval Rotem, to file an official complaint […]

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Business & Lifestyle

Winning Powerball ticket worth $447.8M sold in California

Danielle Haynes United Press International SUN CITY, Calif. (UPI) -- At least one winning Powerball ticket worth an estimated $447.8 million was sold in California, the seventh largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history. Lottery officials said one winning ticket was sold in Riverside County, though it's not clear if more than one ticket matched all five numbers plus the Powerball. Saturday's winning numbers were 20, 26, 32, 38 and 58 with a Powerball of 3. "We will not know who California's […]

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White House employee violated federal law with tweet, U.S. agency says

Doug G. Ware United Press International WASHINGTON D.C. (UPI) -- President Donald Trump's social media director violated federal law earlier this year when he advocated for the election defeat of a Republican congressman, a U.S. investigative agency has concluded. The independent Office of Special Counsel said the employee, Dan Scavino, Jr., the man who directs executive-level social media, violated the U.S. Hatch Act in April with a tweet that targeted Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich. Scavino, 41, called on Trump supporters to […]

todayJune 9, 2017 90

Business & Lifestyle

Samsung unveils seriously wide monitor for $1,500

Doug W. Ware United Press International SEOUL, South Korea (UPI) -- Samsung unveiled an ultra-wide computer monitor on Friday that looks like an LCD TV on steroids. The electronics-maker unveiled the 49-inch CHG90 monitor, which features 3840x1080 high definition resolution and 32:9 aspect ratio. Most normal computer monitors have an aspect ratio of 16:9, the same format as motion pictures. The curved CHG90 features what Samsung calls High Dynamic Range picture enhancement, quantum dot picture presentation technology, a quick 1ms response […]

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