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Industrial Output Unchanged In May

WASHINGTON (UPI) — Industrial production was unchanged in May, after dropping 0.4 percent in April, the U.S. Federal Reserve said Friday. Manufacturing output in May rose by 0.1 percent after declining for two consecutive months. Production at mines in May rose 0.7 percent in May. But the gains in manufacturing and mining were offset by […]

Confidence In Banks Rises, But Is Still Low

PRINCETON, N.J. (UPI) — A recent poll indicates that confidence in U.S. banks is on the rise, researchers at Gallup said Friday. The percentage of respondents to a recent poll saying they had “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in banks has reached the highest level in five years, the survey company […]

IMF Calls U.S. Recovery ‘Tepid’

WASHINGTON (UPI) — The International Monetary Fund said Friday that the U.S. economic recovery “remained tepid,” and that it was too early to roll back stimulus measures. But the IMF suggested growth could be accelerated with a more gradual pace of fiscal consolidation. “There are signs the U.S. recovery is gaining ground and becoming more […]

Pair Of Boston Parking Spots Sell For $560,000

BOSTON, (UPI) –  A Boston auction for a pair of parking spots in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood ended with a high bid of $560,000. Ken Tutunjian of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage said bidding for the tandem spots in the neighborhood, where a single spot sold for $300,000 in 2009, started at $42,000 Thursday and […]

Sarah Palin Headed Back To Fox News

NEW YORK, (UPI) –  2008 Republican vice presidential nominee and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is returning as a paid contributor to Fox News starting Monday, the network said. The Hollywood Reporter said the move comes after Fox declined to renew her previous three-year contract in January after she publicly complained for months about being […]

Poll: Kardashian Kid Will Be More Spoiled Than Prince William’s Baby

NEW YORK, (UPI) –  The daughter of U.S. reality TV star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West will be more spoiled than British Prince William’s child, a Harris Poll suggests. Half of Americans said Kardashian and West’s baby will be more spoiled, while just one in 10 said they think it will be the future […]

Man Gets Three Years For Failing To Pay $70 Restaurant Bill

MATTOON, Ill., (UPI) –  A man who racked up a $70 bill at an Illinois restaurant before telling servers he couldn’t pay was sentenced to three years in jail. Prosecutors said Anthony Malabehar, 47, had only been out of jail from a 60-day sentence for a similar crime when he ordered a $70 meal at […]

Cocaine Found In Banana Shipments From Colombia

BRONDBY, Denmark, (UPI) –  Police in Denmark said workers for a supermarket chain discovered more than 440 pounds of cocaine in banana shipments from Colombia during the past week. Police inspector Bent Isager-Nielsen said workers at a Brondby warehouse for supermarket chain Coop found about 275 pounds of cocaine in a pallet of bananas and […]

Hearing To Debate Possible Monitor For Controversial Arizona Sheriff

PHOENIX, (UPI) –  A federal hearing Friday was expected to define how Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio trains his deputies and implements his immigration efforts, officials say. A major point of contention is expected to be who will be appointed to oversee the following of rules laid down by U.S. District Judge Murray Snow, The Arizona […]

Congress Toasts Longest-Serving Member

WASHINGTON, (UPI) –  Government officials said they honored Rep. John Dingell, the nation’s longest-serving member of Congress, during a ceremony in Washington Vice President Joe Biden attended the hour-long event Thursday and praised Dingell’s efforts to fight for the middle class. Congressional leaders also unveiled a portrait of Dingell as a gift to him from […]