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U.S. Price Inflation Remains Mild In May
WASHINGTON (UPI) — U.S. consumer prices rose marginally in May, keeping the 12-month inflation well under the U.S. Federal Reserve’s target rate of 2 percent or lower. Prices rose 0.1 percent in May with an uptick in energy prices, which gained 0.4 percent, offset by lower food prices, which fell 0.1 percent. Economists had expected […]
U.S. Housing Starts Rose In May
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Privately owned housing starts rose in May, but permits for new projects dropped slightly, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Tuesday. Building starts for private homes have yet to regain the 1 million mark that was surpassed in March before slipping in April. In May, building starts rose to 914,000, which is […]
Retail Week Shows Modest Gain
NEW YORK (UPI) — U.S. retail receipts rose modestly in the week that ended Friday, the International Council of Shopping Centers said Tuesday. The ICSC-Goldman Sachs weekly tracking report indicated sales rose “by a modest 0.3 percent” from the previous week although sales rose 2.5 percent from the same week of 2012, the trade group […]
Slow Slide For U.S. Gasoline Prices
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The average U.S. retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was down a penny as commuters settled into the work week, AAA reports. AAA said the average retail price was $3.60 a gallon nationwide for regular unleaded Tuesday, down about a cent from Monday. The Energy Information Administration, the U.S. […]
New Language Discovered In Australia Gives Development Insights
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) — A new language discovered in a remote indigenous community in northern Australia reveals insights into how languages develop, a U.S. linguist says. University of Michigan linguist Carmel O’Shannessy has studied a language she has dubbed Light Warlpiri spoken in a small region of Australia’s Tanami Desert. Residents there speak a […]
Pesticides In Global Rivers And Streams Said Reducing Biodiversity
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from […]
NASA Issues Challenge To Find, Study All Asteroids Threats
WASHINGTON (UPI) – NASA says it is instituting a “Grand Challenge,” with the goal of finding all asteroid threats to human populations and deciding what to do about them. Complementing the recently announced mission to redirect an asteroid and send humans to study it, the initiative will use multidisciplinary collaborations and a variety of partnerships with […]
Mars Curiosity Rover To Be Offered As Official Lego Toy
BILLUND, Denmark (UPI) — Danish toymaker Lego says it will produce a version of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover requested in an online vote by customers. The rover was selected from a number of candidate creations that passed 10,000 votes on Lego’s Cuusoo website, CNET reported Tuesday. “The product aligns well with the Lego […]
Diver Finds 97-Year-Old Message In Bottle
DETROIT, (UPI) – A diver in Michigan located a message in a bottle from two young women sent nearly 100 years ago, historians said. Selina Pramstaller and Tillie Esper, who lived in Detroit in 1915, wrote a simple note while visiting Tashmoo Park in Harsens Island, a popular recreation destination for Detroit residents at the […]
Alleged Home Invasion Thief Recognized As Grandson
ALBUQUERQUE, (UPI) – Albuquerque police said they captured an alleged masked intruder when he was recognized by the homeowner, his grandmother. Investigators said the victim told officers a man wearing a purple bandanna over his face broke into her home through the back early Friday and she immediately suspected the man of being her grandson, […]
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