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Stocks Drop But Dow Posts Eighth Straight Winning Week

NEW YORK – Stocks closed a stellar month on a lackluster note Friday, slipping amid fears about a possible bankruptcy at UAL Corp. (UAL)’s United Airlines, the second-largest U.S. airline. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 35.59 points, or 0.40 percent, at 8,896.09, according to the latest figures. The …

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Abbas Tells Forces to Prevent Attacks

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (search) ordered his security forces Monday to try to prevent attacks against Israel and to investigate a shooting at a Gaza Strip (search) crossing that killed six Israeli civilians last week. However, Palestinian officials would not provide details of the order, and …

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U.N.: 800,000 Need Food Aid in Aceh

LAMREH, Indonesia – Nearly 800,000 people will need food aid in Indonesia’s Aceh (search) province in the aftermath of the devastating Dec. 26 tsunami (search), a leading U.N. official said Monday, as the country’s death toll from the disaster jumped by 5,000 for the second day in a row. Signaling …

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