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Europe's largest bank, HSBC, to cut up to 50,000 jobs by 2017
6/9/2015 7:53:05 AM

Amy R. Connolly
LONDON, June 9 (UPI) -- HSBC, one of the world's largest banks by assets, said it will reduce as many as 50,000 jobs by selling several underperforming businesses.

 

Hippos give trapped duckling a helping snout at Netherlands zoo
6/9/2015 7:48:15 AM

Ben Hooper
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, June 9 (UPI) -- A duckling trapped on the embankment of a pond at a Netherlands Zoo escaped with a little help from its friends -- a pair of hippopotamuses.

 

Tipper truck falls into ravine in Peru, killing 17, mostly schoolchildren
6/9/2015 7:48:09 AM

Andrew V. Pestano
LIMA, June 9 (UPI) -- At least 17 people, mostly schoolchildren, died after the tipper truck they traveled in fell more than 300 feet into a ravine in part of Peru's Andes mountains.

 

OPEC declared war, Texas regulator says
6/9/2015 7:44:55 AM

Daniel J. Graeber
AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. government needs to overturn a ban on crude oil exports as a counteroffensive to the oil war waged by OPEC, a Texas energy regulator said.

 

Video billboard offers parallel parking assistance in Germany
6/9/2015 7:29:43 AM

Ben Hooper
BERLIN, June 9 (UPI) -- A Fiat billboard at the side of a German street uses sensors and pre-recorded footage to assist motorists with parallel parking.

 

Crude oil shipper settles in Lac-Megantic rail disaster
6/9/2015 6:54:48 AM

Daniel J. Graeber
MIAMI, June 9 (UPI) -- A company tied to the sale of the oil on the train that crashed in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, in 2013 said it agreed to contribute to a settlement for victims.

 

NOAA: May was wettest month in 121 years
6/9/2015 6:54:13 AM

Amy R. Connolly
ASHEVILLE, N.C., June 9 (UPI) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said May was the wettest month in the United States since NOAA began keeping records 121 years ago.

 

Zooey Deschanel sells previous home above asking price
6/9/2015 6:53:07 AM

Marilyn Malara
HOLLYWOOD HILLS, Calif., June 9 (UPI) -- Zooey Deschanel has sold her country style Hollywood Hills home for $2.33 million, 6 percent above her asking price.

 

8-year-old boy smuggled to Spain in suitcase reunites with mother
6/9/2015 6:50:55 AM

Andrew V. Pestano
MADRID, June 9 (UPI) -- Adou Ouattara, an 8-year-old Ivorian boy discovered inside a suitcase being smuggled into Spain, has been reunited with his mother.

 

Tim Robbins discusses link between real prisoner escape and his film 'Shawshank Redemption'
6/9/2015 6:37:49 AM

Karen Butler
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- Tim Robbins says he is aware of the connections some people are making between the recent escape of two prison inmates and his movie "The Shawshank Redemption."

 

College Board: SAT timing error won't affect student test scores
6/9/2015 6:23:19 AM

Amy R. Connolly
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (UPI) -- The College Board, the non-profit behind the SAT, said it will throw out the results of a test section after a misprint gave students five extra minutes.

 

Egypt upholds death sentences of 11 in Port Said soccer riot
6/9/2015 6:15:34 AM

Andrew V. Pestano
CAIRO, June 9 (UPI) -- An Egyptian court upheld the death sentences of 11 men for their involvement in the deadly 2012 Port Said soccer riots, where 74 people died.

 

London: Iraqi oil and security go hand-in-hand
6/9/2015 6:09:14 AM

Daniel J. Graeber
LONDON, June 9 (UPI) -- Good governance and sweeping national security are integral parts of the investment future in the Iraqi oil sector, the British energy minister said.

 

Chris Brown announces plans for 'One Hell of a Nite' concert tour
6/9/2015 6:08:38 AM

Karen Butler
LOS ANGELES, June 9 (UPI) -- Recording artist Chris Brown will kick off his headlining "One Hell of a Nite" summer amphitheatre concert tour Aug. 12 in Kansas City, Mo.

 

Russia mulls oil sales for Iran
6/9/2015 5:57:36 AM

Daniel J. Graeber
MOSCOW, June 9 (UPI) -- Iranian crude oil could make its way to the international market using Russian intermediaries, the Russian energy minister said.

 

First gay couple in Guam marries shortly after receiving license
6/9/2015 5:53:58 AM

Andrew V. Pestano
HAGåTñA, Guam, June 9 (UPI) -- The first same-sex marriage in Guam took place on Tuesday soon after marriage licenses were legally distributed after a previous ban was rescinded.

 

'Elementary' star Lucy Liu to direct an episode of 'Graceland'
6/9/2015 5:47:35 AM

Karen Butler
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 9 (UPI) -- Actress and director Lucy Liu is to helm an upcoming episode for the third season of "Graceland," USA Network announced.

 

Army Secretary John McHugh stepping down, Pentagon says
6/9/2015 5:41:03 AM

Amy R. Connolly
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- John McHugh, Secretary of the U.S. Army, will step down by November, the Defense Department said.

 

South Africa advancing wind energy plans
6/9/2015 5:17:42 AM

Daniel J. Graeber
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 9 (UPI) -- French energy company Engie said Tuesday it was helping South Africa's government move one step closer to its low-carbon goals with commercial wind operations.

 

Hundreds protest in Texas for officer's dismissal after video of pool party fight emerges
6/9/2015 5:12:34 AM

Amy R. Connolly
MCKINNEY, Texas, June 9 (UPI) -- Hundreds of protesters marched outside a McKinney, Texas elementary school Monday night after a video surfaced of a police officer allegedly pushing a teen.

 

UPI Almanac for Tuesday, June 9, 2015
6/9/2015 2:30:07 AM

By United Press International
UPI Almanac for Tuesday, June 9, 2015

 

American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza to donate Belmont Stakes winnings to cancer charity
6/9/2015 2:23:00 AM

Kate Stanton
ELMONT, N.Y., June 9 (UPI) -- American Pharoah jockey Victor Espinoza will donate most of his $80,000 Belmont Stakes prize money to City of Hope, a California-based cancer research center.

 

Tony Award winner Helen Mirren says she's working toward an EGOT
6/9/2015 12:59:15 AM

Kate Stanton
NEW YORK, June 9 (UPI) -- Helen Mirren, who won her first Tony Award Sunday, is one step closer to an EGOT.

 

Truck carrying 2200 baby pigs crashes on Ohio highway
6/9/2015 12:14:11 AM

Kate Stanton
XENIA, Ohio, June 9 (UPI) -- A tractor trailer carrying more than 2,000 baby pigs overturned on a highway near Xenia, Ohio, on Monday.

 

Newborn pudu, world's smallest deer species, welcomed at New York zoo
6/8/2015 11:15:35 PM

Kate Stanton
QUEENS, N.Y., June 8 (UPI) -- A New York City zoo has welcomed the birth of a male pudu fawn, a member of the world's smallest deer species.

 

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