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U.S. air carriers announce sales.
July 8, 2009... DENVER, July 7 (UPI) -- Three low-cost airlines announced a sale Tuesday on fares on many routes, including fares below $100 on shorter routes. Southwest, AirTran and Frontier are all offering reduced-price flights, USA Today reported. At least one major carrier, American Airlines, also...

Rioters face tough punishment.
July 8, 2009... URUMQI, China, July 8 (UPI) -- As tensions between Muslim Uighurs and Han Chinese in China's Urumqi spilled over again, the city's Communist party head vowed severe punishment for rioters. Calling last Sunday's violence in the capital of the northwest Xinjiang-Uighur region the "deadliest...

Sarkozy, Brown meet in advance of G8.
July 8, 2009... EVIAN, France, July 8 (UPI) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, meeting one-on-one before the G8 summit, agreed on the need for stimulus spending. The two leaders held talks Monday in Evian, a French town on Lake Geneva, the EUObserver reported....

Stress can result in weight gain.
July 8, 2009... BOSTON, July 8 (UPI) -- On-the-job stress, worrying about bills or strained relationships may contribute to people gaining weight, U.S. researchers suggest. "Today's economy is stressing people out, and stress has been linked to a number of illnesses -- such as heart disease, high blood...

Philly camp disinvited from suburban pool.
July 8, 2009... PHILADELPHIA, July 8 (UPI) -- Organizers of a summer day camp in inner-city Philadelphia suspect their guest privileges at a suburban swim club were canceled because the children are black. Alethea White of Creative Steps told Fox29 News she got a telephone call from the board president...