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Review: Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen  
Jonathan Franzen's Freedom proves Tolstoy's dictum about families – and shows that the traditional novel is far from dead

 

Russian players advance in US Open  
The Russian girls Yelena Dementyeva and Anastasia Pavliuchenkova have advanced to the last sixteen at the US Open. Their next opponents are respectively Samantha Stosur of Australia and Francesca S...

 

Unemployment rises to 9.6 percent  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy shed 54,000 jobs in August as the employment recovery eroded for the second consecutive month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. ...

 

5 killed, 39 injured in Dagestan suicide bombing  
A suicide bombing at a military installation in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region of Dagestan killed five people Sunday and wounded 39, Ria Novosti news agency said, citing a top security source... (1 Related)

 

Afghans pull money from major bank  
Kabul Bank swamped by customers withdrawing deposits after reports in US papers alleging fraud among bank's executives.

 

Russian snowboarder dies in Swiss Alps  
A fourteen-year-old Russian snowboarder has died during a training exercise in the Swiss Alps. Investigators say she suffered a heavy fall after a jump. The girl was on this country's junior ...

 

Construction outlays dropped in July  
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Construction spending in the United States dropped 1 percent in July compared to June, the U.S. Commerce Department said Wednesday. ... (1 Related)

 

Philippine police kill militant commander, 2 men  
Philippine police commandos killed an Abu Sayyaf commander linked to last year's kidnapping of Red Cross workers and gunned down two other militants in a clash in the south, officials said...

 

ACTION ALERT: End Namibia's Barbaric Seal Cull ! PLEASE TAKE ACTION !  
Cape fur seals, also known as South African fur seals, historically inhabited the islands off the coast of South Africa. But overhunting and harassment from humans have forced them from the islands a...

 

Afghanistan says it will back Kabul Bank  
KABUL, Afghanistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai said the government would guarantee deposits at stumbling Kabul Bank, which was rocked by a sudden government takeover. ...