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Day: January 19, 2013

Wrestling: Iowa beats Michigan, 33-10

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team downed No. 18 Michigan, 33-10, tonight inside Cliff Keen Arena. The Hawkeyes won three of four matches against ranked individuals and

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COL BKB: Wichita State 67, Creighton 64

WICHITA, Kan., Jan. 19 (UPI) — Carl Hall provided 17 points and 13 rebounds Saturday, sparking Wichita State to a 67-64 upending of 10th-ranked Creighton. Malcolm Armstead (15 points, six rebounds, five

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Longoria to be on stage at inauguration

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Actress Eva Longoria, who helped U.S. President Barack Obama secure the Hispanic vote in November, says she will be onstage with him at his inauguration. The “Desperate

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VP Biden to be sworn in early

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (UPI) — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will be sworn in for his second term Sunday before President Barack Obama takes his oath, the White House said. Biden went

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NBA: Chicago 100, Boston 99 (OT)

BOSTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) — Kirk Hinrich saved Chicago in the fourth period Friday and Marco Belinelli’s jumper with 3 seconds left in overtime gave the Bulls a 100-99 win over Boston.

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Armstrong says punishment too severe

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 (UPI) — An emotional Lance Armstrong completed an interview with Oprah Winfrey by apologizing to his fans, but also said “I’m not sure I deserve the death penalty.”

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Te’o comes off as dupe in ‘Net hoax

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 19 (UPI) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o said he hoped the alleged hoaxer he says invented his Internet girlfriend learns a lesson from the embarrassing incident. In his

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School guard leaves gun in restroom

LAPEER, Mich., Jan. 18 (UPI) — Officials at a charter school in Michigan said they were “improving school security” after a security officer at the school left a gun unattended in a

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Iraq bombings kill 23, Sunnis protest

BAGHDAD, Jan. 18 (UPI) — Thousands protested in Mosul, Iraq, claiming Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government discriminates against the country’s Sunni population. The protests Friday in Iraq’s second-largest city mirrored demonstrations

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Treasury Dept. selling more GM stock

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Friday it will begin selling its 300.1 million remaining shares of General Motors Co. common stock. Under a prearranged trading plan, the

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