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Day: January 25, 2013

Report: J.J. Abrams to direct ‘Star Wars’

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Hollywood director-producer J.J. Abrams has signed on to helm the seventh “Star Wars” film for Disney, TheWrap reported. Abrams is the mastermind behind TV’s “Fringe,” “Lost”

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Abortion rights protesters pack Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Tens of thousands of people crowded Washington to protest the landmark Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion in the United States. Despite frigid weather Friday, the

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Grassley on the SEC Chairman Nomination

WASHINGTON – Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa on Thursday made the following comment on the President’s plan to nominate Mary Jo White as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As ranking

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Officials say al-Qaida behind attack

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) — U.S. officials said they believe al-Qaida operatives were responsible for the attack and hostage-taking at a natural gas plant in Algeria last week. Officials said al-Qaida in

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McDonough to be appointed Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) — Denis McDonough, President Barack Obama’s aide and deputy national security adviser, will be appointed as the White House Chief of Staff, officials said Friday. Obama is scheduled

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Manufacturing index shows gains

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) — An index of U.S. manufacturing activity showed a strong improvement in January, a research firm said Thursday. Markit Economics said the manufacturing sector’s Purchasing Managers Index

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FDA approves colon cancer drug combo

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it approved a new use of Avastin in combination with oxaliplatin chemotherapy for those colorectal cancer. Dr. Hal Barron, chief

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Jobless claims drop by 5,000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 5,000 in the week that ended Saturday. Initial claims for unemployment benefits reached pre-recession levels in

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U.S. leading indicators head higher

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) — The U.S. index of leading economic indicators rose 0.5 percent in December, a relatively sharp jump for the index, the Conference Board said Thursday. The Leading

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No charges in Longhorns rape investigation

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Prosecutors said Thursday they will not file charges against two University of Texas football players in a sexual assault investigation. Bexar County first assistant District Attorney

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Cyclones Fall At Texas Tech

Courtesy: cyclones.com – LUBBOCK, Texas – The Iowa State men’s basketball team (13-5 overall, 3-2 Big 12) fell to Texas Tech (9-8 overall, 2-4 Big 12) by a score of 56-51 in

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Mortgage rates inch higher

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose in the week that ended Thursday, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said. Rates are not far from historic lows. The record

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Te’o says he wasn’t involved in hoax

NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (UPI) — Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o told U.S. interviewer Katie Couric he didn’t create the hoax involving a phony online girlfriend who supposedly died of cancer. Te’o,

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FBI agent denies paying for prostitutes

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (UPI) — An FBI agent says he did not use public money to purchase sexual services for suspected arms traffickers while working undercover in the Philippines. Lawyers for

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