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Day: February 4, 2013

Cause of Super Bowl outage probed

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — New Orleans utility Entergy and the manager of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome say they’re probing the cause of a partial power outage during Super Bowl XLVII. Half

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NBA: Indiana 111, Chicago 101

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Indiana’s David West, Paul George and George Hill each provided at least 21 points for the Pacers Monday in their 111-101 win over Chicago. West netted 29

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NBA: Portland 100, Minnesota 98

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — LaMarcus Aldridge pumped in 25 points to go with 13 rebounds Monday and Portland held off a late Minnesota rally to best the Timberwolves 100-98. Wesley Matthews

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NHL: Phoenix 2, Minnesota 1

GLENDALE, Ariz., Feb. 4 (UPI) — Mike Smith turned aside 21-of-22 shots Monday and the Phoenix Coyotes kept Minnesota winless on the road with a 2-1 decision over the Wild. Smith faced

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108.41 million watch Super Bowl

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4 (UPI) — About 108.41 million U.S. viewers watched Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVII, marking a slight drop from the past two years, CBS announced Monday. The network said the

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Economic Outlook: The status quo

By ANTHONY HALL Asking how Tim Geithner did as the U.S. treasury secretary, one week after he has stepped down, is a question of tone and detail. In the first place, there

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Markets retreat Monday

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The Dow Jones industrial average ducked under 14,000 Monday after closing above the psychological benchmark Friday. Friday marked the Dow’s highest close since Oct.12, 2007. But

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Grains close mixed in Chicago

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Grain futures prices were mixed on the Chicago Board of Trade Monday on a light trading day. Corn was 1 1/4 to off 1 3/4, soybeans were

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Meth hidden in papayas mailed to Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 3 (UPI) — An Anchorage man was arrested and charged for receiving in the mail more than four pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside six papayas, officials said. San Saechao,

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Kerry speaks to Japan, S. Korea FM’s

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) — The United States joined Japan and South Korea in warning North Korea of “significant consequences” if it conducts another nuclear test. The warnings came Sunday after U.S.

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Indian president signs rape ordinance

NEW DELHI, Feb. 4 (UPI) — Indian President Pranab Mukherjee signed an ordinance on sexual assault despite objections by women’s rights groups that said the measure was weak. The ordinance incorporates some

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Iraq suicide bomber kills 22, injures 45

BAGHDAD, Feb. 4 (UPI) — A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a group of anti-al-Qaida fighters in Iraq Monday, killing 22 people and injuring 45, a security official said. The official said

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Law shields gun makers from lawsuits

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) — Families of victims of mass shootings are being blocked from suing gun makers because of a 2005 federal law heavily pushed by the gun industry, attorneys say.

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Mohamud’s lawyers to appeal conviction

PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3 (UPI) — Mohamed Mohamud’s lawyers said they will likely appeal his terrorism conviction in Oregon by targeting the alleged violation of his constitutional rights. Defense lawyers said the

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Pressure mounts on N. Korea nuclear test

SEOUL, Feb. 3 (UPI) — Pressure is mounting on North Korea to abandon its publicly stated plan to perform a third nuclear test detonation, diplomats said. This comes as state-controlled media in

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Panetta says Republicans out to get Hagel

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) — U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday Republicans had it out for his potential replacement, Chuck Hagel, during his confirmation hearing. “It’s pretty obvious that the political

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