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Day: March 21, 2013

Sports

NFL approves Vikings’ stadium loan

MINNEAPOLIS, March 20 (UPI) — The National Football League approved the Minnesota Vikings’ request for a $200 million loan for a new stadium, team vice president Lester Bagley announced. “It’s a big

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NCAA: Wichita State 73, Pittsburgh 55

SALT LAKE CITY, March 21 (UPI) — Malcolm Armstead scored 22 points Thursday in pacing No. 9-seeded Wichita State to a 73-55 victory over No. 8 Pittsburgh in the NCAA Tournament second

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NCAA: St. Louis 64, New Mexico State 44

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21 (UPI) — Dwayne Evans had 16 first-half points Thursday in boosting fourth-seeded St. Louis to a 64-44 NCAA Tournament second-round romp over New Mexico State. The Billikens

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NCAA: Michigan State 65, Valparaiso 54

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 21 (UPI) — Derrick Nix scored 23 points and had 15 rebounds Thursday in helping third-seeded Michigan State whip Valparaiso 65-54 in an NCAA Tournament second-round game. The

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NCAA: Memphis 54, St. Mary’s 52

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., March 21 (UPI) — Joe Jackson had 14 points, including a late free throw, as sixth-seeded Memphis escaped Thursday with a 54-52 NCAA Tournament second-round game over St. Mary’s.

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NCAA: Butler 68, Bucknell 56

LEXINGTON, Ky., March 21 (UPI) — Rotnei Clarke scored 17 points Thursday in helping the No. 6-seeded Butler Bulldogs to a 68-56 NCAA Tournament second-round win over Bucknell. Butler (27-8) heads into

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Butler, Xavier, Creighton to new Big East

NEW YORK, March 20 (UPI) — Butler, Xavier and Creighton and their basketball programs will join the reconstituted Big East Conference, the schools announced Wednesday in New York. The three schools are

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Congress approves bill to fund gov’t

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) — The House Thursday approved a short-term funding measure that keeps the U.S. government running until the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30. House passage of the

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Lebanese forces scramble to border

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 21 (UPI) — The Lebanese military stormed locations along its eastern border with Syria in response to alleged rebel and weapons movement, a security official said. The Syrian government

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Explosion kills Afghanistan district chief

TALOQAN, Afghanistan, March 21 (UPI) — A roadside bomb explosion in Afghanistan Thursday killed Abdul Manan Hakimi, the district chief for the Eshkamesh district, authorities said. Hakimi’s two security guards were also

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Shell owes Iran $2.3 billion

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 21 (UPI) — The estimated $2.3 billion payable to the National Iranian Oil Co. can’t be settled because of sanctions imposed on Iran, Royal Dutch Shell said. Shell

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Iran encouraging high voter turnout

TEHRAN, March 21 (UPI) — Iranians need to honor the call from the Iranian supreme leader and turn out for June presidential elections, the cultural and guidance minister said. Iran is to

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Russia tests air-defense in Asian region

MOSCOW, March 21 (UPI) — The Russian military deployed more than 500 weapons systems and 50 aircraft to a region near Mongolia for air-defense drills, the government said. The Russian government said

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U.S. weekly jobless claims rise slightly

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) — The U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims rose 2,000 to 336,000 in the week that ended last Saturday. Initial claims for unemployment benefits fell from

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Mississippi passes ‘Anti-Bloomberg’ bill

JACKSON, Miss., March 21 (UPI) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed a measure preventing counties, districts and towns from enacting rules that limit portion sizes. The law was dubbed the “Anti-Bloomberg” bill,

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Statoil prioritizes Gulf of Mexico

NEW ORLEANS, March 21 (UPI) — The focus on leases in the central Gulf of Mexico highlights an investment drive for North American oil, Norwegian energy major Statoil said. The U.S. Bureau

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Chinese solar company in bankruptcy

BEIJING, March 21 (UPI) — The Chinese government may intervene in the bankruptcy of solar panel company Wuxi Suntech but the industry is downsizing, a government official said. Suntech, a Chinese solar

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North Korea threatens U.S. military bases

PYONGYANG, North Korea, March 21 (UPI) — North Korea threatened on Thursday to attack U.S. bases in Japan and Guam in retaliation for U.S. training missions over the Korean Peninsula, officials said.

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NIACC sports weekly release

From the NIACC Athletic Department – BASEBALL What’s next: The NIACC baseball team is scheduled to play a doubleheader at Marshalltown Community College on Thursday. The Trojans are scheduled open their ICCAC

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National Ag Day celebration held

by Jody Spear – MASON CITY – The Mason City Chamber of Commerce celebrated Ag Day Wednesday morning at the North Iowa Events Center’s All Season’s building with their 31st Annual Chamber

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HSBC accused of money laundering again

BUENOS AIRES, March 21 (UPI) — Argentina on Tuesday filed charges accusing British bank HSBC with helping clients launder money and evade taxes, court papers say. Prosecutors said the bank used “fake

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Business

Supreme Court shakes up copyright law

WASHINGTON, March 21 (UPI) — The Supreme Court Tuesday ruled foreign buyers of books, movies and other products can resell them in the United States over the copyright owners’ objections. The nation’s

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U.S. probes bribery claims at Microsoft

SEATTLE, March 21 (UPI) — U.S. software giant Microsoft Corp. is the subject of federal investigations into possible bribery and kickback schemes, sources told The Wall Street Journal. The U.S. Justice Department

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