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Day: March 22, 2013

NCAA: Miami (Fla.) 78, Pacific 49

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 (UPI) — Durand Scott led all scorers with 21 points Friday and helped second-seeded Miami (Fla.) breeze to a 78-49 NCAA Tournament second-round win over Pacific. The Hurricanes

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U.S. stock indexes end week on rebound

NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rebounded Friday, with reports from Nike and Tiffany boosting confidence despite uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus. Nike reported higher-than expected fourth quarter

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NCAA: Duke 73, Albany 61

PHILADELPHIA, March 22 (UPI) — Duke’s Seth Curry scored 26 points Friday and the second-seeded Blue Devils cruised to a 73-61 NCAA Tournament win over the Albany Great Danes. Duke established control

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NCAA: Creighton 67, Cincinnati 63

PHILADELPHIA, March 22 (UPI) — Doug McDermott scored 27 points Friday in helping seventh-seeded Creighton escape a late Cincinnati charge for a 67-63 NCAA Tournament second-round victory. With Cincinnati’s Sean Kilpatrick firing

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NCAA: Mississippi 57, Wisconsin 46

KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 22 (UPI) — Marshall Henderson scored 16 second-half points Friday to help 12th-seeded Mississippi to a 57-46 NCAA Tournament upset of fifth-seeded Wisconsin. The exuberant Henderson’s barrage combined

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Syrian conflict could spill into Iraq

UNITED NATIONS, March 22 (UPI) — Iraq faces a “very real potential” that civil war in Syria will spill across the border, U.N. special envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler told the Security

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Insurance companies warn of premium hikes

WASHINGTON, March 22 (UPI) — Insurers are telling brokers some healthcare premiums will rise in 2014 even though U.S. officials project lower rates overall under the Affordable Care Act. The Department of

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U.S. stock indexes head higher

NEW YORK, March 22 (UPI) — U.S. stock indexes rebounded Friday, with reports from Nike and Tiffany boosting confidence despite uncertainty over a bailout for Cyprus. Nike reported higher-than expected fourth quarter

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Hawkeyes Send 6 to NCAA Quarterfinals

DES MOINES, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced six wrestlers to the quarterfinals of the 2013 NCAA Championships today at Wells Fargo Arena.  The Hawkeyes sit in fourth place with

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U.K. faces most terror threats in history

LONDON, March 22 (UPI) — England faces its most complex terror attacks in history, with extremists plotting in small groups that are harder to detect, an anti-terrorism official said. Stuart Osborne, senior

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Major oil find made in Gulf of Mexico

DALLAS, March 21 (UPI) — Venari Resources LLC said Tuesday it had made a major oil discovery at its Shenandoah prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. The deepwater oil exploration and production

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Qualified workers in short supply

CHICAGO, March 22 (UPI) — A significant number of employers in major economies are having trouble finding qualified workers, a global CareerBuilder survey indicates. In the survey conducted by Harris Interactive in

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China investments in Africa boom

BEIJING, March 22 (UPI) — China’s trade with Africa is booming as Chinese investments in the continent soar, Chinese officials and experts say. The official China Daily reported Wednesday a growing number

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