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Day: March 30, 2013

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Jim Carrey blasts Fox News Channel

NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) — Canadian-born actor Jim Carrey is blasting Fox News for what he calls vicious slander after the release of his satirical anti-gun video “Cold Dead Hand.” In

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First evidence of Neanderthal/human mix

MARSEILLE, France, March 29 (UPI) — Ancient skeletal remains found in Italy may be of a human/Neanderthal hybrid, the first such known instance of the species interbreeding, scientists say. If further analysis

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Big cheese theft suspect caught

CASHTON, Wis., March 29 (UPI) — An Illinois man is facing charges after being arrested in New Jersey with a truckload of stolen Wisconsin cheese, authorities say. Veniamin Konstantinovich Balika, 34, of

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BlackBerry posts $98 million profit

TORONTO, March 29 (UPI) — Canadian technology firm BlackBerry, formerly RIM, said it posted a surprising $98 million profit in its fiscal fourth quarter. In the quarter that ended March 2, the

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New crew docks at space station

MOSCOW, March 29 (UPI) — A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying new crew members to the International Space Station docked with the station as scheduled late Thursday, officials said. “The docking was held

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UPS pays up for illicit pill shipments

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29 (UPI) — United Parcel Service agreed to give up $40 million in payments it charged for shipping products from what federal prosecutors called illicit online pharmacies. The forfeiture

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Mysterious die-off of bees seen worsening

NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) — A mysterious phenomenon killing honeybees for several years appears to have increased dramatically in the last year, U.S. commercial beekeepers say. The puzzling occurrence, dubbed colony

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Drought affects millions in China

BEIJING, March 29 (UPI) — A drought lingering in three Chinese provinces since October has affected 23.7 million people, with economic losses of more than $1.1 billion, officials say. On Thursday the

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Lil Wayne says he’s epileptic

LOS ANGELES, March 29 (UPI) — Rapper Lil Wayne confirmed he is epileptic and said he “could’ve died” after a series of seizures hospitalized him in Los Angeles two weeks ago. “I’m

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What’s left of flu is mostly influenza B

ATLANTA, March 29 (UPI) — U.S. influenza activity continues to decline across key flu indicators but influenza viruses still circulate with influenza B predominating, officials say. Officials at the Centers for the

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Upcoming Classes at NIACC Education Centers

MASON CITY – North Iowa Area Community College offers classes at the College’s area Education Centers. There are centers located in Charles City, Garner, Hampton, Lake Mills and Osage. The following classes

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NBA: Minnesota 101, Oklahoma City 93

MINNEAPOLIS, March 29 (UPI) — Nikola Pekovic and Dante Cunningham scored all the points in an 8-0 fourth-quarter run Friday that led Minnesota to a 101-93 triumph over Oklahoma City. In one

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NHL: Dallas 5, Minnesota 3

DALLAS, March 30 (UPI) — Erik Cole touched off a three-goal third period Friday that gave Dallas a 5-3 decision over Minnesota, snapping the Wild’s seven-game win streak. Cole broke a 2-2

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NCAA: Duke 71, Michigan State 61

INDIANAPOLIS, March 30 (UPI) — Stephen Curry led the way with 29 points Friday, putting Duke into the NCAA Midwest Region finals with a grueling 71-61 victory over Michigan State. Neither side

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NCAA: Louisville 77, Oregon 69

INDIANAPOLIS, March 30 (UPI) — A 31-point effort from Russ Smith powered Louisville to a big lead Friday and the Cardinals moved within one win of the Final Four by downing Oregon

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NCAA: Michigan 87, Kansas 85 (OT)

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 30 (UPI) — Trey Burke rallied Michigan late in regulation Friday and the Wolverines seized on an overtime blunder to down Kansas 87-85 in the NCAA regional semifinals. Kansas

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