Paul Kirkpatrick hit Howard’s only two overtime field goals and gave the Bison the lead for good with a late slam dunk in a 77-74 victory over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. Kirkpatrick scored six of his eight points in overtime, sealing the win with two…

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Howard edges North Carolina A&T 77-74 in OT

UCLA stepped up its defensive intensity and squashed Stanford. Darren Collison, Alfred Aboya and Jrue Holiday all scored 15 points and the 17th-ranked Bruins used a 40-14 run over both halves to put away the Cardinal 97-63 on Saturday. Holiday added six…

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No. 17 UCLA blows out Stanford, 97-63

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American International Group , the insurer rescued from collapse by the government in September, is in discussions with Washington about a federal backstop for some of its assets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

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Kurt Warner’s legacy was a hot topic of debate during Super Bowl week, specifically whether the two-time NFL MVP has to win Sunday to ensure himself a spot in the Hall of Fame. As far as Arizona defensive end Bertrand Berry is concerned, he should be a…

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Darrion Griffin scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Jackson State to a 64-58 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. Garrison Johnson added 17 points for the Tigers (7-13, 6-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference), who have won seven of…

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Jackson State beats Mississippi Valley 64-58

The Wall Street crowd that packed into the ballroom of the fancy Times Square hotel didn’t know what was about to hit it. As the bankers and analysts sliced into their grilled beef tenderloin and chicken, Sheila Bair stepped up to the microphone and told them…

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FDIC chairman shakes up Washington, Wall Street

In the face of growing protests and rising unemployment, the British government said Saturday it understands the frustration of energy workers who have walked out over the hiring of foreign citizens. But it warned against protectionism, saying isolating the…

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Global leaders had a simple message for the world on Saturday: Keep trading. If nations instead choose to barricade their economies behind new commercial barriers, they risk making the global economic crisis even worse, leaders said. “Trade is the best…

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At Davos forum, leaders urge continued free trade

NBC said on the eve of Sunday’s Super Bowl that it has sold the last two of the 67 advertising spots for the game, pushing total ad revenue for the event to a record $206 million. The network said its total of $261 million in ad revenue for all of Super Bowl…

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The Wall Street crowd that packed into the ballroom of the fancy Times Square hotel didn’t know what was about to hit it. As the bankers and analysts sliced into their grilled beef tenderloin and chicken, Sheila Bair stepped up to the microphone and told them…

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Sheila Bair shakes up Washington, Wall Street

Matt Janning scored 19 points and Manny Adako added 17 in Northeastern’s 73-59 win over Delaware on Saturday. Chaisson Allen hit 12 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Northeastern (15-6, 10-1 Colonial Athletic Association) won its ninth game in 10…

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Northeastern downs Delaware, 73-59

A French scientist who was shot in the head during a robbery near Mexico City’s airport died on Saturday. Christopher Augur died at a Mexico City hospital four days after his assault, the fourth such incident near the airport involving foreigners in a year,…

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Six-figure charity donations from Wall Street warriors dried up with corporate year-end bonuses this year. The children’s charity World Vision made up for the difference by calling its donor list one by one. That worked this time around, but as the global…

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Charities brace for economic slowdown

Global leaders had a simple message for the world on Saturday: Keep trading. If nations instead choose to barricade their economies behind new commercial barriers, they risk making the global economic crisis even worse, leaders said. “Trade is the best…

At Davos, fear of retrenchment from free trade

Computer users doing Google searches during a nearly one-hour period Saturday were greeted with disturbing but erroneous messages that every site turned up in the results might be harmful. The company blamed the mistake on human error and apologized for any…

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