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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- My son and I are collaborating on a song. That might be strictly local news everywhere else but to me it's one of the top stories of the week.
KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- An Arizona prosecutor has agreed not to use any evidence seized in a raid on a Texas ranch at the upcoming trial of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs.
JUNEAU, Alaska, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Alaskan legislators are considering new ethics regulations aimed at getting rid of some ambiguities that came up when Sarah Palin was governor.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Maryland could meet two-thirds of its electricity needs through offshore wind turbines, a new study says.
NEW DELHI, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Indian government, responding to rising public outcry, has put off for now the introduction of genetically modified brinjal or egg plant in the country.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Carlos Boozer's 34 points and 14 rebounds Tuesday carried Utah to its season-high ninth straight win, 109-99 over the Los Angeles Clippers.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant's double-double Tuesday boosted Oklahoma City to its sixth straight win, an 89-77 decision over Portland.
TIJUANA, Mexico, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Five Tijuana police officers were arrested Tuesday, a day after Mexican federal police detained two reputed drug cartel leaders, authorities said.
LONDON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Muslim women should be free to wear face-covering burkas and niqabs on British streets, Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Tuesday.
BEIJING, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Chinese activist, who probed construction of earthquake-flattened schools, got a five-year sentence arising from the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests.
STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The European Parliament approved the new European Commission with a 488-137 vote Tuesday.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Two tons of ammonium nitrate, which can be used in explosives, disappeared in a clerical error, not through theft, Canadian police said Tuesday.
EAST LANSING, Mich., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- E'Twaun Moore scored 25 points and JaJuan Johnson added 19 Tuesday to propel No. 6 Purdue to a 76-64 victory over No. 10 Michigan State.
DENVER, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony, returning from an eight-game absence, scored 19 points to power the Denver Nuggets' 127-91 pounding of Dallas Tuesday.
LAYTON, Utah, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A 15-month-old Utah girl died Tuesday, three days after her 4-year-old sister was killed by apparent pesticide poisoning, officials said.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- John Wall scored 22 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 16 Tuesday to pace No. 2 Kentucky to a 66-55 victory over Alabama.