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NASHVILLE, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- The Indiana Supreme Court said it will rule on whether to review a Tennessee woman's allegation a casino had a duty to stop her from losing about $1 million.
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- People identified as "heavy users" of flowers rated "emotion conditioning" as more important than "showing care to others," researchers in Taiwan found.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Militants struck Pakistan's Peshawar area again Monday when a suicide bomb attack at a police checkpoint killed at least three people, police said.
BOSTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Many education officials base decisions on when to close schools for flu on politics or fear rather than data, U.S. and Japanese researchers say.
JAKARTA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A 6.7 magnitude earthquake early Monday struck eastern Indonesia, killing at least two people and toppling several homes, local residents said.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Kobe Bryant scored 28 points despite sitting out much of the second half Sunday in the Los Angeles Lakers' 104-88 win over New Orleans.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Tony Romo hit Miles Austin with a 49-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass Sunday and the Dallas Cowboys beat Philadelphia 20-16.
JIM THORPE, Pa., Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Family members of 1912 Olympic gold medalist Jim Thorpe said they plan to sue for the return of his remains from a Pennsylvania town named in his honor.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Rookie Tyreke Evans scored 23 points Sunday for Sacramento, pacing the Kings in a 120-107 win over the Golden State Warriors.
BOSTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- A majority of U.S. adults who tried to get the H1N1 vaccine for themselves or their children have been unable to do so, a poll indicates.
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TIANJIN, China, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- China says rising trade protectionism resulting from the global financial crisis has led to a big jump in the number of anti-trade cases filed against it.
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Andre Miller scored 21 points and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw had 19 each for Portland Sunday in a 116-93 drubbing of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Four American World War II veterans were given the French Legion of Honor award in Pittsburgh for their roles in liberating France in 1944, officials said.
MIAMI, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ida gained strength as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico Sunday and a hurricane warning was posted for part of the northern Gulf Coast, forecasters said.