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Marion, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Mar 24, 2013) – A 40-year-old Marion, man died, a passenger in a one vehicle crash that killed the driver, a 43 year old Marion women, about, 12:02 a.m. Saturday (Mar 23, 2013) a mile and a half south of Marion, on a gravel road, 56th Street Southwest…18 miles south and 15 miles east of Jamestown.
Highway Ptrol Trooper, Sgt. Troy Hischer reports, the driver has been identifed as Angela Haakenson, and her passenger, Merl Haakensson.
2004 Chevy pickup was westbound on the gravel road when the driver, Angela, lost control and the vehicle entered the south ditch.
Merl was partially ejected through the side window of the pickup and died of his injuries.
Angela was injured and transported to Jamestown Regional Medical Center, with non-life threatening injuries.
Neither occupant was using safety restraints.
Angela was cited for DUI.
The LaMoure County Sheriff’s Office, assisted at the scene.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) — I-94 between Valley City and Jamestown is slippery in spots in the north lanes due to snow drifting across and sticking to the surface.
Stutsman County Sheriff Department was at an accident in the eastbound lane of I94 after 5pm Sunday March 24, 2013, just east of mile marker 266, six miles east of Jamestown.
A pickup truck was on its top in the passing lane of eastbound I94 and another vehicle was in the median.
Law enforcement and ambulance personnel were on the scene.
No other information was immediately available.
Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News) Temple Baptist Church in Jamestown will present “The Passion Play,” written by Debbie Kercher, with performances March 28-March 31,2013, at 7-p.m., nightly, with the church located at 1200 12th Avenue, Northeast, near Jamestown High School.
Pastor Randy Jaspers says, the play has 8 different scenes… 13 songs… and over 70 cast members.
“The Passion Play,” is a musical drama depicting the last week of Jesus’ life.
There is no charge for the performance and no reserved seating.
This is the 7th time the church has offered the play, the first in its new facility.
He invites the community to “See, feel and hear the good news of God’s greatest gift. Bring a friend.”
The play was written by Debbie Kercher in the summer of 2000.
The first time the play was offered was in 2001 at TBC’s former home on 4th Avenue NW.
The response was overwhelming.
Since that initial performance the church has offered the play three times at the Reiland Fine Arts Center and twice at the Jamestown High School Theatre.
The play is a mix of drama and contemporary Christian music. Most of the dialogue comes directly from the Bible.
Over the years the play has remained much the same, with some adjustments in music and enhanced scenery.
The biggest change is in the personnel, most of whom call TBC their home.
The last time TBC offered the Passion Play was in 2009, prior to the construction of its present facility in NE Jamestown.
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) – The North Dakota-based Farm Rescue organization is getting a grant of nearly $348,000 from a charitable trust established by the late hotel and real estate baroness Leona Helmsley.
The nonprofit Farm Rescue provides planting and harvesting help free of charge to farm families in five states who have experienced a major illness, injury or disaster. Officials say the grant from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust will be used for equipment purchases and general operations.
Farm Rescue founder and President Bill Gross says it’s the largest grant the nonprofit has received since it began operations in 2006.
Farm Rescue has helped more than 200 farm families in the Dakotas, Montana, Minnesota and Iowa.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – Police arrested a Grand Forks man after he allegedly fired a shotgun during an early-morning fight.
Authorities say there were no apparent injuries in the incident, which happened about 4 a.m. Saturday.
The 25-year-old suspect faces multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, obstruction, fleeing police and discharging a firearm in city limits.
Police say the suspect and others fled the scene by the time officers arrived. Authorities were able to track down the suspect’s vehicle with help from U.S. Border Patrol agents.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Devils Lake police say they arrested a man for shoplifting twice on the same day and in the same store.
Authorities say the 21-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after he shoplifted several cans of energy drink and some beef jerky from a grocery store. The man was later released on bail, and police say he returned to the store that afternoon and stole another energy drink.
The man faces several misdemeanor charges.
WILLISTON, N.D. (AP) – Some pastors in a northwestern North Dakota city are asking that guns be allowed in churches.
The group plans to submit a petition this week to Williston city commissioners that would give churches the option of allowing concealed weapons.
The Rev. Will Page, associate professor of Cornerstone Baptist Church, says he’s worried that people with evil intentions may target churches because they know members of the congregation are not armed.
The group says the petition is motivated by mass shootings elsewhere and not the state’s oil boom.
The state Legislature is considering allowing guns in churches and other places.
Sen. Stan Lyson, of Williston, a former Williams County sheriff, says he doesn’t believe that allowing concealed weapons in church or other places improves safety.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple says residents in the Fargo area won’t have to worry about getting enough money from the state to help with an expected spring flood.
Dalrymple on Monday met with federal, state and local officials to outline plans to tackle high water from the Red River and its tributaries.
The governor says Fargo has “the best flood-fighting team in the United States.”
The National Weather Service says the river has a 50-50 chance of reaching 38 feet in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., which would be 20 feet above flood stage.
It would be the fourth major flood in five years for Fargo-Moorhead residents.
Fargo officials plan to open an emergency operations center on April 2. Volunteers will begin filling sandbags on April 3.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says he expects a funding bill that includes a Red River flood diversion project to reach the Senate floor in April or May.
Hoeven was in Fargo Monday at a meeting of federal, state and local officials who are making plans to protect Fargo and Cass County against spring flooding along the Red River and its tributaries.
The White House has signed off on a 36-mile diversion channel that would move water around Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., but the nearly $2 billion project needs approval from Congress.
Hoeven says he believes the project will pass the Senate. Then it will go to the House.
The National Weather Service is predicting the fourth major flood in five years for the Fargo-Moorhead area.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) – Residents near Devils Lake in northeastern North Dakota fear that last year’s progress in gaining back land from the lake could be lost this year.
The latest flood outlook from the National Weather Service gives about a 25 percent chance the lake will surpass its record elevation of 1,454.3 feet above sea level, set in June 2011.
That would wipe out last year’s 3-foot drop that saw about 30,000 acres of land resurface.
Jeff Frith, manager of the basin’s joint water resource district, says the forecast “takes away the optimism we had last year.”
Devils Lake rose about 32 feet in the wet cycle between 1992 and 2011. The lake quadrupled in size.
A levee system protects the city of Devils Lake.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – The Capitol will be abuzz this week with anticipation over what Gov. Jack Dalrymple will do with a package of anti-abortion measures approved by both chambers that would make North Dakota the most restrictive state in the U.S. to get the procedure.
House members voted on four abortion measures Friday, rejecting one that would define in state law that life begins at conception. Representatives approved a resolution that would let voters put the definition into the state constitution.
Other passed bills would ban abortions after 20 weeks based on the disputed premise that fetuses feel pain at that point; require abortion doctors to be physicians with hospital-admitting privileges; ban abortions as early as six weeks, or when a fetal heartbeat is detected, and ban abortions because of genetic defects.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – Abortion-rights activists plan rallies in North Dakota’s biggest cities on Monday to protest a package of measures that would give the state the toughest abortion restrictions in the nation.
The newly formed Stand Up For Women North Dakota plans rallies in Fargo, Grand Forks, Minot and at the state Capitol in Bismarck.
Organizer Robin Nelson of Fargo says several hundred people are expected at the rallies. She says the intent is to show solidarity for women’s rights issues.
The Legislature has passed several anti-abortion measures this session. Most are awaiting the signature of Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who hasn’t yet indicated whether he supports the laws.
A Dalrymple spokesman says the governor’s office is fielding a large number of calls both supporting and protesting the measures.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – Some Fargo business owners are giving gift cards to employees who lost their jobs when one of the city’s largest employers shut down last week.
PRACS Institute had 316 workers. The company conducted research for the drug, dermatology and cosmetic industries through inpatient and outpatient studies.
Maxwell’s restaurant and Artisan Home Furnishings each offered $50 gift cards to PRACS employees.
Workers at the Fargo company say they were told last week that their jobs were terminated and the firm is headed for bankruptcy.
PRACS Institute founder James Carlson says he is trying to salvage the company, but gave no details.
The company had operated in Fargo for three decades.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A New Leipzig teenager will represent North Dakota in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in late May.
Thirteen-year-old Taylor Roehl outlasted nearly 100 other spellers to win the state bee last Friday. She correctly spelled her final word, “debenture (dih-BEHN’-chur),” to beat Noah Heuchert, of St. Thomas.
Last year’s state winner, Ty Korsmo, finished third this year.
In sports…
BISMARCK (AP) — Bismarck Century senior Hannah Larson has been collecting awards and championships for years. So what’s one more trophy?
Larson, the new North Dakota Miss Basketball, has been on four championship teams in the past 12 months: two Class A basketball squads, a volleyball team and a track team.
She is the first girl from Century to win the Miss Basketball award, which is presented annually to the top senior player in the state by the North Dakota Associated Press Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.
The 6-foot forward was the runaway winner, receiving 11 first-place votes and 70 points in the voting. She averaged 15 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and three blocks while leading Century to its second straight state championship.
For the Miss Basketball award, she beat out four other finalists: Kira Larson, Ashley Bentz, Taylor Henningsgard and Kyra Dewald.
Dewald, a 5-5 guard for Jamestown, had two first-place votes and 19 points. She averaged 22 points, 4 rebounds, three 3 and 3 steals as JHS placed fifth at the state tournament.
From the WCHA Final Five, St. Paul, Mn: Saturday March 23, 2013 Red Baron Final Five Championship – The University of Wisconsin Badgers skated past the Colorado College Tigers Saturday evening at the Xcel Energy Center, 3-2, to claim the WCHA tournament championship title.
Next season, Wisconsin & Minnesota leave the WCHA to join the Big Ten Hockey Conference. This was the last WCHA appearance for Colorado College, St Cloud State, and UND.
Friday Semi-Final: The Wisconsin Badgers defeated St Cloud State 4-1 and Colorado College again defied conventional wisdom and took down the Minnesota Gophers, 2-0. The Gopher fans could not believe what they saw.
Thursday Action: Without question, the crowd was mostly a sea of green. The band played, the fans cheered. Traditional old-school gear was everywhere. Through 3 periods of play, they fought to a 3-3 tie.tion: WCHA hockey fans – 17,038 – packed the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St.Paul to watch Colorado College battle UND in the Thursday evening contest. The winner would move on the meet the Gophers.
Overtime had the fans on their feet. Then the unthinkable, a Tiger slid a puck past UND goaltender. Silence followed by groans. Then the long wait as the play was reviewed. say it ain’t so… The stunned fans quietly left the Xcel Center. A young UND fan was seen sobbing in his dad’s arms. Not the way they wanted to leave the WCHA,.
In earlier Thursday play, the Wisconsin Badgers throttled the MSU Mavericks 7-2, to advance to meet St. Cloud State Friday afternoon.
Next season will see Minnesota and Wisconsin moving to the new Big 10 Hockey League, while UND and a host of other former WCHA teams move to the new super-conference, including: Colorado College, the University of Denver, Miami University, the University of Minnesota Duluth, the University of Nebraska Omaha, the University of North Dakota, St Cloud State, and Western Michigan University, to be called the NCHC.
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) – The University of North Dakota men’s hockey team will open the NCAA tournament with a first-round game against Niagara on Friday.
UND is the No. 2 seed in the West Regional at Grand Rapids, Mich. The winner of Friday’s game will face either Yale or Minnesota for a trip to the Frozen Four at Pittsburgh in mid-April.
It is UND’s 11th straight appearance in the NCAA playoffs – the longest active streak in the nation. UND is seeking an eighth national title.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Amanda Kessel scored twice yesterday as Minnesota beat Boston University 6-3 to finish the first perfect season in the 13-year history of NCAA women’s hockey. Mira Jalosuo, Hannah Brandt, Milica McMillen and Rachel Ramsey also scored for the Gophers, who extended their record winning streak to 49 games. Minnesota won their second straight national title and its fourth overall.
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Nate Robinson, Carlos Boozer and Taj Gibson all had double-doubles last night in the Chicago Bulls’ 104-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Robinson led the Bulls with 22 points and Boozer finished with 19. Derrick Williams scored a game-high 28 points for the Timberwolves.
Final Atlanta 104 Milwaukee 99
Final Miami 109 Charlotte 77
Final Oklahoma City 103 Portland 83
Final Houston 96 San Antonio 95
Final Dallas 113 Utah 108
Final Brooklyn 102 Phoenix 100
Final Philadelphia 117 Sacramento 103
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Final N-Y Islanders 3 Florida 0
Final OT Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 1
Final 2OT Washington 3 N-Y Rangers 2
Final Detroit 2 Anaheim 1
Final Calgary 3 St. Louis 2
Final Winnipeg 3 Tampa Bay 2
Final Vancouver 3 Colorado 2
TOP-25 COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 3) Kansas 70 North Carolina 58
Final ( 4) Indiana 58 Temple 52
Final ( 5) Miami 63 Illinois 59
Final ( 6) Duke 66 (22) Creighton 50
Final ( 7) Ohio St. 78 Iowa St. 75
Final (14) Florida 78 Minnesota 64
NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Mike Rosario scored 25 points yesterday to lead No. 3 seed Florida past 11th-seeded Minnesota 78-64 in the NCAA tournament. The Gators advanced to the round of 16 for the third consecutive year. Andre Hollins scored 25 points for the Gophers.
UNDATED (AP) – The NCAA regional semifinals will include 15th seed Florida Golf Coast and No. 13 La Salle. Bernard Thompson scored 23 points and Sherwood Brown added 17 as FGCU beat San Diego State 81-71 to become the first No. 15 seed to advance this far in the tournament. The Explorers pulled out a 76-74 win against Mississippi on Tyrone Garland’s layup with two seconds left.
UNDATED (AP) – Top seeds Indiana and Kansas have reached the NCAA regional semifinals. Jeff Withey’s 16 points and 16 rebounds led the Jayhawks past North Carolina 70-58 after Victor Olapido (oh-lah-PEE’-dohz) provided 16 points in the Hoosiers’ 58-52 triumph over Temple. In yesterday’s other NCAA games, Florida beat Minnesota 78-64, Ohio State downed Iowa State 78-75, Miami got past Illinois 63-59 and Duke ousted Creighton 66-50.
TOP-25 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Final ( 1) Baylor 82 Prairie View 40
Final ( 2) Notre Dame 97 UT-Martin 64
Final ( 4) Stanford 72 Tulsa 56
Final ( 5) Duke 67 Hampton 51
Final ( 7) Kentucky 61 Navy 41
Final ( 8) Penn St. 85 Cal Poly 55
Final (13) North Carolina 59 Albany (NY) 54
Final (15) Delaware 66 West Virginia 53
Final (16) Louisville 74 Middle Tennessee 49
Final 2OT (18) Dayton 96 St. John’s 90
Final LSU 75 (20) Green Bay 71
Final (21) Purdue 77 Liberty 43
Final (25) Florida St. 60 Princeton 44
NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
UNDATED (AP) – The No. 1 seeds in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament have moved into the second round.
Notre Dame crushed Tennessee-Martin 97-64, Stanford knocked off Tulsa 72-56 and Baylor hammered Prairie View 82-40.
Connecticut advanced with Saturday’s blowout win.
WOMEN’S NCAA SCORES…
First Round
at Bob Carpenter Center Acierno Arena
Final Delaware 66 West Virginia 53
Final North Carolina 59 Albany (NY) 54
at Cameron Indoor Stadium
Final Duke 67 Hampton 51
Final Oklahoma St. 73 DePaul 56
at Carnesecca Arena
Final Kentucky 61 Navy 41
Final 2OT Dayton 96 St. John’s 90
at Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Final Notre Dame 97 UT-Martin 64
Final Iowa 69 Miami 53
at Ferrell Center
Final Florida St. 60 Princeton 44
Final Baylor 82 Prairie View 40
at KFC Yum! Center
Final Purdue 77 Liberty 43
Final Louisville 74 Middle Tennessee 49
at Maples Pavilion
Final Stanford 72 Tulsa 56
Final Michigan 60 Villanova 52
at Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Final Penn St. 85 Cal Poly 55
Final LSU 75 Green Bay 71
WBI
Quarterfinals
at Calihan Hall
Final Detroit 79 Coll. of Charleston 67
NASCAR Auto Club 400
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) – Kyle Busch earned his first victory at Fontana on Sunday after rivals Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano wrecked on the final lap in a thrilling NASCAR finish.
Hamlin and Logano made contact while they raced side-by-side in the final lap of their first race since the drivers confronted each other last week at Bristol.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, followed by Logano, Carl Edwards and Kurt Busch.
Unofficial Results
1 Kyle Busch (18) Toyota / 200 125 $0 Chart
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
3 Kurt Busch (78) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
4 Carl Edwards (99) Ford / 200 0 $0 Chart
5 Greg Biffle (16) Ford / 200 0 $0 Chart
6 Joey Logano (22) Ford / 200 41 $0 Chart
7 Matt Kenseth (20) Toyota / 200 10 $0 Chart
8 Paul Menard (27) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
9 Kasey Kahne (5) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
10 Ryan Newman (39) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
11 Jeff Gordon (24) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
12 Jimmie Johnson (48) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
13 Kevin Harvick (29) Chevrolet / 200 1 $0 Chart
14 Aric Almirola (43) Ford / 200 0 $0 Chart
15 Casey Mears (13) Ford / 200 0 $0 Chart
16 A J Allmendinger (51) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
17 Jeff Burton (31) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
18 Martin Truex Jr. (56) Toyota / 200 0 $0 Chart
19 Jamie McMurray (1) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
20 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) Ford / 200 0 $0 Chart
21 Dave Blaney (7) Chevrolet / 200 0 $0 Chart
22 Tony Stewart (14) Chevrolet / 200 18 $0 Chart
23 Brad Keselowski (2) Ford / 200 0 $0 Chart
24 David Ragan (34) Ford / 200 1 $0 Chart
25 Denny Hamlin (11) Toyota / 199 3 $0 Chart
26 Danica Patrick (10) Chevrolet / 199 0 $0 Chart
27 J.J. Yeley (36) Chevrolet / 199 0 $0 Chart
28 Bobby Labonte (47) Toyota / 198 0 $0 Chart
29 David Gilliland (38) Ford / 198 0 $0 Chart
30 Landon Cassill (33) Chevrolet / 194 0 $0 Chart
31 David Stremme (30) Toyota / 193 0 $0 Chart
32 Joe Nemechek (87) Toyota / 193 0 $0 Chart
33 David Reutimann (83) Toyota / 192 0 $0 Chart
34 Travis Kvapil (93) Toyota / 188 1 $0 Chart
35 Clint Bowyer (15) Toyota / 184 0 $0 Chart
36 Marcos Ambrose (9) Ford / 182 0 $0 Chart
37 Mark Martin (55) Toyota / 179 0 $0 Chart
38 Juan Pablo Montoya (42) Chevrolet / 169 0 $0 Chart
39 Timmy Hill (32) Ford / 108 0 $0 Chart
40 Josh Wise (35) Ford / 103 0 $0 Chart
41 Scott Riggs (44) Ford / 66 0 $0 Chart
42 Michael McDowell (98) Ford / 60 0 $0 Chart
43 Mike Bliss (19) Toyota / 44 0 $0 Chart
Standings
1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) (+1) 199 leader 42 2 0
2 Brad Keselowski (2) (-1) 187 12 21 23 0
3 Jimmie Johnson (48) 183 16 32 12 0
4 Greg Biffle (16) (+1) 165 34 39 5 0
5 Carl Edwards (99) (+2) 164 35 40 4 0
6 Kyle Busch (18) (+4) 163 36 48 1 125
7 Kasey Kahne (5) 159 40 35 9 0
8 Paul Menard (27) (+1) 154 45 36 8 0
9 Denny Hamlin (11) (-3) 145 54 20 25 3
10 Joey Logano (22) (+2) 143 56 39 6 41
11 Matt Kenseth (20) (+2) 141 58 38 7 10
12 Kurt Busch (78) (+4) 139 60 41 3 0
12 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) (-4) 139 60 24 20 0
14 Clint Bowyer (15) (-10) 137 62 9 35 0
15 Kevin Harvick (29) (+1) 130 69 32 13 1
16 Jamie McMurray (1) (-2) 125 74 25 19 0
16 Aric Almirola (43) (+1) 125 74 30 14 0
18 Jeff Gordon (24) (+3) 123 76 33 11 0
19 Martin Truex Jr. (56) (-1) 122 77 26 18 0
20 Ryan Newman (39) (+3) 121 78 34 10 0
21 Casey Mears (13) (+1) 118 81 29 15 0
22 Tony Stewart (14) (+2) 108 91 23 22 18
23 Marcos Ambrose (9) (-8) 107 92 8 36 0
24 Jeff Burton (31) (+1) 105 94 27 17 0
25 Mark Martin (55) (-6) 102 97 7 37 0
GOLF…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational is scheduled to resume this morning in Orlando. Tiger Woods held a three-shot lead over Rickie Fowler, Keegan Bradley, John Huh and Justin Rose when a violent thunderstorm hit Bay Hill, causing the round to be suspended.
CHAMPIONS TOUR-MISSISSIPPI GULF RESORT CLASSIC…
SAUCIER, MISS. (AP) – Michael Allen rallied to win the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic for his fourth Champions Tour title, shooting a 5-under 67 for an 11-under total.
Allen started the day two shots behind the leaders, but made five birdies on the front nine to vault into the lead.
Bernhard Langer finished one shot back and two ahead of Russ Cochran, Gene Sauers and Tom Pernice (pur-NEES’) Jr.
LPGA-KIA CLASSIC…
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) – Beatrtiz Recari sank an 18-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the second hole of a playoff with I.K. Kim to win the Kia Classic. Recari closed with a 2-over 74 to match Kim at 9 under.
In world and national news…
KABUL (AP) – Secretary of State John Kerry has dropped in unannounced in Afghanistan. The 24-hour stop includes a meeting with President Hamid Karzai amid concerns Karzai may be jeopardizing progress in the war against extremism with anti-American rhetoric.
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court hears arguments today in a case pitting the government against drug makers over the practice of paying to delay the release of much cheaper generic drugs. Federal regulators argue these deals deny American consumers, usually for years, steep price declines that can top 90 percent. The pharmaceutical companies say they need the extra money they make to recover the billions they spend on research. Both Big Pharma and generic makers say the end result is often earlier generic releases.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Spring is buried under winter in parts of the Midwest and the storm continues to move east. The National Weather Service has issued storm warnings and advisories for as far east as Pennsylvania, and officials are blaming two deaths in separate crashes in Kansas and Missouri on snow-slicked roads.
TOKYO (AP) – Nations that account for nearly a third of the world economy are about to begin talks about a free trade deal. Japan and the European Union agreed today to begin negotiations next month. Among the likely beneficiaries of free trade are Japan’s giant manufacturing exporters such as Toyota, the world’s biggest automaker. Japanese consumers may also have much to gain with access to cheaper imports.
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) – Lawmakers in Cyprus say it’s painful, but a bailout deal reached today is better than the bankruptcy alternative. Cyprus agreed early today to slash its oversize banking sector and make large account holders take losses to help pay to secure a last-minute, $13 billion bailout. Banks have been closed for more than a week in Cyprus.
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