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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:30:00 -0500

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China offers $10B in loans to Africa

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:12:35 -0500

SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- China, already enjoying extensive reach into Africa's oil and other resources, has widened its influence by pledging $10 billion in easy loans to its nations.

NHL: Edmonton 5, Colorado 3

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:08:12 -0500

DENVER, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- First-period power-play goals by Mike Comrie, Tom Gilbert and Dustin Penner Sunday sent the Edmonton Oilers on their way to a 5-3 win over Colorado.

MLS: Los Angeles 1, Chivas USA 0

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:05:48 -0500

CARSON, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Landon Donovan's penalty gave Los Angeles a 1-0 win over Chivas USA Sunday, advancing the Galaxy to the Major League Soccer Western Conference finals.

MLS: Houston 1, Seattle 0 (OT)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:04:02 -0500

HOUSTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Brian Ching's goal in an extra-time period Sunday gave Houston a 1-0 Major League Soccer playoff win over Seattle and a berth in the Western Conference final.

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:00:00 -0500

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NBA: Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 74

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:42:40 -0500

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Oklahoma City, led by Kevin Durant's 28 points, outscored cold-shooting Orlando in each of the last three quarters Sunday and crushed the Magic 102-74.

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:00:00 -0500

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Hurricane Ida, Category 2, gains strength

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:42:35 -0500

MIAMI, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Hurricane Ida became a Category 2 storm and was gaining strength Sunday as it headed across the Gulf of Mexico toward the northern Gulf coast forecasters said.

Kurt Busch wins Dickies 500 in Texas

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:32:57 -0500

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Kurt Busch drove to his second Sprint Cup victory of the season Sunday, winning the Dickies 500 at the Texas Motor Speedway.

Three women shot to death in car

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:31:34 -0500

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Police in Illinois said Sunday they were looking for a man in connection with the shooting death of three women in a car as the victims' children looked on.

NHL: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 2 (SO)

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:02:33 -0500

ATLANTA, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Rich Peverley and Slava Kozlov scored shootout goals Sunday and the Atlanta Thrashers edged the St. Louis Blues 3-2.

More snow headed for Pacific Northwest

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:00:14 -0500

SHORELINE, Wash., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- The northwest United States and British Columbia, Canada, hit by a major storm this weekend, can expect more snow and rain, meteorologists said Sunday.

NFL: Seattle 32, Detroit 20

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:43:18 -0500

SEATTLE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck passed for a score, Olindo Mare kicked four field goals and the Seahawks picked off five passes Sunday in a 32-20 win over Detroit.

Deer dies after leaping into D.C. lion pen

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:36:58 -0500

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A deer that leaped into a lion enclosure at Washington's National Zoo escaped the lions but was euthanized due to severe injuries, officials said.

NFL: San Diego 21, New York Giants 20

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:27:02 -0500

NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Philip Rivers' 18-yard touchdown pass to Vincent Jackson with 21 seconds to play Sunday gave the San Diego Chargers a 21-20 victory over the New York Giants.

NFL: Tennessee 34, San Francisco 27

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:15:58 -0500

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- NFL rushing leader Chris Johnson ran for two touchdowns and Tennessee used a 17-point fourth quarter Sunday to down the San Francisco 49ers 34-27.

Vigil held for Cleveland homicide victims

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:08:32 -0500

CLEVELAND, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A group of African-American clergy held a prayer vigil Sunday near a house in Cleveland where police say a sex offender kept the remains of 11 homicide victims.

NFL: New Orleans 30, Carolina 20

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:59:38 -0500

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- John Carney put New Orleans ahead with a late field goal and the Saints remained unbeaten Sunday with a 30-20 win over the Carolina Panthers.

Floods, mudslides kill 91 in El Salvador

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:58:05 -0500

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- At least 91 people have died and thousands were evacuated due to heavy rain, flooding and mudslides in El Salvador, authorities said.

Refinery pipe blast damages 10 homes

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:32:38 -0500

WOODS CROSS, Utah, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A Utah petroleum refinery pipe undergoing maintenance broke, spewing 800-degree hydrogen toward an adjacent neighborhood, investigators said.

Former E. German Wall guard recalls 1989

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:29:55 -0500

BERLIN, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A former East German border guard says he was "no hero" for allowing people to swarm over the Berlin Wall the night the communist regime fell in 1989.

NFL: Cincinnati 17, Baltimore 7

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:25:41 -0500

CINCINNATI, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A Carson Palmer pass, a Cedrick Benson run and a field goal, all in the first half, accounted for Cincinnati's scoring Sunday in a 17-7 win over Baltimore.

Police killing suspect linked to arsons

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:21:59 -0500

SEATTLE, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A man authorities accuse of killing a Seattle police officer had homemade explosives and was linked to pipe-bomb arsons of police cars, investigators say.

NFL: Tampa Bay 38, Green Bay 28

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:02:14 -0500

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Two late touchdown passes by rookie Josh Freeman pushed Tampa Bay to a 38-28 comeback victory over Green Bay Sunday, the Buccaneers' first win of 2009.