A suburban Philadelphia woman accused of trolling the Internet as “Jihad Jane” while she cared for her boyfriend’s father denied in court Thursday that she sought to kill a Swedish artist targeted by radical Muslims or agreed to marry a terrorism suspect to help him get travel documents. Colleen …

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President Barack Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday “to do everything in my power” to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this year. Obama said work on an immigration bill should move forward based on an outline released Thursday by Sens. Chuck …

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Richmond was on the wrong side of an NCAA tournament upset this time, and Saint Mary’s is moving on for the first time in more than 50 years. Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary’s pulled away from Richmond to …

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Omar Samhan had 29 points and 12 rebounds despite spending most of the game in foul trouble, and Saint Mary’s pulled away from Richmond to win 80-71 on Thursday in the first round of the South Regional. It was the first NCAA win for Saint Mary’s in six tries since 1959. The 10th-seeded Gaels (27-5 …

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Omar Samhan returned after sitting out 6 minutes after picking up his fourth foul. Saint Mary’s led 70-59 with 3:14 to play. Matt Howard’s layup capped an 8-0 run that gave Butler a 19-17 lead over UTEP with 7:10 left in the first half. UTEP had a 14-10 lead over Butler midway through the first half …

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Scottie Reynolds responded to his benching with a solid performance at the foul line, and second-seeded Villanova survived a scare from Robert Morris in a 73-70 overtime win Thursday in the NCAA tournament. Coach Jay Wright benched his senior star to make a “teaching point …

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NEW YORK — Stocks ended mixed Thursday after reports signaled that the economy is slowly regaining strength. The Dow Jones industrial average rose for an eighth straight day, its longest unbroken climb since August. The Dow gained 46 points while broader indexes were little changed. Reports …

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Scottie Reynolds and No. 2 seed Villanova nearly had their NCAA tournament run end in the biggest of upsets. Reynolds responded to his benching with a clutch performance at the foul line in the final minutes of regulation, and the Wildcats survived a scare from Robert Morris …

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VOLGODONSK, RUSSIA — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Iran’s new Russian-built nuclear power plant will begin operating this summer, even as the United States called for Russia to delay the startup. In apparent response, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — in Moscow …

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Carleton Scott’s three-pointer rattled out in the closing seconds, and 11th-seeded Old Dominion delivered the first upset of the NCAA tournament when it stunned sixth-seeded Notre Dame 51-50 on Thursday in the South Regional. The Fighting Irish rushed the ball up the court as …

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