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Kevin Durant poured in a season-high 45 points, taking over second place in scoring in the NBA this season as Oklahoma City beat Golden State 112-104 on Sunday.

Sign ratified senior citizen’s act into law

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About 1,000 senior citizens aged between 60 and 70 years old marched from Morayta to Mendiola Monday to urge the Palace to sign into law the Congress-ratified Expanded Senior Citizens’ Act.

Qantas to dump most long-haul first-class seats

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The country’s flag carrier Qantas is planning to dump two-thirds of its first-class airline seats as part of a radical $350-million overhaul of its long-haul fleet, a report said Monday.

Taylor Swift’s ‘Fearless’ won the Album of the Year Award at the 52nd Grammy Awards here Sunday.

Local stocks down 2.4% on blue chip sell-off

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Local stocks retreated by 2.4 percent on Monday as a weak global investor sentiment spurred a massive selldown of blue chips.

Trailer truck turnover causes Pasig traffic jam

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A trailer truck that turned over in Pineda, Pasig has caused a major traffic jam in the area, it was learned Monday.

Korean businessman murdered in Angeles hotel

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A South Korean businessman was shot dead by unknown gunmen as he left a hotel north of Manila, local police said Monday.

Left allies to Villar: Face Senate on C-5 issue

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Nacionalista Party standard-bearer Manuel Villar would lose in the May elections if he won’t face the music and confront conflict-of-interest issues hurled against him in the C-5 road project controversy, militant groups allied with the NP warned on Monday.

Congress should clear the last hurdle in the Freedom of Information (FOI) bill and ratify it within the week for it to finally become a law, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) said Monday.

Kobe Bryant’s jump shot with 7.3 seconds to play powered the Los Angeles Lakers to a 90-89 NBA victory Sunday over the Boston Celtics.