Today, 14 April 2015

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    Lock icon Staying true to his ideals ‘best way to honour Mr Lee’
    982 1  -  Careful consideration is needed to make decisions that will stand test of time: PM Lee COMMITTEE SET UP TO GATHER PUBLIC VIEWS NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE While the Government wants to honour the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew,
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    HDB officers get powers to enter flats to investigate, carry out repairs
    1030 1  -  AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Laws were passed in Parliament yesterday to empower Housing and Development Board (HDB) officers to enter flats to investigate and carry out repairs without the permission of the owners. Uncooperative owners will be given
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      100 1 THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF WE WERE AS TOUGH-MINDED IN HOW WE DONATE MONEY AS IN HOW WE MAKE IT COMMENT&ANALYSIS 15 sato NflSfiL SPRflV Based on value sales data of intranasal preparation collected through Intage POS network system in Japan from April 2013 to March 2014.
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      Penalties of up to S$50,000 for rule violations
      466 2  -  Under amended Housing and Development Act, HDB will also have enhanced powers to investigate lease infringements OFFICERS MUST OBTAIN COURT WARRANT FOR INVESTIGATIONS AMANDA LEE leeguiping@mediacorp.com.sg S I N G A P O R E —Instead of having to choose between compulsorily
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      Lock icon Third-party taxi-booking apps face regulation
      555 4  -  New law would require passengers to specify their destination when booking BOOKING FIRMS HOPE LAW DOESN’T STIFLE INNOVATION KELLY NG kellyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Laws to regulate thirdparty cab-booking apps were proposed in Parliament yesterday, which would confer wide-ranging powers on the authorities to, for instance, amend,
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      Drones to get wings clipped under new Bill
      394 4  -  XUE JIANYUE SINGAPORE Drones face new restrictions in June if regulations proposed by the Ministry of Transport are approved by Parliament. The Unmanned Aircraft (Public Safety and Security) Bill, introduced yesterday, calls for changing the Air Navigation Act and Public Order Act
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      Lock icon Mr Lee ‘was careful not to let personality cult grow around him’
      631 6  -  He would lend his name to institutions and awards only when it served a greater purpose: PM NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The late Mr Lee Kuan Yew was exceptional among postcolonial leaders and other founders of countries
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    • Article
      COMMITTEE TO BE SET UP TO LOOK INTO MEMORIAL FOR S’PORE’S FOUNDING FATHERS
      329 6 A committee will be set up to gather views from the public and conceptualise a memorial for Singapore’s founding fathers, announced Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong yesterday. The committee will be chaired by Mr Lee Tzu Yang,
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      Lock icon No immediate decision needed on Oxley Rd house
      692 8  -  Dr Lee Wei Ling to con tinue to live in the family home, PM Lee tells Parliament AS A SON, PM WANTS HIS PARENT’S WISHES CARRIED OUT BUT GOVT OF THE DAY WILL DECIDE ON FUTURE OF THE PROPERTY SIAU MING EN
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      Lock icon Sharon Au to play Mrs Lee in The LKY Musical
      644 8  -  MAYO MARTIN mayo@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE The main cast for the musical chronicling the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s life in his earlier years was announced yesterday. Actress Sharon Au has been picked to play the role of Mr Lee’s wife opposite
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      Lock icon China’s exports sag 15% on stronger yuan
      627 10 Stocks soar to seven-year high as investors expect government to respond with more stimulus ANALYSTS HAD EXPECTED SHIPMENTS TO RISE 12% AGENCIES BEIJING China’s exports unexpectedly slumped 15 per cent last month while imports fell at their sharpest rate since the global financial
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      MFA urges remaining S’poreans in Yemen to leave
      620 10  -  LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY KELLY NG SINGAPORE The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is urging Singaporeans in war-torn Yemen to leave as “the window of opportunity” for a safe departure is narrowing. While the MFA’s Crisis Response Team (CRT) is
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      Lock icon Beijing rejects Taiwan’s bid to be AIIB founding member
      524 12 KYODO NEWS BEIJING China has turned down Taiwan’s application to become a founding member of the planned Beijingled Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), officials on both sides of the Taiwan Strait said yesterday. But the Taiwan Affairs Office of China’s State
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      Lock icon SE Asian govts the target of huge cyber-spying efforts
      642 12 China believed to be behind decade-long effort but Beijing denies report NO PROOF OF CONNECTION BETWEEN CHINA AND HACKERS, SAYS INTERNET SECURITY COMPANY AGENCIES BEIJING Hackers, most likely from China, have for a decade been spying on targets possibly including Singapore
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      Lock icon UMNO cannot waste time answering Dr M: Hishammuddin
      797 13 Mahathir insists his many unanswered questions, not ‘crooked bridge’, is the issue AGENCIES KUALA LUMPUR —In one of the sharpest retorts by a senior United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) leader so far, Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein yesterday asked former Prime Minister Mahathir
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      Lock icon Mahathir ‘worried about getting arrested’ if opposition wins
      423 13 AGENCIES KUAL A LUMPUR The main motivation behind former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s fierce criticisms of Prime Minister Najib Razak is that he is worried about what would happen to him if ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) loses the
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      120 11 Vr CN IV A e «fjy >. /3 t'.-- v, >. Cl «/?5 1 J Song for Singapore From three outstanding finalists to just one original song to celebrate SG50. Singapore has voted for the song we will sing as one people to mark the country's Golden Jubilee. Watch as
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  • comment&analysis
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      Lock icon Room for a third force in Malaysia’s divisive politics
      1166 14  -  WITH PR AND BN IN DISARRAY, IT IS TIME FOR A RETHINK OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES NORSHAHRIL SAAT Norshahril Saat is a research officer at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. He is completing his PhD at the Department of Political and
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      Lock icon The trader who donates half his pay
      932 15  -  EXEMPLAR OF MOVEMENT CALLED ‘EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM’ NICHOLAS KRISTOF THE NEW YORK TIMES Mr Matt Wage was a brilliant, earnest student at Princeton University, a star of the classroom and a deep thinker about his own ethical obligations to the world. His senior thesis
      THE NEW YORK TIMES; PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES  -  932 words
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      Lock icon Lessons from Japan as China’s growth
      835 16  -  BEIJING SHOULD FOCUS ON MAKING ECONOMIC GROWTH MORE SUSTAINABLE YU YONGDING Yu Yongding, a former president of the China Society ofWorld Economics and director of the Institute of World Economics and Politics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, served on the Monetary Policy
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      36 14 For China, accepting lower growth provides a crucial opportunity to support stable and sustainable development. If its leaders stay the course of reform and rebalancing, the entire global economy will be better off. YU YONGDING 16
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      166 15 \oUR JOURNEY into Hospitality and^ BEGINS WITH I didn’t learn it in school. I learnt it at MDIS. —jML 5 Wanwisa MDIS Stu£p*tf201S h m?,,¥ 4J. SCHOOL OF TOURISM HOSPITALITY Gain key knowledge and expertise to embark on a prestigious career. University of Sunderland Master of Science Tourism and Hospitality
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      144 16 ard en/ s C^e s fo< S° 3o good... you can even eat it on its own! Calcium helps to support development of STRONG bones and teeth V V»'t* 1 ,CIPE Gardenia Hl-Calcium Milk Bread 1. VITAMIN 03 Helps support calcium absorption and improves bone strength 2. PROBIOTICS (inulin)^ Promote
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      175 17 Be equipped with relevant tools to boost your career. It’s possible, ff B o .il G o Coventry University I# Modem University of the Year (The Titos and The Sunday Times Good University GJdo 2015) Ranked 27th UK University (Guardian University Guide 2015) Accreditations Professional Memberships cimA ABS IET EFMD
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  • voices
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      More time with kids may reduce reliance on tuition
      266 18  -  FROM ANATASSIA BASYARUDIN There is no one answer to the question “Too much homework and tuition?” (Talking Point). Every child is different. A child also grows through various stages of his or her life. As a child grows, his or her
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    • Article
      Education must place greater emphasis on building character
      184 18  -  FROM YAP TING JIAN Our education system should indeed place more emphasis on equipping students with vital life skills (“Education can teach skills, not mass-produce innovators”; April 9). Also, they must inculcate values vital to our nation, such as integrity, loyalty and
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      Singapore should accept talented immigrants regardless of race
      195 18  -  FROM SUM SIEW KEE I agree with the commentary, “What China’s rise means for South-east Asia and overseas Chinese” (April 9), that Singapore is “not a Chinese country” and that we have our own national interests. Our immigration policies, however, are designed
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      14 18 •HAVEYOURSAY email your letters to voices@mediacorp.com.sg JOIN THE CONVERSATION facebook.com/todayonline READ MORE LETTERS todayonline.com/voices
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      81 19 WIN! 25 HOLIDAYS ON CLASS 95FM! Get ready to jetset to favourite destinations around the world! Class 95FM celebrates 25 years and you’re in for a treat! From 6 April to 26 June, play Class 95FM’s Spin Around The World contest and stand to win trips to awesome holiday destinations
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  • singapore
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      Lawyers disbarred for taking advantage of a client
      606 20  -  Duo had advised client to transfer S$1.8m to their wives for safe-keeping LATEST CASE THE SECOND INSTANCE IN TWO WEEKS OF LAWYERS BEING STRUCK OFF ROLL NEO CHAI CHIN chaichin@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —Two senior lawyers were yesterday struck off the roll for taking
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      Lock icon High Court allows Yang Yin to liquidate life insurance polices for expenses
      388 20  -  NEO CHAI CHIN SINGAPORE —The High Court has allowed former tour guide Yang Yin to liquidate two life insurance policies, said to be worth about S$98,000, for legal and personal expenses. Yang is being sued by the niece
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      Lock icon NWC to meet to discuss annual wage guidelines
      389 20 CHANNEL NEWSASIA SINGAPORE —The National Wages Council (NWC) for 2015/2016 will convene over this month and the next to develop its annual wage and wage-related guidelines, announced the Manpower Ministry (MOM) yesterday. It will be chaired by Mr Peter Seah, chairman of
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      Military, civilian aid efforts should not overlap: Defence Minister
      578 21  -  XUE JIANYUE XueJianyue@mediacorp.com.sg S ING A POR E While militaries play a growing role in humanitarian efforts, they should confine themselves to “critical windows of need” until civilian organisations are ready to step in and provide aid. Militaries should also network
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      Lock icon Premature to relocate fish farms over plankton blooms: Maliki
      449 22 SIAUMINGEN SINGAPORE —With the authorities still studying the causes of the plankton blooms that have led to the recent fish deaths, Minister of State (National Development) Maliki Osman yesterday said it was premature to determine if there was a need for
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      Fewer doctors leaving public sector after pay review
      317 22  -  5.8% LEFT SECTOR LAST YEAR, COMPARED WITH 6.5% IN 2011 NG JING YNG jingyng@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE —The percentage of public sector doctors leaving for the private sector has fallen over the past three years, from 6.5 per cent in 2011 to 5.8 per
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    • Article
      Music fest organisers could not assuage concerns over drug-abuse safeguards
      360 22  -  AMANDA LEE SINGAPORE —The organisers of Future Music Festival Asia (FMFA) were unable to assure the authorities that they could put in place adequate measures to prevent drugrelated activities at the event, said Second Minister for Home Affairs Masagos Zulkifli
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      236 21 uu A I Access to Professional Accreditations that open doors, with our Finance Honours Degree, f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON INTERNATIONAL I REGISTERED PROGRAMMES I CENTRE Four of the University’s Colleges are in the top 100 of the world’s most prestigious universities (QS Worlds University rankings 2014/2015) Notable alumni include seven
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      237 23 Thank you for joining us at the annual Marriage Convention! Mr Boaz Nazar, lawyer and marriage educator. Ms Low Yen Ling, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development, “Marriage is very much like a muscle the more you work it out, the stronger it becomes.” Mrs Claire Nazar, Families
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  • china&india
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      Lock icon Ex-head of China’s CNPC admits to taking bribes
      539 24 Former chief of country’s biggest oil producer now faces long prison sentence for using his position to become wealthy JIANG WAS MEMBER OF PARTY’S CENTRAL COMMITTEE THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —A former Communist Party official who oversaw China’s biggest state
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      Lock icon To reduce resentment in HK, China restricts visits by Shenzhen residents
      501 24 THE NEW YORK TIMES HONG KONG —The Chinese government announced yesterday that residents of Shenzhen would be limited to one visit to Hong Kong a week, in a move to defuse public anger here over surging numbers of mainland
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      Lock icon Fast cars, furious citizens after Beijing crash
      358 25 AGENCIES BEIJING —In an accident that was more fast and foolish than fast and furious, a Ferrari and a Lamborghini were among the vehicles involved in a highspeed crash inside a Beijing tunnel over the weekend, leaving one person injured. The accident occurred
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      333 25 CULTURE &LIFESTYLE THE RACE TOWARDS CINEMA HISTORY 43 I accelerate my career with a global degree in one year. It’s my choice. Broaden your horizons with Birmingham City University’s one year Honours degree programmes. Complemented with a global-centric business curriculum, we will equip you with the skills and knowledge to
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  • world
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      Lock icon Golkar faction blames Indonesia’s ruling coalition for party split
      763 26 Golkar official says government wan ts the party ’s support to rein in the increasingly uncooperative President GOVERNMENT NEEDS THE PARTY TO GAIN MAJORITY JAKARTA GLOBE JAK ARTA —The opposition-affiliated faction of Golkar, Indonesia’s oldest political party, claims the rift tearing
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      Lock icon Indonesia eyes regular naval exercises with US in South China Sea
      471 27 REUTERS JAKARTA —Indonesia wants to hold regular military exercises with the United States near the sparsely-populated Natuna archipelago, an area of the South China Sea that is near China’s claims, a navy spokesman said yesterday. Though Jakarta is not
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      Lock icon Innocent Bangladeshis caught in middle as politicians vie for power
      931 28 HUNDREDS KILLED AND MAIMED BY ROADSIDE BOMBINGS THE NEW YORK TIMES DHAK A —The quickest way to grasp the nastiness of Bangladesh’s season of political turmoil is to visit the high dependency unit at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. This is
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  • business
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      Lock icon Proxy firm raps Noble over choice of audit committee
      510 30 Despite refuting Iceberg’s claims, Noble’s executive chairman is on committee: ISS NO IMMEDIATE COMMENT FROM NOBLE REUTERS SINGAPORE —Influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has criticised the composition of Singapore-listed Noble Group’s audit committee, weeks after the commodity trader denied
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      Lock icon Fed rate hike will trigger market tremors: BlackRock
      409 30 THE DAILY TELEGRAPH NEW YORK —The smooth ride that investors have enjoyed in a world of ultraloose monetary policy is coming to an end, according to BlackRock, which warned that they could be left floundering in a world of evaporating liquidity when
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    • Article
      M1’s Q1 profit up 6.6% but market share falls
      348 30 SINGAPORE —M1 yesterday reported first-quarter net profit rose 6.6 per cent, boosted by a surge in handset sales, as Singapore’s third-largest telco forecast moderate growth in full-year earnings despite a slump in market share. For the three months ended March 31,
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  • technology
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      Lock icon Move over, Silicon Valley — the top software stock is in KL
      703 32 Move over, Silicon Valley the top software stock is in KL Shares jumped 1,321 per cent in the last year on booming sales to China’s real estate industry CIMB SEES IFCA’S PROFIT RISING AT ANNUAL RATE OF 228% OVER 3 YEARS BLOOMBERG KUALA LUMPUR —Forget Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv and
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  • sports
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      Lock icon TABLE TENNIS LOOKS TO YOUTH TO BOOST NATIONAL TEAM
      714 33  -  STTA will target top 20 young players for intense training regime starting next year SECOND ATTEMPT TO REVAMP YOUTH TRAINING ADELENE WONG adelenewong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE In a move to attract and groom local young talent for the national squad, the Singapore Table
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    • Article
      Lock icon LEE CHONG WEI AWAITS FATE ON DOPING CHARGES
      293 33 REUTERS KUALA LUMPUR Former badminton No 1 Lee Chong Wei returned home to Malaysia yesterday and said he faced a three-week wait to hear the verdict from his hearing on doping allegations. The two-time Olympic silver medallist faced a three-person Badminton World
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      Lock icon PELLEGRINI RUNNING OUT OF TIME
      709 34  -  LACKLUSTRE PLAY HAS SEE CITY LOSE FOUR STRAIGHT AWAY GAMES COMMENTARY BY MARK OGDEN Mark Ogden is The Daily Telegraph’s Northern Football Correspondent THE DAILY TELEGRAPH It was the “trajectory of results” that did it for Mark Hughes at Manchester City, while Roberto Mancini was
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      Lock icon PRESSURE ON ANCELOTTI AS ATLETICO SEEK REVENGE
      503 34 REUTERS MADRID Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres believes coach Diego Simeone’s clear understanding of the team’s weaknesses has been the key to their success as they seek revenge against Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals for last season’s final defeat. Their first-leg
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      Lock icon NICE-GUY SPIETH TURNS MERCILESS TO WIN MASTERS
      1283 35 The friendly 21-year-old Texan still calls people ‘sir’, but as a player he burns with a focused intensity THE NEW YORK TIMES AUGUSTA The University of Texas men’s golf team played in a competition in California over the weekend without Jordan Spieth, who
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      Lock icon JAKARTA HITS OUT AT FIFA BAN THREATS
      521 36 Govt says football’s world body insulted country’s sovereignty, were out of touch with local customs FORMER PSSI OFFICIAL SAYS HIS EX-EMPLOYERS WERE AT FAULT REUTERS JAKARTA An arm of the Indonesian government has accused FIFA of insulting the country’s sovereignty after football’s world
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      NBA WATCH
      354 36 HOUSTON 121 NEWORLEANS114 James Harden didn’t score in the fourth quarter against the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night, but the Houston Rockets came away with a 121-114 victory, thanks to the work of Dwight Howard and Corey Brewer. Harden scored 30 points and the Rockets made a
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