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Lesser-known stories of JJ Watt's impact on Houston off the field J.J. Watt has touched the lives of many people in the Houston area -- including the Martinez Family -- and will continue to do so as he begins the next chapter of his career in Arizona. Courtesy Houston Texans. J.J. Watt had been living in Houston for less than ...
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Former NFL All-Pro stiff arms Russell Wilson to Cowboys rumors: 'Pay and build around Dak Prescott' Despite a maelstrom of QB news around the league, all fueled by who'll be shipped where versus who won't, the Cowboys have remained hellbent on affixing their adoring gaze on Prescott. They made ...
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Alamo Drafthouse, Popular Theater Chain, Seeks Bankruptcy Protection: Live Updates Michaels will be acquired by a private equity firm in a $5 billion deal. The Las Vegas Sands is leaving Las Vegas, shifting its focus to casinos in Asia.
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Live Updates: Narrower Income Limits for Stimulus Checks Win Biden's Approval The proposed change, part of an effort to secure enough support for the $1.9 trillion relief plan to pass the Senate, could mean that some people who got a check during the Trump administration would not get one under President Biden. RIGHT NOW.
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DC Guard chief says 'unusual' restrictions slowed deployment of backup during Capitol riot Maj. Gen. William J. Walker said he didn't receive approval to change the D.C. Guard's mission and send his forces to the Capitol on Jan. 6 until three hours and 19 minutes after he first received an emotional call from the Capitol Police chief requesting urgent ...
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Washington Nationals lefty Jon Lester to have thyroid gland removed The 37-year-old pitcher was to travel from West Palm Beach, Florida, to New York for the procedure. "Hopefully he can pitch again in about a week," Martinez said in ...
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Aston Martin reveals first F1 car for 2021 debut Vettel will partner Lance Stroll, son of team owner Lawrence, in Aston Martin's return season this year. Aston Martin is the rebranded Racing Point team, which was formerly known as Force India. Apart from a handful of grands prix appearances in 1959 and ...
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Watchdog finds GOP congressman harassed staff and recklessly drank while serving as White House physician. The Department of Defense inspector general concluded in an unreleased report that Representative Ronny Jackson, Republican of Texas, "disparaged" his subordinates, including pounding on the door of a woman who worked for him in the middle of the ...
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Sheriff's department executes warrant for black box crash data from Tiger Woods' SUV The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant Monday to get data from the so-called "black box" in the SUV that Tiger Woods was driving when he was seriously injured in a crash last week. To get a warrant, probable cause that a ...
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Biden administration never considered MBS sanctions a viable option in response to Khashoggi report Washington (CNN) The Biden administration never considered sanctions as a viable option against the powerful Saudi crown prince named as responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, even though the new President promised to punish ...
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US officials have met Yemen's Houthis as Washington seeks end to war - sources The discussions, which have not been officially made public by either side, took place in the Omani capital Muscat on Feb. 26 between U.S. Yemen envoy Timothy Lenderking and the Houthis' chief negotiator Mohammed Abdusalam, the sources said.
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Sunak gives British economy a boost to see out COVID crisis, tax rises ahead LONDON (Reuters) - Finance minister Rishi Sunak gave more aid to Britain's economy and offered companies a big incentive to start investing again, but also announced a future tax squeeze on people and businesses as he began to focus on the COVID-19 ...
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A Black Police Officer Is Reinstated, 121 Years Later In 1889, Robert William Stewart became one of the first Black police officers ever hired in California. He had traveled far to get there. Mr. Stewart was born into slavery in Kentucky in 1850 and was freed after the Civil War. He worked his way across the United ...
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College basketball rankings: Illinois holds firm after one of the biggest wins of the year over Michigan Illinois held the Wolverines to 34.7% shooting from the field, including 28.6% from 3-point range. Michigan finished with just four assists. "I would be challenged to find a better win in ...
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2021 Arnold Palmer Invitational odds: Surprising PGA picks, predictions from model that called six golf majors Bryson DeChambeau is fetching the lowest odds for an American, going off at 12-1 on the PGA odds board. Hatton, meanwhile, is being listed at 16-1 to repeat. Play gets underway from Bay Hill Club & Lodge on Thursday, March 4.
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The best iPhone you can buy in 2021 Current iPhones, compared. model, starting price, screen size, no. of rear cameras, CPU, release date. iPhone SE, $399, 4.7 inches, 1, A13 Bionic, April 2020. iPhone XR, $499, 6.1 inches, 1, A12 Bionic, Oct 2018. iPhone 11, $599, 5.8 inches, 2, A13 Bionic ...
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'Possible plot' by militia group to breach US Capitol on Thursday uncovered by police The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4. That was the original presidential inauguration day until 1933, when it was moved to Jan. 20.
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Tom Brady has little memory of boat parade, Lombardi trophy toss; admits he was a bit hammered The Buccaneers quarterback has made a career carving up blitzing defenders, but his seemingly shlossed appearance during Tampa Bay's Super Bowl boat parade made more headlines than the Bucs' 31-10 Super Bowl 55 win.
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Former Orioles manager Joe Altobelli, who led club to 1983 World Series title, dies at 88 His teams finished first four times in those six seasons and featured a parade of future Orioles standouts, including Bobby Grich, Don Baylor, Doug DeCinces, Al Bumbry, Dennis Martinez, Rich Dauer, Eddie Murray, Mike Flanagan and Scott McGregor.
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US judge knocks nearly $6 million off fine for Exxon Baytown, Texas, pollution HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Houston knocked $5.7 million off the fine Exxon Mobil Corp faces for pollution from its largest U.S. crude oil refinery, according to court documents. U.S. District Judge David Hittner issued the ruling on Tuesday ...
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Hennepin County Courthouse locked down days before Derek Chauvin trial set to begin Izai Dominguez with Hansen Bros. Fence added barbed wire to the fencing around the Hennepin County Government Center as they worked to fortify the buildings in preparation for Derek Chauvin's trial.
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Nice assist: NBA All-Star events to help HBCUs To that end, as part of this year's festivities, the NBA will provide more than $3 million in support to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) through the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF), the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) and Direct ...
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Covid: Police break up 'fake vaccine network' in South Africa and China Police in South Africa and China have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol reports. Three Chinese nationals and a Zambian were detained at a warehouse in Gauteng, South Africa, where ampoules ...
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Tokyo organizing committee president: Decision on foreign fans at Olympics to come this month TOKYO -- The new president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee stopped short of saying there would be no foreign fans at this year's Games, but she certainly hinted at it Wednesday after online talks with IOC president Thomas Bach and others.
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Hungary's Fidesz party leaves largest EU parliamentary group BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling Fidesz party said on Wednesday it was leaving the largest centre-right political group in the European Parliament after the faction moved towards suspending it in a tug-of-war over Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ...
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Celtics Try to Reset Their Championship Aspirations Injuries have led Boston to start 13 different players this season. But things may be turning around.
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1 US civilian dead from cardiac arrest after rocket attack in Iraq A U.S. civilian contractor suffered a fatal "cardiac episode" while sheltering in place as at least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts U.S.-led coalition troops on Wednesday, the Pentagon announced. The rockets struck Ain al-Asad air ...
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K-12 teachers, school staff eligible for vaccine appointments at state sites March 11, Baker says Facing pressure from President Biden, state legislators, and teachers' unions, Governor Charlie Baker plans to open vaccine eligibility to about 400,000 K-12 educators, other school staff, and child-care workers next week, allowing them to begin signing up ...
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Germany's Largest Opposition Party Under Extremism Investigation Germany's intelligence agency opened an investigation into the far-right Alternative for Germany as a potential threat to the constitutional order, officials said Wednesday, an unprecedented move at the start of a decisive election year for the country.
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Explosion Outside Dutch Coronavirus Testing Site, Police Say There were no injuries from the blast. Investigators told local media that the explosion appeared intentional, as remnants of an exploded metal cylinder were found outside of the building. Police spokesman Menno Hartenberg told Reuters that ...
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Germany to ease COVID-19 curbs, ramp up vaccinations BERLIN (Reuters) - German authorities are expected on Wednesday to announce a gradual easing of coronavirus curbs, seeking a balance between the needs of public health and the economy as the country also moves to speed up a sluggish vaccination ...
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From 'Jolene' To Vaccine: Dolly Parton Gets COVID-19 Shot She Helped Fund Country music legend Dolly Parton got a taste of her own medicine on Tuesday when she received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine whose research she helped fund. Parton, 75, documented the moment in a video posted to social media in which she ...
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MLB Delays Start Of Triple-A Season, Plans To Set Up Alternate Sites In April When major league and minor league teams announced their 2021 schedules, there was always one big caveat. Major League Baseball told minor league teams that the commissioner's office would inform teams by March 15 whether the Triple-A season ...
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Apollo to Acquire Retailer Michaels for $3.3 Billion in Cash Michaels Cos., the U.S. crafting and hobby retail chain, has agreed to a sale to Apollo Global Management at an equity value of about $3.3 billion. Apollo will pay $22 a share to Michaels shareholders, representing a 22% premium from Tuesday's close.
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Sands to Sell Vegas Hotels to Apollo, Vici for $6.25 Billion Apollo will run the properties, which will be owned by Vici, a real estate investment trust, the companies said in a statement Wednesday. The Venetian, Palazzo and related convention facilities in Vegas contributed less than ...
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Rocket Falls as RBC Suggests Reddit-Driven Rally Is Overdone Rocket Cos. fell Wednesday, halting a three-day rally driven by sentiment that the home-loan provider was the latest retail-trader favorite for its high short interest. The stock fell as much as 13% at the open after RBC Capital Markets downgraded its ...
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Cuomo avoids public amid outcry over harassment allegations ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has avoided public appearances for days as some members of his own party call for him to resign over sexual harassment allegations. The governor hasn't taken questions from reporters since a Feb.
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Democrat Dan McKee sworn in as Rhode Island's 76th governor McKee, 69, has served as the state's lieutenant governor since 2015. He will serve out the remaining 22 months of former Gov. Raimondo's four-year term. Raimondo, 49, is ...
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Clippings: The All-Star fields are set The All-Star Game is set for this coming Sunday, and the NBA has officially finalized the fields for the skills competitions. The skills challenge will feature Luka Doncic, Chris Paul, Julius Randle, Domantas Sabonis, Nikola Vucevic, and Robert Covington.
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Random Ramsdom: Should the Rams pursue LB Kyle Van Noy? The Dolphins surprised many when they released linebacker Kyle Van Noy on Tuesday just one year into a four-year deal that was set to pay him $51 million. Alas, the deal only came with $15 million guaranteed which allowed Miami to make an early exit ...
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Do you still need a mask? See which Texas businesses require them as Abbott ends mandate The new executive order goes into effect March 10. The announcement came against the recommendation of state and federal health officials. "To be clear, COVID has not suddenly disappeared," Abbott said at ...
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Reflections on Black History Month: Here's what local leaders said was different this year Segun Idowu is the executive director of BECMA. He is a descendant of a local Segun Idowu, executive director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts. –Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff.
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France bans far-right, anti-migrant group: interior minister PARIS (Reuters) - France on Wednesday banned far-right group Generation Identitaire, which is known to be hostile to migrants, for incitement to discrimination, hatred and violence, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said. "The association 'Generation ...
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Today's Mortgage Rates -- March 3, 2021: Rates Mixed If you borrow at today's average rate, you'd have a monthly principal and interest payment of $430 per $100,000 borrowed. Property tax payments and insurance payments aren't included in this monthly payment and would be extra.
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Bills would provide tax credit scholarships, limit transgender athletes Among the most attention-getting bills is House Bill 1371 by Rep. Ken Bragg, R-Sheridan, which would create the $10 million Arkansas Child Academic Opportunity Scholarship and Grant Act. Donors ...
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Aho scores 2 goals to lead Hurricanes over Predators 4-2 Steven Lorentz got his first NHL goal and Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Hurricanes, winners of three straight. James Reimer made 35 saves. Calle Jarnkrok and Mattias Ekholm had the goals for Nashville ...
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Civil War memorial to 54th Regiment returns to Boston Common The Shaw 54th Memorial, which stands across the street from the State House, was first unveiled in 1897. Created by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, it depicts Colonel Robert Gould Shaw on horseback and the Massachusetts ...
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Washington Football Team will not have cheerleaders in 2021 but will add coed dance squad Instead, after more than 50 seasons with a consistent cheerleading presence, a coed dance squad will take the field for the WFT's gameday entertainment. Petra Pope, the club's newly hired senior adviser, told USA TODAY ...
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COVID-19 Restrictions Loosened For Ohio Weddings, Sporting Events Additional attendees will be allowed at sporting events, wedding receptions, proms, funeral repasts, and entertainment venues, Gov. Mike DeWine announced. Health orders expanding attendee limits were signed Tuesday. Here are some ...
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FBI rearrests Philly union boss tied to ex-Reading mayor PHILADELPHIA - The FBI has rearrested a powerful Philadelphia labor leader who is awaiting trial along with a city councilman in a corruption case. The new charges filed against Johnny "Doc" Dougherty remain under seal pending a court hearing ...
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