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Cubs win first spring game over Padres | Cubs spring training daily report Gordon Wittenmyer, live from Peoria, Ariz. and Tim Stebbins break down the game, including Kyle Hendricks' pitching performance, what the environment was like with some fans in the stadium, and if Javy Báez will have a bounce back year from 2020, when ...
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Ten quarterbacks worth pursuing via free agency/2021 NFL Draft/trade In this series, NFL.com analysts look at the best players available via free agency, the NFL draft or trade at the following positions: quarterback, running back, wide receiver and defensive back. Today, David Carr looks at the top 10 quarterbacks worth ...
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Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as education secretary The Senate vote was a bipartisan 64-33 for Cardona, whose nomination moved through the Senate without any significant controversy. It marked a strong contrast to his immediate predecessor, Betsy DeVos, who needed the tiebreaking vote of Vice President ...
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Chicago Bears releasing cornerback Buster Skrine, source says Skrine joined the Bears in 2019, signing a three-year, $16.5 million contract that included $8.5 million guaranteed. Skrine appeared in 12 games, making three starts, and had 66 tackles and a forced ...
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Gov. Cuomo's Accuser Faults Him for Resisting Independent Sexual Harassment Investigation New York governor retains veteran white-collar defense lawyer Elkan Abramowitz amid probes into harassment and Covid-19 nursing-home deaths. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces an investigation overseen by State Attorney General Letitia James into ...
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After El Salvador Election, Bukele Is on Verge of Near-Total Control The party of President Nayib Bukele is set to take a sweeping majority in El Salvador's Congress, giving the populist leader broad new powers.
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Report: Washington expected to release former Chiefs QB Alex Smith Smith's play and performance in 2020 helped lead Washington to their first playoff berth since 2015. He earned recognition as the league's annual Comeback Player of the Year for the 2020 NFL season, proving he could return and play at a high level.
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Conservative Supreme Court majority gets another crack at the Voting Rights Act Washington (CNN) The Supreme Court is poised on Tuesday to hear a case that supporters of voting rights fear will lead the court's new conservative majority to weaken a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that prohibits laws that result in racial ...
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Lloyd Pierce fired: Hawks dismiss coach after 14-20 start; Nate McMillan taking over as interim, per report "We would like to thank Lloyd for his work and commitment to not only the Hawks organization but the city of Atlanta," general manager Travis Schlenk said in a statement. "He and his wife, Melissa, are tremendous people who have made a positive impact ...
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Rare Winston Churchill painting sold by Angelina Jolie smashes auction record The work, "Tower of Koutoubia Mosque," was sold March 1 by the Jolie Family Collection and features the long shadows and warm tones of a sunset in Marrakech, Morroco -- a favorite subject of Churchill's to paint.
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Why Mel Kiper Jr. thinks Lions should trade down from 7 ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. conducted a national conference call Monday to coincide with the recent release of his Mock Draft 2.0. Kiper included trades in his newest mock, and has the Lions trading out of the No. 7 spot with San Francisco, who has the ...
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Oakland A's spring training takeaways: What we can learn from Chapman, Olson's return MESA, ARIZONA – MARCH 01: Matt Chapman #26 of the Oakland Athletics rounds first base after hitting a double during the fifth inning of a spring training game against the Cincinnati Reds at Hohokam Stadium on March 01, 2021 in Mesa, Arizona.
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Former Longhorns safety Caden Sterns says he was threatened by some alumni during 'The Eyes of Texas' protest Sterns said alumni told him he would have to 'find jobs outside of Texas' if he didn't sing the alma mater.
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Sabres Notebook: First game with fans is Tuesday in MSG The Buffalo Sabres will play a game in front of fans for the first time in nearly a year Tuesday when they meet the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Under Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's plan of 10% attendance in New York State venues, 1,800 fans ...
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Two Americans Tied to Carlos Ghosn's Escape Are Extradited to Japan The father and son face trial on charges that they helped Mr. Ghosn, Nissan's former chief, flee in a speaker box to Lebanon in 2019.
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Goldman Sachs To Launch Crypto Trading Operation This Month After Bitcoin's Big Surge Topline. Banking powerhouse Goldman Sachs is setting up a cryptocurrency trading desk after backing away from a previous effort to enter the market after bitcoin crashed in 2018, making it the latest institutional player to plow into cryptocurrencies amid an eye- ...
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2021 NIT will be held with reduced field and entire event taking place in Dallas area The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) announced on Monday that it is cutting its field in half and holding the entire tournament in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area in 2021. The 32-team NIT is typically held on campus sites until the semifinals round but ...
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Huawei CFO's lawyer disputes what HSBC knew as extradition case resumes VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou's U.S. extradition hearing resumed in a Canadian court on Monday with defence countering prosecutors' claims that Meng misled HSBC about the Chinese telecom company's ...
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Meteorological spring has arrived: here's what to expect And the weather in March can be quite the weather roller coaster for many regions of the country, but warmer air typically starts reaching southern areas this month.
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Workhorse to meet USPS on March 3 to discuss unfavorable contract decision (Reuters) - Workhorse Group Inc will meet with U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday to get more information on a multibillion-dollar contract that the electric-vehicle maker lost to Oshkosh Defense for making postal delivery vehicles. "We have requested ...
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Heaps: JJ Watt's NFC West arrival further highlights Seahawks' need for OL upgrades The Arizona Cardinals made a surprising acquisition by signing three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year J.J. Watt to a two-year deal, as Watt announced himself on Monday morning.
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Northern California serial killer known as 'I-5 Strangler' killed in prison A correctional officer doing rounds spotted Roger Reece Kibbe, 81, unresponsive in his cell at Mule Creek State Prison southeast of Sacramento shortly after midnight Sunday, officials said. His cellmate was standing nearby, officials ...
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In CPAC return, Trump falsely claims Biden halted 'all deportations' Former President Donald Trump criticized President Joe Biden for reversing Trump-era immigration policies and claimed that Biden had crippled the federal agency responsible for deportations. "He has effectively ordered a shutdown of ICE, halting virtually ...
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United to buy 25 new 737 Max planes from Boeing; US manufacturers were busy in January CHICAGO — United Airlines is expanding its order of Boeing 737 Max airplanes and taking some deliveries sooner as it ramps up for an anticipated increase in travel demand. Chief operating officer Andrew Nocella said in a memo Monday that the company ...
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A Black Amazon manager is suing company executives in a discrimination and sexual harassment and assault case The suit also alleges that a former Amazon executive sexually harassed and assaulted her. Charlotte Newman, a senior manager who has worked in the Amazon Web Services division of the company since January 2017, told Recode ...
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After Nearly 18 Years As Somerville Mayor, Joe Curtatone Says He Will Not Seek Reelection "This will be my final year as mayor of Somerville," Curtatone said during a mid-term address to city officials Monday. "It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the city where I was raised. I love this job and this community with every ounce of my being.".
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 deaths, 197 cases; Johnson & Johnson vaccine due State estimates 34,000 doses of single-dose vaccine due this week. PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state's death toll to 2,212, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday, also confirming ...
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Watch now: Illinois basketball moves to No. 4 in AP poll as it prepares for No. 2 Michigan on Tuesday Illinois's Andre Curbelo drives past Wisconsin's D'Mitrik Trice during the first half on Saturday. Curbelo was named the Big Ten Freshman of the Week on Monday. Morry Gash, Associated Press.
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Fraternity suspended after Virginia college freshman dies in wake of suspected hazing RICHMOND, Va. — Authorities are investigating the death of a Virginia Commonwealth University freshman found dead early Saturday after a fraternity rush event involving alcohol, according to a family member of the victim. Adam Oakes, 19, of Loudoun ...
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Rocket Lab to Go Public, Unveils Medium-Lift Neutron Rocket Launcher Rocket Lab plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to finance development of reusable launch vehicle with an 8-ton payload capacity, called Neutron. Rocket Lab on Monday announced its plans to go public ...
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Chairman of Public Utility Commission steps down after Lt. Gov. Patrick calls for her resignation Patrick said that after almost 24 hours of testimony, he believes it is clear neither Walker nor Magness adequately addressed the challenges of the winter storms.
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Two men face felony murder charges after Georgia deputy dies from wounds The GBI said Sunday night the deputy, identified as Lt. Justin Bedwell, was shot in the midst of a pursuit Saturday that began in adjacent Seminole County. A deputy there tried to pull over a white pickup for reckless driving but the truck, with two men inside, didn' ...
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SoftBank-Backed Real Estate Brokerage Compass Makes IPO Filing Public (Reuters) - Real estate brokerage firm Compass Inc, backed by SoftBank Group Corp, on Monday made its filing for an initial public offering public and revealed a 56% surge in revenue as the residential market holds up during the pandemic. The COVID-19 ...
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'The Bachelor After the Final Rose' to be hosted by University of Texas football alum Emmanuel Acho The host-to-be made the announcement official on social media on Saturday. Acho is the author of the 2020 New York Times bestselling book "Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man," and played ...
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Artificial intelligence panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China's rise An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing "AI-enabled" weapons — something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds. Schmidt ...
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More than 10% of Cumberland County's population has gotten first dose of COVID vaccine County officials Monday talked about the county's response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how residents who need help can get assistance. The county was notified of its first cases of COVID-19 nearly a year ago, according to Charles Evans, chairman of the ...
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New acting US attorney named for Western District of Pa. Longtime federal prosecutor Stephen R. Kaufman on Monday was named acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Kaufman joined the office in 1988 and most recently served as first assistant U.S. Attorney. He served as head of the ...
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Connecticut forecast: Wind advisory in effect Monday and Tuesday March will come in like a lion Monday, with roaring wind gusts making it feel like 0 or below, prompting the state to declare its cold weather protocol. A wind advisory is in effect in Hartford County from 4 p.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service ...
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Police Shoot Man Suspected in Ohio Slayings at Detroit Motel DETROIT (AP) — A man suspected in three slayings in Ohio was critically wounded during a Monday morning shootout with police outside a motel near downtown Detroit, authorities said. Chandra Moore is wanted in the fatal shootings in Cincinnati of his ...
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Apple Investors Are Looking Ahead to iPhone 13. The Buzz Is Beginning. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives this morning writes that the initial Apple supply-chain orders for the iPhone 13 are in the 100 million-unit range—which he says compares with an initial build of 80 million iPhone 12 units.
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'It is a new day' | Fencing removed from around historic St. John's Church after 8 months D.C. officials originally put up the fencing during the start of the Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests last June as tensions continued to escalate.
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GRAPHIC: Ohio mom tried to abandon 6-year-old son before killing him, court documents say Brittany Gosney, 29, told Middletown police she sped off, dragging her son, James Robert Hutchinson, for a distance before returning about 30 to 40 minutes later. She said she found him dead in the middle of the parking lot with a head injury.
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State leaders unveil $6.6 billion plan to reopen California schools by end of March Money for the plan is divided into two parts: $2 billion will go toward making schools prepared and safe, and $4.6 billion will go toward wide-ranging "flexibility.".
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Celebrate National Peanut Butter Day with this healthy PB 'Twix' Bar recipe! Instructions: Preheat oven to 350. Line a square baking dish with parchment paper. In a bowl, add the almond flour, oil, maple syrup, and vanilla. Mix until a thick ...
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Madrid held by Sociedad ahead of derby against Atlético MADRID — It was a tactical change that didn't last more than 15 minutes, but it was just long enough to cost Real Madrid a chance to fight for the Spanish league lead in the derby against Atlético Madrid next weekend. Coach Zinedine Zidane's attempt to push ...
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Archdiocese calls J&J vaccine 'morally corrupt' for use of abortion cells NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The Archdiocese of New Orleans is encouraging Catholics to consider choosing other coronavirus vaccines over the shot manufactured by Johnson and Johnson due to the use of cells derived from abortions. The church issued a ...
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Frostbite alert issued for Peterborough city and county; snow squall watch in effect As of mid-afternoon Monday, an area of snow squalls were located for Algonquin Provincial Park to south of Gravenhurst in Muskoka, moving east at 75 km/h, according to Environment Canada. Skip ...
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi calls for 'food processing revolution' Addressing stakeholders of agriculture, dairy and fisheries from both public and private sectors (including cooperatives) at a webinar on Budget provisions related to this segment of the economy, Modi said: "Today, it is the need of the hour that the farmer's ...
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Bet $1, Win $100 With DraftKings Sportsbook's No-Brainer UFC 259 Promo Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya are the final match of the night, but new users can choose any of the three championship bouts on Saturday at 100-1 odds. Amanda Nunes is looking to defend her title at featherweight. Meanwhile, Petr Yan will fight in his ...
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Alabama men take loss to every team in LSU field after WD/DQ combo The Crimson Tide now will likely drop significantly thanks to a series of unfortunate events. Alabama finished last in the 15-team field Sunday at University Club in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but it wasn' ...
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