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2023-03-21 04:12 |
Bullfighting ban faces critical legislative vote in Colombia... VILLAPINZON, Colombia (AP) — A 61-year-old matador nicknamed "Little gypsy of America" fell headfirst into the dust when he was headbutted by a bull. He recovered to the applause of the crowd, and later killed the bull with a sword thrust to... |
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2023-03-21 04:06 |
Honduran official: US 'respects' decision on China relations... TEGUCIGALPA — The U.S. government said it "respects" Honduras' decision to move towards establishing formal diplomatic ties with China, the Honduran Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said on Monday after a meeting with U.S. officials. Reina... |
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2023-03-21 04:05 |
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT... Trump indictment would be unprecedented in US history The decision whether to indict former President Donald Trump over hush-money payments made on his behalf during his 2016 presidential campaign lies with a Manhattan grand jury that has been hearing evi... |
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2023-03-21 04:01 |
Reports: Cuban catcher defects to U.S. after WBC loss... Ivan Prieto, the bullpen catcher for the Cuban team that competed in the World Baseball Classic, reportedly defected to the United States hours after his team was eliminated by the Americans in Miami. According to baseball writer Yordano Carmona, Prieto &... |
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2023-03-21 03:50 |
Alexandar Georgiev backstops Avs to 5-0 win over Blackhawks... Denis Malgin had two goals and an assist, Alexandar Georgiev turned away 28 shots for his fifth shutout of the season, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 in Denver on Monday night. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and an assist and Logan ... |
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2023-03-21 03:49 |
Ochai Agbaji's career night powers Jazz past Kings... Rookie Ochai Agbaji scored a career-high 27 points to lead the short-handed Utah Jazz to a 128-120 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night in Salt Lake City. Agbaji, who led Kansas to the NCAA championship a year ago, made several key plays down... |
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2023-03-21 03:46 |
Grizzlies storm back to beat Mavs in game lacking star power... The Memphis Grizzlies trailed by 13 points at the end of three quarters but outscored Dallas 29-12 in the fourth to earn a hard-fought 112-108 home win over the Mavericks on Monday night. Jaren Jackson Jr. played most of the game in foul trouble but led M... |
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2023-03-21 03:44 |
Grizzlies storm back to beat Mavs in game lacking star power... The Memphis Grizzlies trailed by 13 points at the end of three quarters but outscored Dallas 29-12 in the fourth to earn a hard-fought 112-108 home win over the Mavericks on Monday night. Jaren Jackson Jr. played most of the game in foul trouble but led M... |
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2023-03-20 03:43 |
Clippers beat Blazers for 5th win in 6 games... Paul George recorded 29 points, nine rebounds and four steals and Kawhi Leonard added 24 points to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-102 victory over the host Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday night. Eric Gordon had 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting off th... |
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2023-03-20 03:30 |
No. 9 Florida Atlantic ends No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson's run... COLUMBUS, Ohio — Johnell Davis scored 29 points and hauled in 12 rebounds to help No. 9 Florida Atlantic end the Cinderella run of No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 78-70 Sunday in their East Region second-round game. Bryan Greenlee had a key 3-pointer and... |
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2023-03-20 03:23 |
Putin to welcome Xi to Moscow under shadow of Ukraine war... March 20 (Reuters) Russian President Vladimir Putin will expect Chinese President Xi Jinping to show solidarity against western hegemony when he arrives in Moscow on Monday, while Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to ... |
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2023-03-20 03:19 |
No. 5 Miami returns to Sweet 16 by beating No. 4 Indiana... Isaiah Wong scored 27 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead the Miami Hurricanes to an 85-69 victory over the Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday night in a second-round game of the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament at Albany, N.Y. The fifth-seeded Hurrica... |
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2023-03-20 03:16 |
China's Xi meeting Putin in boost for isolated Russia leader... BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine. Xi's government gave no detai... |
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2023-03-20 03:10 |
No. 6 Creighton reaches Sweet 16 by knocking off No. 3 Baylor... Sophomore Ryan Nembhard poured in a career-high 30 points and No. 6 seed Creighton converted all 22 of its free throw attempts to earn an 85-76 victory over third-seeded Baylor in South Regional second-round play Sunday night in Denver. Trey Alexander pos... |
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2023-03-20 03:03 |
Jockeying for playoff position, Grizzlies welcome Mavs to town... Winners of two straight and five of their last six, the Memphis Grizzlies will host the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night looking to secure sole possession of second place in the Western Conference standings. Memphis (43-27) is currently tied with the Sacr... |
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2023-03-20 03:03 |
Canucks edge Ducks for second road win in two nights... Elias Pettersson scored his career high 33rd goal of the season as the visiting Vancouver Canucks beat the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 on Sunday to take both games of a two-game California swing. Pettersson ripped a high shot from the right side of the slot early i... |
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2023-03-20 03:01 |
Team USA smothers Cuba, advances to WBC championship game... MIAMI — Trea Turner and Paul Goldschmidt combined to drive in eight runs, propelling the United States to a 14-2 win over Cuba in the World Baseball Classic semifinals on Sunday night. Turner went 3-for-5 with two homers and four RBIs, while Goldsch... |
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2023-03-20 02:53 |
Bucks dominate fourth quarter to take over Raptors... Giannis Antetokounmpo shot a perfect 9-of-9 from the floor and recorded a triple-double of 22 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists and the Milwaukee Bucks dominated the fourth quarter en route to a come-from-behind, 118-111 defeat of the visiting Toronto Ra... |
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2023-03-19 11:21 |
Jets try to remain perfect against Blues this season... The Winnipeg Jets will seek to complete a season sweep of the Blues when they face their Central Division rival Sunday night in St. Louis. The Jets won the teams' previous meetings 4-0 on Oct. 24, 5-2 on Dec. 8 and 4-2 on Jan. 30. Winnipeg (39-28-3, 8... |
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2023-03-19 11:00 |
Weekend Posted: What China really wants to achieve in Canada... Plus, are those grey hairs and wrinkles a true representation of how old you are at a cellular level?, and more great stories you may have missed... |
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2023-03-17 20:06 |
Officials discussing security in case of Trump indictment... NEW YORK (AP) — Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks by a Manhattan grand jury and appear in a courtroom in an investigation examining hush... |
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2023-03-17 20:06 |
Lance Reddick, 'The Wire' and 'John Wick' star, dies at 60... NEW YORK (AP) — Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including "The Wire," Fringe" and the "John Wick" franchise, has died. He was 60. Reddick di... |
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2023-03-17 19:55 |
How a warrant for Putin puts new spin on Xi visit to Russia... WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week highlighted China's aspirations for a greater role on the world stage. But they also revealed the perils of global diplo... |
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2023-03-17 19:55 |
Markham employee on leave after using N-word in George Brown College guest lecture... George Brown president Gervan Fearon says the college also immediately launched a formal investigation... |
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2023-03-17 19:54 |
No. 13-seed Furman eyes another big upset vs. San Diego State... Furman seeks to turn a No. 13 seed into its first berth in the Sweet 16 when it faces fifth-seeded San Diego State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament's South Region on Saturday in Orlando, Fla. Furman (28-7), playing in its first NCAA Tourname... |
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2023-03-17 19:52 |
Canadiens aim to rebound against tough Lightning squad... The Montreal Canadiens will be looking for a few things to show up in their play when they travel up Florida's Gulf Coast to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night — a short memory and the ability to bounce back. Stung by a 9-5 throttlin... |
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2023-03-17 19:52 |
Family seeks jailer punishments after beaten inmate's death... NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The parents of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after Memphis jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation are seeking answers for their son and punishment... |
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2023-03-17 19:51 |
Tuberculosis outbreak declared in Pond Inlet, Nunavut... The territory's chief public health officer says there are currently five active cases and 22 latent cases of TB in the hamlet... |
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2023-03-17 19:51 |
Healing Nashville SC take on short-handed Revolution... Nashville SC will aim to continue a promising start to the season Saturday night when they visit a New England Revolution side that will be missing a crucial player. Nashville (2-0-1, 7 points) has yet to concede a goal during the new season and most rece... |
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2023-03-17 19:50 |
Democratic lawmakers urge US to probe Goldman's role in SVB collapse... WASHINGTON — A group of Democratic U.S. lawmakers sent a letter to regulators and the Justice Department requesting a probe into the role of Goldman Sachs Group Inc in the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the office of U.S. Representative ... |
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2023-03-17 19:23 |
No. 1 Alabama, ailing Brandon Miller reset for No. 8 seed Maryland... No. 1 Alabama cruised to the second round of the NCAA Tournament without a single point from All-American Brandon Miller, a testament to the level of talent the Crimson Tide are equipped with entering a second-round matchup Saturday with South Region No. ... |
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2023-03-17 19:20 |
Northwestern is roadblock toward another UCLA Sweet 16... UCLA won 12 consecutive games before losing to Arizona in the championship game of the Pac-12 tournament in a setback that was more frustrating than worrisome. The scowling Bruins (30-5) bounced back with a vengeance Thursday and are out to continue the m... |
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2023-03-17 19:20 |
Palestinians: 1 killed by Israeli army fire in West Bank... JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said troops shot a Palestinian who approached soldiers on Friday and pulled a knife near the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian authorities said the man died of his wounds a short while late... |
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2023-03-17 19:17 |
How to have healthy-looking skin, according to a top Canadian plastic surgeon... At-home solutions that are all about consistency... |
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2023-03-17 19:12 |
No. 3 Xavier rallies to escape Kennesaw State upset bid... Trailing by 13 midway through the second half, third-seeded Xavier reeled off 15 straight points to rally for a 72-67 victory over 14th-seeded Kennesaw State in Midwest Regional first-round play Friday afternoon at Greensboro, N.C. Colby Jones' free t... |
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2023-03-17 19:11 |
Lawmaker pauses filibuster on agreement to debate trans bill... A lawmaker who has been holding up the work of the Nebraska Legislature for weeks to protest a bill that would ban gender-affirming therapies for minors has paused her persistent filibuster in a deal that will see lawmakers debate the bill next week. Sen.... |
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2023-03-17 19:07 |
Mother: Irvo Otieno was 'brilliant and creative and bright'... Irvo Otieno had realized his passion: making hip-hop. He could write a song in less than five minutes. And he was streaming his music under the moniker "Young Vo," while working toward starting his own record label. "He had found his thing &md... |
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2023-03-17 19:01 |
Six more senators back bill to give Biden new powers to ban TikTok... WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) Six more U.S. senators on Friday backed bipartisan legislation to give President Joe Biden new powers to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok on national security grounds as the Chinese company ramped up efforts to get its sto... |
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2023-03-17 18:57 |
Senior aide to Mexican president steps down... MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday one of his top aides has left the government, dissolving a prominent bond between his administration and the longtime leader of the country's left, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas. L... |
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2023-03-17 18:03 |
Mexican president: lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis... MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don't hug their kids enough. The comment by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador caps a week of provocative sta... |
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2023-03-17 18:01 |
Dems say many foreign gifts to Trump remain unaccounted for... WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's White House has failed to report more than 100 gifts from foreign nations worth more than a quarter-million dollars, and federal officials have been unable to find a life-size painting of Trump given by the presi... |
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2023-03-17 17:53 |
Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State La Follette resigns... MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's longtime Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigned on Friday, saying he was leaving with a "heavy heart" three months into his 11th consecutive term in office after he watched the office be ... |
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2023-03-17 17:53 |
Justin Bieber able to smile again after nine-month-long facial paralysis... The 29-year-old gave an update after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome last year... |
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2023-03-17 17:53 |
Jets chase more much-needed points vs. Predators... The Winnipeg Jets aim to apply the brakes on their pronounced slide when they visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon. The Jets (38-28-3, 79 points) have lost two straight and 11 of their last 15 games (4-9-2) to plummet into fourth place in t... |
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2023-03-17 17:47 |
Denmark deems Syrian province safe for returning refugees, worrying UNHCR... COPENHAGEN — The Danish Refugee Appeals Board on Friday deemed it safe for Syrian refugees to return to Latakia province in the western part of the country, raising concerns at the UN Refugee Agency. When the Danish Immigration Service decides to ta... |
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2023-03-17 17:47 |
Federal government announces $80M for critical drug initiative in Alberta... EDMONTON — The federal government has announced more than $80 million over five years toward the Canadian Critical Drug Initiative in Edmonton. The integrated research, development and manufacturing initiative is led by Applied Pharmaceutical Innova... |
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2023-03-17 17:38 |
How are war crimes in Ukraine being investigated?... THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court's arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday is just one strand in a complex web of international and national legal moves over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. More than 74,500 s... |
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2023-03-17 17:35 |
2023 Ambetter Health 400: Preview, Odds & Best Bets... William Byron arrived at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a ton of momentum working in his favor as he chases several rare feats this week. Not only is Byron the defending champion at the Ambetter Health 400, he is attempting to become the first driver to win ... |
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2023-03-17 17:31 |
From the US to Brazil, women evade abortion pill restrictions... * Court cases in the U.S. and Poland target abortion pills * Women turn to pills by mail to evade restrictions * In Brazil, pills are sold illegally at markets By Anastasia Moloney and Fabio Teixeira BOGOTA / RIO DE JANEIRO March 17 (Thomson Reuters Found... |
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2023-03-17 17:26 |
Johnston 'absolutely unimpeachable,' Trudeau says in defence of rapporteur appointment... Johnston was named as the special rapporteur following media reports the Chinese government meddled in the 2019 and 2021 election campaigns... |