College baseball intent on increasing Black players, coaches
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — College baseball officials say they are working to increase the number of Black players and…
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Take two: Steve Clifford returns to Hornets as head coach
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Steve Clifford is heading back to Charlotte. Clifford has agreed to a multiyear contract to…
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Man loses USB flash drive with data on entire city’s residents after night out
By Jessie Yeung and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Drinks after work probably seemed like a good idea — but for one worker in Japan the hangover is likely…
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5 takeaways from the fifth day of January 6 hearings
CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 select committee’s latest public hearing on Thursday shed considerable…
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Stocks rally, driving Wall Street to a rare winning week
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks racked up more gains on Wall Street Friday, as the S&P 500 had its best day in two years…
Continue Reading Moving up: Grizzlies trade 2 1st-round picks to get LaRavia
By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have packaged its two first round picks and sent them to the Minnesota…
Continue Reading US envoy to Israel lives in a luxe rental, a Trump legacy
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There’s no plaque on the gate of the U.S. ambassador’s new residence in Jerusalem, no Stars…
Continue Reading Judge approves $1 billion settlement a year after Surfside condo collapse
By Denise Royal and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN On the eve of the one-year anniversary of a catastrophic condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, a judge…
Continue Reading A year after the Surfside condo collapse, loved ones see legislation and millions but few answers
A judge gave final approval Thursday on a $1B wrongful death settlement for the victims of the Surfside, FL condo…
Continue Reading LEADING OFF: Freeman returns to Atlanta, Pham sees Pederson
By The Associated Press Freddie Freeman is sure to get a huge ovation when he returns to Truist Park for the first time since helping lead the…
Continue Reading Texas school district bans hooded clothing and dresses for most students, saying it will promote professionalism
By Raja Razek and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A North Texas school district has updated its dress code for the upcoming school year to ban hooded clothing…
Continue Reading Texas school district bans hooded clothing and dresses for most students, saying it will promote professionalism
Several different clothing items are now banned in one Texas school…
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Fabiana Rosales, esposa de lÃder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó, se reunió con Jill y Joe Biden
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La esposa del lÃder opositor venezolano Juan Guaidó, a quien Estados Unidos reconoce como presidente…
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Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the widest ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in…
Continue Reading Hikers were rescued from an Arizona mountain while filming a reality show as temperatures hit 108 degrees
By Paradise Afshar and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A group of hikers filming a reality show were rescued via helicopter from a trail in Phoenix on Thursday…
Continue Reading Hikers were rescued from an Arizona mountain while filming a reality show as temperatures hit 108 degrees
Firefighters rescue a group of reality show cast members who got overheated on a…
Continue Reading Celtics look to future, draft Alabama’s Davison at No. 53
By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Celtics selected for the future by drafting former Alabama guard JD Davison in the second…
Continue Reading Warriors select forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. with 28th pick
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors selected forward Patrick Baldwin Jr. from the University of…
Continue Reading Parker sets WNBA mark with 3rd triple-double, Sky beat LA
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candace Parker set a WNBA record with her third career triple-double, leading the Chicago Sky past the Los Angeles Sparks 82-59.…
Continue Reading From DNA samples to children’s drawings. How Ukraine is trying to identify some of those lost in war
By Salma Abdelaziz and Pierre Bairin, CNN Outside an already overwhelmed morgue in Kyiv, morticians swing open the back door of a refrigerated truck,…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s EU hopes get shot in the arm as bloc’s leaders approve candidate status
CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz reports on the efforts by forensic experts and family members to identify Ukrainians killed in the war with…
Continue Reading Schwarber, Realmuto go deep vs Musgrove in Phils’ 6-2 win
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a two-run homer and J.T. Realmuto added a three-run shot for the Philadelphia…
Continue Reading Xi Jinping to visit Hong Kong in first trip outside mainland China since pandemic began
By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Hong Kong next week to mark the 25th anniversary of the…
Continue Reading Bird ties WNBA wins record, leads Storm past Mystics 85-71
SEATTLE (AP) — Sue Bird scored 12 points and matched the WNBA record for victories in a career as the Seattle Storm beat the Washington Mystics…
Continue Reading Raptors draft Arizona C Christian Koloko with 33rd pick
By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors selected Arizona center Christian Koloko with the 33rd overall pick in the NBA…
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Last Nevada county approves primary results after hand count
By KEN RITTER, GABE STERN and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Counties across Nevada on Friday certified the last outstanding…
Continue Reading A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse
By ZEINA KARAM and DAVID RISING Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political…
Continue Reading Clippers take Michigan’s Moussa Diabate with 43rd pick
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers drafted forward Moussa Diabate from Michigan with the 43rd pick…
Continue Reading Why now? How four senators finally got a gun deal no one thought was possible
By Lauren Fox, CNN The day after a gunman massacred 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas, Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona did…
Continue Reading Mavs trade into draft, get G League’s Hardy at 37 from Kings
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison can finally say he has made a draft pick. The…
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