By Manveena Suri and Rhea Mogul, CNN India has formally repealed three contentious farm laws that sparked more than a year of protests, nearly two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was pushed into a rare policy reversal that saw the legislation withdrawn. The country’s President Ram Nath Kovind signed a bill repealing the laws
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By RONALD BLUM and STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writers IRVING, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expired at 11:59 p.m. EST, plunging the sport toward a management lockout that will end labor peace after 9,740 days over 26 1/2 years. Players and owners had successfully reached four consecutive agreements without a stoppage,
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Continue Reading By DON BABWIN and SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett’s legal team will seek to dent the credibility of a star state witness who testified about how he said the former “Empire” actor recruited him and his brother to stage a racist, homophobic attack on Smollett. But casting doubts on the testimony
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors and attorneys for the suburban Minneapolis police officer charged in Daunte Wright’s shooting death have seated nine of the 14 jurors needed for her trial, including a woman who said she owns a stun gun. Kim Potter, who is white, is charged with
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are bringing back versatile All-Star Chris Taylor, agreeing with the free agent on a $60 million, four-year deal that includes a club option. The 31-year-old Taylor was an All-Star for the first time in 2021, when he hit .254 with 20 homers and set career highs with
Continue Reading UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn. (AP) — Sam Waardenburg scored 14 points and Kameron McGusty, Charlie Moore and Isaiah Wong each scored 12 and Miami beat Penn State 63-58 in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge game. Jaheam Cornwall made two foul shots to reduce Penn State’s deficit to 60-58 with 1:31 remaining. McGusty missed a 3-pointer on Miami’s
Continue Reading DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Keshawn Williams had a career-high 24 points as Northern Illinois beat Eastern Illinois 55-45. Kashawn Charles led the Panthers with 15 points.
Continue Reading CHICAGO — Lucas Williamson had 20 points as Loyola Chicago got past Indiana State 88-76. Xavier Bledson led the Sycamores with 16 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Al Durham scored 23 points to lead Providence to a 72-68 victory over previously unbeaten Texas Tech in the Big East-Big 12 Battle. Providence (7-1) has won four straight against Big 12 Conference opponents, beating Texas (2019) and TCU twice (2018 and 2020). Texas Tech’s Kevin Obanor made a 3-pointer that
Continue Reading By MATT WINKELJOHN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Brad Davison scored nine straight points midway through the second half and finished with 27, leading No. 23 Wisconsin to a 70-66 win over Georgia Tech. The Badgers (6-1) carried a one-point lead into halftime before building a 10-point advantage in the second half behind the play
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 21 points and No. 5 UCLA recovered after blowing most of a 17-point, first-half lead to beat Colorado 73-61 in the Bruins’ Pac-12 opener. Johnny Juzang added 15 points and Myles Johnson had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bruins. UCLA
Continue Reading OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — Jaren Holmes had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Saint Bonaventure topped Coppin State 93-81. Jesse Zarzuela led the Eagles with a season-high 27 points.
Continue Reading TROY, Ala. (AP) — Desmond Williams had 14 points as Troy routed Rust College 81-48. Duke Deen pitched in with 10 points and seven assists for the Trojans (5-3). Ronald Strothers had 14 points to lead the Bearcats.
Continue Reading ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) — Cory Hightower had 19 points and 13 rebounds to carry Winthrop to an 82-75 win over Hartford. Hightower made 4 of 6 from 3-point range for the Eagles (4-3). Austin Williams had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the winless Hawks (0-7).
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NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 22 points as Illinois State narrowly defeated Missouri State 79-74 in overtime. Josiah Strong added 21 points for the Redbirds. Gaige Prim led the Bears with 27 points and 12 rebounds.
Continue Reading NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Antonio Reeves scored 22 points as Illinois State narrowly defeated Missouri State 79-74 in overtime. Josiah Strong added 21 points for the Redbirds. Gaige Prim led the Bears with 27 points and 12 rebounds.
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The SSM Health Medical Group – Family Medicine & Walk-in Clinic is closing on Dec. 31. Hospital officials report they have reached out to all affected patients to let them know this location is closing. Officials say they are helping patients find other SSM Health Medical Group clinic locations and ensure
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Dos brotes diferentes en mayo de 2017 de la rara pero mortal toxina del botulismo centró la atención en esta enfermedad potencialmente mortal, que por lo general afecta a cerca de 150 personas al año, en su mayoría niños. En Sacramento, California, una persona murió y otros nueve fueron hospitalizados después de
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus’s omicron variant. Tokyo and Sydney fell while Hong Kong and Seoul advanced. Shanghai was unchanged. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index ended down 1.2%.
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