By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brett Pesce scored 4 minutes, 42 seconds into overtime, Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist and the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Monday. Nino Niederreiter and Teuvo Teravainen also scored for the Hurricanes, who won their third straight. Gerry Mayhew,
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on several top officials in Myanmar and on a lucrative state-owned oil and gas company that has helped fund the military that overthrew the country’s elected government a year ago. The EU on Monday imposed asset freezes and travel bans on 22 people and slapped restrictive
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Celta Vigo has been held by last-placed Levante to 1-1 at home in the Spanish league and missed a chance to move close to the Champions League qualification places. Franco Cervi put the hosts ahead in the 67th minute but Levante equalized through Roger Martà in the 82nd. Levante was coming off
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Jane Marczewski, a singer known by her stage name Nightbirde, who earned a legion of followers after being a contestant on NBC’s “America’s Got Talent,” has died after a battle with cancer, her family confirmed. “We, her family, are devastated by her passing and unimaginable loss,” the Marczewski family said in
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a “peacekeeping” mission, just hours after he signed decrees recognizing the independence of the Moscow-backed regions.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two people were found dead in a car that crashed in Wichita after it came under gunfire. KSNW reports that the crash happened early Monday. Police say that although someone was shooting at the car, officers don’t think bullets hit any of the people inside the vehicle. Police identified
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The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services is reporting 41 new coronavirus cases were added to the information hub for Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The county now delays reporting cases by two days. The county has reported 42,457 since the pandemic began. The county is reporting 77 COVID-19 patients in Boone County hospitals. Of
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A former college football player currently imprisoned on a drug conviction in Georgia has reached a plea agreement for a misdemeanor charge of violating North Carolina’s sports agent law. Christopher Jamel Hawkins, 39, pleaded guilty Monday to attempted athlete-agent inducement via video conferencing. That’s according to Kimberly Overton Spahos,
Continue Reading By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé has extended a scheduled stay in a Sao Paulo hospital due to a urinary infection. Hospital Albert Einstein says in a statement on Monday that 81-year-old Pelé came in on Feb. 13 to continue treatment for his colon cancer, and days later doctors found
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A candlelight vigil is set for Monday evening at McKee Street Park to honor a 15-year-old Battle High School student killed in a weekend shooting.
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Matt Luke has resigned as Georgia’s associate head coach and offensive line assistant to spend more time with his family. Head coach Kirby Smart made the announcement Monday. The 45-year-old Luke is a former head coach at Mississippi. He spent the last two seasons working for Smart, helping the Bulldogs win
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TONIGHT: Windy and warm with rain moving in after midnight. A few thunderstorms possible. Temperatures in the lower 50s by morning. TOMORROW: Rain exits early, showers exit mid-morning with temperatures dropping through the day. Morning temperatures start in the 50s, then fall to the low 30s by late afternoon. EXTENDED: A strong cold front will
Continue Reading GARYVILLE, La. (AP) — A huge Louisiana oil refinery has been rocked by an explosion and fire that injured one worker. Officials later gave the all-clear sign, but it was not immediately clear what caused the morning blast at the Marathon Petroleum Corp. plant in Garyville, between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Marathon says one
Continue Reading By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Goran Dragic plans to sign with Brooklyn, giving the Nets a veteran boost in the backcourt. Agent Bill Duffy said Monday that Dragic was going to Brooklyn, where the Nets need guard help after trading James Harden to Philadelphia. Ben Simmons, acquired in that deal, still isn’t ready to
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By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has said she wants to tell her life story and now she’s landed a book deal to do just that. A source close to Spears tells CNN that the singer has recently inked a contract with publisher Simon & Schuster, valued at more than $15 million dollars. The New
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team is gearing up for spring camp. The Tigers will open up practice on Friday as year three under head coach Eli Drinkwitz will officially get underway. Several members of the team met with reporters on Monday afternoon, including Nate Peat. The former Rock Bridge running back transferred back
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Corte Constitucional de Colombia despenalizó el aborto hasta las 24 semanas de gestación. Tras más de ocho horas de debate, el alto tribunal tomó la histórica decisión con mayorÃa simple 5-4. Hasta ahora, el Código Penal en Colombia consideraba legal el aborto en tres casos especÃficos: violación o incesto,
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A newly-released report says a flaw in a state database that allowed public access to thousands of teachers’ Social Security numbers has been in place for a decade before a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter exposed it. Republican Gov. Mike Parson condemned reporter Josh Renaud last fall for writing about the weakness,
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Expect the NCAA Men’s Final Four to have a more familiar look and feel to it this spring. And that’s not just because it’ll be in New Orleans for a record sixth time. A capacity crowd of about 70,000 is expected in the Superdome. The
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Reducir el hacinamiento y promover una “verdadera rehabilitación social” de cerca de 40.000 personas privadas de libertad son los objetivos de las nuevas medidas anunciadas por el presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, para combatir la violencia y criminalidad dentro de las cárceles del paÃs. Solamente en 2021 hubo 340 reclusos
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