By Andrew Kaczynski The transformation of George Santos began in 2019, the year he went from Anthony Devolder, just another New Yorker sharing political musings on social media, to a Republican congressional candidate with a compelling fictional resume. His improbable rise to the House of Representatives started as he joined a group of pro-Donald Trump
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By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Embattled Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s flagship company says it is reviewing its fundraising options after calling off a $2.5 billion share offering that was seen as a crucial test of investor confidence. The decision followed the loss of billions of dollars in market
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Every year, Americans in snowy states wait with bated breath to see whether Punxsutawney Phil will spot his shadow. And every year, we take Phil’s weather forecast — six more weeks of winter, or an early spring? — as gospel, meteorology be damned. It’s about as strange (and cute) as holidays
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Jamarius Burton made the game-winning foul shots with three seconds left, Nike Sibande recorded a late block and Pittsburgh continued its recent bedevilment of North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 65-64. After Burton’s free throws, North Carolina pushed it to the front court and called timeout with 0.6 seconds left
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA — Led by Khalil Brantley’s 15 points, the La Salle Explorers defeated the George Washington Colonials 75-64. The Explorers are now 9-13 on the season, while the Colonials fell to 11-11.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Led by Jalen Rucker’s 23 points, the Army Black Knights defeated the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 71-69 on Wednesday night. The Black Knights improved to 13-11 with the win and the Mountain Hawks fell to 13-9.
Continue Reading BALTIMORE — Led by Jacob Boonyasith’s 15 points, the UMBC Retrievers defeated the Binghamton Bearcats 69-55 on Wednesday night. The Retrievers moved to 15-9 with the win and the Bearcats fell to 9-13.
Continue Reading By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Mourners at the Sydney funeral for Australian Cardinal George Pell have remembered him as a victim of a campaign to punish him regardless of his guilt. Pell was once the most senior Catholic convicted of sex abuse. Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher hailed Pell as
Continue Reading By TAMIRA MADSEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Taylor Thierry scored a career-high 25 points and Taylor Mikesell added 21 to help No. 10 Ohio State beat Wisconsin 90-67, snapping the Buckeyes’ three-game losing skid. Thierry also had seven rebounds for Ohio State (20-3, 9-3 Big Ten Conference), which started the season with 19
Continue Reading CINCINNATI — Jeremiah Davenport scored 20 points off of the bench to help lead the Cincinnati Bearcats over the Tulsa Golden Hurricane 81-55 on Wednesday night. The Bearcats improved to 15-8 with the win and the Golden Hurricane fell to 5-16.
Continue Reading LOWELL, Mass. — Led by Allin Blunt’s 13 points, the UMass-Lowell River Hawks defeated the Albany Great Danes 66-50 on Wednesday night. The River Hawks are now 18-6 on the season, while the Great Danes dropped to 6-18.
Continue Reading EASTON, Pa. — Led by Daniel Deaver’s 16 points, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Lafayette Leopards 53-34 on Wednesday night. The Midshipmen are now 12-11 with the win and the Leopards dropped to 7-17.
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA — Led by Charlie Brown’s 18 points, the Saint Joseph’s Hawks defeated the Rhode Island Rams 64-50 on Wednesday night. The Hawks improved to 11-11 with the win and the Rams fell to 8-14.
Continue Reading BOSTON — Led by Joseph Octave’s 27 points, the Holy Cross Crusaders defeated the Boston University Terriers 82-70. The Crusaders improved to 8-16 with the victory and the Terriers fell to 10-14.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (KMIZ) Sen. Josh Hawley on Monday introduced a bill that aims reduce the price of insulin. The legislation is being called the Cap Insulin Prices Act. According to the American Diabetes Association, about 700,000 people in Missouri have diabetes. “So my bill would cap a monthly supply of insulin the cost at $25, both for
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By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A lawyer for President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, asked the Justice Department in a letter Wednesday to investigate close allies of former President Donald Trump and others who accessed and disseminated personal data from a laptop that a computer repair shop owner says was dropped off at
Continue Reading By Daniel Dale The conspiracy theories about the October attack on Paul Pelosi never made sense. And now the public can see that a whole bunch of these false claims have been definitively disproven by audio and video evidence. Prominent right-wing figures — including former President Donald Trump and some Republican members of Congress —
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia is removing the British monarchy from its bank notes. The nation’s central bank said Thursday its new $5 bill would feature an Indigenous design rather than an image of King Charles III. But the king is still expected to appear on coins.
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration has issued a long-awaited study that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s recommendation is not final. It calls for up to three drilling sites initially, fewer than the five pursued
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has threatened the “toughest reaction” to the United States’ expanding joint military exercises with South Korea to counter the North’s growing nuclear weapons ambitions, accusing the allies of pushing tensions to an “extreme red line.” The statement by Pyongyang’s Foreign Ministry was in
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