LAS VEGAS — Asked how she felt about breaking the Pac 12 Tournament’s all-time scoring record, Sabrina Ionescu smiled, nodded and laughingly replied: “What record did I break?” Ionescu followed up saying she’s concerned with one thing right now: “Cutting down nets.” She moved one win away from accomplishing that in the conference by scoring […]
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WASHINGTON — In a secure facility underneath the Capitol, members of Congress stopped by all last week to review two classified annexes to the Afghan peace accord with the Taliban that set the criteria for a critical element of the agreement: What constitutes enough “peace” for the United States to withdraw its forces? The Taliban
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MIAMI — From Miami to Seattle, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortages and screening visitors to protect a particularly vulnerable population from the coronavirus. In China, where the outbreak began, the disease has been substantially deadlier for the elderly. In Italy, the epicenter of
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Payton Pritchard scored 29 points, and No. 13 Oregon beat Stanford 80-67 to win the Pac-12 regular season title March 8, 2020, 7:44 AM 3 min read EUGENE, Ore. — The opportunity was there, and Oregon wasn’t about to let it pass. With a share of the Pac-12 regular season championship assured before the game,
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WASHINGTON — A team of scientists jostled for a view of the lab dish, staring impatiently for the first clue that an experimental vaccine against the new coronavirus just might work. After weeks of round-the-clock research at the National Institutes of Health, it was time for a key test. If the vaccine revs up the
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Women own between 20% and 30% of household wealth in India, compared to a global average of 40%, according to a report by Credit Suisse. Priyanka Bhatia is trying to fight sexist attitudes in money management in India. Her organisation, Women on Wealth, has helped women fight their financial anxieties and take independent financial decisions.
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Lexie Hull had 28 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 7 Stanford past No. 8 UCLA, 67-51, on Saturday in the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press March 8, 2020, 7:45 AM 5 min read LAS VEGAS — Tournament Tara is back in the Pac 12 championship. Lexie Hull had 28 points
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Kamala Harris endorsed Joseph R. Biden Jr. for the Democratic nomination for president on Sunday. Ms. Harris, who ended her own presidential campaign in December, is the latest in a parade of prominent Democrats to throw her support behind Mr. Biden, whose blowout victory in the South Carolina primary and success on Super Tuesday established
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Image copyright Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Image caption Gill Cribb said patients often assumed she was not a surgeon A group of female surgeons are heading up a new initiative to stop them being mistaken for non-surgical staff. To mark International Women’s Day they have produced personalised theatre scrub caps to promote
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Image copyright Getty Images Tesco has begun rationing essential food and household items as a result of coronavirus panic buying. It is limiting the amount of antibacterial gels, wipes and sprays, dry pasta, UHT milk and some tinned vegetables to five items per customer. These shopping restrictions introduced by the UK’s largest grocer apply whether
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