Jrue Holiday just missed his second triple-double against Minnesota in less than a week, putting up a season-high 37 points and adding nine rebounds and eight assists for New Orleans By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer March 8, 2020, 10:12 PM 4 min read MINNEAPOLIS — Jrue Holiday just missed his second triple-double against Minnesota […]
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This article was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the United States military to have a panel of American and foreign doctors examine a Saudi man who was tortured at Guantánamo Bay to determine whether he should be released from the prison there and
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Image copyright Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust A man in his 60s has become the third person in the UK to die after testing positive for coronavirus. The man, who had “significant” underlying health problems, died at North Manchester General Hospital, NHS England said. He had recently returned from Italy and was being treated at
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Winthrop is going back to where it almost always used to go — the NCAA tournament By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press March 8, 2020, 8:02 PM 3 min read ROCK HILL, S.C. — It took a freshman to bring Winthrop back to where it almost always used to go — the NCAA Tournament. DJ Burns
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Rev. Jesse Jackson endorsed Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont for president on Sunday, offering support that the senator and his team hope will rally black voters to their side ahead of a make-or-break Democratic primary race in Michigan. “With the exception of Native Americans, African-Americans are the people who are
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SAN FRANCISCO — A cruise ship hit by the new coronavirus and headed to the port of Oakland, California, will remain in international waters for at least another day as officials worked on plans to transport passengers to federal facilities around the country. Local officials in California began ordering the closure of schools and public
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Meghan Markle encouraged students to make International Women’s Day feel “like every day of the year” during a visit to a school in London on Friday. The Duchess of Sussex held a special assembly and also met with students in small groups at the Robert Clack Upper School in Dagenham on behalf of the holiday,
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SAN FRANCISCO — First, there were conspiratorial whispers on social media that the coronavirus had been cooked up in a secret government lab in China. Then there were bogus medicines: gels, liquids and powders that immunized against the virus. And then there were the false claims about governments and celebrities and racial unrest. Taiwan was
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Fabian White Jr. had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Quentin Grimes added 17 points and No. 21 Houston defeated Memphis 64-57 March 8, 2020, 8:14 PM 4 min read HOUSTON — Fabian White Jr. kept Houston close before Quentin Grimes provided the late spark to finish the regular season with a win. White had 18
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The office of Portugal’s 71-year-old president said Sunday that he has canceled all public activities and will stay at home amid the coronavirus outbreak March 8, 2020, 7:50 PM 2 min read The office of Portugal’s 71-year-old president said Sunday that he has canceled all public activities and will stay at home amid the coronavirus
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