A California man who said he wanted to fly to the edge of outer space to see if the world is flat or round has died after his home-built rocket blasted off into the desert sky and plunged back to earth February 23, 2020, 7:11 PM 3 min read BARSTOW, Calif. — A California man […]
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Fourth-seeded Reilly Opelka rebounded from a one-set deficit to defeat second-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 to reach the Delray Beach Open final on Sunday February 23, 2020, 7:35 PM 1 min read DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Fourth-seeded Reilly Opelka rebounded from a one-set deficit to defeat second-seeded Milos Raonic of Canada
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TORONTO (AP) — David Ayres was sitting in the stands with his wife at Scotiabank Arena when Carolina Hurricanes goalie James Reimer went down with an injury. The on-call emergency netminder in Toronto, Ayers left his seat and got half dressed into his gear on the off chance something might happen to Carolina’s second option,
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Strong winds carrying sand from the Sahara have affected airports in the Canary Islands. Poor visibility led to AENA, Spain’s airport operator, cancelling, suspending or diverting flights. The country’s national weather service has warned that winds of up to 120km/h (75mph) could hit the Canaries until Monday. The winds have also affected ferry services, and
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Terrell Brown scored 25 points as Seattle defeated Cal State Bakersfield 69-54 February 23, 2020, 5:50 AM 1 min read SEATTLE — Terrell Brown scored 25 points as Seattle defeated Cal State Bakersfield 69-54 on Saturday night. Morgan Means had 11 points and six rebounds for Seattle (14-14, 7-6 Western Athletic Conference). Delante Jones added
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Contemporary dance is making its mark in Botswana, where funding for arts is slowly growing. Mophato Dance Theatre is a contemporary dance company and the country’s first dance studio to focus on Afro fusion and contemporary dance. “There’s a lot of traditional dance in Botswana and we wanted to bring something different into the industry,”
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Third-seeded Christian Garin of Chile will play the final of the Rio Open after beating Croatia’s Borna Coric 6-4, 7-5 on Sunday By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer February 23, 2020, 4:45 PM 1 min read RIO DE JANEIRO — Third-seeded Christian Garin of Chile reached the final of the Rio Open after beating Croatia’s
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China’s president has warned its virus epidemic is still “grim and complex” and called for more efforts to defeat the disease and prevent it from disrupting spring planting of crops By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer February 23, 2020, 3:54 PM 4 min read BEIJING — Warning that China’s virus epidemic is “still grim and
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CODOGNO, Italy — Scrambling to contain rapidly rising number of new coronavirus infections in Italy, the largest amount outside Asia, authorities on Sunday stepped up measures to ban public gatherings, including stopping Venice’s famed carnival events, which have drawn tens of thousands of revelers to a region that is now in the heart of the
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BARSTOW, Calif. (AP) — A self-styled daredevil died Saturday after a rocket in which he launched himself crashed into the ground, a colleague and a witness said. “Mad” Mike Hughes died after the homemade rocket crashed on private property near Barstow about 1:52 p.m. near Highway 247, the Daily Press of Victorville reported. Waldo Stakes,
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