Perry scores 21 to lift Stetson past Piedmont 97-53
DELAND, Fla. — Rob Perry had 21 points as Stetson romped past Piedmont 97-53. Noah Reardon led the Lions on Wednesday with 23 points.
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Seattle mayor will veto repeal of grocery COVID hazard pay
SEATTLE (AP) — The outgoing mayor of Seattle says she will veto City Council legislation that would have repealed the $4 an hour hazard pay boost for grocery workers that has been in place for nearly a year. The Seattle Times reports the City Council voted 8-0 last January to approve the mandatory hazard pay
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CSU to require COVID booster shots for students, faculty, staff
The California State University announced today that faculty, staff, and students who are accessing university facilities or programs will be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. Students and employees will be permitted to seek exemptions on medical and religious grounds. “Vaccination, including a booster when eligible, remains our most effective strategy against infection
Continue Reading Jones says neck injury caused discomfort in some positions
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones says the neck injury that ended his season caused him discomfort in certain positions. Speaking Wednesday for the first time since being put on injured reserve, Jones said he wanted to return to action. However, the swelling in
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9 days after tornado, cat found in rubble of building
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny “Hoot” Gibson was standing in the rubble and heard a faint meow. It gave him hope that his office cat Madix was alive. Gibson had tried to find the animal after
Continue Reading Browns’ Garrett slowed by injury, status for Packers iffy
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett is dealing with a groin injury that could keep the Browns’ star defensive end out of Saturday’s game at Green Bay. Garrett has a career-high 15 sacks this season. Garrett got hurt in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s loss to Las Vegas. He
Continue ReadingBiden says 250,000 treatment courses of Pfizer’s antiviral pill will be available in January
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged more than 250,000 treatment courses of Pfizer’s antiviral pill will be available starting in January after the US Food and Drug Administration authorized it to treat Covid-19. “With today’s action, we add the first-ever oral treatment to our nation’s medicine cabinet and take a significant
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Inmates at NYC’s Rikers Island jail in the midst of ’emerging crisis’ related to Omicron surge
By Mark Morales, CNN New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail is in the midst of an “emerging Covid-19 crisis” as the number of confirmed Covid cases among inmates has exploded over the past 10 days, and nearly doubled from Monday to Tuesday, the head of the New York City Department of Correction said on
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Sunnylands announces temporary closure
The Sunnylands Center & Gardens will be temporarily closed, officials announced on Wednesday. Sunnylands will remain closed from Thursday, Dec. 23 through at least Tuesday, Jan. 4. A reopening date will be announced in the new year. Visit www.sunnylands.org for updates. Officials said the reason behind the closure was due to the recent surge in
Continue Reading Irish make 16 3-pointers, pull away late to beat Islanders
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Dan Goodwin scored a season-high 21 points and Notre Dame made a season-high 16 3-pointers in defeating Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 83-73. Goodwin made 5 of 7 3-point attempts with the Fighting Irish sinking 16 of 29 from the arc as they overcame a fast start by the Islanders then pulled
Continue ReadingSouth Africa has passed its Omicron outbreak peak, top researcher says
By Hamilton Wende and Niamh Kennedy, CNN South Africa has passed the peak of its Omicron outbreak, according to one of the country’s top scientific researchers. The country has “surpassed the peak of the Omicron wave now, driven by the significant decline in the populous province and epicenter: Gauteng,” Ridhwaan Suliman, senior researcher at the
Continue ReadingHouse committee seeks to interview GOP firebrand Rep. Jim Jordan about January 6
By Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 has asked Rep. Jim Jordan, one of former President Donald Trump’s top congressional allies, to voluntarily meet with the panel as it zeroes in on Republican lawmakers who may have significant knowledge of events leading up to the US Capitol attack.
Continue Reading Mickelson to return to Kapalua after 21-year absence
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Phil Mickelson is headed back to Hawaii. Lefty has decided to play the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua for the first time in 21 years. Mickelson won the winners-only tournament at La Costa Resort in 1998. He played only twice after it moved to Kapalua in 1999. His last appearance
Continue Reading Mickelson to return to Kapalua after 21-year absence
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Phil Mickelson is headed back to Hawaii. Lefty has decided to play the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua for the first time in 21 years. Mickelson won the winners-only tournament at La Costa Resort in 1998. He played only twice after it moved to Kapalua in 1999. His last appearance
Continue Reading Governors Awards postponed amid omicron spike
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has decided to postpone the Governors Awards, which bestow honorary Oscars, due to concerns over the omicron variant. The untelevised but always star-studded event was set to be held Jan. 15 in Los Angeles. An academy spokesperson said Wednesday that new
Continue ReadingDoctor Strange is in a big mess in teaser trailer for sequel film
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN If you’re one of the tens of people who have yet to see “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” here’s something that’s new to you: the teaser trailer for “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.” The trailer, shown to people who stuck around after the credits of the latest Spider-Man film, is
Continue ReadingMcConnell goads Manchin on switching parties but acknowledges it likely won’t happen
By Devan Cole, CNN Sen. Mitch McConnell on Wednesday urged Sen. Joe Manchin to join the Republican Party after the moderate Democrat bucked his own by effectively sinking a massive economic spending and climate bill, but the Republican leader acknowledged that the party switch likely won’t happen. “No wonder why Joe Manchin is uncomfortable on
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$475M settlement proposed in longest-running US oil spill
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a New Orleans-based company has agreed to turn over a $432 million trust fund and pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit over cleaning up the nation’s longest-running oil spill. Sixteen wells off Louisiana have been leaking since September 2004, when a subsea
Continue Reading $475M settlement proposed in longest-running US oil spill
By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a New Orleans-based company has agreed to turn over a $432 million trust fund and pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit over cleaning up the nation’s longest-running oil spill. Sixteen wells off Louisiana have been leaking since September 2004, when a subsea
Continue Reading Biden tries COVID cajoling, avoids new decrees that divide
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s message to the American people on confronting the omicron coronavirus variant comes with a heavy dose of cajoling. That’s while some other countries are issuing decrees to their citizens. America’s ideologically polarized reaction to vaccines and masks, and its federal system in which states
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