By Gabby Orr, Sara Murray and Steve Contorno, CNN Former President Donald Trump defended his praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday while also calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “a brave man” amid Russia’s deadly invasion of his country. “He’s a brave man, he’s hanging in,” Trump said of Zelensky in remarks at the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Ecuador ya suma cerca de 800 ciudadanos registrados en Ucrania y la Cancillería del país dice que está haciendo gestiones para evacuar al menos a 350 de ellos un vuelo humanitario entre lunes y martes desde Polonia. El canciller ecuatoriano, Juan Carlos Holguín, informó este sábado que el
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Jaylan Gainey had 25 points plus 12 rebounds as Brown defeated Columbia 81-74. Tamenang Choh added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Bears. Cameron Shockley-Okeke led the Lions with 19 points.
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By Andy Rose, CNN A Missouri school board reversed an earlier decision to remove a Toni Morrison book from school shelves just days after two students filed a lawsuit. The Wentzville school board voted on Friday to reinstate “The Bluest Eye,” with only one vote against the decision. The book tells the story of an
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, rechazó una oferta de Estados Unidos de evacuación de la capital, Kyiv, dijo este sábado la embajada de Ucrania en Gran Bretaña en Twitter. “La lucha está aquí; necesito municiones, no un aventón”, dijo Zelensky a Estados Unidos, según la embajada. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania:
Continue Reading HOUSTON — Travis Evee hit a 3-pointer to start overtime and Rice never trailed in the extra period to beat Southern Miss 77-72. The Golden Eagles’ Isaih Moore made a dunk to even the score at 64 with 11 seconds left in regulation and force overtime. Evee had 17 points and Carl Pierre had 17
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CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Hagan made the quickest Funny Car run in four years Saturday, giving the new Tony Stewart Racing NHRA team its first No. 1 qualifier and setting the track record to close out qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Hagan had a 3.823-second run at 333.41 mph in his Dodge Charger
Continue Reading CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — Matt Hagan made the quickest Funny Car run in four years Saturday, giving the new Tony Stewart Racing NHRA team its first No. 1 qualifier and setting the track record to close out qualifying at the NHRA Arizona Nationals. Hagan had a 3.823-second run at 333.41 mph in his Dodge Charger
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By ZEKE MILLER, RAF CASERT, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and KEN SWEET Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and its European allies have agreed to levy the most potentially crippling sanctions yet on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The new measures announced Saturday include restrictions on Russia’s central bank, and cutting some banks off
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Cole Custer persevered through four late restarts to win a protracted NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Fontana, claiming the title at his home track for the second time. Custer comfortably held off Noah Gragson and Trevor Bayne in triple overtime after the final restart. Custer
Continue Reading NORFOLK, Va. — Dana Tate Jr. posted 15 points and nine rebounds as Norfolk State won its ninth consecutive home game, narrowly defeating South Carolina State 63-59. Joe Bryant Jr. had 12 points for Norfolk State (19-6, 10-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference). Kris Bankston added 10 points. Daryl Anderson had seven points and five blocks. Norfolk
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Major League Baseball negotiations took several steps forward and overcame a possible breakdown, leaving less than two days until management’s deadline for an agreement to salvage opening day on March 31 and a 162-game schedule. While the sides moved toward each other on some topics,
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Johnny Davis scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half and No. 13 Wisconsin took over sole possession of first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 66-61 victory over Rutgers. Brad Davison added 14 points, Chucky Hepburn had 13 and Tyler
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ben Sheppard had 24 points as Belmont romped past Tennessee State 87-67. Carlos Marshall Jr. led the Tigers with 17 points.
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Inter Miami CF and the Chicago Fire played to a scoreless tie in a Major League Soccer season opener. The closest Inter Miami came to scoring was a Leonardo Campana header — off a cross from Gonzalo Higuaín — that hit the crossbar in the first half. Chicago’s best opportunity happened
Continue Reading HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Nicolas Timberlake scored 25 points, hitting seven 3-pointers, and Towson defeated James Madison 95-59 on Saturday. Antonio Rizzuto added 14 points and Cameron Holden had 12 points with 13 rebounds for the Tigers. The Tigers made 14 of 25 3-point attempts. Terrence Edwards scored 29 points for the Dukes.
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Mike Miles scored 26 points, Xavier Cork dunked for the go-ahead bucket late and TCU boosted its NCAA Tournament hopes by rallying for a 69-66 upset of No. 9 Texas Tech. The Horned Frogs trailed by 11 points early in the second half and
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Pac-12 scoring leader Terrell Brown Jr. scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and Washington rallied for a 78-70 win over rival Washington State. Brown erupted after an awful first half shooting performance to keep alive the Huskies slim chances of a top-four
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Mark Williams scored a career-high 28 points, Paolo Banchero had 21 and AJ Griffin added 20 as No. 7 Duke raced to a daunting early lead and beat Syracuse 97-72. It was the final regular-season meeting between the two winningest coaches in Division I history
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La Casa Blanca, junto con Francia, Alemania, Italia, el Reino Unido y Canadá, anunció el sábado por la noche que expulsaría a ciertos bancos rusos de SWIFT, la red de alta seguridad que conecta a miles de instituciones financieras de todo el mundo, comprometiéndose a “colectivamente asegurar que esta
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