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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar scored on the power play, Cal Petersen made 29 saves and the Los Angeles Kings beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0. Phillip Danault and Adrian Kempe each scored a goal, Sean Durzi had two assists, and the Kings avoided being swept in the four-game season series against the Sharks.
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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa will go into lockdown from Saturday as it faces its first outbreak of COVID-19 after a woman who was about to leave the country tested positive during a routine test. Although health authorities have so far found just a single case, it is the
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By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell rescued UCLA from a potential upset, scoring eight straight points late in the second half as the fourth-seeded Bruins rallied for a 57-53 win over No. 13 seed Akron in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Campbell finished with 16 points and
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell rescued UCLA from a potential upset, scoring eight straight points late in the second half as the fourth-seeded Bruins rallied for a 57-53 win over No. 13 seed Akron in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Campbell finished with 16 points and
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Drought-stricken California is facing another year of parched conditions and pleas for conservation as the winter comes to a close with little rain and snow. State water officials are preparing Friday to tell urban and agricultural water agencies that they will get even less water from
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Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Stanley Umude scored 21 points, JD Notae scored all 17 of his points in the second half, and No. 4 seed Arkansas hung on for a 75-71 victory over 13th-seeded Vermont in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Jaylin Williams scored 13 points and
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Asia after Wall Street extended a rally into a third day on Thursday. Oil prices pushed higher, surpassing $105 per barrel. Tokyo, and Sydney advanced while Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul declined. The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rate
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN Devastating loss of life and growing uncertainty have the world very much on edge, but there is a bit of good news for humanity: Benevolence is surging globally. That’s one of the key findings of the World Happiness Report, a publication of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network that draws on
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden spoke Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, it wasn’t just another phone call in an ongoing flurry of telephone diplomacy. This call — which went nearly two hours, according to the White House — comes at a potential turning point for ties between the United States and
Continue Reading By DAKE KANG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Even as authorities lock down cities in China’s worst outbreak in two years, they are looking for an exit from what has been a successful but onerous COVID-19 prevention strategy. Public health experts caution that any plans to ease zero COVID measures are still
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Forward Cecilio Waterman is back on Panama’s roster for its final three World Cup qualifiers, including a March 27 game against the United States at Orlando, Florida. The 30-year-old missed Panama’s January qualifiers after scoring last fall in qualifiers against Jamaica, Honduras and El Salvador. Tauro goalkeeper Eric Hughes also was
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Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid, Kailer Yamamoto and Tyson Barrie each had a goal and an assist and the Edmonton Oilers won their fourth in a row, beating the Buffalo Sabres 6-1 on Thursday night. Leon Draisaitl, Darnell Nurse and Devin Shore also scored for the Oilers, and Mike Smith made 27 saves for
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in a homicide in midtown Tucson last month has been arrested. Tucson police say 38-year-old Reginald Buckhanon has been booked into the Pima County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder. He is being held on a $1 million bond. Police say officers responded to a report of
Continue Reading BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Mya Bhinhar scored 12 points, Mariah White had 11 points and five steals and Missouri State beat Florida State 61-50 on Thursday night in a First Four game. Eleventh-seeded Missouri State (25-7) will face sixth-seeded Ohio State in the Spokane Region on Saturday. Sydney Wilson also scored 11 points for
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Midfielder Andrés Guardado will miss Mexico’s World Cup qualifier against the United States next week along with forward Rogelio Funes Mori and defender Julio César Domínguez. Guardado, Mexico’s captain, injured a thigh playing for Betis against Atlético Madrid on March 6. Goalkeeper Alfredo Talavera, defenders Jesús Alberto Angulo, Héctor Moreno, Israel
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could provide legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families under a proposal announced Thursday that joins a growing list of initiatives from the nation’s most populous state aimed at counterbalancing actions in Texas and other conservative places. Democratic state lawmakers said they will introduce legislation to offer California
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made an impassioned appeal to the Russian people in a video posted on social media, asking them to resist their country’s disinformation as the devastating invasion of Ukraine continues. Schwarzenegger said he was “sending this message through various different channels” for Russian citizens and soldiers, and
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