CNN, HLN By Donald Judd and Paul LeBlanc, CNN “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider visited the White House on Thursday to mark the International Transgender Day of Visibility as the Biden administration rolled out a series of measures in support of transgender Americans. “The more that people like me can be seen, the harder it is
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg served more than two decades on the US Supreme Court, developed a rock star status and drew standing ovations when she spoke in public. Now the late “Notorious R.B.G.” will add another entry to her long list of accomplishments. The Navy will name a ship
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TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his NHL-leading 50th goal of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-3. Matthews scored Toronto’s sixth goal of the game into an empty net with 2:06 left in regulation. He moved past Leon Draisaitl (49 goals) of idle Edmonton for the league goal lead
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston College captain Marc McLaughlin scored in his NHL debut during a six-goal second-period outburst that propelled the Bruins to an 8-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Brad Marchand had two goals for Boston and had a third waved off even as the fans
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Nunge made the go-ahead basket with 3.1 seconds left and Xavier won its first NIT championship in 64 years, rallying for a 73-72 victory over Texas A&M at Madison Square Garden. Colby Jones scored 21 points for the Musketeers and was selected the tournament’s most outstanding player. Dwon Odom added
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Solo se necesita una pequeña gota cargada de virus —aproximadamente del ancho de una célula sanguínea humana— para infectar a alguien con covid-19. Ese es solo uno de los hallazgos de una investigación que infectó deliberadamente a voluntarios sanos con el virus SARS-CoV-2. Los hallazgos fueron publicados el jueves en la
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 30 points and the surging Atlanta Hawks never trailed while beating the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 131-107 to clinch a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Cedi Osman led Cleveland with 21 points. Darius Garland had 18 points and eight assists. Cavaliers standout
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says the state’s Department of Emergency and Military Affairs is sending 9,000 pounds of surplus equipment to Ukraine to help in its war against Russia. The governor’s office says the equipment was donated by 11 local, county, state and tribal law enforcement agencies. It includes 874 bullet proof
Continue Reading By PAUL GEREFFI Associated Press SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 37 shots for his third shutout of the season, leading the Florida Panthers to a 4-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. Aleksander Barkov scored twice, Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist, and Ryan Lomberg scored his fourth goal in three games
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By BOB SUTTON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Frederik Andersen made 32 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Montreal Canadiens 4-0. Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen each had a goal and an assist as the Hurricanes stretched their points streak to six
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Longtime Miami associate head coach Chris Caputo has accepted a contract offer to become the new coach at George Washington, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday night. The school and Caputo were working out final contract details including length of the
Continue Reading By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead in The Chevron Championship at 6-under 66 after the first round of the major tournament’s final edition at Mission Hills. Unable to find a sponsor willing to remain at Mission Hills, the tournament that started in
Continue Reading By JOHN NICHOLSON AP Sports Writer RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho and Minjee Lee shared the lead in The Chevron Championship at 6-under 66 after the first round of the major tournament’s final edition at Mission Hills. Unable to find a sponsor willing to remain at Mission Hills, the tournament that started in
Continue Reading By SCOTT CHARLES Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Palmieri scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period to lift the New York Islanders to a 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Mathew Barzal had a goal and an assist and Sebastian Aho, Oliver Wahlstrom and Ryan Pulock also scored as New
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Saddiq Bey scored 10 of his 20 points in the final 4:23 as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the stretch and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 102-94. The Pistons had a 39-8 edge in scoring off the bench. Cade Cunningham scored 27 for Detroit, which snapped a
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signaled support for stripping Disney of its 55-year-old special status that allows the entertainment company to operate as an independent government around its Orlando-area theme park. It’s the latest fallout in the feud between DeSantis, a Republican widely seen as a potential 2024 presidential contender,
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Perú censuró este jueves al ministro de Salud, Hernán Condori Machado, por “falta de idoneidad y capacidad para el ejercicio del cargo”, según señala el texto de la moción aprobada. Fueron 71 legisladores los que votaron a favor de la censura, 32 en contra y 13 se
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Navy can no longer separate service members who are unvaccinated and have sought a religious exemption from getting a Covid-19 vaccine, a federal judge in Texas ruled on Monday. A group of Navy SEALs brought the original suit against the US government last fall after the US military implemented
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