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By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer asked the crowd to give a standing ovation to her four Stanford seniors, and hundreds of fans who stuck around well past the final buzzer for a postgame ceremony jumped to their feet. VanDerveer thanked the players’ parents while making something perfectly clear:
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN CNN anchor Don Lemon will return to the network’s air on Wednesday and will participate in formal training following sexist comments he made last week, the network’s chief executive, Chris Licht, said in an email to employees Monday night. “I sat down with Don and had a frank and meaningful conversation,”
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Call it a February funk for the Firebirds. Coachella Valley has now lost three straight games after suffering a 3-2 shootout loss to the Ontario Reign on Monday afternoon. Tye Kartye and Max McCormick netted the goals for the Firebirds in front of 7,508 fans at Acrisure Arena. The game needed overtime plus a shootout
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By ED DAVEY The lush West African rainforests of Liberia are being cut down and illegally exported with the likely collusion of powerful government officials, according to a diplomatic document obtained by The Associated Press that described an apparent “parallel system” for trade in timber. The document is a compilation of reports prepared by independent
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By ED DAVEY The lush West African rainforests of Liberia are being cut down and illegally exported with the likely collusion of powerful government officials, according to a diplomatic document obtained by The Associated Press that described an apparent “parallel system” for trade in timber. The document is a compilation of reports prepared by independent
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One stoke separates Pepperdine and Stanford after one round of play at the Prestige, which is fitting given that one shot was the difference between the top players on Monday. TEAM LEADERBOARD HERE Waves senior and three-time All American William Mouw fired an impressive 65 in his first round, the best individual score of the
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — At least 17 migrants are dead after the bus they were traveling in crashed in central Mexico. All of the dead were migrants, including people from Venezuela, Colombia and Central America. Puebla state officials said Monday that the accident occurred the previous day on a highway leading from the southern state
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday in quiet trading after U.S. markets were closed for Presidents Day. Shares dropped in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong but rose slightly in Seoul and Shanghai. U.S. futures and oil prices declined. Analysts say worries about weakening demand persist in
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower Tuesday in quiet trading after U.S. markets were closed for Presidents Day. Shares dropped in Tokyo, Sydney and Hong Kong but rose slightly in Seoul and Shanghai. U.S. futures and oil prices declined. Analysts say worries about weakening demand persist in
Continue ReadingBy Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN Japan pledged $5.5 billion in humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Monday, nearly quadrupling the amount of money Tokyo has promised to Kyiv since Russia invaded its neighbor nearly a year ago. “Japan is in a position to lead the world’s efforts to support Ukraine in its
Continue Reading BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Justus Jackson scored 16 points to lead Hawaii to a 61-50 victory over Cal State Bakersfield on Monday night. Jackson made 6 of 8 shots (4 for 5 from distance) for the Rainbow Warriors (20-8, 11-5 Big West Conference). JoVon McClanahan hit two 3-pointers and scored 15. Kamaka Hepa added 12
Continue Reading WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister says the country needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and intense weather events. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spoke to Parliament on Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle hit last week. The storm caused widespread damage on New Zealand’s North Island and claimed
Continue Reading WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s prime minister says the country needs to rebuild with more resilient infrastructure to cope with more frequent and intense weather events. Prime Minister Chris Hipkins spoke to Parliament on Tuesday after Cyclone Gabrielle hit last week. The storm caused widespread damage on New Zealand’s North Island and claimed
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Centro Carter anunció este sábado que el expresidente de Estados Unidos Jimmy Carter recibirá cuidados paliativos en su casa de Georgia. “Después de una serie de breves estadías en el hospital, el expresidente estadounidense Jimmy Carter decidió pasar el tiempo que le quede en casa con su familia, y recibir
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca, Hira Humayun and Rhea Mogul, CNN Police in Papua New Guinea have launched a rescue mission after a group of foreign citizens and local guides were taken hostage by armed criminals in a remote region of the country, police said in a statement Monday. Among those being held for ransom is an
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A commonly prescribed diabetes medication has now become popular for its weight loss effects. It’s called Ozempic but many are concerned about the long-term effects of the drug if the patient is not diabetic. The injectable drug works by stimulating hormones to curb hunger and appetite. Medical experts we spoke with say the drug is safe to
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Al menos 40 personas murieron y cientos más se quedaron sin hogar, luego de que las fuertes lluvias en el estado de Sao Paulo, Brasil, provocaran deslizamientos de tierra en varias ciudades costeras del sureste del país, durante las festividades del carnaval. Las cifras fueron proporcionadas por el Gobierno del estado
Continue Reading MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said in a speech posted online Monday that he has been removed as the right-wing group’s leader. In remarks that appeared to have been made at a Project Veritas’ office, O’Keefe said the board had stripped him of all decision-making. The move comes after the board
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Leiji Matsumoto, the anime creator known for ”Space Battleship Yamato” and other classics, has died at age 85. His manga works “Galaxy Express 999” and “Space Pirate Captain Herlock” were adapted into television anime series in the 1970s and became huge hits. He was known for a
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After two years of social distancing, attendees of the 3rd annual Caravan Through African American History in Palm Springs boarded a bus to take a tour through the lesser-known history of the area. Jarvis Crawford, the President of the Palm Springs Black History Committee, was the group’s guide and pointed out prominent Black historical landmarks
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