North Florida visits Queens following McKee’s 31-point performance

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. North Florida Ospreys (13-13, 6-5 ASUN) at Queens Royals (10-16, 4-7 ASUN) Charlotte, North Carolina; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Queens plays the North Florida Ospreys after …

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In this centuries-old English pancake race, ‘you just have to go flat out’

OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. They rolled their shoulders in unison, raised up on their toes and did squats before stepping to the starting line — frying pans in hand. At the word …

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Loyola Chicago hosts Saint Joseph’s (PA) after Brown’s 27-point showing

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Saint Joseph’s (PA) Hawks (16-8, 6-5 A-10) at Loyola Chicago Ramblers (17-7, 9-2 A-10) Chicago; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Saint Joseph’s (PA) faces the Loyola Chicago …

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Lawmakers take up ‘skill games,’ minimum wage, marijuana as Assembly hits midpoint deadline

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers plowed through hundreds of bills Tuesday as they reached a key deadline for this year’s legislative session. The House of Delegates and Senate debated topics ranging from gambling to marijuana sales ahead of what’s known as “crossover,” the point by which all legislation but the budget bills must clear its originating chamber. This year’s …

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What’s inside the Senate’s $95 billion bill to aid Ukraine and Israel and counter China

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate early Tuesday passed an emergency spending package that would provide military aid to Ukraine and Israel; replenish U.S. weapons systems; and provide food, water, and other humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza. The Senate jettisoned from the package a bipartisan effort to boost immigration enforcement at the U.S.-Mexico border after most Republican senators, following the …

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Climate activists target Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery

Two climate activists on Tuesday targeted Botticelli’s masterpiece “The Birth of Venus” hanging at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, attaching images of recent flood damage in the Tuscany region on the protective glass. Authorities immediately cleared the room and the two protesters were brought by carabinieri for questioning. Under a new law, the protesters risk up to six months of jail time. …

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Burns leads Youngstown State against Robert Morris

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Robert Morris Colonials (10-15, 6-8 Horizon League) at Youngstown State Penguins (18-8, 10-5 Horizon League) Youngstown, Ohio; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Youngstown State hosts the Robert …

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Dolor, sudor y gusanos de arena en “Dune 2”

LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Timothée Chalamet y Austin Butler tenían muchas ganas de pelear. Los actores habían entrenado, por separado, con un instructor de eskrima en Los Ángeles para prepararse para el enfrentamiento culminante entre Paul Atreides y Feyd Rautha en “Dune: Part Two”, o “Duna (parte dos)”, de Denis Villeneuve. Cuando finalmente se conocieron en Budapest, ni siquiera se …

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In this centuries-old English pancake race, ‘you just have to go flat out’

OLNEY, England (AP) — Women in matching checkered aprons, headscarves and a rainbow of running shoes limbered up Tuesday as they prepared for the centuries-old pancake race in this English country town. They rolled their shoulders in unison, raised up on their toes and did squats before stepping to the starting line — frying pans in hand. At the word …

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No. 12 Baylor hosts No. 25 Oklahoma following Missi’s 21-point outing

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Oklahoma Sooners (18-6, 6-5 Big 12) at Baylor Bears (17-6, 6-4 Big 12) Waco, Texas; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -6.5; over/under is 143 BOTTOM …

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Steelers cut QB Mitch Trubisky after disappointing 2 seasons from the former No. 2 overall pick

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers cut quarterback Mitch Trubisky on Monday, sending the former No. 2 overall draft pick into free agency after two disappointing seasons. Trubisky signed with the Steelers in March 2022 and was given first crack at replacing the retired Ben Roethlisberger. Trubisky started four games before being benched in favor of then-rookie Kenny Pickett. Trubisky …

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Trump quiere un cambio de liderazgo en el Comité Nacional Republicano

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Donald Trump quiere un cambio de liderazgo en el Comité Nacional Republicano en un intento de instalar una nueva lista de leales —incluida su nuera— en la cima de la maquinaria política del Partido Republicano incluso antes de que el expresidente consiga formalmente la próxima nominación presidencial del partido. La presidenta del CNR, Ronna McDaniel, ha …

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