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By Mike Szvetitz and Gerry Ahern FrontPageBets Soon we’ll be in the Elite Eight of the 2022 NCAA tournament. The remaining four members of this select group will be determined in-game Friday night at the East and Midwest Regionals. Will the shoe match any of the three remaining Cinderellas with a double-digit seed? FrontPageBets editors … Read more
By PATRICK WHITTLE – Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — As inflation rages and coffers are crammed with cash, U.S. governors and lawmakers are considering a relatively simple solution to alleviate the pain people are feeling at the gas pump and grocery store — sending Money. At least a dozen states have proposed giving hundreds … Read more
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tyler O’Neill, who was one of the National League’s top all-rounders in 2021, knows what lies ahead for him and is comfortable with it. “No one wants to go to arbitration,” said the Cardinals outfielder, who in his first year of eligibility to arbitrate was unable to reach a 2022 … Read more
BY MIKE SCHNEIDER – Associated Press Here’s a look at how the 10 most populous metro areas in the US changed in the first full year of the pandemic from mid-2020 to mid-2021, according to US Census Bureau population estimates released Thursday. The population estimates calculate births and deaths as well as internal and external … Read more
Houston Rockets (18-55, 15th in Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (27-45, 12th in Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Houston will look to end its 11-game losing streak when the Rockets take on Portland. The Trail Blazers are 11-31 against their Western Conference opponents. Portland is allowing 114.5 points and … Read more
By GENE JOHNSON – Associated Press In recent years, Jonny Griffis has invested millions of dollars in his legal marijuana farm in northern Michigan, which produces extracts used in things like gummy bears and vape oils. But now this farm – like many other licensed grows in states that have legalized marijuana – faces an … Read more
By SCHUYLER DIXON – AP sportswriter DALLAS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 28 points and Spencer Dinwiddie added 26, with Luka Doncic resting a sore right ankle, and the Dallas Mavericks overwhelmed the Houston Rockets in the second half with a 110-91 win Wednesday night. The win drew Dallas 45-28 for fourth seed and home … Read more
ST. LOUIS — A vendor promoting “native” Delta-8 cannabis products at Soulard Market Saturday may not return until the city can learn more about what was being sold, officials said Wednesday. St. Louis Parks Department director Greg Hayes said he made the decision on Tuesday not to allow the seller to return after seeing photos … Read more
Not long ago, Erin Brown was unsure of what her future held. Brown, a successful collegiate softball coach, was at Truman State University from 2007-2019. She resigned from that position and moved into that field when her husband Brian became principal at Troy Buchanan High. “It was a great opportunity for Brian and our family … Read more
By FATIMA HUSSEIN – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – Amidst all the talk of sanctions against Russian oligarchs, there was one notable omission in the Ukraine aid package approved by Congress this month: a cash injection for the IRS’s Criminal Investigations Branch tasked with finding the expensive real estate track down the Russian elite did … Read more