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By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO – AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Baker Hughes, a major U.S. oil services company, added its name Saturday to the growing list of U.S. companies withdrawing from Russia in response to Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Baker Hughes made his announcement a day after similar moves by oil rivals Halliburton Co. … Read more
By DOUG FERGUSON – AP Golf Author PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Davis Riley made three birdies from difficult spots to close out the front nine, then rolled on Saturday until he had a 9-under-62, a tournament record and a two-shot lead in the Valspar Championship. And there’s a Masters invite on the horizon for … Read more
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new permanent chief for Virginia’s 23 community colleges has been appointed after incoming governor Glenn Youngkin asked that the hiring process be resumed and an interim chief appointed. The State Board for Community Colleges on Thursday elected Russell Kavalhuna, president of Michigan’s Henry Ford College, as the system’s next chancellor. … Read more
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Tommy Edman (left), catcher Andrew Knizner and first base coach Stubby Clapp play during day six of team training Saturday, March 19, 2022 at the Cardinals Spring Training Facility in Double Ball ahead of Strength and Conditioning Jupiter, Florida photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
By Mike Szvetitz and Gerry Ahern FrontPageBets The final eight slots in the Sweet 16 will be decided with a bevy of Sunday games poised to blast more brackets. FrontPageBets offers predictions on the four games that we like the most as the field is narrowed down to a few. Our editors’ brackets are blown, … Read more
(Selena Maranjian) Storyteller and entertainer Garrison Keillor is famous for his tales of Lake Wobegon, “where all women are strong, all men are handsome, and all children are above average.” Most of us like to think that we are above average in many ways – our looks, the way we drive, our IQ and more. … Read more
2011 – Butler upset top seed Pittsburgh, 71-70, in one of the craziest results in NCAA tournament history. After Butler’s Andrew Smith put Butler ahead with 2.2 seconds left, Shelvin Mack inexplicably meets Pitt’s Gilbert Brown as Brown attempts a desperate half-court lift attempt. Brown takes the first free throw to level the score at … Read more
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In southwest Pennsylvania, eight locks and dams that for decades supported barges to move goods along the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers will also generate enough electricity to power 75,000 homes in a few years. Rye Development, a Boston-based hydroelectric company, is retrofitting the dams with … Read more
JACK THOMPSON- Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) – As if the Phoenix Suns weren’t strong enough already, Deandre Ayton is adding some dimensions to his game. “He’s aggressive in the post. I didn’t see a lot of finesse,” Suns coach Monty Williams said after Ayton scored 20 points in the Suns’ 129-102 win over the Chicago … Read more
By DAVID EGGERT – Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed Republican proposals to permanently reduce the state income tax, make more seniors eligible for deductions and restore a child tax credit, saying it would reduce funding for basic state services. The expected veto could spark negotiations between GOP lawmakers … Read more