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JUPITER, Fla. – Athletes prepare for competition in different ways. For 18-year-old Cardinals minor league pitcher Alec Willis, of Regis High School in Aurora, Colorado, that meant going to a movie. But it wasn’t anything of the “Rocky” variety. Willis watched the computer animated comedy “Ratatouille,” released by Walt Disney Pictures, Sunday night before his … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials announced Monday they have identified bird flu in a commercial flock of 50,000 turkeys in northwestern Iowa, the state’s second case of a virus identified in multiple U.S. states. Iowa agriculture officials and the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed the case in Buena Vista County, about 100 miles (160 … Read more
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Welcome to college basketball championship week, which means as you follow the Southeastern Conference, your attention is on Tampa, Fla., home of this year’s conference tournament. Let’s take one last look at the SEC terrain before the ball tips on Wednesday night. We have the tournament schedule, a final PD Power ranking, … Read more
By TOM KRISHER – AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) – The Biden administration is proposing tougher pollution regulations for new semi-trucks that would clean up smoking diesel engines and encourage new technology over the next two decades. The proposal, released Monday by the Environmental Protection Agency, would require industry to reduce smog- and soot-forming nitrogen … Read more
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2012 – Lionel Messi becomes the first player to score five goals in a Champions League soccer game, helping defending champions Barcelona beat Bayer Leverkusen 7-1 to advance to the quarter-finals with a 10-2 aggregate win. Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona of Argentina, centre, reacts after scoring his third goal against Bayer 04 Leverkusen during … Read more
By BARBARA SURK – Associated Press NICE, France (AP) – While most of the world is shunning President Vladimir Putin over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, one of the few leaders who maintains an open line of communication is French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron’s diplomatic efforts to prevent war have failed, but he’s not giving up: … Read more
By BETH HARRIS – AP Sportswriter LOS ANGELES (AP) — RJ Barrett had 24 points and nine rebounds and the Knicks dominated the Los Angeles Clippers in a 116-93 win Sunday night that sent New York’s seven-game loss into a spin. Immanuel Quickley added 21 points from the bench and Cam Reddish had 15 of … Read more
By PAT GRAHAM – AP Sportswriter DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 30 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Denver Nuggets rebounded after wasting an early 21-point lead to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans 138-130 on Sunday night to beat. Jokic hit two free throws to level it with … Read more
From The Associated Press On the 11th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine, Russian troops bombarded surrounded towns with rockets and a second attempt to evacuate civilians from Mariupol failed when the besieged port city came under fire. A Ukrainian official said dire conditions prevailed in the Kyiv suburbs that had thwarted efforts to evacuate … Read more