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How Knicks GM's draft gem helps explain their Kevin Knox faith
New York Post - 4 Mar 2019 22:10
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Knicks GM Scott Perryhit a home run with one recent Kentucky lottery pick. Too bad he plays for Sacramento. The Knicks will get their first view Monday of Sacramento's new-and-improved point guard ...
Jewish groups want Ilhan Omar dropped from Foreign Affairs Committee
New York Post - 4 Mar 2019 21:59
WASHINGTON -- Eleven Jewish groups, including the National Council for Young Israel, have called on House leadership to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee for posting "ugly, anti-Semitic attacks on...
Tornado kills at least 23 in Alabama
Boston - 4 Mar 2019 16:36
"It looks like someone almost just took a giant knife and scraped the ground."
NASCAR new rules package: 2019 schedule for aero package at every Cup race
Sporting News - 4 Mar 2019 22:07
This schedule breaks down the rules/aero package NASCAR will use at each Cup Series race in 2019.
U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate and Downgrades Its Diplomatic Mission to Palestine
Time - 4 Mar 2019 05:23
For decades, the consulate functioned as a de facto embassy to the Palestinians
U.S. Closes Jerusalem Consulate, Demoting Palestinian Mission
The Huffington Post - 4 Mar 2019 03:44
The downgrade is just the latest in a string of divisive decisions by the Trump administration that have backed Israel and alienated the Palestinians.
US deploys advanced anti-missile system in Israel
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2019 17:00
The American and Israeli militaries say the U.S. has deployed a highly advanced anti-missile defense system in Israel for the first time. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the deployment of …
UK royals to block internet trolls on social media sites
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2019 16:58
Britain's royal family warned Monday that it will block internet trolls posting offensive messages on its social media channels -- and may report offenders to police. Buckingham Palace, Clarence House …
Fox News may have given the Trump campaign 2016 debate questions in advance
The Week - 4 Mar 2019 16:55
President Trump once raged against CNN when debate questions were shared with Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 primaries. But might his campaign have peeked at some questions, too? During the first Republican primary de...
Supreme Court refuses to hear church requests for historic preservation funds
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:51
The Supreme Court refused to consider whether churches and other religious institutions can receive public taxpayer funds for historic preservation.
Bushfires rage after Australia's hottest summer on record
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:51
Homes have gone up in flames as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle dozens of out-of-control blazes in southern Australia in the wake of the nation's warmest summer on record. A days-long heatwave sent temperatures soaring ...
Deadly tornadoes smash through Alabama, Southeast: What we know now
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:50
First responders in Alabama were picking through the rubble Monday of a devastating tornado that killed at least 23 people. Here's what we know.
20th horse in 2 months dies at California racetrack
ABC News - 4 Mar 2019 16:47
Santa Anita Park reopened Thursday after closing for soil testing.
Arcade Fire contribute new song "Baby Mine" to Dumbo film: Stream
Consequence of Sound - 4 Mar 2019 05:33
The track features Win and Will Butler's mother on harp, Win and Régine Chassagne's son on triangle, and the Butler brothers' grandfather on Sonovox.
Walz sets goal: 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2050
Phys.org - 4 Mar 2019 23:26
Gov. Tim Walz set an ambitious goal Monday for Minnesota to get 100 percent of its electricity from carbon-free sources by 2050, though his plan was short on specifics of how to meet that target.
Thiago 'Marreta' Santos ready for Jon Jones: 'It's my time now'
MMAjunkie - 4 Mar 2019 22:30
One week after picking up his third consecutive knockout victory, Thiago “Marreta” Santos was cageside for this past Saturday’s UFC 235.
Texans place non-exclusive franchise tag on Jadeveon Clowney
Sporting News - 4 Mar 2019 20:55
Clowney is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent when the new league year begins, but has been vocal about wanting to stay put.
Supreme Court rejects Nebraska county appeal over $28M debt
Boston - 4 Mar 2019 16:59
The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Nebraska county that has to pay a $28 million court judgment to six people wrongfully convicted for a 1985 slaying
Man stuck in snowbound car for 5 days survives on taco sauce packets, authorities say
ABC News - 4 Mar 2019 16:57
An Oregon man whose car was stuck in the snow for five days survived on taco sauce packets until a snowmobile rider found him and his dog, authorities said.
Airlines waive fees as 2,300 flight cancellations pile up from winter storm
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:55
Air travelers faced a rough start to the week aswintry weather snarled flights from the Great Lakes into the Northeast.
Why people are throwing their Vans shoes and sharing videos on social media
USA Today - 4 Mar 2019 16:44UK leader visits Salisbury a year after Novichok attack
Miami Herald - 4 Mar 2019 16:32
British Prime Minister Thresa May has praised the "spirit and resolve" of people in Salisbury, the English city hit by a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy a year …