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The new sports center at a high school in Przemysl, Poland, has been transformed into a reception center for refugees from Ukraine. (Kasia Strek for The Washington Post) PRZEMYSL, Poland — The two women look like sisters, but they are actually childhood friends — both 35 years old, both with relentlessly energetic 12-y...
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More substantively, Ukraine has struggled with corruption to an extent that many E.U. countries have been wary of admitting it. Its size and its poverty make it an awkward match. At 44 million people, it would be bloc’s fifth-biggest country. But even the poorest current E.U. member, Bulgaria, is three times as wealthy...
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Low turnout for D.C. protest of covid restrictions A rally in D.C. against pandemic-related restrictions and in support of the self-styled “Freedom Convoy” that occupied downtown Ottawa for weeks drew a crowd of a few dozen people, many of whom were journalists, near the Washington Monument on Tuesday afternoon. Rally ...
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A mother comforts her 6-year-old as she receives her first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Nov. 3, 2021, in Novi, Mich. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP) The data are broadly consistent with real-world effectiveness data for adults showing that protection from two doses diminishes over time but that in people eligible fo...
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Lawmakers approve cabinet amid tensions The new government includes three deputy prime ministers, 29 ministers and six ministers of state. There are two women in the cabinet, overseeing the Ministry of Culture and Arts and holding the position of state minister for women’s affairs. Bashagha appointed Ahmeid Houma, the ...
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Other teams undoubtedly feel the same way. Trade speculation has persisted regarding Wilson, the nine-time Pro Bowl selection for the Seattle Seahawks. The Houston Texans could seek to trade Watson, the three-time Pro Bowler who did not play last season while facing allegations of sexual misconduct made by women in civ...
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Suit filed in Texas over transgender care order Suit filed over order on transgender care According to documents filed in Travis County district court, Jane Doe is an employee of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Her 16-year-old daughter, Mary Doe, is transgender and has been receiving medical car...
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Maybe the economic differences between MLB and the union are so significant that they couldn’t be bridged with nine straight days of negotiation in Florida or, shoot, 13 weeks since the owners locked out the players. The inner workings of the game’s salary structure — for instance, whether the best young players can be...
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Employment agencies for the two jurisdictions were among the first selected to receive these new federal grants, which are meant to help claimants from traditionally marginalized backgrounds access unemployment benefits, Labor officials announced Tuesday. After the coronavirus pandemic put an unprecedented strain on un...
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A mother comforts her 6-year-old as she receives her first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Nov. 3, 2021, in Novi, Mich. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images) The data are broadly consistent with real-world effectiveness data for adults showing that protection from two doses diminishes over time, but that in peop...
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One paper provided an analysis of the geographical clustering of patients in the vicinity of the market. The authors of that study — Rasmussen and Andersen among them — said environmental samples inside the market showed the virus was disproportionately evident in stalls selling animals. Five positive samples were in a...
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A blast hits Kyiv's TV tower on March 1. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) The United Nations has recorded more than 130 civilian deaths since the beginning of the fighting last week, including 13 children, mostly because of shelling and rocket fire. The actual toll is likely far much higher, the UN’s High Commissioner for Human...
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Maybe the economic differences between MLB and the union are so significant that they couldn’t be bridged with nine consecutive days of negotiation in Florida or, shoot, 13 weeks since the owners locked out the players. The inner workings of the game’s salary structure — for instance, whether the best young players sho...
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Other teams undoubtedly feel the same way. Trade speculation has persisted regarding Wilson, the nine-time Pro Bowl selection for the Seattle Seahawks. The Houston Texans could seek to trade Watson, the three-time Pro Bowl pick who did not play last season while facing allegations of sexual misconduct made by women in ...
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“I think we fell into the same place,” Vincent said. “It was completely clear. … Pointing at your opponent, standing over top of him, going back towards the opponent’s sideline — those things are clear.” Last season’s strict enforcement of the previously existing taunting rule resulted from the competition committee ma...
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What’s happening in Ukraine? Our reporters answer your questions about the Russian invasion. Olena, 42, who works as a lawyer and is one of the female members of Ukraine’s Territorial Defense unit, together with Оksana, 52, a graphic designer as they guard a neighborhood in capital Kyiv on Feb. 28. (Heidi Levine for Th...
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Loudoun Valley roars past the field for another Virginia indoor track state title Vikings claim their fourth crown in the past five years By Jim McGrath Loudoun Valley's Graham Mussmon won the 1600 and 3200 and was part of the Vikings' winning 4x800 relay. (Jim McGrath for The Washington Post) LYNCHBURG, Va. — In the t...
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Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera speaks during a news conference at the NFL football scouting combine Tuesday (Michael Conroy/AP) INDIANAPOLIS — The Washington Cach, Ron Rivera reiterated what he’s said time and time again since the start of the offseason: the team, still in search of a long-term solution at...
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“It was all in the eye of, ‘We’ve got to go get a quarterback,’ ” Beane says now. “Once I left the Senior Bowl [in January 2018], I was convinced we were going to have some options to say, ‘This guy can be the guy for us.’” In his first year as general manager of the Bills, Beane set out to do what every quarterback-ne...
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PITTSBURGH — Freshman guard Trevor Keels scored a career-high 27 points, Paolo Banchero added 21 and No. 4 Duke clinched at least a share of its 13th Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title under coach Mike Krzyzewski with an 86-56 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. VILLANOVA, Pa. — Caleb Daniels scored 20 po...
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Charter schools, which educate nearly 50 percent of the city’s public school students, will be allowed to choose whether or not to keep the outdoor mask mandate. KIPP, the city’s largest charter network, did not have plans to drop its outdoor mandate, a spokesman said Tuesday. In Virginia, following fierce and politica...
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Twitter vice president of product Keith Coleman said Tuesday, after publication, that the company will be expanding the Birdwatch pilot “very soon.” He said it’s important to make sure that the fact-checks added to tweets are helpful, and the company has been “focused on making that a reality before expanding.”
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“Nobody wants to leave their home,” said 55-year-old Anatoly, who wept as he told the story of their escape, leaving behind what he described as an idyllic, self-sufficient life on their farm with 150 cherry trees, two cows, two bulls and 100 chickens. But getting his family to safety was more important.
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Felon voting rights, same-sex marriage measures die in Virginia House panel RICHMOND — Republicans in control of a state House subcommittee voted Tuesday to kill two proposed constitutional amendments, one to lift a Jim Crow-era ban on felon voting and the other to repeal Virginia’s now-defunct prohibition against same...
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One idea: a “test-to-treat” initiative, where people who test positive at pharmacies can be prescribed medication on the spot — which Biden previewed on Tuesday night. Other strategies include an initiative to improve indoor air quality to reduce viral spread, and an initiative to expand research into “long covid,” the...
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Opinion: I pray with Chicago families traumatized by homicide. And I pray for the city to do something. Naikeeia Williams speaks on Feb. 14, 2017, in Chicago at a vigil honoring her 11-year-old daughter, Takiya Holmes, who died earlier that day. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) Pastor Donovan Price is executive director of t...
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On March 1, President Biden gave his first State of the Union address. Here’s a round-up of a few dubious claims. (The Washington Post) A State of the Union address generally is a product of many hands and is carefully vetted. But State of the Union addresses often are very political speeches, an argument for the presi...
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In this photo released by Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, right, greets former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen as he arrives at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. A delegation of former U.S. defense officials landed in Taiwan Tuesd...
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But while the speech included stirring rhetoric, Biden said much less about the longer-term consequences of what is unfolding in Europe. He was very much in the moment at time when the war rages on inconclusively. When Biden came to office, his focus in this struggle between democracy and autocracy was more on the thre...
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New Zealand police battle protesters as tents burn, Parliament camp cleared In what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said was a preplanned operation to remove the camp, hundreds of officers assembled at dawn and began towing away the cars and trucks demonstrators have used to block streets for more than three weeks, in im...
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Dixie State Trailblazers (13-16, 6-10 WAC) at Abilene Christian Wildcats (18-9, 9-7 WAC) , ; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Abilene Christian will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Wildcats face Dixie State. The Wildcats have gone 12-3 at home. Abilene Christian is seventh in the WAC in team ...
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Grambling Tigers (11-17, 8-7 SWAC) at Alabama A&M Bulldogs (10-16, 9-7 SWAC) Huntsville, Alabama; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Alabama A&M is looking to keep its five-game win streak alive when the Bulldogs take on Grambling. The Bulldogs are 6-2 on their home court. Alabama A&M is 3-8 in games decided by 10 point...
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Alcorn State hosts Mississippi Valley State after Gordon's 22-point outing Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (2-24, 2-14 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (13-15, 12-4 SWAC) Lorman, Mississippi; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Mississippi Valley State faces the Alcorn State Braves after Devin Gordon scored 22 point...
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American Eagles (10-21, 5-13 Patriot) at Navy Midshipmen (19-10, 12-6 Patriot) Annapolis, Maryland; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: American visits the Navy Midshipmen after Stacy Beckton Jr. scored 23 points in American’s 69-63 victory over the Holy Cross Crusaders. The Midshipmen are 7-6 on their home court. Navy r...
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UL Monroe Warhawks (13-17, 5-13 Sun Belt) vs. Arkansas State Red Wolves (17-10, 8-7 Sun Belt) BOTTOM LINE: The Arkansas State Red Wolves play in the Sun Belt Tournament against the UL Monroe Warhawks. The Red Wolves are 11-3 in home games. Arkansas State is the top team in the Sun Belt with 16.0 assists per game led by...
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Loyola (MD) Greyhounds (14-15, 8-10 Patriot) at Boston University Terriers (20-11, 11-7 Patriot) BOTTOM LINE: The Boston University Terriers play in the Patriot Tournament against the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds. The Terriers have gone 10-4 at home. Boston University has a 5-2 record in one-possession games. The Greyhounds ...
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Florida Atlantic Owls (16-13, 9-7 C-USA) at Florida International Panthers (15-14, 5-11 C-USA) Miami; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: C-USA foes Florida International and Florida Atlantic square off on Thursday. The Panthers are 11-4 on their home court. Florida International is 7-5 when it has fewer turnovers than i...
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Georgia Southern Eagles (12-15, 5-11 Sun Belt) vs. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (16-12, 8-8 Sun Belt) Pensacola, Florida; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Coastal Carolina Chanticleers play in the Sun Belt Tournament against the Georgia Southern Eagles. The Chanticleers have gone 11-6 at home. Coastal Carolina...
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Bucknell Bison (9-22, 5-13 Patriot) at Colgate Raiders (20-11, 16-2 Patriot) Hamilton, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Colgate hosts the Bucknell Bison after Tucker Richardson scored 23 points in Colgate’s 74-69 victory over the Navy Midshipmen. The Raiders have gone 12-1 at home. Colgate scores 75.3 points...
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Central Arkansas Sugar Bears (11-19, 7-9 ASUN) at Jacksonville Dolphins (19-9, 11-5 ASUN) Jacksonville, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Central Arkansas faces the Jacksonville Dolphins after Collin Cooper scored 21 points in Central Arkansas’ 74-73 win against the Stetson Hatters. The Dolphins are 14-0 in ho...
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Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (21-10, 10-6 ASUN) at Bellarmine Knights (17-13, 11-5 ASUN) Louisville, Kentucky; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: FGCU visits the Bellarmine Knights after Tavian Dunn-Martin scored 26 points in FGCU’s 81-72 victory over the North Alabama Lions. The Knights are 8-4 in home games. Bellarmine i...
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Marist Red Foxes (14-13, 9-9 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (9-20, 5-13 MAAC) BOTTOM LINE: Canisius plays the Marist Red Foxes after Jordan Henderson scored 25 points in Canisius’ 72-67 win against the Quinnipiac Bobcats. The Golden Griffins have gone 7-5 in home games. Canisius is third in the MAAC with 13.0 assist...
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Robert Morris Colonials (8-23, 5-16 Horizon) at Cleveland State Vikings (19-9, 15-6 Horizon) BOTTOM LINE: Kahliel Spear and the Robert Morris Colonials visit D’Moi Hodge and the Cleveland State Vikings on Thursday. The Vikings are 14-3 on their home court. Cleveland State averages 75.6 points and has outscored opponent...
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Indiana State Sycamores (11-19, 4-14 MVC) vs. Illinois State Redbirds (12-19, 5-13 MVC) BOTTOM LINE: The Illinois State Redbirds and Indiana State Sycamores play in the MVC Tournament. The Redbirds have gone 11-6 at home. Illinois State is 5-14 against opponents with a winning record. The Sycamores are 4-14 in MVC play...
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Iona visits Manhattan, looks for 25th victory this season Iona Gaels (24-5, 16-2 MAAC) at Manhattan Jaspers (14-14, 7-12 MAAC) Riverdale, New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Iona will aim for its 25th win of the season when the Gaels play the Manhattan Jaspers. The Jaspers are 7-5 in home games. Manhattan is th...
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Army Black Knights (15-15, 9-9 Patriot) at Lehigh Mountain Hawks (12-18, 10-8 Patriot) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Lehigh Mountain Hawks and Army Black Knights square off in the Patriot Tournament. The Mountain Hawks are 8-7 in home games. Lehigh has a 4-12 record in games decided by ...
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Lipscomb visits Liberty following McGhee's 47-point showing Lipscomb Bisons (14-18, 6-10 ASUN) at Liberty Flames (21-10, 12-4 ASUN) Lynchburg, Virginia; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Liberty faces the Lipscomb Bisons after Darius McGhee scored 47 points in Liberty’s 100-93 overtime win over the Kennesaw State Owls....
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UT Arlington Mavericks (11-17, 7-10 Sun Belt) vs. Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns (13-14, 8-9 Sun Belt) Pensacola, Florida; Thursday, 12:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns and UT Arlington Mavericks play in the Sun Belt Tournament. The Ragin’ Cajuns have gone 7-6 in home games. Louisiana is 7-10 against oppon...
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Maryland-Eastern Shore hosts Delaware State after Fragala's 24-point outing Delaware State Hornets (2-24, 0-13 MEAC) at Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks (10-14, 5-8 MEAC) Princess Anne, Maryland; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Delaware State visits the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks after Dominik Fragala scored 24 poin...
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-14, 7-11 MAAC) at Monmouth Hawks (18-11, 10-8 MAAC) West Long Branch, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Quinnipiac visits the Monmouth Hawks after Matt Balanc scored 22 points in Quinnipiac’s 72-67 loss to the Canisius Golden Griffins. The Hawks have gone 8-5 at home. Monmouth ranks e...
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Temple Owls (16-10, 9-6 AAC) at Houston Cougars (25-5, 14-2 AAC) Houston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 14 Houston hosts the Temple Owls after Fabian White Jr. scored 28 points in Houston’s 71-53 victory against the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Cougars have gone 15-1 in home games. Houston is third in the AAC scori...
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No. 20 Illinois takes on Penn State after Cockburn's 27-point game Penn State Nittany Lions (12-14, 7-11 Big Ten) at Illinois Fighting Illini (20-8, 13-5 Big Ten) Champaign, Illinois; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Illinois faces the Penn State Nittany Lions after Kofi Cockburn scored 27 points in Illinois’ 9...
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No. 6 Kansas faces TCU, seeks 5th straight home win TCU Horned Frogs (19-9, 8-8 Big 12) at Kansas Jayhawks (23-6, 12-4 Big 12) Lawrence, Kansas; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 6 Kansas will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Jayhawks take on TCU. The Jayhawks have gone 14-1 in home games. ...
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Howard Bison (16-11, 9-4 MEAC) at Norfolk State Spartans (20-6, 11-2 MEAC) BOTTOM LINE: Norfolk State hosts the Howard Bison after Kris Bankston scored 21 points in Norfolk State’s 75-46 win over the North Carolina Central Eagles. The Spartans are 11-0 on their home court. Norfolk State ranks third in the MEAC with 12....
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Oakland Golden Grizzlies (20-11, 12-7 Horizon) at Wright State Raiders (18-13, 15-7 Horizon) Fairborn, Ohio; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wright State plays the Oakland Golden Grizzlies after Grant Basile scored 20 points in Wright State’s 71-61 victory against the Robert Morris Colonials. The Raiders have gone 11...
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Rodgers leads Kennesaw State against Jacksonville State after 22-point game Kennesaw State Owls (13-17, 7-9 ASUN) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (20-9, 13-3 ASUN) Jacksonville, Alabama; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Kennesaw State faces the Jacksonville State Gamecocks after Spencer Rodgers scored 22 points in Ken...
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California Golden Bears (12-17, 5-13 Pac-12) at Arizona State Sun Devils (12-16, 8-10 Pac-12) Tempe, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal plays the Arizona State Sun Devils after Jordan Shepherd scored 28 points in Cal’s 53-39 victory against the Stanford Cardinal. The Sun Devils have gone 7-6 in home games. ...
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Little Rock Trojans (8-18, 3-11 Sun Belt) vs. South Alabama Jaguars (19-10, 9-7 Sun Belt) BOTTOM LINE: The South Alabama Jaguars square off against the Little Rock Trojans in the Sun Belt Tournament. The Jaguars are 13-2 in home games. South Alabama is third in the Sun Belt scoring 71.4 points while shooting 45.7% from...
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UAPB visits Jackson State after Williams' 34-point performance Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (7-22, 5-11 SWAC) at Jackson State Tigers (9-18, 7-9 SWAC) Jackson, Mississippi; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UAPB plays the Jackson State Tigers after Shawn Williams scored 34 points in UAPB’s 93-79 win against the ...
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UIC visits Purdue Fort Wayne following Johnson's 21-point showing UIC Flames (14-15, 9-10 Horizon) at Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (20-10, 15-6 Horizon) Fort Wayne, Indiana; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UIC faces the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons after Kevin Johnson scored 21 points in UIC’s 80-69 victory over the Mi...
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Vaughn, Rider Broncs square off against the Fairfield Stags Rider Broncs (11-17, 7-11 MAAC) at Fairfield Stags (13-16, 7-11 MAAC) Bridgeport, Connecticut; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dimencio Vaughn and the Rider Broncs visit Taj Benning and the Fairfield Stags in MAAC action. The Stags are 5-9 on their home c...
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South Carolina State Bulldogs (15-14, 7-6 MEAC) at North Carolina Central Eagles (14-14, 7-5 MEAC) Durham, North Carolina; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Justin Wright and the North Carolina Central Eagles host Antonio Madlock and the South Carolina State Bulldogs. The Eagles have gone 8-2 at home. North Carolina...
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China expresses concern over civilians in Ukraine after citizen wounded during evacuation, urges de-escalation Women walk by a large Ukranian flag with the slogan "We Stand With Ukraine" written on it in Chinese characters on the outside wall of the Canadian Embassy on March 1, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Kevin Frayer/Get...
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Southern Utah Thunderbirds (18-10, 12-6 Big Sky) at Idaho State Bengals (7-21, 5-14 Big Sky) Pocatello, Idaho; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Tevian Jones and the Southern Utah Thunderbirds visit Tarik Cool and the Idaho State Bengals on Thursday. The Bengals have gone 5-7 at home. Idaho State is fifth in the Big Sk...
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Oregon Ducks (18-11, 11-7 Pac-12) at Washington Huskies (14-15, 9-9 Pac-12) Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Washington hosts the Oregon Ducks after Terrell Brown scored 20 points in Washington’s 77-66 loss to the UCLA Bruins. The Huskies have gone 10-6 in home games. Washington is ninth in the Pac-12 scorin...
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Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (15-9, 9-4 Big West) at UCSB Gauchos (15-10, 7-5 Big West) Santa Barbara, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UCSB takes on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors after Amadou Sow scored 26 points in UCSB’s 70-61 win over the CSU Northridge Matadors. The Gauchos are 10-3 in home games. UCSB rank...
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Nicholls State Colonels (19-10, 9-3 Southland) at Texas A&M-CC Islanders (19-10, 6-6 Southland) Corpus Christi, Texas; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Nicholls State visits the Texas A&M-CC Islanders after Jitaurious Gordon scored 33 points in Nicholls State’s 83-81 loss to the SE Louisiana Lions. The Islanders h...
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SEATTLE — Seattle University removed the interim tag and made Chris Victor its permanent head coach on Tuesday. CHICAGO — The U.S. Soccer Federation has reached an eight-year multimedia rights agreement with Turner Sports that will put broadcasts of both men’s and women’s national team games on TNT, TBS and HBO Max.
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Worried about the state of democracy? Here are some reasons to be optimistic instead. These factors help countries return to democracy after an authoritarian spell, our research finds. By Miguel Angel Lara Otaola A person departs U.N. headquarters on Tuesday. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) In its recently published its 2021 D...
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People walk at a trading center also known as Russia Market in Beijing on March 1. (Wu Hong/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock) As Russia’s largest trading partner and one of the few countries globally that has not condemned President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, Beijing’s ability to undermine the Western economic coerc...
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Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, left, and Magnus Carlsen of Norway, right, compete during the FIDE World Championship in Dubai on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell) For half of the 20th century, Soviet and Russian players dominated chess, winning all but one World Chess Championship, the game’s most prestigio...
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Deafheaven will perform at the Black Cat. (Robin Laananen) Deafheaven made their bones as the most prominent proponents of “blackgaze,” a fusion of black metal’s demonic shrieks, rapid-fire riffage and pneumatic percussion with the dreamy atmospherics of shoegaze. Across five albums, the band’s music has oscillated bet...
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Time and the war in Ukraine How are the great powers thinking about the future? French President Emmanuel Macron, right, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 7. (-/AFP/Getty Images) Social media has led too many observers to approach international relations with a short attention span. Just a w...
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The long history of Russian imperialism shaping Putin’s war Russia’s imperial history is driving Putin, but today’s global order may not reward him By Lynne Hartnett Lynne Hartnett is associate professor of Russian history at Villanova University and the author of "Understanding Russia: A Cultural History" (The Great C...
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The same ideas that have harmed D.C. for more than a century are again rearing their ugly head By Vincent Femia Vincent Femia is a PhD candidate in the history of science at Princeton University. Black Voters Matter and other civil rights, voter rights and racial justice organizations hold a rally in D.C. in June 2021 ...
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Booting Russia from the SWIFT banking system will inflict pain on all sides By Aaron Klein People stand in line to withdraw U.S. dollars and euros from an ATM in St. Petersburg on Friday. The U.S. and Europe have imposed severe financial sanctions on Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Dmitri Lovets...
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Here’s what the research tells us. By Cullen Hendrix A wheat field during the summer harvest on a farm in Tersky village, near Stavropol, Russia, on July 9, 2021. (Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg) The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a grave humanitarian and global security crisis, for many reasons. One that’s gotten less atten...
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Western allies plan to confiscate yachts, jets, luxury apartments from Russian elites in hopes of undercutting Moscow over invasion Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a 2019 news conference in Moscow. (Pavel Golovkin/AP) Senior Biden administration officials are preparing to dramatically expand the number...
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In the summer of 1996, sunflowers were planted by officials at the Pervomaysk missile base in southern Ukraine to mark the removal of nuclear weapons from the country. “The ceremony celebrated Ukraine’s abandonment of the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal, which it inherited in the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union...
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A Far Cry’s ‘Then and Now,’ Simone Dinnerstein at FSO, and three world premieres at Cathedral Choral Society The Grammy-nominated self-conducting chamber orchestra A Far Cry will perform at Dumbarton Oaks. (Yoon S. Byun) Classical fans rejoice! Live music is back, and a busy spring season is in full bloom. You can get ...
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In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides, Yad Vashem, together with the country’s chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau and Sheba Medical Center Director Yitshak Kreiss, asked that the United States not sanction Abramovich, a major donor to the memorial and other Jewish causes. They said that sanctioning him would cause harm...
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Stuck in Ukraine, a ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum broadcast his 5-day escape to 1.1 million Instagram followers So began Chmerkovskiy’s five-day odyssey to escape his native Ukraine, where he lived until age 14, when his family emigrated to the United States. He had been back in his homeland working on “World of Dance ...
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The United Nations resolution lays out an ambitious plan for developing a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024. A delegate looks at a 30-foot monument dubbed “turn off the plastic tap” by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong, made with plastic waste collected from Kibera slums, at the United Nations Envi...
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In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides, Yad Vashem, together with the country’s chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau and Sheba Medical Center Director Yitshak Kreiss, asked that the United States not sanction Abramovich, a major donor to the memorial and other Jewish causes. They said that sanctioning him would cause harm...
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The measure at the United Nations lays out an ambitious plan for developing a legally binding treaty by the end of 2024. A delegate looks at a 30-foot monument dubbed “Turn Off the Plastic ap” by Canadian activist and artist Benjamin von Wong, made with plastic waste collected from Kibera slum in Nairobi and exhibited ...
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Stuck in Ukraine, a ‘Dancing With the Stars’ alum broadcast his five-day escape to 1.1 million Instagram followers So began Chmerkovskiy’s five-day odyssey to escape his native Ukraine, where he lived until age 14, when his family immigrated to the United States. He had been back in his homeland working on “World of Da...
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Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, endured another night of airstrikes, with social media videos, which could not be immediately verified, purporting to show explosions at the regional police headquarters and in residential areas. Russian paratroopers had landed and engaged Ukrainians in a firefight at a medical c...
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6 MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING (Riverhead, $30). By Marlon James. The second novel in the Dark Star trilogy chronicles the life of Sogolon the Moon Witch. 8 HOUSE OF SKY AND BREATH (Bloomsbury Publishing, $28). By Sarah J. Maas. The Crescent City series continues as rebels gather strength to fight against the powerful Aster...
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In a letter to U.S. Ambassador Tom Nides, Yad Vashem, together with the country’s chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau and Sheba Medical Center Director Yitshak Kreiss, asked that the United States not sanction Abramovich, a major donor to the memorial and other Jewish causes. They said that sanctioning him would cause harm...
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For Women’s History Month: 5 new novels that celebrate female accomplishments ‘The Paris Bookseller’ by Kerri Maher and ‘The Diamond Eye’ by Kate Quinn are among several great new works of historical fiction Collage of historical fiction. (Berkley; Sourcebooks; William Morrow) Throughout history, women’s contributions ...
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Five myths about Yellowstone No, Theodore Roosevelt didn’t create the park. Megan Kate Nelson is author of "Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America." Tourist line the boardwalk of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post) Now one of...
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The response Markarova received in the United States on Tuesday night is in line with a trend in recent days: Ukrainian ambassadors are being greeted with overwhelming support and standing ovations from world leaders. The latest came Wednesday when Vadym Prystaiko, the Ukrainian ambassador to the United Kingdom, was gi...
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The exasperation of that comment drove home how frustrated Biden was that this remained a topic of conversation. And there’s a reason for that: In 2020 and 2021, some analysis suggests it hurt Democrats electorally. House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (D-S.C.) blamed the “foolishness” for Democrats not doing better in...
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But instead of a gradual climb, now those changes will come all at once: Starting this year, eligible workers will be provided with 12 weeks of paid parental leave, family and medical leave — with a cap of 12 weeks in a year, according to a letter from acting chief financial officer Fitzroy Lee. It represents a sharp i...
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The internal probe was obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and shared with The Post as part of an international reporting project. The company continued to do so even after an engineer was kidnapped in 2014, making exorbitant cash payments to a cargo company that bypassed customs offic...
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Opinion: There is something familiar about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Ukrainians take shelter in a subway station in Kyiv on Feb. 24. (Viacheslav Tarynskyi/Reuters) Like most Americans, I stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and hope for an end to this unnecessary and unjust war of choice started by Vladimi...
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When we look back on this period in conservative politics, two things are likely to stand out: culture war grievances turned up to a fever pitch, and a newly unrestrained use of power, with Republican politicians everywhere inventing novel ways to target enemies and accomplish their goals. In the Republican response to...
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The first 2022 primary in the nation happened Tuesday in Texas. The results can help us interpret the state of the Republican Party one year into full Democratic control in Washington, given how red the state is. But Democrats also flexed their muscles. Here are four big moments that could signal broader trends, if the...
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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) drives as Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale (23) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Phoenix. The Jazz defeated the Suns 118-114. (AP Photo/Matt York) PHOENIX — All-Star guard Devin Booker has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocol ...
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Florida International University has received $12.8 million to design a facility that will test a structure’s ability to withstand 200 mph winds and a 20-foot ocean surge. The massive cyclone narrowly avoided Florida but compelled scientists there to consider the scenario of a Dorian-like storm hitting home, especially...
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