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Dominant Pac-12 softball nears end with conference realignment set to scatter programs
Read full article: Dominant Pac-12 softball nears end with conference realignment set to scatter programsBoth Stanford and UCLA were emotional when it sunk in that they had finished the last game between Pac-12 softball teams before the league splits up.
Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercises
Read full article: Campus protests over Israel-Hamas war scaled down during US commencement exercisesProtests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests.
West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule
Read full article: West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges ruleA federal appeals court has ruled that West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory.
Duke's Kyle Filipowski denies intentionally tripping UNC's Harrison Ingram in rivalry loss
Read full article: Duke's Kyle Filipowski denies intentionally tripping UNC's Harrison Ingram in rivalry lossDuke star big man Kyle Filipowski said he didn’t intend to trip North Carolina forward Harrison Ingram during the first half of Saturday night’s rivalry game after the two got tangled as Filipowski defended a shot by Ingram.
Ryan, No. 7 North Carolina turn back No. 9 Duke 84-79 to claim outright ACC regular-season crown
Read full article: Ryan, No. 7 North Carolina turn back No. 9 Duke 84-79 to claim outright ACC regular-season crownCormac Ryan scored a career-high 31 points, including a huge 3-pointer with 1:38 left, to help No. 7 North Carolina beat No. 9 Duke 84-79.
Filipowski in action after getting hurt in court-storming incident, No. 10 Duke beats Louisville
Read full article: Filipowski in action after getting hurt in court-storming incident, No. 10 Duke beats LouisvilleKyle Filipowski was back in the starting lineup four days after sustaining a knee injury when fans stormed the court and finished with nine points, 10 rebounds and six assists as No. 10 Duke beat Louisville 84-59.
Labor board gives Dartmouth's trustees more time to appeal as athletes prepare for union vote
Read full article: Labor board gives Dartmouth's trustees more time to appeal as athletes prepare for union voteThe National Labor Relations Board has granted Dartmouth’s trustees extra time to request a review of a regional official’s ruling that the school’s men’s basketball players are employees.
Blake Hinson’s hot shooting leads Pittsburgh over No. 7 Duke 80-76
Read full article: Blake Hinson’s hot shooting leads Pittsburgh over No. 7 Duke 80-76Blake Hinson scored 24 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting from 3-point range as Pittsburgh won in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since 1979, beating No. 7 Duke 80-76 on Saturday night.
UConn falls to worst ranking in 30 years in women's AP Top 25; South Carolina, UCLA stay atop poll
Read full article: UConn falls to worst ranking in 30 years in women's AP Top 25; South Carolina, UCLA stay atop pollUConn fell to its worst ranking in 30 years when the Huskies dropped to 17th in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll, The last time the Huskies were ranked this low was the second poll of the 1993-94 season when they were 18th.
Texas A&M hires Duke coach Mike Elko to replace Jimbo Fisher, AP source says
Read full article: Texas A&M hires Duke coach Mike Elko to replace Jimbo Fisher, AP source saysTexas A&M has hired Duke coach Mike Elko, replacing Jimbo Fisher with his former defensive coordinator for four years in College Station.
No. 3 Arizona jumps 9 places in AP Top 25 behind Kansas, Purdue; James Madison ranked for first time
Read full article: No. 3 Arizona jumps 9 places in AP Top 25 behind Kansas, Purdue; James Madison ranked for first timeKansas remained at No. 1 in the first Associated Press men's college basketball poll of the season.
Keshad Johnson's late basket helps No. 12 Arizona beat No. 2 Duke 78-73 at Cameron
Read full article: Keshad Johnson's late basket helps No. 12 Arizona beat No. 2 Duke 78-73 at CameronKeshad Johnson hit a tough whistle-drawing layup for a three-point play with 46.8 seconds left that pushed No. 12 Arizona to a late lead on the way to a 78-73 win at No. 2 Duke.
Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence, praises police for work in Maine shooting spree
Read full article: Biden calls for GOP help on gun violence, praises police for work in Maine shooting spreePresident Joe Biden has called on Republicans in Congress to help keep American people safe from gun violence and praised police for their efforts to track down the Maine gunman who killed 18 people.
Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before Congress
Read full article: Trump-Russia special counsel Durham at center of political clash as he appears before CongressThe special counsel who investigated the FBI’s probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign found himself at the center of a heated political fight as he appeared before a congressional committee.
Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate
Read full article: Scholar, activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidateActivist and scholar Cornel West says he is running for president in 2024 as a third-party candidate.
Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probe
Read full article: Special counsel Durham to testify before Congress next month about his report on Trump-Russia probeFormer special counsel John Durham is scheduled to testify before a House committee next month about his recently completed report on the FBI’s investigation of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Durham report takeaways: A 'seriously flawed' Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBI
Read full article: Durham report takeaways: A 'seriously flawed' Russia investigation and its lasting impact on the FBIA 306-page report by Justice Department special counsel John Durham is refocusing negative attention on one of the most politically significant investigations in FBI history: the probe into whether Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign was colluding with Russia to tip the outcome of the election.
Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastily
Read full article: Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastilyA special prosecutor has ended his four-year investigation into possible FBI misconduct in its probe of ties between Russia and Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Yellen to visit North Carolina ahead of tight midterm races
Read full article: Yellen to visit North Carolina ahead of tight midterm racesTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen heads to the Durham, North Carolina, area next Tuesday as part of her ongoing national tour to promote the Biden administration’s legislative agenda ahead of midterm elections.
NC health plan resumes coverage of transgender surgeries
Read full article: NC health plan resumes coverage of transgender surgeriesThe North Carolina state employee health plan will resume coverage of gender affirming treatments for transgender people, complying with a June federal court ruling that declared the refusal of coverage unconstitutional.
Jury selected for trial of lawyer charged with lying to FBI
Read full article: Jury selected for trial of lawyer charged with lying to FBIA jury has been picked in the trial of a lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign who is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016.
Supreme Court pick holds import for Black women in the law
Read full article: Supreme Court pick holds import for Black women in the lawPresident Joe Biden's commitment to nominating the U.S. Supreme Court's first Black female justice will have an incalculable effect on young lawyers around the country.
No. 2 Duke returns from COVID-19 outbreak, tops Georgia Tech
Read full article: No. 2 Duke returns from COVID-19 outbreak, tops Georgia TechFreshman Paolo Banchero had 17 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 2 Duke beat Georgia Tech 69-57 in its return from a COVID-19 outbreak that had led to a pair of postponements.
Evidence presented to grand jury in Durham's Russia probe
Read full article: Evidence presented to grand jury in Durham's Russia probeJohn Durham, the federal prosecutor tapped to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation, has been presenting evidence before a grand jury as part of his probe.
UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worry
Read full article: UK readies for major reopening but new variant sparks worryTravelers in England are packing their bags, bartenders are polishing their glasses and theater performers are warming up as Britain prepared for a major step out of lockdown.
Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US
Read full article: Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in USA recent photo posted online of the president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, getting the COVID-19 vaccine drew more than 1,100 comments.
Durham remains special counsel overseeing Trump-Russia probe
Read full article: Durham remains special counsel overseeing Trump-Russia probeFILE - This 2018 portrait released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Connecticut's U.S. Attorney John Durham. But Durham, who was appointed in October by then-Attorney General William Barr as a special counsel to investigate the origins of the Trump-Russia probe, will remain in that capacity. That probe was inherited nearly a year later by special counsel Mueller, who ultimately did not find enough evidence to charge Trump or any of his associates with conspiring with Russia. A Justice Department inspector general report backed up that criticism but did not find evidence that mistakes in the surveillance applications and other problems with the probe were driven by partisan bias. A senior Justice Department official told the AP earlier this month that David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware, overseeing the federal tax probe involving Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, will remain in place.
Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies
Read full article: Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years diesIn this 2018 photo provided by Duke University, Sam Hammond, university carillonneur, plays the Duke Chapel carillon at the university in Durham, North Carolina. Hammond, who retired as university carillonneur in 2018 after playing the bells at Duke Chapel for five decades, died Thursday at age 73 in Durham, the university said in a news release. When the basketball team played its archrival from the University of North Carolina, he played the Duke fight song. The university said he played music on the bells an average of 300 times a year, estimating his performances exceeded 15,000. In 1986, he was named university carillonneur, becoming the second person to hold that position.
Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, dies
Read full article: Durham, first Black US women's gymnastics champion, diesDurham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, She was 52. (AP Photo/Lisa Genesen, File)Dianne Durham, the first Black woman to win a USA Gymnastics national championship, died Thursday in Chicago following a short illness, her husband said. Her victory in the all-around at the 1983 national championships as a teenager was the first by a Black woman in the organization's history. “People said, you’re the first Black — I’m using Black because African American wasn’t a term in my era — national champion. Her husband said he hopes USA Gymnastics will honor her by inducting her into the organization's Hall of Fame.
American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in session
Read full article: American idle: New Hampshire House holds drive-in sessionIn the afternoon, as word spread that supporters of President Donald Trump had breached security perimeters and entered the U.S. Capitol, the New Hampshire House passed a hastily drafted resolution condemning the violence. But after House Speaker Dick Hinch, R-Merrimack, died of COVID-19 a week after being sworn in during the Dec. 2 outdoor gathering, Republican House leaders scheduled a drive-in movie style session to elect his replacement and adopt rules for the next two years. The 24-member Senate also convened Wednesday, but in a fully remote session that wrapped up before the House even got going. House Democrats had pushed for the same, but Packard, R-Londonderry, said that wasn’t possible because the House hadn’t adopted rules to allow remote sessions. Several GOP House members tested positive for the virus after attending an indoor caucus meeting Nov. 20 where many attendees weren’t wearing masks.
'Is Miami back?': Hurricanes may finally have a good answer
Read full article: 'Is Miami back?': Hurricanes may finally have a good answerThe annual question in Coral Gables — “Is Miami back?” — might finally have an answer Hurricanes fans will like. 9 Miami gets its first ACC championship, a drought that’s now 17 years and counting, but the Hurricanes (8-1, 7-1 ACC, No. Just finishing the right way, that’s really, really, really important. “We were taken away from each other for almost two weeks and didn’t really get back as an entire football team — I mean, not even an entire football team, but anything resembling a football team — until this past Monday. Odd as this sounds, that’s Miami’s second-longest ACC streak; the Hurricanes won 11 consecutive league games spanning 2016 and 2017.
‘Pin-up girls’ and beer: What to expect as Bottled Blonde Pizzeria comes to Houston’s Washington Corridor
Read full article: ‘Pin-up girls’ and beer: What to expect as Bottled Blonde Pizzeria comes to Houston’s Washington CorridorHOUSTON – Bottled Blonde Pizzeria is bringing its blend of “Italian cuisine and German-style biergarten” to the corner of Washington and Durham next Thursday. “Houstonians are serious about their food, and even more serious about their sports, so Bottled Blonde is the perfect place to have it all." (Courtesy of Bottled Blonde Pizzeria)The menu includes sandwiches, pizza, and salads. Bottled Blonde is also in Dallas, but has been at the center of an investigation by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for allegedly violating capacity limits instituted by Gov. What do you think about Bottled Blonde coming to Houston?