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Month: March 2021

No big gatherings for Saint Patrick’s Day in Boston: ‘We are so close to a finish line’

No big gatherings for Saint Patrick’s Day in Boston: ‘We are so close to a finish line’

Svetlanais/iStockBy EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News (BOSTON) — As Saint Patrick’s Day approaches, Boston’s mayor is urging residents to avoid large gatherings, warning that they could become super-spreader events that would set back progress made in the fight against COVID-19. “There should be no large gatherings of any kind for Saint […]

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Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

mj0007/iStockBy: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News (NEW YORK) – Last summer, five-star high school basketball recruit Makur Maker was weighing offers from top college programs like Kentucky and UCLA. He turned down all of those offers, instead choosing to attend Howard University in Washington D.C. Maker felt he could be successful […]

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Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

Will HBCUs recruit more five-star athletes?

mj0007/iStockBy: ERIC MOLLO, ABC News (NEW YORK) – Last summer, five-star high school basketball recruit Makur Maker was weighing offers from top college programs like Kentucky and UCLA. He turned down all of those offers, instead choosing to attend Howard University in Washington D.C. Maker felt he could be successful […]

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Major flooding continues in South as Northeast hit with cold blast

Major flooding continues in South as Northeast hit with cold blast

ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News (NEW YORK) — There is major to near historic river flooding in parts of the Mid-South, especially in Kentucky on Tuesday. Locally, 7 inches of rain fell over the weekend in the Mid-South helping local rivers to rise quickly and flooding entire towns. A […]

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Lawyer for family of girl injured in pre-Super Bowl crash speaks out: ABC News exclusive

Lawyer for family of girl injured in pre-Super Bowl crash speaks out: ABC News exclusive

The Young familyBy DOUG VOLLMAYER, NICHOLAS COULSON and ANGELINE JANE BERNABE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — The family attorney for a 5-year-old girl involved in a devastating three-car crash last month is speaking out for the first time. In an exclusive interview with ABC News’ Good Morning America, Tom Porto, […]

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Third woman comes forward with harassment allegations against Cuomo

Third woman comes forward with harassment allegations against Cuomo

SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesBy MATT ZARRELL and IVAN PEREIRA, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A third woman has alleged unwanted advances by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Anna Ruch told the New York Times Monday that Cuomo placed his hands on her face during a wedding reception in New […]

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Missouri father, two young children found dead days after disappearance, authorities say

Missouri father, two young children found dead days after disappearance, authorities say

kali9/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Missouri father and his two young children were found dead Monday, four days after they had disappeared, authorities said. The bodies of Darrell Peak, 40, Kaiden Peak, 4, and Mayson Peak, 3, were discovered together inside a structure in a rural […]

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Thousands of students reported ‘missing’ from school systems nationwide amid COVID-19 pandemic

Thousands of students reported ‘missing’ from school systems nationwide amid COVID-19 pandemic

diane39/iStockBy ARIELLE MITROPOULOS, ABC News (NEW YORK) — States around the country are reporting a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in public school because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving experts and educators concerned about the trend, and its potential long-term consequences. A notable number of students seem […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/1/21

Scoreboard roundup — 3/1/21

iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONDallas 130, Orlando 124Philadelphia 130, Indiana 114Denver 118, Chicago 112New Orleans 129, Utah 124Brooklyn 124, San Antonio 113 (OT)Cleveland 101, Houston 90Portland 123, Charlotte 111 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEOttawa 5, Calgary 1Carolina 3, Florida 2 […]

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Williamson pushes Pelicans past NBA-leading Jazz, 129-124

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson had 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the NBA-leading Utah Jazz, 129-124. Brandon Ingram scored 26, Lonzo Ball added 23 and JJ Redick scored 17, highlighted by two four-point plays. Bojan Bogdanovic hit seven 3s and […]

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