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Month: March 2023

First round of March Madness begins Thursday

First round of March Madness begins Thursday

PhotoAlto/Sandro Di Carlo Darsa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The First Four wrapped up Wednesday night, setting the field of 64 teams for this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights and Arizona State Sun Devils advanced on Wednesday to the first round of competition, which begins on Thursday. […]

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Derailed train in Arizona feared to be carrying hazardous materials actually transported corn syrup

Derailed train in Arizona feared to be carrying hazardous materials actually transported corn syrup

Chris Higa (TOPOCK, Ariz.) — Eight freight rail tankers derailed near Topock, Arizona, on Wednesday evening, according to BNSF Railway. Despite initial reports from the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office that the train was carrying hazardous materials, BNSF confirmed that the train was actually carrying corn syrup. According to BNSF, “there […]

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Two young skiers rescued after being stuck in snow for three hours with phone battery at 9%

Two young skiers rescued after being stuck in snow for three hours with phone battery at 9%

aire images/Getty Images (BOSTON) — Two young skiers were rescued Tuesday night after getting lost while skiing outside the Wachusett Mountain ski area boundaries, according to the Princeton Fire Department. Princeton Fire Chief John Bennett told ABC News’ Boston affiliate station WCVB-TV that the two skiers — both 15-year-old boys […]

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Mother reaches settlement with ICON Park, Orlando FreeFall operator after teen’s fatal fall

Mother reaches settlement with ICON Park, Orlando FreeFall operator after teen’s fatal fall

RapidEye/Getty Images (ORLANDO, Fla.) — The mother of a Missouri teenager who fell to his death last year while on the world’s tallest tower drop ride has reached a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit with the Florida amusement park and ride’s operator, her attorney announced Wednesday. Fourteen-year-old Tyre Sampson […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/15/23

Scoreboard roundup — 3/15/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox at San Francisco (Canceled) Cleveland at San Diego (Canceled) Toronto 7, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 9, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 9, NY Yankees 8 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle at Oakland (Canceled) Boston […]

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Asian Americans to rally nationwide on the 2-year anniversary of Atlanta shooting

Asian Americans to rally nationwide on the 2-year anniversary of Atlanta shooting

Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Two years after the death of eight people at three Atlanta-based Asian-owned or operated spas, Asian Americans are uniting in cities across the nation to demand action against racist hate, violence and to pay tribute to the lives lost. Co-organized by Stand […]

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New letter to President Biden includes new details about Shanquella Robinson’s death

New letter to President Biden includes new details about Shanquella Robinson’s death

ABC News (WASHINGTON) — While the investigation of Shanquella Robinson still has no conclusion, a letter sent from her family’s attorneys to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken describes new details leading up to the death of Robinson, including a statement from a villa concierge to the Baja California […]

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7 guests injured after tree branch fell on them at San Antonio Zoo

7 guests injured after tree branch fell on them at San Antonio Zoo

Google Maps Street View (SAN ANTONIO) — Seven people were sent to the hospital after a tree branch fell on them at a zoo in Texas, according to the San Antonio Fire Department. The tree branch “unexpectedly” broke and fell on guests Monday afternoon at the San Antonio Zoo, the […]

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VA social worker sentenced for lying about military service, collecting benefits

VA social worker sentenced for lying about military service, collecting benefits

Tetra Images/Getty Images (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) — A Rhode Island woman who pleaded guilty to carrying out what prosecutors said was a massive fraud — pretending to be a Purple Heart recipient and Bronze Star-decorated U.S Marine — was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison Tuesday. Sarah Cavanaugh told […]

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Washington state bill would provide safeguards against ‘deepfake’ political ads

Washington state bill would provide safeguards against ‘deepfake’ political ads

David Ryder/Getty Images (OLYMPIA, Wash.) — Washington state legislators are looking to get ahead of some technological tools used for political misinformation before they say they further disrupt the public trust in government. The state Senate passed a bill last month that would provide political candidates with legal safeguards in civil […]

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