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BIG ‘CAP BOUND:  HRONIS RACING’S RECENT STAKES WINNER ACCELERATE WORKS A SHARP SIX FURLONGS AFTER SUNDAY’S FIRST RACE IN 1:13.68 AS HE PREPARES FOR THE GRADE I SANTA ANITA HANDICAP NEXT SATURDAY.  TRAINED BY JOHN SADLER, ACCELERATE, A 5-YEAR-OLD SON OF LOOKIN AT LUCKY, HAS BEEN ASSIGNED SECOND HIGH WEIGHT OF 123 POUNDS FOR THE […]

With the Mid-American Conference men’s basketball tournament starting in Cleveland this week, we decided to eavesdrop on two buddies debating Toledo hoops at Rocky’s Saloon ...

WASHINGTON – British Prime Minister Theresa May told President Trump during a phone call Sunday that she has “deep concern” about his plan to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Downing Street released a readout of the call between the two leaders, but the White House has yet to provide its version of the...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The slim Democratic majority in the Connecticut House of Representatives is growing. Phil Young will be sworn in Monday as the first Democrat in 44 years to represent the 120th Assembly District, which includes most of Stratford. He will fill the seat left vacant by Republican Laura Hoydick, who became Stratford's mayor in January. Connecticut Democrats are calling Young's win historic and a rejection of Republican President Donald Trump and state Republicans. The state GOP... Читать дальше...

DETROIT (AP) — Service has been restored to more than 103,700 DTE Energy customers in southeastern Michigan who lost power during the most recent snow storm. The Detroit-based utility says the remaining 1,300 customers should have their electricity back on by late Sunday night. The remaining outages are scattered throughout Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. Rain and heavy, wet snow fell Thursday and wrapped up early Friday, leaving behind icy conditions. Numerous crashes were reported on Detroit-area roadways. Читать дальше...

It was six years ago when Jennifer Lawrence transformed from the indie darling from “Winter’s Bone” to the next big thing in Hollywood with “The Hunger Games,” where her performance as Katniss Everdeen earned her a reputation as a bankable star. But that reputation is now being thrown into question after the disappointing start of her latest film, “Red Sparrow,” which has only made $17 million in its domestic opening weekend against a $69 million budget. Outside of the “Hunger Games” films and the rebooted “X-Men” series... Читать дальше...

DURBAN – Quinton de Kock and David Warner were involved in a heated confrontation at tea on the fourth day of the first Test between South Africa and Australia at Kingsmead.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas legislative committee is preparing to vote on a bill designed to ensure that fugitives and domestic abusers who illegally have guns are prosecuted. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee is scheduled to take up the bill Monday. The measure passed the House last month. The bill would make it illegal under state law for fugitives or people who've been convicted of domestic violence within the past five years to possess a gun. The ban also would apply to immigrants... Читать дальше...

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You have been taught to think in such a way that you will be unable to find the truth. The fruitful and effective type of hypothesizing developed by Plato and the Renaissance, has been largely replaced with the notion that, ultimately, knowledge comes from the senses. Did you ever see a "justice"? Did you ever smell "equality" or hear "beauty" itself? Did you ever taste a "gravitation"? Today... Читать дальше...

Officials in Grady County say one person is dead and a second has been critically injured after being stabbed inside a residence.

NEW YORK — Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency in four New York counties dealing with widespread power outages in the aftermath of this week’s massive storm on Sunday afternoon. Members of the New York National Guard are being sent to Dutchess, Putnam, Sullivan and Westchester Counties, where about136,500 people are without power. “This is an all-hands-on-deck situation and the people of the Hudson Valley should know that New York State is doing everything we can to restore power... Читать дальше...

HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii's agency that oversees the welfare of abused and neglected children throughout the state failed to make some necessary improvements in its operations, according to a federal review. The federal government recently completed its third major evaluation of Hawaii's Child Welfare Services agency since 2003. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 2017 analysis, the state's Child Welfare Services agency was not in "substantial conformity" with any of the seven categories it evaluated... Читать дальше...

TX Austin/San Antonio TX Zone Forecast for Sunday, March 4, 2018 _____ 677 FPUS54 KEWX 042049 ZFPEWX Zone Forecast Product for South Central Texas National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX 249 PM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 TXZ192-051000- Travis- Including the city of Austin 249 PM CST Sun Mar 4 2018 .TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning... Читать дальше...

Members of Germany's Social Democratic Party have voted in favor of joining a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative bloc.

Authorities have identified the man who shot himself to death in front of the White House as a 26-year-old Alabama man. Cameron Ross Burgess, of Maylene, Ala., approached the White House shortly before noon Saturday and fired several rounds from a handgun, the DC Police Department said on Sunday. None of the shots appeared to...

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The Barcelona midfielder was forced off with a hamstring injury against Atletico Madrid and is a doubt for the upcoming Champions League fixture

Richard Grenell, President Trump’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to Germany, dropped a truth bomb after Ben Rhodes slammed the Trump White House’s foreign policy.  Grenell showed Rhodes who’s boss after he praised Colin Kahl’s thread warning against Trump’s ‘militarization of US policy.’ Kahl was the former National Security Advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. <THREAD> People […]

US President Donald Trump appears intent on moving forward next week on US steel and aluminum tariffs with no exemptions for allies, the US commerce secretary said Sunday, downplaying the threat of retaliation as "pretty trivial."

Sutherland, who plays J. Paul Getty in FX's 'Trust,' says Plummer, an Oscar nominee in 'All the Money in the World,' gave him an early career boost.

Jimmy Kimmel hosts his second Oscars ceremony; will there be a repeat after Warren Beatty named the wrong film as best picture in 2017?