By LORNE COOK BRUSSELS (AP) — With the threat of wider conflict hanging over Europe, NATO opted for stability on Thursday by extending Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s term in office for an extra year to help steer the 30-nation military alliance through the security crisis sparked by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Stoltenberg tweeted Thursday that he…
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He was the real, live version of Forrest Gump — complete with the White House visit. Or, if you would, you can compare Steve DiTolla to Leonard Zelig, Woody Allen’s fictional character who seemed to be everywhere the action was. But that doesn’t exactly fit either, because the definition of a “Zelig” is “an ordinary,…
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and AAMER MADHANI BRUSSELS (AP) — World leaders heard impassioned pleas Thursday from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for more military aid to defend his country and the United States announced new sanctions and humanitarian aid as officials gathered for a trio of summits to discuss next steps in countering Russia’s…
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By TALI ARBEL Stephen Wilhite, the inventor of the internet-popular short-video format, the GIF, has died. He was 74. His wife, Kathaleen, said Thursday in a phone interview that he died of COVID on March 14. Wilhite, who lived in Milford, Ohio, won a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2013 for inventing the GIF, which…
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Not one position was missed, not one box went unchecked. Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got the fastest receiver in league in Tyreek Hill and the best left tackle on the market in Terron Armstead. He got two running backs, a fullback, another talented receiver and offensive lineman and two re-signed tight ends – all…
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Kyle Lowry did not attempt to sugarcoat, not that it would have been possible in the wake of social media seemingly chronicling every twist and turn of the truly bizarre scene on the Miami Heat bench in the third quarter of Wednesday night’s 118-104 loss to the Golden State Warriors at FTX Arena. “It was…
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Steam train engineer Mark Gonzales thinks about Walt Disney all the time when he’s aboard the Disneyland Railroad and how the Anaheim theme park might not exist today if not for its founder’s life-long locomotive love affair. “I love the history of this place,” said Gonzales, standing on the Disneyland Railroad station platform looking out…
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The Jets are using one of their official pre-draft visits on Arkansas wide receiver Treylon Burks, a source told the Daily News. The news of Gang Green doing their due diligence on Burks comes a day after the Jets struck out in the Tyreek Hill sweepstakes when the former Chiefs star chose instead to sign…
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At the start of the city’s March 14 council meeting, Cypress City Attorney Fred Galante made a surprise announcement. Moments before, in closed session, council members voted 4-1 to ignore a legal demand that the town transition away from at-large elections. Rather than divide into political districts to avoid an expensive lawsuit – a move…
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Q: Jimmy Butler’s shelf life with all his past teams has been about three years. This dust-up Wednesday night only goes to show you. When can we start the Jimmy Butler-for-Bradley Beal trade talks? — Greg, Jacksonville. A: Really, that’s where we’re going after a single animated moment amid a rough patch for the Heat?…
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