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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street edged lower before the market opened on Friday following declines in Europe as oil prices hovered above $100 per barrel. S&P 500 futures fell 0.7% and the Dow industrials slipped 0.6% as investors weighed an intensifying war in Ukraine, rising interest rates and surging COVID-19 cases in China and…
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By CEDAR ATTANASIO, JILL BLEED and ANITA SNOW HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — The investigation into this week’s fiery head-on crash in West Texas now focuses on the revelation that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van, killing nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach. The…
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By CARA ANNA LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces pressed their assault on Ukrainian cities Friday, with new missile strikes and shelling on the capital Kyiv and the outskirts of the western city of Lviv, as world leaders pushed for an investigation of the Kremlin’s repeated attacks on civilian targets, including schools, hospitals and residential…
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CORVALLIS, Ore. — Justina King had 20 points and Kianna Hamilton-Fisher had a career-high 17, but it wasn’t enough as the Long Beach State women’s basketball team lost to Oregon State, 70-59, in a first-round game of the WNIT on Thursday night at Gill Coliseum. LBSU (19-9) started fast, going 6 for 10 from 3-point…
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer INDIAN WELLS — Rafael Nadal defeated Nick Kyrgios, 7-6 (0), 5-7, 6-4, on Thursday to reach the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in a match featuring obscenities, underhand serves, a point penalty and smashed rackets. Nadal improved to 19-0 this year, the third-best start to a season since…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Carson Fox is back. The Los Alamitos sophomore who had his left leg amputated above the knee last year because of a rare cancer returned to high school competition Thursday by racing the 100 meters in a track meet against visiting Corona del…
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LOS ANGELES — The Kings finally earned a win against the San Jose Sharks and had positive injury news for a change as well, welcoming back veteran defenseman Alex Edler as part of a 3-0 victory on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings have earned points in six of their last eight games, including…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Santa Margarita girls soccer coach Eddie Huerta, who guided the Eagles to three playoff appearances in as many seasons and a Trinity League title, has “regretfully” resigned, he said Thursday. “It’s with a heavy heart that I regretfully resign,” he said in a…
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PORTLAND, Ore. — As UCLA was taking the floor for warmups on Thursday night, the crowd’s focus was toward the ceiling of the arena. All eyes were on the jumbotron broadcasting No. 2 seed Kentucky’s overtime loss to No. 15 Saint Peter’s halfway across the country. The 15,000 people on hand at the Moda Center…
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders are making a blockbuster move to keep up in the AFC West, acquiring All-Pro receiver Davante Adams from the Green Bay Packers. According to multiple media reports, the Raiders are sending the Packers their first-round pick (No. 22 overall) and second-round pick (No. 53)…
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