It’s no state secret that the UConn men’s basketball team is the favorite to win the 2024 national championship, and the Huskies are popular pick with presidents, too. Former President Barack Obama chose Connecticut to win it all, going with Dan Hurley’s squad over Kentucky in the national title game. He also has top-seeded Purdue…
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You have probably heard it before: Vasectomies spike during March Madness, because what better time for a basketball fan to chill on the couch with an ice pack. Is this actually true, though? The Herald reached out to Boston-area urologists, with one doctor reporting that he has performed “a lot” of vasectomy procedures this week…
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By Shannon Bradley | NerdWallet Car incentives nearly vanished during the past several years, thanks to pandemic-driven supply chain issues for auto manufacturers. As vehicle inventories dwindled and consumer demand outweighed supply, automakers had no reason to offer incentives like rebates or low-rate financing. The good news is that auto incentives, while still below prepandemic…
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Joao Lima | (TNS) Bloomberg News Portugal’s center-right leader Luis Montenegro was named prime minister after his coalition’s narrow election win this month, presenting him with the challenge of trying to govern with a minority administration. Montenegro has a chance to strengthen his position by forging a deal bringing in far-right party Chega, but he’s…
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By Taryn Phaneuf | NerdWallet Both major national lottery jackpots continued their march upward after drawings Monday and Tuesday, with Mega Millions inching tantalizingly close to an estimated $1 billion top prize. Only five previous Mega Millions jackpots have hit that mark. The Powerball jackpot rolled over again on Monday night and now stands at…
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A Louisville company is studying whether cells taken from patients’ fat could reduce knee pain and improve motion in people with arthritis. GID BIO is conducting a phase 3 trial of a process that extracts fat from the patient, uses a chemical reaction to isolate cells believed to have regenerative properties and injects them into…
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By Kate Ashford | NerdWallet A 2023 report from investment firm Vanguard estimates that about a quarter of Americans age 60 and over could move to a cheaper housing market and use the equity in their homes to upsize their retirement savings — making retirement more secure and enjoyable. Those with home prices near the…
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When it started last fall, Los Angeles County’s experiment with “zero bail” immediately led to fury and concern: With the Superior Court launching an effort to shift away from its traditional money bail system, some in local law enforcement, as well as elected leaders from around the region, said the plan had gone too far.…
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ALL-ORANGE COUNTY BOYS SOCCER TEAM 2023-24 Mater Dei’s Michael Cherico is the Orange County boys soccer player of the year, on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG) PLAYER OF THE YEAR Michael Cherico, Mater Dei, Senior Mater Dei senior Michael Cherico is unusually tall for a soccer player at 6-foot-5.…
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By Lori Weisberg | San Diego Union-Tribune Just in time for late spring and summer travel, low-cost carrier Breeze Airways is making its debut at the San Diego airport next month with the first of five new nonstop flights to major cities in North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Leading the slate of new…
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