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Former UConn star, Bristol native Donovan Clingan has career night with 8 blocks vs. Timberwolves
Alex Karaban credited Donovan Clingan, his ex-roommate, for Karaban’s 7-block performance in UConn’s season opener against Sacred Heart last week. “He called me the next morning and was like, ‘I didn’t leave school for you to break my shot-blocking record,’ and I’m like, ‘Bro, don’t worry, you still have it,’” Karaban said last week, noting…
The Leonid meteor shower peaks as the supermoon wanes
By CHRISTINA LARSON WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a treat to see a supermoon. But that bright glowing orb will still be almost full when the Leonid meteor shower peaks this weekend, likely obscuring all but the brightest meteors in most locations. The Leonids are known for their high-speed meteors, which can travel at up to…
Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
CHICAGO (AP) — The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax. “The dissolution of Alex Jones’ assets and the death…
Man wanted by deputies for cashing fake checks worth thousands of dollars from U.S. Treasury
PONCHATOULA — A man is wanted for cashing fake checks worth thousands of dollars from the U.S. Treasury by deputies. In April, Jerome Robinson, 34, is accused of going to multiple branches of The First Bank to deposit and then cash out the fake checks. The first instance of check fraud resulted in a check…
Power restored in Juban Crossing area after early-morning outage
DENHAM SPRINGS – Power is restored after an outage early this morning in the area around Juban Crossing. At around 6 a.m., 1,500 customers were out of power under Entergy in the area around Juban Crossing. Power was restored shortly before 7 a.m.. WBRZ has reached out to Entergy for more information on what caused…
8 of 13 BOPA board members resign after cancellation of contract with city
At least eight of the 13 interim board members of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts stepped down the week after city officials voted to terminate the quasi-governmental organization’s 22-year contract, BOPA confirmed Wednesday. Interim Chair Andrew Chaveas, Interim Vice Chair Lady Brion, Interim Treasurer Angela Wells-Sims and interim board members Lu Zhang,…
Ford agrees to pay up to $165 million penalty to US government for moving too slowly on recall
By TOM KRISHER, Associated Press Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. will pay a penalty of up to $165 million to the U.S. government for moving too slowly on a recall and failing to give accurate recall information. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in a statement Thursday that the civil penalty…
Hate the vote, not the voter | READER COMMENTARY
Across the political spectrum, election results are causing many to experience negative emotions (with sore losers and sore winners). Individual voters make a decision and the results are added up. That’s how our democracy is supposed to work. Unfortunately, there are too many people who actually hate the person who votes contrary to their own…
New York Doesn’t Have Enough Housing. Why Is It So Expensive to Build?
The scarcity of apartments makes it easy for landlords to raise rents, but building new developments comes with high costs and regulatory hurdles. Press Release Distribution Service
Man Convicted in 1989 Murder of Yusuf Hawkins to Present New Evidence
The death of Yusuf Hawkins in Brooklyn set off months of protests. Joseph Fama, who prosecutors say shot the 16-year-old in a melee, will get a chance to prove his innocence. Press Release Distribution Service
