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Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appeal

Virginia voters will get to cast ballots on a congressional redistricting plan benefiting Democrats while a court battle plays out over the legality of the effort.

The Virginia Supreme Court said Friday that a statewide referendum can be held April 21 on whether to authorize mid-decade redistricting, and the court will decide sometime later whether the plan is legal.

Democrats celebrated the green light for the election. But the court's schedule raises the possibility that it could all be for naught, if the Supreme Court ultimately upholds a lower court ruling that the... Read More

Surprise! US Women's Curling team beats Canada for first time at the Olympics ... without knowing it

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The U.S. women's curling team was surprised to learn from AP reporters that their defeat of Canada on Friday marked an Olympic first.

“If that's true," caveated Minneapolis native Taylor Anderson-Heide, "I think we just played a really good game. They're No. 1 in the world.”

Tara Peterson, from Shoreview, Minnesota, chimed in: “It just always feels really good to beat (Canada skip) Rachel Homan. So any team to beat them, that’s pretty impressive."

Peterson, like Anderson-Heide, couldn't help but add a qualifier to her... Read More

Heraskevych loses appeal, but already knew his chance of racing in Olympics is over

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych took his case to sport's highest court on Friday, detailing the reasons why he wanted to race at the Milan Cortina Olympics in a helmet that paid tribute to his country's war victims.

The arbitrator was moved by his story but ruled against him anyway, denying him his last chance for a win of any kind at this year's Olympics.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport denied Heraskevych's appeal of his disqualification from the men's skeleton race, agreeing with the International Olympic Committee... Read More

Trump says he's sending second aircraft carrier to the Mideast as he seeks Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he decided to move a second aircraft carrier into the Middle East as he presses Iran to make a deal over its nuclear program.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, is being sent from the Caribbean Sea to the Mideast to join other warships and military assets the U.S. has built up in the region. The planned deployment comes just days after Trump suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations didn’t materialize as one of Tehran's top security officials visited... Read More

Chris Paul, the 'Point God,' retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run

Chris Paul, the “Point God” who was a 12-time All-Star selection and two-time Olympic gold medalist, announced his retirement on Friday in the capper of a 21-season career that will surely merit induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Paul made the announcement on the first day of the NBA's All-Star weekend at the home of the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood, California. Paul spent his final season — an abbreviated one — with the Clippers, who sent him home in December and wound up trading him to Toronto earlier this month.

The Raptors knew Paul would never... Read More

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Virginia redistricting election will go forward while court considers appeal

Surprise! US Women's Curling team beats Canada for first time at the Olympics ... without knowing it

Heraskevych loses appeal, but already knew his chance of racing in Olympics is over

Trump says he's sending second aircraft carrier to the Mideast as he seeks Iran deal

Chris Paul, the 'Point God,' retires as All-Star weekend begins, ending a 21-season NBA run

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