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Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

WASHINGTON (AP) — From a surprising heatwave in California to blizzards burying parts of the Midwest and storms rolling into the East Coast, chaotic weather on Monday put more than half the nation’s population in the path of extreme conditions.

Airport delays and cancellations piled up in some of the nation’s largest airports, with more than 4,700 canceled across the U.S., and many schools closed early in the mid-Atlantic states, where high winds were in the forecast.

Torrential rains flooded homes and washed out roads in Hawaii while dry and windy conditions were... Read More

WNBA and players union have reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new CBA

NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA will have its first million dollar players after the league and its players’ union reached a deal in principle on a transformational new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning.

Specifics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new CBA. A term sheet should be done in the next day or two. It will then need to be ratified by the players and then approved by the league’s Board of Governors.

“I just want to say we have aligned on key elements of a new collective bargaining We... Read More

Afghanistan and Pakistan announce a temporary pause in fighting ahead of Muslim holiday

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan and Pakistan announced Wednesday a temporary pause in fighting ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr.

Both countries said Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar requested the pause in hostilities.

The announcement came two days after Afghan officials said an airstrike by Pakistan hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul and killed hundreds of people. Authorities in Kabul held a mass funeral for some of the victims of the strikes.

Pakistan has rejected Afghanistan’s accusation that it targeted the Omid Addiction... Read More

Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn't go that well

WASHINGTON (AP) — The artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency industries spent big and lost often in this week's Illinois primaries, an early setback for technology firms that are trying to reshape the midterm elections and establish themselves as power players in American politics.

The companies flooded the state's Democratic primaries with millions of dollars to promote candidates they believed would have a light touch when it came to regulating technologies that have begun to upend how people do their jobs and manage their finances.

Using super PACs that are... Read More

UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team

Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd helped UConn to an undefeated season heading into March Madness. The pair became the first teammates in six years to make The Associated Press All-America team.

It's the 10th time that teammates have made the first team, seven of those involving UConn players. The last pair to achieve the feat was Oregon's Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard in 2020.

Strong and Fudd were joined by Vanderbilt's Mikayla Blakes, UCLA's Lauren Betts and Texas' Madison Booker.

Strong was a unanimous choice from the 31-member national media panel that Blakes... Read More

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Winds, blizzards and triple-digit heat put over half of the US in the path of extreme weather

WNBA and players union have reached an agreement in principle on a transformational new CBA

Afghanistan and Pakistan announce a temporary pause in fighting ahead of Muslim holiday

Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn't go that well

UConn teammates Sarah Strong and Azzi Fudd headline AP All-America first team

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