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Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling to save a bipartisan spending deal and avert a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday as Democrats have demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country.Democrats struck a rare deal with President Donald Trump Thursday to separate funding for the Homeland Security Department from a broad government spending bill and fund it for two weeks while Congress debates curbs on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The deal came as irate Democrats had vowed to vote against the entire... Read More
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis.The order would primarily put pressure on Mexico, a government that has acted as an oil lifeline for Cuba and has constantly voiced solidarity for the U.S. adversary even as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to build a strong relationship with Trump.
Trump was asked by a reporter Thursday whether he was trying... Read More
Hornets edge Mavericks 123-121 to spoil Cooper Flagg's 49-point game
DALLAS (AP) — Kon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121 on Thursday night, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg's 49-point game.Flagg, who turned 19 in December, broke the NBA record for points in a game by a teen. Cliff Robinson set the previous record of 45 at age 19 for New Jersey in a game against Detroit on March 9, 1980.
Flagg set career highs with 20 field goals on 29 shots, and also had 10 rebounds.
Knueppel grabbed an errant pass by Flagg near... Read More
Detroit Opera orchestra to set George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic hits to classical music
DETROIT (AP) — “I was strung out on Bach, and Beethoven was my thing. I dug jazz, I dug rock, anything with a swing” — or so goes Funkadelic's 1978 groove “Cholly (Funk Getting Ready to Roll!).”Now Parliament-Funkadelic is going orchestral.
The Detroit Opera will showcase some of funk maestro George Clinton 's and P-Funk's greatest hits this weekend, performed by violins, cellos, horns and other instruments tuned more for arias or sonatas than for tunes like “Flash Light,” “(Not Just) Knee Deep” and “One Nation Under a Groove.”
Ray... Read More
What to know about the 2026 Grammys
NEW YORK (AP) — Sunday's Grammys mark a return to normalcy after the 2025 show was altered to focus on Los Angeles-area wildfire relief efforts.“I think we will see some history-making moments,” Recording Academy CEO and President Harvey Mason jr. told The Associated Press. “With artists being nominated in categories they haven't been previously nominated in, and a new crop of talent coming through the system this year — I think we're going to see some really exciting results.”
Here’s what you need to know about the 2026 Grammys, including how to stream... Read More
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- Hornets edge Mavericks 123-121 to spoil Cooper Flagg's 49-point game
- Hurricanes become 3rd NHL team to rally from 2 goals down in final 2 minutes to win in regulation
- Devils' Jack Hughes leaves game with injury 2 weeks before US opens play at the Olympics
- Patrick Kane passes Mike Modano for the most NHL points by a US-born player


