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Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II gets 14 years for rapes
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow II was sentenced Wednesday to 14 years in prison for multiple rapes and other sexual offences against five women in Southern California, including one who ...
Mar 03, 2021
Lawmakers can't cite local examples of trans girls in sports
Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls' sports teams in public high schools. Yet in almost every case, sponsors can...
Mar 03, 2021
Coach/GM Stephen Hart signs contract extension with CPL's HFX Wanderers FC
HALIFAX - Head coach/GM Stephen Hart has signed a three-year contract extension with the Canadian Premier League's HFX Wanderers FC.Hart, 60, is entering his third season with the franchise. The forme...
Mar 03, 2021
Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy
NEW YORK - More than one-third of U.S. nonprofits are in jeopardy of closing within two years because of the financial harm inflicted by the viral pandemic, according to a study being released Wednesd...
Mar 03, 2021
Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff
LONDON - Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide had made a bullying allegation against the Duchess of Sussex. The Times of Lon...
Mar 03, 2021
Man accused of QAnon vandalism at 'America's Stonehenge'
SALEM, N.H. - Police have made an arrest following a 15-month-long investigation into vandalism at a group of rock configurations in New Hampshire called "America's Stonehenge." Mark Russo, 51, of Swe...
Mar 03, 2021
Swedish police: Man injures at least 8 before being arrested
STOCKHOLM - Swedish police said a man assaulted at least eight people in a southern Sweden town Wednesday, and that the case was being investigated as "attempted murder." Police said a man in his 20s ...
Mar 03, 2021
Yankees manager Aaron Boone taking leave to get pacemaker
NEW YORK - Yankees manager Aaron Boone is taking a leave of absence from the team to get a pacemaker and intends to return to work in a few days. New York said the procedure was likely to be performed...
Mar 03, 2021
Public Health Agency of Canada budgets $5B for COVID-19 vaccines, treatments
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada expects to spend up to $5 billion on vaccines and other COVID-19 treatments. Procurement Minister Anita Anand previously said vaccines alone would cost at l...
Mar 03, 2021
States rapidly expanding vaccine access as supplies surge
Buoyed by a surge in vaccine shipments, states and cities are rapidly expanding eligibility for COVID-19 shots to teachers, 55-and-over Americans and other groups as the U.S. races to beat back the vi...
Mar 03, 2021
