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Oh so Sweet: Shannon, Illinois hold off Iowa State to advance to Elite EightMar 28, 2024 11:58 pm - Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 29 points and Illinois reached the Elite Eight for the first time since 2005, beating Iowa State 72-69 in an East Region semifinal on Thursday night.
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As women's hoops grows, scrutiny increases on NCAA hosts to manage hotel offerings, travel timesMar 28, 2024 5:43 pm - Eastern Washington savored the thrill of claiming a Big Sky Conference Tournament title that secured its second trip to the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Yet, with ...
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Facebook News tab will soon be unavailable as Meta scales back news and political contentMar 28, 2024 4:30 pm - Meta will be sunsetting Facebook News in early April for users in the U.S. and Australia as the platform further de-emphasizes news and politics. The feature was shut dow...
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Q&A: James Taylor on his 2024 U.S. tour, the possibility of new music and his legacyMar 28, 2024 12:33 pm - Not long after his 76th birthday, James Taylor & His All-Star Band will take their show on the road in the U.S., hitting 24 cities for 31 shows in five months, including two shows June 8-9 at Ravinia Festival in Highland Park.
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Suspect charged with murder, attempted murder in deadly Rockford rampageMar 28, 2024 12:05 pm - A 22-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder in a frenzied stabbing and beating rampage that left four people dead in a matter of minutes in...
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Fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prisonMar 28, 2024 11:16 am - NEW YORK — Crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison for a massive fraud that unraveled with the collapse of FTX, once one of the...
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To feed a crowd for Easter brunch, bake your eggs. Two chefs offer their recipesMar 28, 2024 10:34 am - Cooking breakfast for a crowd is no fun when you have to stress over how people like their eggs. So this year for Easter brunch, bake your eggs instead. Try a sheet-pan version of shakshuka or the Midwestern staple strata.
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Doctors visiting a Gaza hospital are stunned by the war’s toll on Palestinian childrenMar 28, 2024 9:13 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst. But the gruesome impact Israel’s war against Hamas ...
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U.S. changes how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity. It’s the first revision in 27 yearsMar 28, 2024 9:00 am - ORLANDO, Fla. — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe ...
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Kamala Harris says US agencies must show their AI tools aren't harming people’s safety or rightsMar 28, 2024 8:55 am - U.S. federal agencies must show that their artificial intelligence tools aren't harming the public, or stop using them, under new rules unveiled by the White House on Thu...