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Power outages, piles of snow vexing parts of Northeast in snowstorm aftermath
SUMMARY: Power failures and waist-high canyons of snow bedeviled parts of the Northeast in the aftermath of a massive storm that dumped piles on streets and sidewalks from Maryland Maine, even as fresh snowfall coated the region. Across the Northeast, the fallout from the storm persisted: In Rhode Island, where 3 feet (0.9 meters) of snow surpassed the record set in the Blizzard of 1978, people confronted a third straight day stuck at home as residential streets remained unplowed, trash pickup got postponed in some places and some schools went virtual. In Massachusetts, particularly in Cape Cod where nearly 145,000 were without power, utility crews worked 18-hour shifts to restore electricity.
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Court throws out judgment blaming Montana asbestos deaths on BNSF railroad
SUMMARY: A federal appeals court has overturned a judge’s finding that BNSF Railway contributed to the deaths of two people in a Montana mining town where thousands have been sickened by asbestos exposure. A jury last year awarded $4 million each to the estates of the people who died in 2020. Attorneys for the plaintiffs blamed the railroad for allowing asbestos-contaminated mining material to accumulate in a rail yard in downtown Libby, Montana. BNSF argued it was required under law to accept the asbestos-tainted vermiculite for shipment from a nearby mining operation and had been told it was safe. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion Tuesday.
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Power outages, piles of snow vexing parts of Northeast in snowstorm aftermath
SUMMARY: Power failures and waist-high canyons of snow bedeviled parts of the Northeast in the aftermath of a massive storm that dumped piles on streets and sidewalks from Maryland Maine, even as fresh snowfall coated the region. Across the Northeast, the fallout from the storm persisted: In Rhode Island, where 3 feet (0.9 meters) of snow surpassed the record set in the Blizzard of 1978, people confronted a third straight day stuck at home as residential streets remained unplowed, trash pickup got postponed in some places and some schools went virtual. In Massachusetts, particularly in Cape Cod where nearly 145,000 were without power, utility crews worked 18-hour shifts to restore electricity.
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Supreme Court litigator convicted of tax evasion over income from high-stakes poker
SUMMARY: A prominent Supreme Court litigator who also published a popular blog about the nation’s highest court has been convicted of tax evasion and related charges stemming from his secretive lifestyle as an ultra-high-stakes poker player. A federal jury found SCOTUSblog co-founder Thomas Goldstein guilty of 12 of 16 counts on Wednesday after a six-week trial in Maryland. Goldstein was charged with failing to pay taxes on millions of dollars in gambling income. Prosecutors also accused him of diverting money from his law firm to pay gambling debts and falsely deducting gambling debts as business expenses. Goldstein argued more than 40 cases before the Supreme Court before retiring in 2023.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia asks US judge in Tennessee to dismiss his criminal case, saying it's vindictive
SUMMARY: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has arrived at a Tennessee federal courthouse where his attorneys are trying to prove criminal charges against him are vindictive and should be dismissed. The Salvadoran citizen was mistakenly deported last year in violation of a court order. Abrego Garcia was eventually returned to the U.S. only to face human smuggling charges. A federal judge determined some Trump administration officials made statements about Abrego Garcia that are cause for concern. At a Thursday hearing in Nashville, Abrego Garcia will try to prove the animus of those officials is what motivated the charges against him. Abrego Garcia immigrated to the U.S. illegally and has lived and worked in Maryland for years.
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Power outages, piles of snow vexing parts of Northeast in snowstorm aftermath
SUMMARY: Power failures and waist-high canyons of snow bedeviled parts of the Northeast in the aftermath of a massive storm that dumped piles on streets and sidewalks from Maryland Maine, even as fresh snowfall coated the region. Across the Northeast, the fallout from the storm persisted: In Rhode Island, where 3 feet (0.9 meters) of snow surpassed the record set in the Blizzard of 1978, people confronted a third straight day stuck at home as residential streets remained unplowed, trash pickup got postponed in some places and some schools went virtual. In Massachusetts, particularly in Cape Cod where nearly 145,000 were without power, utility crews worked 18-hour shifts to restore electricity.
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Power outages, piles of snow vexing parts of Northeast in snowstorm aftermath
SUMMARY: Power failures and waist-high canyons of snow bedeviled parts of the Northeast in the aftermath of a massive storm that dumped piles on streets and sidewalks from Maryland Maine, even as fresh snowfall coated the region. Across the Northeast, the fallout from the storm persisted: In Rhode Island, where 3 feet (0.9 meters) of snow surpassed the record set in the Blizzard of 1978, people confronted a third straight day stuck at home as residential streets remained unplowed, trash pickup got postponed in some places and some schools went virtual. In Massachusetts, particularly in Cape Cod where nearly 145,000 were without power, utility crews worked 18-hour shifts to restore electricity.
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A former Pennsylvania officer accused of child rape fatally shot in a gunfire exchange with police
SUMMARY: A former Pennsylvania police officer accused of child rape is dead after a shootout with police after officers recognized his car. Authorities say former Morton Police Officer Francis Collier was killed in an exchange of gunfire in the Philadelphia suburbs just before 4 a.m. Wednesday after police recognized his car and confronted him. Morton police say Collier was placed on leave and then resigned in December. A complaint by the attorney general's office charging him with child rape and related sexual assault offenses had been issued on Tuesday.
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NASCAR's 1st All-Star race in Northeast at Dover scraps Promoter's Caution, has $1 million prize
SUMMARY: NASCAR scrapped the “Promoter’s Caution” for this season’s All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway and will return to a three-segment, 350-lap competition. The May 17 event will mark the first time in the 42-year history of the All-Star race that it will be held in the Northeast. NASCAR moved the All-Star race from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Dover so that North Wilkesboro will be a points-paying Cup race. Dover lost its traditional Cup race for at least one season. There is again a $1 million prize for the race winner in the exhibition race.
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Vrabel calls for increased staffing at NFL replay center to help cut down on mistakes
SUMMARY: New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel called on the league to increase staffing at the replay command center to make sure that reviews from all games are treated equally in the future. Vrabel spoke at the NFL scouting combine Wednesday and was asked about comments earlier this week made by NFL executive Troy Vincent that there were a handful of mistakes made in replay last season in games played in the early Sunday afternoon window when as many as nine games were played at the same time.
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Oluchi Okananwa scores 25 points and No. 14 Maryland women topple Northwestern 79-57
SUMMARY: Oluchi Okananwa scored 25 points, surpassing 1,200 career points in the process, and No. 14 Maryland defeated Northwestern 79-57. Okananwa, one of four 1,000-point scorers on Maryland’s roster, now has 1,217 career points. The 17.4 points per game scorer has 51 points in the past two games. Northwestern was within eight points in the middle of the third quarter before Okananwa and Kyndal Walker each scored six points in a 12-2 run that gave the Terrapins a 63-45 lead heading to the final period. The lead reached 24 points four times in the fourth quarter. Maryland (23-6, 11-6 Big Ten) turned Northwestern’s 21 turnovers into 24 points. The Terps committed only six turnovers, leading to two points for Northwestern.
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Braden Frager scores 21 points to lead No. 12 Nebraska past Terrapins 74-61
SUMMARY: Braden Frager scored 21 points off the bench to lead four Nebraska players in double figures and the 12th-ranked Cornhuskers beat Maryland 74-61. The Huskers improved to 24-4 overall and 13-4 in the Big Ten. That matches their program record for conference wins and moves them into a tie for second place with Illinois. Pryce Sandfort made a couple big 3-pointers late and finished with 16 points. Andre Mills had 16 of his 19 points in the second half for Maryland and Elijah Saunders scored all 15 of his points on a career-high five 3s.
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Sandin and van Riemsdyk score rare goals and Capitals beat Flyers 3-1
SUMMARY: Defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk and Rasmus Sandin ended long goal droughts and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1, their fifth win in their last six games. The Capitals now have 42 goals from defensemen this season, the second most in the NHL behind Columbus. Aliaksei Protas scored an empty-netter for Washington with 26 seconds to play and Logan Thompson made 23 saves. Noah Cates scored for Philadelphia 29 seconds into the third period, his first goal in 19 games, and Dan Vladar made 26 stops as the Flyers lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.
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New York Yankees to retire CC Sabathia's No. 52 on Sept. 26
SUMMARY: CC Sabathia’s No. 52 will be retired on Sept. 26 by the New York Yankees, who will dedicate a plaque in honor of the Hall of Famer at Monument Park before that day’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Sabathia will be the 24th man to have his number retired by the Yankees, the first since Paul O’Neill was honored with the retirement of No. 21 in 2022. Twenty-three numbers have been retired, with No. 8 set aside for both Yogi Berra and Bill Dickey. Sabathia will join former teammates Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte with plaques in Monument Park, beyond Yankee Stadium’s center-field fence.
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U.S. Olympian Tage Thompson has goal and assist in Sabres' 2-1 win over Devils
SUMMARY: U.S. Olympian Tage Thompson scored his 31st goal of the season and added an assist to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Wednesday night in the NHL’s return to action. Thompson had three goals and an assist in six games in Milan for the champion United States. Peyton Krebs also had a goal and an assist, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 27 saves. The Sabres have won seven of 10 to improve to 33-19-6. Buffalo is looking to make the playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons. The Sabres entered Wednesday night in the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Olympic star Jack Hughes returns to NHL -- missing a few front teeth
SUMMARY: U.S. Olympic hero Jack Hughes was honored by the New Jersey Devils before their loss to Buffalo on Wednesday night as NHL play resumed following a three-week break. Buffalo won for the seventh time in 10 games, 2-1, on goals from fellow U.S. Olympian Tage Thompson and Peyton Krebs. The Devils showed video of Hughes’ overtime goal in the United States’ 2-1 victory over Canada on Sunday in the gold medal game in Milan. The 24-year-old center lost a few teeth in the third period of that game when he was high-sticked by Sam Bennett. Hughes assisted on Timo Meier’s goal late in the third. Hughes also had a turnover that led to the second Buffalo goal.
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Jets agree to trade Jermaine Johnson to the Titans for T'Vondre Sweat, AP source says
SUMMARY: A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the New York Jets have agreed to trade pass rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade cannot become official until the NFL’s new league year starts on March 11. ESPN and NFL Network first reported the deal Thursday. Johnson joins Titans coach Robert Saleh again. Saleh was the Jets coach when New York drafted Johnson in 2022. Tennessee drafted Sweat in the second round in 2024.
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Jets agree to trade Jermaine Johnson to the Titans for T'Vondre Sweat, AP source says
SUMMARY: A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that the New York Jets have agreed to trade pass rusher Jermaine Johnson to the Tennessee Titans for defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade cannot become official until the NFL’s new league year starts on March 11. ESPN and NFL Network first reported the deal Thursday. Johnson joins Titans coach Robert Saleh again. Saleh was the Jets coach when New York drafted Johnson in 2022. Tennessee drafted Sweat in the second round in 2024.
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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby placed on injured reserve after getting hurt at the Olympics
SUMMARY: The Pittsburgh Penguins will have to begin their playoff push without Sidney Crosby. The team has placed their longtime captain on injured reserve with a lower-body injury he sustained at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics. Crosby is expected to miss around four weeks. The 38-year-old Crosby leads the Penguins in points, goals and assists. Pittsburgh begins the post-Olympic break at home against New Jersey. The Penguins are trying to return to the playoffs following a three-year absence.
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Paul Skenes loses 4 strikes to ABS challenges in Cy Young winner's spring debut before WBC
SUMMARY: National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to ABS challenges in his first spring training start. Skenes struck out four and walked four over 2 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh on Wednesday against Atlanta. The Braves were 4 for 4 on challenges to get called strikes by Chris Segal. overturned to balls. The 53-pitch outing is expected to be the only one for Skenes before joining the U.S. for the World Baseball Classic. The right-hander threw 27 pitches for strikes, along with four other pitches initially called strikes that Braves hitters challenged through the automated ball-strike system.
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Derek Simpson scores 23 points and Saint Joseph's secures 81-63 victory over George Mason
SUMMARY: Led by Derek Simpson's 23 points, the Saint Joseph's Hawks defeated the George Mason Patriots 81-63. Jaiden Glover scored 21 points for Saint Joseph's and Riley Allenspach scored 23 points for George Mason. The Hawks are now 18-10 overall and 10-5 in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Patriots dropped to 21-7 and 9-6 in the conference.
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Butler's 15 help Lafayette defeat Colgate 70-69
SUMMARY: Led by Mark Butler's 15 points, the Lafayette Leopards defeated the Colgate Raiders 70-69. The Leopards improved to 10-20 with the win and the Raiders fell to 17-13.
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Villanova wins 82-73 against Butler
SUMMARY: Led by Acaden Lewis' 20 points, the Villanova Wildcats defeated the Butler Bulldogs 82-73 on Wednesday. The Wildcats improved to 22-6 with the win and the Bulldogs fell to 15-14.
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Okorie scores 34 points as Stanford holds on to beat Pittsburgh 75-67
SUMMARY: Ebuka Okorie scored 34 points, his sixth 30-point game of the season, and Stanford rallied in the second half to defeat Pittsburgh 75-67 on Wednesday.
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Lehigh defeats American 78-73
SUMMARY: Led by Hank Alvey's 24 points, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks defeated the American Eagles 78-73 on Wednesday. The Mountain Hawks improved to 14-16 with the victory and the Eagles fell to 16-14.
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Robert Morris defeats Detroit Mercy 73-62
SUMMARY: Led by Ryan Prather Jr.'s 29 points, the Robert Morris Colonials defeated the Detroit Mercy Titans 73-62. The Colonials are now 20-10 on the season, while the Titans fell to 14-14.
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Sandin and van Riemsdyk score rare goals and Capitals beat Flyers 3-1
SUMMARY: Defensemen Trevor van Riemsdyk and Rasmus Sandin ended long goal droughts and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1, their fifth win in their last six games. The Capitals now have 42 goals from defensemen this season, the second most in the NHL behind Columbus. Aliaksei Protas scored an empty-netter for Washington with 26 seconds to play and Logan Thompson made 23 saves. Noah Cates scored for Philadelphia 29 seconds into the third period, his first goal in 19 games, and Dan Vladar made 26 stops as the Flyers lost for the sixth time in their last seven games.
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