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Trump condemns Capitol riot; DeVos, US Capitol...

January 8, 2021

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President Donald Trump is conceding to President-elect Joe Biden and condemning the violent supporters who stormed the nation’s Capitol Wednesday. In a new video message, Trump said that now that Congress has certified the results, the “new administration will be inaugurated on Jan. 20” and his “focus now turns to ensuring a smooth orderly and seamless transition of power.” He also called what happened at the Capitol, a “heinous attack” that left him “outraged by the violence lawlessness and mayhem.”...

Nets, without Irving and Durant, beat NBA-leading...

January 8, 2021

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NEW YORK (AP) — Joe Harris scored a season-high 28 points and the Brooklyn Nets, playing without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, beat the NBA-leading Philadelphia 76ers 122-109 on Thursday night. Without their two superstars in uniform — blue uniforms, a throwback to 30 years ago in New Jersey — the Nets jumped out quickly and had a double-digit lead for much of the second half while winning their second straight, both without Durant. Caris LeVert had 22 points,...

Messi finds playmaking partner in 18-year-old Pedri

January 7, 2021

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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — When Lionel Messi links up with teenage teammate Pedro “Pedri” González, good things happen for Barcelona. Twice in just over three weeks, Pedri has given Messi reason to smile after setting him up with spectacular assists. The versatile midfielder deftly rolled his boot over the ball to push it behind him to leave Messi free to score in Wednesday’s 3-2 win at Athletic Bilbao and in a 3-0 win at Valladolid on Dec. 22. Talking...

Albert Roux, major influence on UK dining...

January 7, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

LONDON (AP) — Albert Roux, the French-born chef and restaurateur who along with his late brother Michel had a profound influence on British dining habits, has died at 85. Roux died Monday after being unwell for a while, his family said in a statement Wednesday. The family did not reveal the location or cause of death. In 1982, the brothers’ restaurant in London, Le Gavroche, became the first British restaurant to be awarded three Michelin stars, testament to its...

World leaders appalled by US rioting, urge...

January 7, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

TOKYO (AP) — Teargas and bullets in the U.S. Capitol building. Outrage, confusion and condemnation from leaders across the world. “What is happening is wrong,” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement. “Democracy — the right of people to exercise a vote, have their voice heard and then have that decision upheld peacefully — should never be undone by a mob.” The chaotic scenes from the storming of the building at the center of American democracy...

Europeans press Iran to back down on...

January 6, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Britain pressed Iran on Wednesday to reverse a decision to start enriching uranium to levels beyond the limits of a 2015 nuclear agreement, a move which they said “risks compromising” chances of diplomacy with the incoming U.S. administration. The foreign ministers of the three European nations said in a joint statement that the Iranian activity “has no credible civil justification.” They said the enrichment was a clear violation of the 2015 deal between...

Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration with Qatar...

January 5, 2021

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AL-ULA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Gulf Arab leaders signed a declaration Tuesday in Saudi Arabia to mark a new page in relations following the kingdom’s decision to end a 3 1/2-year embargo of Qatar, easing a rift that deeply divided regional U.S. security allies and frayed social ties across the interconnected Arabian Peninsula. The Saudi decision to open its airspace and borders to Qatar was the first major step toward ending the diplomatic crisis that began in 2017, just...

One Good Thing: Theft leads to community...

January 5, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two days before Thanksgiving, on the eve of a turkey giveaway for dozens of jobless residents in an impoverished Miami neighborhood, Sherina Jones got word that one of the free community refrigerators she’d been stocking was stolen. It could have been a holiday disaster. But it turned into a Christmas miracle. Jones had been helping to feed the poor in Miami for months. Early on in the coronavirus pandemic, she was forced to shut...

Browns end long playoff drought, survive late...

January 4, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

CLEVELAND (AP) — Squeezing the game ball in his left hand, Baker Mayfield looked at the giant scoreboard showing highlights of Cleveland’s glory days. In the stands, masked fans hugged, high-fived and took one last look at the final score — Cleveland 24, Pittsburgh 22 — just to make sure. The Browns, winless just three seasons ago and so bad for so long, are in the playoffs. The NFL’s longest postseason drought is over. “I am really just happy...

The Latest: US virus death toll hits...

January 3, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year’s. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. passed the threshold early Sunday morning. More than 20 million people in the country have been infected. The U.S. has begun using two coronavirus vaccines to protect health care workers and nursing home residents and staff but...

Maryland football gets commitment from five-star linebacker...

January 3, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

Maryland football signs five-star linebacker Terrence Lewis originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Crab cakes and five-star football recruits. That’s what Maryland does. Head coach Mike Locksley and the Terrapins program received exciting news Saturday afternoon, when Miami-area five-star linebacker Terrence Lewis announced his commitment to Maryland. Lewis is the 10th-ranked player in the entire country, and the third-highest ranked signee in program history, according to a statement released by the team. Lewis is a consensus five-star recruit...

Young rising star Garcia stops Campbell in...

January 3, 2021

| Entrepreneurship

DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Garcia says he had never been knocked down before when an early blow sent the rising star to the canvas in his biggest test yet against Luke Campbell. The 22-year-old Californian had an impressive response, staggering Campbell with a body blow to win a WBC lightweight title fight on a seventh-round knockout Saturday night. Garcia was in control when his left hand crushed Campbell’s right side and sent the English fighter to one knee at...

Fairfax County makes sweeping sentencing reforms

December 31, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

Fairfax County, Virginia, Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Descano announced major sentencing reforms Wednesday, with the goal of proposing statewide changes in the future. “The overall goal here is to build a more fair and just criminal justice system, while also having a system that actually keeps our community safe,” Descano said. County prosecutors will stop using mandatory minimum sentences in plea deals and charging people who commit minor offenses with felonies. The sentencing reforms are just the latest changes made...

DC revenues could return to normal by...

December 31, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

D.C. revenues could return to fiscal year 2019 levels by fiscal year 2022, as vaccines are deployed and the economy recovers. That’s according to updated revenue estimates released Wednesday by the District’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer. The new estimate is a revision to the September estimate for fiscal year 2021 to 2024. D.C.’s fiscal year begins in October and ends Sept. 30 the following year. “Estimated revenue is $461.8 million below budgeted revenue for the FY 2021...

Restoring longleaf pines, keystone of once vast...

December 30, 2020

| Entrepreneurship

DESOTO NATIONAL FOREST, Miss. (AP) — When European settlers came to North America, fire-dependent savannas anchored by lofty pines with footlong needles covered much of what became the southern United States. Yet by the 1990s, logging and clear-cutting for farms and development had all but eliminated longleaf pines and the grasslands beneath where hundreds of plant and animal species flourished. Now, thanks to a pair of modern day Johnny Appleseeds, landowners, government agencies and nonprofits are working in nine...

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