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Republicans test history in vote against pandemic relief
NEW YORK — With the nation’s financial system on the brink of collapse, all but three Republicans voted against the massive stimulus package designed to protect millions of Americans from financial ruin. It was early 2009, just weeks after Joe Biden was sworn in as vice president, and the vote...
Warren Buffett again encourages investors to bet on America
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett encouraged investors to maintain their faith in America’s economy and the businesses his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate owns in a reassuring letter to his shareholders Saturday. Buffett hardly even addressed the coronavirus that ravaged many businesses last year, instead focusing on the long-term prospects for...
Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely after theft, shooting
LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded their walker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said. A woman brought the dogs to the LAPD’s Olympic Community Police Station, just northwest of downtown, around 6 p.m, said Capt. Jonathan Tippet,...
House passes Biden’s $1.9-trillion covid-19 relief bill
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill in a win for President Joe Biden, even as top Democrats tried assuring agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage. The new president’s vision for flushing cash to individuals, businesses, states and cities...
MLS says Penguins co-owner Ron Burkle backs out of Sacramento expansion bid
NEW YORK — Major League Soccer says Ron Burkle has backed out of plans for an expansion team in Sacramento that was scheduled to start play in 2023. The league said in a statement Friday night that Burkle’s decision was “based on issues with the project related to covid-19.” MLS...
Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera hopes to reach 500 HRs, 3,000 hits this yearVideo
DETROIT — These last few seasons have been difficult for Miguel Cabrera. Now, the Detroit Tigers slugger has a chance to remind baseball fans just how much he has accomplished. Specifically, Cabrera has an opportunity to reach two major milestones in 2021. He is 13 home runs shy of 500...
Penn State men lose at home vs. Purdue
UNIVERSITY PARK — Sasha Stefanovic scored 16 points, Jaden Ivey added 14 points and Purdue cruised to a 73-52 win over Penn State on Friday night. Myreon Jones had 11 points, and Jamari Wheeler had nine points, six rebounds and six assists for the Nittany Lions (8-13, 5-12 Big Ten)....
Nevada governor proposes giving tech firms power to govern
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Nevada’s governor on Friday unveiled a proposal that would allow technology companies to establish jurisdictions with powers similar to those of county governments, arguing the state needed to be bold to diversify its economy and pushing back against those who have likened the idea to company...
LA firefighters rely on ax, luck to free Tiger Woods from crash
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, Calif. — With short, sure strokes of a flathead ax, firefighter Cole Gomoll methodically chopped along the edge of the SUV’s broken windshield as golf icon Tiger Woods — tangled up in his seatbelt and covered in a sheet to avoid shards of glass — waited in...
Fire visible across Los Angeles burns commercial yard, buses
COMPTON, Calif. — A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned stacks of pallets in a commercial yard and buses parked in a neighboring lot Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and created a massive column of smoke that rose high into the sky and spread widely across...
Official: 3 dead in small plane crash in northeast Georgia
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A single-engine plane bound for Florida crashed after takeoff Friday evening from an airport in northeast Georgia, killing the three people aboard, authorities said. The Cessna 182 crashed around 6:50 p.m. approximately two miles northeast of the Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport in Gainesville, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman...
In latest attack on Asians, woman dragged by car in robbery
OAKLAND, Calif. — A woman was dragged by a car in Oakland’s Asian business district during a robbery that her husband says left her bruised and shaken, marking the latest in a series of attacks against people of Asian descent in the San Francisco Bay Area and in other parts...
Elijah Millsap expresses concerns about probe into Jazz allegation
MIAMI — Former Utah forward Elijah Millsap said Friday that he has not heard from any investigators regarding his allegation that Jazz executive Dennis Lindsey made a bigoted comment to him during an end-of-season meeting in 2015. Millsap also expressed doubt that a fair investigation could take place regarding his...
Late string of birdies gives Brooks Koepka lead at Concession
BRADENTON, Fla. — Brooks Koepka hit one his worst tee shots of the day that barely cleared the water on the 15th hole. That turned out to be the start of three straight birdies that led to a 6-under-par 66 and a one-shot lead Friday in the Workday Championship. In...
Brewers’ Christian Yelich eager for fresh start after 2020 strugglesVideo
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich never has believed the results of one season have any carryover effect into the next year. He didn’t think that when he was coming off an MVP season in 2018 or a second straight batting title in ’19. Nor does he feel that way now...
NCAA lifts Georgia Tech hoop scholarship, recruiting sanctions
ATLANTA — The NCAA overturned scholarship and recruiting limitations placed on the Georgia Tech men’s basketball program in 2019. The decision from the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee announced Friday overturned the reduction of one scholarship per year for four years. It also restores Georgia Tech’s freedom to schedule...
Column: Names of Black athletes need to adorn stadiums
As Black History Month comes to a close, there have been myriad tributes to the accomplishments of African Americans in sports arenas across the land. That’s not nearly enough. Not after the racial awakening this country went through last summer. Not when major college athletic facilities still are named almost...
Tennessee: Vaccines stolen, given to children in 1 county
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s top health officials revealed Friday that the state has requested federal law enforcement investigate alleged theft of coronavirus vaccine doses in the state’s most populous county. They also announced that a volunteer in Shelby County improperly vaccinated two children despite the shot not being cleared for...
U.S. advisers endorse single-shot covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson
WASHINGTON — U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose covid-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to quickly follow the recommendation and make J&J’s shot the third vaccine...
Football schools? Ohio State, Alabama thriving in hoops, tooVideo
Ohio State and Alabama competing for a national championship is hardly an unusual occurrence for either school. It just tends to happen in football. Six weeks after the Crimson Tide’s national championship game win over the Buckeyes, both schools are among the nation’s best basketball teams. No. 4 Ohio State...
JGR youngsters shine, validate Toyota’s development programVideo
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two races into his return to Joe Gibbs Racing, Christopher Bell already has a Cup Series victory and, more importantly, some of his confidence back. Bell plodded through a rocky rookie season last year while on loan to another team. JGR didn’t have an open Cup car...
FAA seeks $27,500 from passenger it says hit air attendant
Federal officials are seeking a $27,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger who allegedly struck a flight attendant who asked the passenger and a companion to leave the plane after a dispute over wearing a face mask. The confrontation on board a Delta Air Lines flight departing from Miami International...
NYC steakhouse stunt: A wax Don Draper hanging at the bar
It’s a promotion that could be straight out of the “Mad Men” Don Draper playbook. Brooklyn’s famed Peter Luger Steak House has teamed with Madame Tussauds to have celebrity wax figures mingle with patrons, promoting the easing of coronavirus pandemic restrictions on indoor dining in New York City. A wax...
U.S. implicates Saudi crown prince in Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince likely approved the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, according to a newly declassified U.S. intelligence report released Friday. The finding could escalate pressure on the Biden administration to hold the kingdom accountable for a murder that drew...
A bumpy day for stocks leaves indexes mixed; yields ease
Stocks ended a bumpy Friday mostly lower on Wall Street. Technology stocks recovered slightly following several days of heavy selling, but the Nasdaq still posted its biggest weekly loss since October. On Friday the S&P 500 gave back 0.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.5%. Treasury yields fell...
