Новости за 22.02.2020

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers that was postponed following Kobe Bryant’s death has been rescheduled for April 9. The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 28, two days after Bryant’s death in a helicopter crash. The Lakers will play at home on three straight nights, with the […]

Re: “Bloomberg proves doubters wrong — now comes the hard part” [Feb. 19, Opinion]: I appreciated columnist Aaron Blake’s thoughtful review of Michael Bloomberg’s unconventional campaign thus far, in advance of March, the most significant month to come in terms of winning delegates. But I’d like to add another thought about Bloomberg’s well-funded television campaign: […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — As the Democratic presidential primary advances toward Super Tuesday, Joe Biden wants voters to choose a loyal Democrat. Preferably him, of course, but mostly just not Bernie Sanders or Mike Bloomberg. The former vice president, needing a boost after disappointing finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire, framed both primary rivals as […]

When the Summer Olympics begin in Tokyo in July, viewers will be able to watch every event either live or on demand. That wasn’t the case in 1980 when the United States stunned the Soviet Union during the Lake Placid Games. The Americans’ stunning 4-3 victory in the Miracle on Ice game — which was […]

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of fatally stabbing two people who prosecutors say tried to stop his racist tirade against two young black women on a Portland, Oregon, commuter train was convicted of murder Friday after an emotional trial that featured testimony from both women and the sole survivor of the attack nearly […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has decided to once again allow raw beef products to be imported into the United States from Brazil, a move that has angered some cattlemen and food safety groups who are voicing concerns about the quality of the meat. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s […]

If you’ve seen a Metro bus in Seattle in the last month, you’ve likely seen the ads that take average looking bodies and make them the undesirable “before” picture to hawk a weight-loss plan. This content has no place on our public buses. Body shaming is everywhere, and it is toxic, and we do not […]

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Re: “Democratic debates: No place for bullying” [Feb. 21, Northwest Voices]: I had exactly the opposite reaction to the Nevada Democratic debate. I thought it was the best of the debate series. Debates aren’t about being polite and nice. They are about candidates distinguishing themselves from one another. They are about seeing who can weather […]

MADRID (AP) — Real Betis’ winless streak in the Spanish league reached five matches after drawing relegation-threatened Mallorca 3-3 at home on Friday. Betis twice came from behind in the first half and took the lead shortly after the break. But the visitors equalized through Japanese forward Takefusa Kubo midway through the second half at […]

Bill Self stood in front of a mural plastered on the wall just outside the Kansas locker room in Allen Fieldhouse depicting the Jayhawks’ many championship rings, and he mused about the importance of his team’s trip to Baylor on Saturday. “I don’t have to tell them,” Self said. “They know how many games are […]

Re: “How Scandinavia got great” [Feb. 16, Opinion]: David Brooks’ column reminds me of my own “ausbildung” under the German school system. Our teachers’ goal was to torment us with the “moral, emotional, intellectual and civic transformation” Brooks writes about. My history teacher used a Goethe quote to make us appreciate the experience of the […]

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico (AP) — PGA Tour rookie Viktor Hovland shot a 6-under 66 on Friday at windy Coco Beach for a share of the Puerto Rico Open lead. With most of the top players in the world at the World Golf Championship event in Mexico, the 22-year-old Norwegian eagled the par-5 second and […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s streak of participating in every women’s NCAA Tournament could be in jeopardy — again. The Lady Vols (17-9, 7-6 SEC) have lost five straight games as their schedule has toughened considerably over the last few weeks, though they won’t play a team with a winning record the rest of the […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the day Houston outfielder Josh Reddick said he and other players have received death threats in the wake of the team’s sign-stealing scandal, union head Tony Clark said safety had become an issue for some of his members. “There are undoubtedly concerns out there based on some of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver lost his bid Friday to get a federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to uphold part of his corruption conviction. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in a brief order closed the door on a request to have a three-judge panel that […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — WarnerMedia’s new streaming service will debut with some extra “Friends.” The company announced Friday that the entire original “Friends” cast will reunite for an unscripted special that will be available on HBO Max when the service debuts in May. A reunion has been long-sought by fans of the NBC series, which […]

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An Eastern European man who authorities say sent a Christmas card to the Unabomber has been indicted on charges of mailing packages of a potentially deadly poison to a California state prison, officials said Friday. A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted Vladislav Victorvic Timoshchuk on charges of mailing two […]