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NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil on Tuesday outlined how it is reducing the methane its operations release into the atmosphere, detailing its efforts as governments around the globe write new rules to regulate the harmful greenhouse gas.

LINCOLN, Ill. (AP) — Three people died Tuesday morning when a small plane crashed and burst into flames on Interstate 55 in central Illinois, state police said.

Diamond will walk out to center court with his father, John, mother, Cindy, and brother Jeff for Senior Night festivities against Niagara on Wednesday. The ceremony will begin at 6:45 with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. at Times Union Center.

Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 7 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage in downtown Nashville.

BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the virus outbreak (all times local):

10:30 p.m.

About 100 health workers are under isolation in northern Spain and at least 120 others are being closely watched by authorities after at least five doctors and nurses were infected with the new virus in hospitals.

The Basque region health minister, Nekane Murga, says authorities in the northern region are also speeding up procedures to hire new doctors to make it up for possible shortages of health professionals in coming months. Читать дальше...

BEIJING (AP) — The coronavirus spread deep into Iran's government, South Korea ramped up its fight against the epidemic by starting drive-thru testing, and seven major economies tried to shore up global confidence Tuesday with a pledge to use “all appropriate tools" to counter the economic fallout.

Noelle Daumeyer and her roommates knew they needed a big, bold art piece to decorate the bland, white walls in the living room of their rented apartment, but they also worried about damaging the paint.

LONDON (AP) — Stock markets shed some gains Tuesday after the Group of Seven countries held off announcing new measures to help the global economy cope with the disruption from the coronavirus outbreak.

Were you Seen at the Community Health Care Association of New York State Advocacy Day In the Empire State Plaza Convention Center Meeting Rooms on Monday, March 2, 2020?

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — National news agency Australian Associated Press said Tuesday it was closing after 85 years, blaming a decline in subscribers and free distribution of news content on digital platforms.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina voters were deciding on Super Tuesday which Democrat they believe can unseat Sen. Thom Tillis and whether the current GOP lieutenant governor is the one best suited to oust Gov. Roy Cooper in the fall.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank on Tuesday cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a record low of 0.5% in response to the economic shock of the new coronavirus.

Glens Falls

The roster constitution may be different and the roles of the returning starters have shifted, yet the expectation level for the Lake George boys' basketball team remains the same. March is a month revolving around championship procurement. Monday night, the Warriors moved one step closer to securing another title.

A switch from man-to-man defense into a 2-3 zone began to shift things in the Warriors' favor in the second quarter against ninth-seeded Rensselaer and Lake George's balance... Читать дальше...

Records in the rankings are based on results through Monday's games.

Class AA

1. Green Tech (14-5, last week No. 1): The Eagles flew out to a 45-14 halftime advantage and glided past Columbia 70-39 in quarterfinal play Saturday.

2. Shenendehowa (19-2, LW No. 2): Junior guard Logan Spiak knocked down six 3-pointers in the opening half and finished with 20 points as the Plainsmen defeated Christian Brothers Academy 69-49.

3. Colonie (15-7, LW No. 4): Led by the trio of Brendan Coyle... Читать дальше...

Glens Falls

Shane O'Dell stood outside Schalmont's locker room at Cool Insuring Arena on Monday and before the senior star could utter a word, the first question he was asked regarding the Sabres' Class B boys' basketball semifinal game provided a window into his soul. No words were really necessary as O'Dell was asked what a win against Glens Falls felt like.

O'Dell smiled widely, an ample enough response, and then said, "Very good. They have beaten me twice in basketball and twice in football... Читать дальше...

New York

Rookie guard RJ Barrett tied his season high with 27 points and the New York Knicks held on to beat Houston 125-123 on Monday, snapping the Rockets' six-game win streak.

The Knicks pummeled the small-ball Rockets on the boards and in the paint to make a successful first impression in front of Leon Rose, the longtime player agent who was hired Monday as team president.

Julius Randle added 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who held on after building a 21-point lead. Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said eight deputies allegedly took or shared graphic photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash scene, but he ordered them deleted.

NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and following a brutal week where he also took heat from supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

Actress Jessica Biel is 38. Movie producer-director George Miller is 75. Actress Hattie Winston is 75. Singer Jennifer Warnes is 73. Actor-director Tim Kazurinsky is 70. Singer-musician Robyn Hitchcock is 67. Actress Miranda Richardson is 62. Rock musician John Bigham is 61. Radio personality Ira Glass is 61. Actress Mary Page Keller is 59. Olympic track and field gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee is 58. Former NFL player Herschel Walker is 58. Actress Laura Harring is 56. Contemporary Christian musician Duncan Phillips is 56. Читать дальше...

When last we encountered Jesus Quintana, the bumptious Latino bowler was going door to door in his new neighborhood, meekly sharing that he was a registered sex offender. That was in 1998, the year the Jesus (John Turturro, at his most inspired) cameo-ed in Joel and Ethan Coen's feverishly adored stoner noir "The Big Lebowski."

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that pharmaceutical company Sandoz Inc. will pay a $195 million penalty to resolve criminal charges of conspiring to fix prices and rig bids for generic drugs.

Yellowstone National Park has started capturing bison migrating outside the park and will hold them in pens for possible slaughter as part of a population reduction program, officials said Monday.

DEAR ABBY: Fifty years ago, at the age of 17, I was raped by a high school classmate. At the time, I was living in an apartment with a friend, "Becky." She and three male classmates witnessed the attack, stood by and did nothing. (They were drunk.) I never reported the assault because I was scared, embarrassed and ashamed. No one ever spoke about it, and Becky and I went our separate ways. I eventually married, moved away from my hometown and tried to put the incident behind me.

Amtrak named a former air cargo executive as its new president and chief operating officer Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Recording Academy on Monday fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who called into question the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and said she was sexually harassed by a top lawyer for the organization, which she called a boys' club that coddled and favored powerful men.