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Siena (17-10 overall, 13-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) has won 10 of its last 11 since the first Niagara game, including its past seven in a row.

Bakeries sought for epilepsy fundraiser

Stephen Piorkowski of Delmar, a graduate of the culinary program at SUNY Schenectady, will be hosting his sixth annual fundraising cupcake sale from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the college to benefit a scholarship he has established.

The fundraiser, called Purple Cupcakes for Epilepsy Awareness, helps raise funds for the scholarship, which benefits SUNY Schenectady students whose lives have been affected by epilepsy, including those living with the seizure disorder... Читать дальше...

If your weekend routine involves a cold beer paired with a juicy burger, you can really suffer during Lent.

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

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Italy has ordered schools to close nationwide through March 15 in a bid to contain the coronavirus, saying the prudent suspension was taken after a careful analysis of how the epidemic was spreading.

Civil protection officials said Wednesday a total of 3,089 people have tested positive in Italy and 107 of them had died — the largest number of deaths outside of China.

Education Minister Lucia Azzolina announced the school suspensions... Читать дальше...

BERLIN (AP) — More authorities are considering widespread school closures among a raft of measures being taken around the world to stop the spread of the new coronavirus.

GENEVA (AP) — A Singaporean official defeated a candidate from China in a leadership contest for the U.N.'s intellectual property body, which was swept into a rift between Washington and Beijing over claims of Chinese theft of technological know-how.

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as family members of a condemned Alabama inmate, are asking the governor to to stop Thursday's execution of the man convicted in the 2004 killing of three police officers but who was not the trigger man.

NEW YORK (AP) — The hand sanitizers on Amazon were overpriced. A Walmart this weekend was completely sold out. Only on his third try was Ken Smith able to find the clear gel — at a Walgreens, where three bottles of Purell were left. He bought two.

BRUSSELS (AP) — Amid fierce criticism from environmental activists, the European Commission is unveiling plans Wednesday for its first ever climate law — the basis of the European Union's Green Deal aimed at making the 27-country bloc climate neutral by 2050.

BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee mother accused of lying to authorities about her missing 15-month-old daughter has been denied a bond reduction.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joe Biden ended a triumphant Super Tuesday with a narrow victory over Bernie Sanders in Texas, the giant red state where Democrats are seeking a rare return to power in 2020.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Latest on Tuesday's primary election in Texas (all times local):

Glens Falls

During the Suburban Council regular season, the Shenendehowa boys' basketball team put together a dazzling display of 3-point shooting in generating a lopsided win against Niskayuna, a contest in which the Plainsmen drained 21 treys compared to just a trio of two-point field goals. Tuesday night in a rematch with the Silver Warriors in the Section II Class AA semifinals, Shen would have settled for any sort of offense early on.

Even though it struggled at the outset to score... Читать дальше...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg will reassess on Wednesday whether he should stay in the race after getting disappointing results in Super Tuesday primaries despite spending more than a half billion dollars on his three-month campaign.

Boston

Caris LeVert scored 37 of his career-high 51 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to help the Brooklyn Nets erase a 21-point, second-half deficit and beat the Boston Celtics 129-120 on Tuesday night.

It was a stunning end to a four-game losing streak for Brooklyn, which is trying to hold onto the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston has lost two straight.

LeVert had all of Brooklyn's 11 points in the extra period, finishing just three points shy... Читать дальше...

Second-seeded Maple Hill escaped with a 49-45 overtime win over sixth-seeded Hoosic Valley on Tuesday in a Section II girls' basketball Class C semifinal game in Colonie.

Bobbie Battista, who was among the original anchors for CNN Headline News and hosted CNN's "TalkBack Live," has died. She was 67.

Burlington, Vt.

Wipe the slate clean. The University at Albany and the other seven teams that qualified for the America East basketball tournament are all tied heading into Saturday.

That is about the only way UAlbany can look at the end of the regular season in a positive vein.

The Great Danes dropped their fifth straight game Tuesday night, closing its pre-tournament schedule with an 85-62 loss to first-place Vermont.

In third place before the skid, which began only two weeks ago... Читать дальше...

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Bad Boys for Life (R) 1:10, 4:05, 7, 9:50

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (R) 12:40, 3:40, 6:20, 9:20

Brahms: The Boy II (PG-13) 11:40, 2:20, 4:50, 7:50, 10:15

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DEAR ABBY: I dated a guy for 10 months. We constantly fought because of his lack of trust. He had been burned in previous relationships. He said, "Trust is earned, not given," which isn't my philosophy.

BERLIN (AP) — As the new coronavirus continues spreading, people are being asked to stop hoarding masks and athletes are being advised to refrain from high-fives.