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BAYPORT, Minn. — During his free time, Myon Burrell sits at a desk in his small, tidy prison cell. He sifts through police records, court transcripts and witness statements, taking breaks and pacing the floor while trying to digest the inconsistencies that landed him here 17 years ago.

Mickey McConnell became an assistant on Randy Bennett’s staff at St. Mary’s before this season, which has given McConnell a firsthand look at Jordan Ford’s diligence. “The way he works, it’s inspiring for a coach,” McConnell said. “It’s like, ‘Shoot, he’s in the gym, working out again. I should be doing something else.’”

Deadly tornadoes knocked out polling places in Tennessee while fears over the coronavirus left some polling places in California and Texas short of election workers as Super Tuesday voting opened around the country.

Sabrina Ionescu has done things on the basketball court that no college player — female or male — has done. On Tuesday, she became the first woman ever named Pac-12 Player of the Year for a third consecutive season.

CRANSTON, R.I. — On a gray, bone-chilling morning, 18 men in a medium-security prison walked into an empty lunchroom and sat at stainless steel-topped tables, placing both hands palms down, as if they were about to receive a manicure.

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Women’s History Month Films in Oakland Oakland Public Library’s Lakeview Branch plans to host two movie screenings in March honoring women. “A League of Their Own” is scheduled to be screened at 3 p.m. March 21, and “Queen of Katwe” is set for 3 p.m. March 28. Snacks will be provided, but guests can bring something to share. The Eastmont Branch also plans to host a Girl Power Film Festival on Mondays starting March 2, showing four films featuring inspiring and trailblazing women. March 2-30. Free. Читать дальше...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland’s governor would have expanded powers to declare a violent crime emergency under a measure proposed Tuesday by Senate Republicans in a bid to curb Baltimore’s high homicide rate.

Eighty games — 40 each for boys and girls — will be played Tuesday night in five divisions. The remaining brackets — the Open Division and Division 6 — open NorCal play Wednesday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina once had one of the county’s highest rates of execution, even putting two prisoners to death in one night.

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MIAMI (AP) — Mike Bloomberg acknowledged Tuesday he’s aiming for what some Democrats say would be the party’s worst nightmare: A contested convention.

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling sharply on Wall Street Tuesday after an emergency interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve failed to wipe out fears that a fast-spreading virus outbreak could lead to a recession.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he talked with a Taliban leader, days after the U.S. and the Taliban reached an agreement aimed at allowing the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after more than 18 years.

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington state reports seventh death from coronavirus.

Plácido Domingo's name has been removed from the Washington National Opera's young artist program “in light of recent developments,” the opera house announced Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he had 'very good talk' with Taliban leader, days after signing of Afghanistan peace deal.

NEW YORK (AP) — Target Corp. says there could be periodic shipping delays in merchandise from China while the discounter scrambles to stock up on more household essentials in its U.S. stores as it confronts the repercussions of a spreading new virus.

Guard Jordan Ford and forward Malik Fitts have been St. Mary’s main men throughout this season. On Tuesday, they received recognition for their play when they were named to the 10-man All-WCC first team.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A woman is suing the federal government over the 2018 death of her father from a wrongful insulin injection at a West Virginia veterans hospital.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Passengers on a German cruise ship moored in southern Norway received clearance to come out of a 24-hour quarantine after two of them tested negative for the coronavirus, Norwegian officials said Tuesday,.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Santa Fe has remained a tourist destination despite fears over the new virus outbreak, tourism officials said.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island man who had thousands of child pornography images and videos stored on electronic devices, including videos that show him sexually assaulting a girl, was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison federal prosecutors said.

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in Georgia are broadly backing a measure to keep patients from receiving unexpected medical bills.