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Puck Drop: 7:00 p.m.  |  Arena: Air Canada Centre |  TV: CBC |  Radio: TSN 1050 Game Day Quotes Mike Babcock on the challenge presented by the Winnipeg Jets: We don’t see them very much. They’re obviously an elite team. They’re fun to watch, they can play fast, they’ve got good depth — real good depth up front — and will have […]

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta charter school has apologized for a performance in which second-graders held blackface masks while reciting a poem about hiding the pain of discrimination . The Kindezi School at Old Fourth Ward issued a statement Friday saying it will give teachers cultural competency training. It also says teachers will explain the poem to students while giving them a chance to express their feelings and thoughts. The performance of Paul Laurence Dunbar's "We Wear the Mask" was Thursday... Читать дальше...

The Bundesliga side approached the coach to discuss replacing Jupp Heynckes at the end of the season, but he has already agreed to take over elsewhere

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A pair of current Warriors employees are headed to the Naismith Hall of Fame.

Deeping Rangers manager Michael Goode reflected on a series of missed chances after their promotion bid suffered another setback.

The nominees for the 2018 Hugo Awards were announced today, representing the best science fiction and fantasy literature published in 2017.

A Frenchman died on Saturday after a fairground ride in central France collapsed, a local official said.

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• Many manufacturers create brilliantly designed keys to add to the experience of driving their cars.
• Key wristbands, mobile apps, and touchscreen keys are just a few of the innovative ways carmakers are improving keys

The excitement around innovative car exteriors often overshadows smaller details like a car key. But from simple, sleek key fobs to high-tech designs that ditch the physical key all-together, car makers are constantly trying to create... Читать дальше...

Transnational Non-Governmental Organizations in High Risk Environments: A Case Study of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan SWJED Sat, 03/31/2018 - 4:07pm

Transnational Non-Governmental Organizations in High Risk Environments: A Case Study of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vic Schaefer and his Mississippi State Bulldogs carry a constant reminder of how far they went in the women's NCAA Tournament last year, and what must still be done. It's right there, engraved on the side of their runner-up rings: "ONE MORE." A season after losing to South Carolina 67-55 in the title game, Morgan William and the Bulldogs try again to win that elusive first crown. They play Notre Dame on Sunday night in a matchup of teams that both have spoiled perfect seasons for mighty UConn. Читать дальше...

Syria's army promised Saturday to finish off fighters in the final opposition holdout of devastated Eastern Ghouta outside Damascus after a penultimate pocket was declared "empty" of rebels. After a six-week blitz the only remaining scrap of rebel-held territory centres on the main town of Douma, but Moscow-brokered talks over a possible evacuation have stalled as the group controlling it has pledged to stay put. Syria's army vowed it would now press on with "fighting in the area of Douma to rid it of terrorism"... Читать дальше...

Malik Newman's year of work has paid off with a trip to the Final Four

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Latest on the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament (all times local): 3 p.m. Malik Newman's year of work has paid off with a trip to the Final Four. Newman sat out last year at Kansas and worked behind the scenes as a transfer after leaving Mississippi State following his freshman season. He has come up with big performances in recent games, including scoring 13 of his 32 points in overtime of last weekend's Elite Eight win against Duke. Newman says coach Bill Self stayed on him about becoming "a better point guard... Читать дальше...

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The voice app ecosystem is booming. In the US, the number of Alexa skills alone surpassed 25,000 in January 2018, up from just 7,000 the previous January, in categories ranging from music streaming services, to games, to connected home tools.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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Experience and style prevailed over power and youth on Saturday in the Miami Open presented by Itau doubles final. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, playing in their 172nd doubles title match as a team, beat Russians Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-4.

Five thugs pistol-whipped a man and then holed up in a crowded biker club where a party was raging Saturday morning in Brooklyn — prompting a nearly two-hour-long standoff with a huge contingent of police, authorities said. The 43-year-old victim was outside Club Bejac, home to Bejacs Motorcycle Club, on Third Avenue near 57th Street...

Dundee are in desperate need of points as they prepare to host Hearts at Dens Park on Sunday. The Dark Blues are on a terrible run of form and coming into this game, they have lost their last three games in the Premiership. They have also failed to score in their last three games, and in their last league game, they suffered a 1-0 defeat at Aberdeen. As things stand, the hosts are placed tenth in the league table with 28 points. They only have a three-point advantage over second-from-bottom Partick Thistle. Читать дальше...

The San Francisco Chronicle photography department received more than a dozen awards in the National Press Photographers Association’s Best of Photojournalism contest, one of the country’s preeminent pictures competitions. This is one of only two competitions in which newspaper photo editors compete. The Chronicle’s photography editor, Nicole Frugé, took top prize in the category of newspaper picture editor of the year. The paper also won first place in the individual... Читать дальше...