Las Vegas ballpark pitch revives debate over public funding for sports stadiums
The proposal to help finance a new ballpark for Major League Baseball's Athletics in Las Vegas has revived nationwide debates about public funding for private stadiums, pitting Nevada’s powerful tourism industry and labor unions against some progressive groups raising concerns about ceding tax revenue when services such as public schools are funded below the national average
1970-01-01 08:00
Three sand cat kittens born at North Carolina Zoo
Animal lovers can now witness three times the cuteness at the North Carolina Zoo.
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California is investigating after a private jet carrying migrants arrived in Sacramento, officials say
An investigation is underway after over a dozen migrants arrived in Sacramento, California, by private jet "with no prior arrangement or care in place," Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta said Saturday.
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Panthers not about to panic over Game 1 loss to Golden Knights in Stanley Cup Final
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice might have been channeling his inner Aaron Rodgers when he told the assembled media to “breathe.”
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Carter and the Kings: A friendship and alliance — but after MLK's assassination
Jimmy Carter is now 98 years old as he receives hospice care
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Slow start to New York's legal pot market leaves farmers holding the bag
New York's fledgling marijuana market doesn't have enough licensed retailers to sell the 300,000 pounds (136,000 kilograms) of cannabis grown by farmers in the state
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Wisconsin Republicans look for rebound, Democrats stay on offensive as 2024 fights loom
Wisconsin Republicans still reeling from an April election that saw conservatives lose majority control of the state Supreme Court hope to use their upcoming state convention to unify and refocus on the looming presidential race in which Wisconsin will once again be a battleground
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Election in Mexico's most populous state seen as preview of 2024 national contest
Mexicans in two states, including the country’s most populous, will elect new governors Sunday, having only known single-party rule for nearly a century
1970-01-01 08:00
Claressa Shields wins an easy decision over Maricela Corenjo
Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo on Saturday night in the first boxing card at Little Caesars Arena
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Vegas Golden Knights come back to beat Florida Panthers in Game 1 of Stanley Cup Final
Zach Whitecloud scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final
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Russia's air attack repelled on approach to Kyiv, Ukraine says
KYIV (Reuters) -Russia launched a wave of air attacks on Ukraine early on Sunday, with air defence systems repelling all
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China defends buzzing American warship in Taiwan Strait, accuses US of provoking Beijing
China’s defense minister has defended sailing a warship across the path of an American destroyer and Canadian frigate transiting the Taiwan Strait, telling a gathering of some of the world’s top defense officials in Singapore that such so-called “freedom of navigation” patrols are a provocation to China
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