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SportsPROVIDENCE, R.I. — Two Providence College basketball players hoping to suit up for the Friars this winter will have to keep waiting. A federal judge heard their request for a temporary restraining order against the NCAA on Monday but did not rule at the end…
SportsHERSHEY, Pa. — One night after losing at the Giant Center, the Providence Bruins went back on the same ice Sunday evening and routed the Hershey Bears 6-1, with forward Mikey Eyssimont scoring three of the goals. The result flipped a weekend that had started…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Baseball will crown a first-time champion this fall. The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays open the World Series on Friday night at American Family Field, the first meeting of two franchises without a title since Philadelphia beat Kansas City in 1980, and…
From the HERE City National DeskMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Grizzlies let go of a first-round pick from just a year ago on Monday, waiving guard Walter Clayton Jr. along with wing Micah Peavy as they trimmed down to their opening night roster. The cuts brought Memphis to the league limit…
From the HERE City National DeskNISHINOMIYA, Japan — The Hanshin Tigers said Monday they will let reigning Central League MVP Teruaki Sato pursue a move to Major League Baseball through the posting system this offseason, adding one of the most potent bats on the international market to an already crowded…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama headlined a short list of 2023 draftees who locked in long-term money before the NBA's rookie-scale extension deadline passed at 6 p.m. Eastern on Monday. Only seven players from that first round agreed to new deals, the smallest group since…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The defending champion New York Knicks will collect their rings and watch a banner go up at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night before opening the NBA season against a Philadelphia 76ers roster that now includes LeBron James and Jaylen Brown. The…
From the HERE City National DeskEL SEGUNDO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Lakers released guard Dalton Knecht on Monday to get down to the 15-man limit for the regular season, a move that leaves Bronny James as the only remaining player from the team's 2024 draft class. Los Angeles had…
From the HERE City National DeskORLANDO, Fla. — The College Football Playoff's move toward a 24-team bracket has the rest of the postseason bracing for fallout, with bowl leaders warning that a sizable share of the games outside the playoff may not survive. Roughly 35 bowls currently sit outside the…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NBA is giving fans new ways to find and follow live games this season, unveiling a set of app features and social media links on Monday ahead of opening night. The headline addition is Game Pulse, a live feed inside the…
From the HERE City National DeskSANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco wide receiver Mike Evans sat out the second half of Monday night's 23-17 win over Washington after his Achilles tendinitis flared up, though the 49ers do not believe the problem will keep him out for long. Evans had been…
From the HERE City National DeskENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix will stay under center for Denver when the Broncos visit Arizona on Sunday, coach Sean Payton said Monday, shutting down talk of a quarterback switch despite the roughest stretch of Nix's three seasons. Asked whether he had considered benching his…
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The U.S. Navy is betting bigger on climbing robots and artificial intelligence to keep its warships out of the repair yard, more than quadrupling the cap on a maintenance inspection deal with Pittsburgh-based Gecko Robotics to $300 million. The expansion, announced Tuesday, comes only six months after…
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PARIS — The unrest that swept French cities over the weekend is part of a wider wave of anger across Europe, where hundreds of thousands of people have marched against high rents, fuel and food bills and public services they say are falling apart. France drew the biggest crowds, with…
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SEOUL, South Korea — Worries over whether the huge sums poured into artificial intelligence will pay off hammered South Korean markets on Tuesday, dragging the main stock index down nearly 4% and sending a newly listed data center company sharply below its offering price. The benchmark Kospi lost 215.27 points,…
Politics
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A majority of the Providence School Board has the power to remove its president before his term runs out, the Rhode Island Department of Education has decided, setting up a possible showdown when the board meets again Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The decision came in response to…
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WASHINGTON — Money for political ads in this year’s midterm elections has blown past $10 billion, a record for a non-presidential year, and the total is on track to climb to about $11.6 billion by the Nov. 3 vote, according to the tracking firm AdImpact. The previous midterm high was…
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DETROIT — Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers used a televised town hall in the Detroit area on Monday night to argue that his Democratic rival, Abdul El-Sayed, can be beaten among two groups that usually anchor Democratic wins in Michigan: Black voters and Jewish voters. The race for the open…
Health
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Walkers turned out in downtown Providence on Sunday morning for this year’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, a yearly 5K that had pulled in more than $257,000 by the time it got underway. The money goes to the American Cancer Society, and the walk is meant…
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Employees inside TikTok spent years pressing company leaders about dangers the app posed to children, from minors appearing in paid sexual livestreams to teens slipping past age limits, and many of them came away frustrated with the response, according to sworn depositions filed in federal court in…
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