Coward and the Eastern Washington Eagles take on conference foe Northern Arizona

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Eastern Washington Eagles (17-9, 11-2 Big Sky) at Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (12-15, 5-8 Big Sky) Flagstaff, Arizona; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Eagles -7.5; over/under is …

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Police: Missouri fire that killed a woman and her 4 children was a murder-suicide

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A fire that killed a Missouri mother and four children was intentionally set by the mother, police said. St. Louis County police announced late Wednesday that a preliminary investigation ruled that the deaths of Bernadine “Birdie” Pruessner, her twin 9-year-old daughters Ivy and Lillie Pruessner, and her children 5-year-old Jackson Spader and 2-year-old Millie Spader was …

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Kentucky Senate panel advances bill to encourage cutting-edge research

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers on Thursday started advancing an ambitious measure aimed at stimulating cutting-edge research while promoting teamwork among the state’s public universities. The Senate Education Committee quickly advanced the bill that would create a framework for cross-campus projects pairing up researchers at various schools. The measure is sponsored by Republican Senate President Robert Stivers and is …

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Oregon plays Stanford following Dante’s 22-point outing

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Oregon Ducks (17-8, 9-5 Pac-12) at Stanford Cardinal (12-13, 7-8 Pac-12) Stanford, California; Thursday, 11 p.m. EST FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cardinal -1; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: Oregon …

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Pennsylvania plays Dartmouth after Slajchert’s 32-point performance

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. Pennsylvania Quakers (9-15, 1-8 Ivy League) at Dartmouth Big Green (5-17, 1-8 Ivy League) Hanover, New Hampshire; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Pennsylvania plays the Dartmouth Big …

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Huff’s 29 points lead Chattanooga past Wofford 81-65

The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Honor Huff scored 29 points and made five 3-pointers to help Chattanooga defeat Wofford 81-65 on Wednesday night. Huff had five assists for the …

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New Hampshire House rejects allowing voluntary waiver of gun ownership rights

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire House on Thursday narrowly rejected creating a process by which people could voluntarily prohibit themselves from buying guns. Three other states — Utah, Virginia and Washington — already allow people to voluntarily waive their rights to own firearms and add themselves to the federal database of prohibited purchasers, said Rep. David Meuse, a …

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Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy

TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament voted Thursday to approve a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum seekers for Italy, despite protests from opposition lawmakers and human rights groups. Under the five-year deal, Albania would shelter up to 3,000 migrants rescued from international waters at any one time. With asylum requests expected to take around a month …

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