By Kara Scannell The Trump Organization has reached a deal with the investment fund CGI Merchant Group to purchase the lease for the Trump International Hotel in Washington, DC, for $375 million, according to a person familiar with the matter. The Miami group is expected to remove the Trump name from the ornate building located
Continue ReadingGREENVILLE, N.C. — Tristen Newton had a career-high 30 points as East Carolina beat Western Carolina 95-79. Nick Robinson led the Catamounts with a career-high 28 points.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anthony Davis had 34 points and 15 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-106 on Sunday. Talen Horton-Tucker scored 17 points in his season debut for the Lakers, and Carmelo Anthony and Wayne Ellington each had 15 points. Los Angeles
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Capitals re-signed forward Nic Dowd to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $1.3 million. The Capitals announced the move Sunday before their game against Pittsburgh. The 31-year-old has one goal this season, but provided good depth for Washington in the 2020-21 season, with a career-high 11
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Pedro Capó presentó este viernes “Gracias”, el primer sencillo de su sexta producción discográfica. El tema, escrito por Capó y en el que cuenta con la colaboración de Ale Zabala y Diego Contento, tiene a la gratitud –lo indica su nombre– como tema central. ¿Por qué está agradecido Pedro Capó?
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys rookie Nahshon Wright got a touchdown when he touched a blocked punt this time. It was another special teams blunder for the Atlanta Falcons in their 43-3 loss at Dallas. Wright dived on the ball in the end zone after it was blocked
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Anyangwe, Editor of As Equals In 2020, the global skin whitening market was reportedly valued at $8.6bn. It is projected to grow to $13.7bn by 2025. If we live in a culture where market size is synonymous with societal importance, then why aren’t we talking about skin whitening? In the aftermath of the
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — USA Basketball swept the gold medals at the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup, earning the American men and women qualifying spots for next year’s World Cup. The U.S. teams both topped the teams from Brazil in the finals Sunday. The U.S. men prevailed 21-15, and the U.S. women won 21-9. Both American teams went
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greece’s premier film festival took an unexpected turn when anti-vaxxers showed up outside the theater in Thessaloniki where the awards ceremony was about to begin and shouted obscenities at arriving moviegoers and festival personnel. Police intervened Sunday night to keep back the 400 or so protesters who had been marching through
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AP) — Garbiñe Muguruza has ended Anett Kontaveit´s 12-match winning streak with a 6-4, 6-4 victory that propelled her into the semifinals of the WTA Finals. Muguruza will be playing in her first semifinals of this tournament since 2015. Kontaveit was already assured of a spot in the
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa — ShanQuan Hemphill registered 14 points as Drake easily beat South Dakota 99-50. Xavier Fuller led the Coyotes with 11 points.
Continue ReadingBELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — Right when it looked as though Nelly Korda had thrown away her chance to win, she recovered to win a four-way playoff. Korda was tied for the lead when she made triple bogey on the 17th hole. But the 23-year-old American birdied the 18th. That got her into a playoff at
Continue ReadingFARMVILLE, Va. (AP) — Zac Watson and Leslie Nkereuwem scored 14 points apiece as Longwood rolled past Mid-Atlantic Christian 93-47. Nate Lliteras added 12 points for the Lancers, while Jesper Granlund and DA Houston each had 11.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Aliyah Matharu made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 5:06 to play and two more in the closing minutes, freshman Rori Harmon scored 21 points and No. 25 Texas jolted defending national champion and third-ranked Stanford 61-56. Ashten Prechtel’s 3-pointer with 18 seconds left got Stanford within
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Business California gas prices hit $4.682 per gallon on Monday, setting a new record for the state for a second day in a row, according to the American Automobile Association. Monday’s price for regular unleaded was six-tenths of a cent higher than the Sunday average reported by AAA, which broke the
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — The French movie “Petite Nature” (Softie) has won the top Golden Alexander prize at the 62nd Thessaloniki International Film Festival. The film honored Sunday tells the story of a sensitive, gifted 10-year-old boy growing up in a rough neighborhood and taken under the wing of a new teacher. It was written
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — While world leaders hail the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a key temperature limit alive, scientists are much more skeptical. Leaders say Saturday’s deal keeps the possibility of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius since pre-industrial times. Scientists say if that
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Spirit advanced to the National Women’s Soccer League championship game with a 2-1 victory over OL Reign on Sunday. The Spirit, undefeated in their last eight matches, will face the Chicago Red Stars next Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first time the Spirit have gone to the
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Spirit advanced to the National Women’s Soccer League championship game with a 2-1 victory over OL Reign on Sunday. The Spirit, undefeated in their last eight matches, will face the Chicago Red Stars next Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first time the Spirit have gone to the
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Michael Ertel had 20 points as UAB romped past Rhodes 98-61. Arness Georgetown II led the Lynx with 12 points.
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