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[ad_1] NEW YORK — Justin Moore hit a 3-pointer with eight seconds left in the second half, and sixth-seeded Villanova survived a major upset by beating DePaul, which trailed by 24 points, 58-57 on Wednesday and advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. Needing a win to complete …

[ad_1] General Daily Analysis for March 14, 2024 A few surprising moments can happen on an otherwise quiet day. The Moon starts out in slow and steady Taurus, so we’re all ready to take things at a gentle pace, but then the Moon will conjunct Uranus and enter a square …

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS — DeMar DeRozan never practices missed shots. So it was a foreign feeling when he deliberately tried to miss his second free throw with three seconds left with a two-point lead on the scoreboard at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday. Alex Caruso offered some quick advice: Lift the ball …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — TikTok once again finds itself in a precarious situation as lawmakers in Washington advance a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban of the platform. The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban TikTok unless its China-based owner ByteDance sells its stake in the …

[ad_1] Players from Waubonsie Valley, which finished fourth in Class 4A, led the way, including seven college students from the area. first team Brooke CarlsonBatavia, senior, guard: He averaged 22.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.9 steals. First team all-state. Two-time DuKane Conference player of the year. He is …

[ad_1] NEW YORK — Mika Adams-Woods started against No. 7 seed St. Louis in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament played Wednesday night at Barclays Center. He had 15 points and 6 assists in St. Bonaventure’s 75-73 win over 10th-ranked La Salle. St. Bonaventure will face No. 2 seed Loyola in …

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden could go on trial in Delaware on federal firearms charges in June, amid his father’s reelection campaign. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika set the tentative date in a brief phone hearing Wednesday, but is still considering several defense motions to throw out the case, which …

[ad_1] Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration presented details of its sweeping health insurance reform plan to a state House committee on Wednesday, countering claims that it could raise costs for consumers. Legislation to implement the governor’s plan, which aims to protect consumers from insurance practices that critics say delay or restrict …

[ad_1] The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 53-46 to confirm federal Magistrate Judge Sunil Harjani to become a federal district court judge for the Chicago-based Northern District of Illinois. Harjani, who was born in Joliet and earned undergraduate and law degrees from Northwestern University, will be the sixth judge appointed …

[ad_1] Lorelei Weimer, the longtime executive director of Indiana Dunes Tourism, was in the first year of a three-year contract when she stepped back in January to pursue other interests. The tourism board approved a settlement agreement of about $220,000 for the remaining two years of his contract, along with …