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Sweet 16: How to watch and everything you need to know about the men’s and women’s tournaments
68 teams begin March Madness on both the men’s and women’s brackets. But now, it’s down to just 16 on each side.
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Exercises for core strength if you can’t stomach doing planks
Planks are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening your midsection, as they target all of your major core muscles: the transverse abdominis, rectus abdominis, external obliques and internal obliques. Yet despite the popularity of various 10-minute plank challenges, planking is actually one of the most dreaded core exercises, according to many fitness experts.
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‘We need him’: Emotional Steph Curry laments ‘self-inflicted wounds’ following another Draymond Green ejection
Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry was left lamenting “self-inflicted wounds” after Draymond Green received his fourth ejection of the season during the team’s 101-93 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
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Dow nears 40,000; stocks look to close out first quarter on high note
The Dow closed in on a new high, nearing the threshold level of 40,000 at market open on Thursday. The S&P 500, meanwhile, is poised to notch its best start to a year since 2019 and the Nasdaq is also heading toward a strong month and quarter.
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Haiti extends state of emergency; intruders break into key port terminal
Intruders broke into a major port terminal in Haiti Thursday as violence in the country escalated after the government extended its state of emergency.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Charges On With 2024 World Performance Car Award Victory
IONIQ 5 N named 2024 World Performance Car, signaling fourth major victory for all-electric IONIQ 5 lineup in the last three years IONIQ 5 and IONIQ 6 were back-to-back triple title winners at the World Car Awards in 2022 and 2023 respectively Introduced in July 2023, IONIQ 5 N defines a new segment of driver focused high-performance EVs, highlighting IONIQ lineup’s technological excellence
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Polar ice melting; changes Earth’s rotation - messes with time
One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the Earth’s rotation and changes time itself.
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Miracle on Good Friday Leads to Inspirational Journey of Faith
In his powerful true story, Finding Faith in the Field, Ben Hylden recounts in chilling detail his near-fatal car accident on Good Friday, April 6, 2007, and traces the series of miracles that had to unfold for his survival and eventual long road to recovery. And from that seemingly tragic day came triumph as today, Hylden is an author, motivational speaker and entrepreneur with a clothing line.
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Hot Wheels Unveils New Die-Cast to Encourage Open-Ended Play Ahead of Autism Acceptance Month
Hot Wheels launches the Flippin Fast die-cast with a design validated by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, encouraging infinite ways of play for fans.
Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced the Hot Wheels® Flippin Fast™ die-cast, a new vehicle designed to encourage an open-ended play experience, ahead of Autism Acceptance Month in April. The Flippin Fast die-cast ignites the challenger spirit as one of the most versatile die-cast vehicles from Hot Wheels. Its fidget toy-inspired design allows kids to enjoy the wide range of motion from a Hot Wheels car as they roll it forward, backward and flip it upside down.
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Hot Wheels Unveils New Die-Cast to Encourage Open-Ended Play Ahead of Autism Acceptance Month
Hot Wheels launches the Flippin Fast die-cast with a design validated by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, encouraging infinite ways of play for fans.
Today, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced the Hot Wheels® Flippin Fast™ die-cast, a new vehicle designed to encourage an open-ended play experience, ahead of Autism Acceptance Month in April. The Flippin Fast die-cast ignites the challenger spirit as one of the most versatile die-cast vehicles from Hot Wheels. Its fidget toy-inspired design allows kids to enjoy the wide range of motion from a Hot Wheels car as they roll it forward, backward and flip it upside down.
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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun to step down in wake of ongoing safety problems
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun said Monday he intends to leave the beleaguered company by the end of the year in a major shakeup of the company’s leadership. Boeing’s chairman and the head of the commercial airplane unit are also leaving.
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Takeaways from Supreme Court arguments over abortion drug mifepristone
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the idea of a nationwide ban or new limits on mifepristone, the primary drug used for medication abortions.
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Real Madrid and Brazil star Vinícius Jr. reduced to tears; speaks about racist abuse received
Brazilian superstar Vinícius Jr. broke down in tears in an emotional media conference on Monday while speaking about his experience with racist abuse while playing for Real Madrid in Spain.
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Unsuccessful IVF/multiple health issues; US couple fnds unexpected happiness in Spain
After a number of failed IVF rounds, health issues and the death of their beloved dog, US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen were in need of a change of scenery.
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There’s more bad news for potential homebuyers: Prices just hit another record
US home prices rose at the fastest clip in months to a fresh record high in January, according to data released Tuesday, highlighting how a housing shortage combined with high mortgage rates continues to limit affordability.
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Ship’s crew warned of power issues before it collided with a Baltimore bridge, governor says; 6 remain missing
The crew of a massive container ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday warned of power issues before the collision, which caused the bridge to collapse into the frigid Patapsco River, officials said.
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Documented Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for 2020 Murder
A member of one of Houston’s most infamous street gangs, the 52 Hoover Crips, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting a neighbor in 2020, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.
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No. 1 Houston survives OT upset scare after dramatic buzzer beater from No. 9 Texas A&M with Sweet 16 now set
The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars survived an overtime upset scare in the men’s March Madness after the No. 9 seed Texas A&M Aggies hit a dramatic buzzer-beating three-pointer at the end of regulation on Sunday.
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Houston Texans Announce Expansion of Girls Flag Program
Program will now include high school teams from Houston ISD
Today, the Houston Texans announced the expansion of their Girls FLAG Football Program. The program will feature 12 high school teams from Houston Independent School District (HISD), the eighth largest school district in the nation, and nine high school teams from the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic League. The girls will compete in a six-week season, with gameplay beginning on April 13 and concluding in mid-May. The championship games to be held at the Houston Methodist Training Center.
