CHARLESTON, S.C. Dylann Roof was convicted Thursday of last year’s grisly massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina that left nine parishioners slain at a Bible study. A federal jury found Roof guilty of all 33 counts, including hate crimes and obstruction of religion. Jurors took less than two hours to reach their […]
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Rowling’s ‘Tales of Beedle the Bard’ sells for $467,000
LONDON A handwritten and hand illustrated volume of stories given by J.K. Rowling to the editor who launched her career sold at auction Tuesday for 368,750 pounds ($467,965). Sotheby’s sold one of seven original copies of “The Tales of Beedle the Bard,” produced in 2007 to mark publication of the final Harry Potter novel. It’s […]
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Syrian TV: Aleppo evacuation halted, rebels fired on convoy
BEIRUT The Syrian government suspended evacuations from eastern Aleppo just hours after they resumed on Friday, saying that rebels had opened fire on a convoy of evacuees at a crossing point with the enclave, state TV reported. It wasn’t immediately clear how long the suspension would last or whether it would delay the ceasefire deal […]
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Japan, Russia agree on economic ties; stalemate on territory
TOKYO Russia and Japan agreed Friday to hold talks on joint economic development of four islands at the center of a decades-old territorial dispute between the countries. It was a small step forward that fell far short of breaking the stalemate in a dispute that has prevented Russia and Japan from signing a peace treaty […]
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Freeport stretched by Spruce Mountain
FREEPORT There were 32 minutes of basketball played in Thursday night’s non-conference showdown between the Freeport and Spruce Mountain boys, but just four minutes decided it. After a tight first frame, the visiting Phoenix got hot and got hot fast, jumping out to an 11-2 run in the second quarter and forcing a Freeport timeout. […]
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Falcons finish off Phoenix
JAY Freeport dazzled Spruce Mountain in the third quarter, slowed the game down to a walk in fourth, and for an encore, the Falcons cut the pesky Phoenix loose with a 49-47 non-conference victory in a girls high school basketball game Thursday. Coach Mike Hart collected his 100th career win (Morse and Freeport combined) thanks […]
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Bruins drop second straight
BOSTON Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle felt his decision was simple: Call the timeout. It worked out very well for his team Thursday night. Josh Manson and Rickard Rakell scored second period goals to lead the Ducks to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. Trailing 2-0 after the Bruins scored both goals in a 13-second […]
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Greyhounds fall to rival Raiders
LISBON The free-throw line went from haunting to helping in Oak Hill’s 39-35 Mountain Valley Conference girls high school basketball victory over Lisbon on Thursday night. After missing several freebies in their season-opening overtime loss to Winthrop, the Raiders mastered the charity stripe against the Greyhounds, making 13-of-20, including 8-of-13 in the fourth quarter. “It’s […]
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Seahawks push through Rams
SEATTLE For all the flaws, the Seattle Seahawks are back where they always expected to be. In the postseason and as champions of the NFC West. “I think it’s a huge significance in terms of consistency,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “It’s something that we really do take great pride in because of the implications […]
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Broncos’ beat down of Tom Brady led to some changes
DENVER Tom Brady returns this weekend to Denver, where he was bruised and battered in the AFC championship game last season. The Denver Broncos hit him nearly two dozen times that frigid January night. Von Miller parlayed his performance — 2? sacks, four QB hits and an interception — into one of the greatest showings […]