Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler overcomes a five-stroke deficit in the final round, shooting a 64 to beat Xander Schauffele, Brian Harman and Wyndham Clark.
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Men’s basketball: Defending champ UConn receives No. 1 overall seed
Houston, Purdue and North Carolina join UConn as No. 1 seeds despite losses in their conference tournaments.
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Wales’ first Black leader is a testament to Britain’s political diversity, but racism persists
For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man.
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The European Union announces an $8 billion aid package for Egypt as concerns mount over migration
The deal drew criticism from rights groups over Egypt’s human rights record.
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Local pubs packed on St. Paddy’s Day
Dressed in green with pints of Guinness in hand, Brunswick residents closed out St. Paddy’s Day weekend with live music, traditional food and lively company.
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Looting is on the rise in Haiti. Among the victims: UNICEF and Guatemala’s consul
Looting and overall violence has further cut some of the country’s most vulnerable from basic supplies.
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State Senate candidate’s campaign flyer featuring Winslow town councilors raises ethics concerns
Michael Perkins, a Republican candidate for the Maine Senate, released a flyer that some residents and town officials say could mislead voters into thinking he has been endorsed by the Winslow Town Council and town of Winslow.
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Dan Wakefield, novelist, reporter and spiritual chronicler, dies at 91
Dan Wakefield, a versatile and adroit writer who chronicled the civil rights movement as a journalist, recounted his journey from atheism to Christianity as a memoirist, and explored questions of love, friendship, joy and despair as a novelist, notably in his best-selling book “Going All the Way,” died March 13 at a care center in […]
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Cockney Rebel singer Steve Harley, who had a hit with ‘Make Me Smile,’ dies at 73
LONDON — Steve Harley, a British musician whose glam-rock band Cockney Rebel had an enduring hit with the song “Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me),” has died. He was 73. Harley’s family said Sunday that he had “passed away peacefully at home, with his family by his side.” Harley said late last year […]
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Byron Janis, renowned American classical pianist who overcame debilitating arthritis, dies at 95
NEW YORK — Byron Janis, a renowned American concert pianist and composer who broke barriers as a Cold War era culture ambassador and later overcame severe arthritis that nearly robbed him of his playing abilities, has died. He was 95. Janis passed away Thursday evening at a hospital in New York City, according to his […]