SHERMAN, Texas A Texas lawyer known as the DWI Dude has been sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison for falsely promising Colombian drug traffickers hed get their charges reduced or dismissed in exchange for cash, prosecutors said. Jamie Balagia, 65, was sentenced Monday to 188 months in ...

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ATLANTA Carmelo Anthony looked like he was all done just a couple of seasons ago. Now, hes part of a truly exclusive club in the NBA. Welcome to the Top 10, Melo. Anthony scored 14 points Monday night in Portlands 123-114 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, moving him past Elvin Hayes for 10th...

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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy stepped up the pressure on No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney on Tuesday, claiming rank-and-file concerns about her ability to carry out her job as she trades insults with former President Donald Trump. McCarthys comments on the Fox News Channel underscored...

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The Biden administration will begin shifting how it allocates COVID-19 shots to states, moving doses from states with lower demand to those with stronger interest in vaccines, an administration official said. The change away from a strict by-population allocation comes as demand for the coronavirus ...

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DETROIT Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for a former president of the United Auto Workers who they say had two lives as a leader of a blue-collar union and as a connoisseur of premium champagne and California vacation villas paid for with members dues. Future leaders...

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INDIANAPOLIS Jimmie Johnson will make his first Indianapolis 500 start this year after all with the television crew, not on the racetrack. NBC Sports said Tuesday it will use Johnson for studio coverage of the Indianapolis 500 on both race day and qualifying weekend. The seven-time NASCAR champion ...

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PALM HARBOR, Fla. The tee markers at the Valspar Championship were paint cans, except they were filled with sand. This would have been useful information for Henrik Stenson, known to take out his frustrations on inanimate objects. That was never going to be an issue at Innisbrook. Sure, the ...

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BOSTON When free agency opened last month, there was a moment it seemed center David Andrews would be adding his name to the key Patriots offensive linemen joining new teams in 2021. The frenzied offseason opened with left guard Joe Thuney signing a five-year $80 million deal with the Kansas City ...

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BOISE, Idaho A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities because of legislation that could lead to 90% of the states wolves being killed. The Center for Biological ...

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Former President Donald Trump will find out whether he gets to return to Facebook on Wednesday, when the social networks quasi-independent Oversight Board plans to announce its ruling in the high-profile case. The decision likely to stir up strong feelings no matter which way it goes. If the board ...

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SANTA FE, N.M. A special congressional election is underway for an Albuquerque-based seat dominated by Democrats since 2009, with the start of early absentee voting on Tuesday coinciding with the campaigns first scheduled television debate. Four candidates are vying with names on the ballot for the ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. A company seeking to build a disputed oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people agreed verbally Tuesday to stop pursuing lawsuits against Tennessee property owners who refused to sell access to their land for construction. Plains All American ...

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NEW YORK Two sporting events last week the Kentucky Derby and first round of the NFL draft pulled in more television viewers than the Oscars, something inconceivable only a couple of years ago. The Nielsen company said 14.5 million people watched Medina Spirit win the Derby on Saturday, and all the...

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LONDON Northern Irelands largest British unionist party chose a religious conservative from the partys traditionalist wing as its new leader on Friday. Edwin Poots, currently Northern Irelands agriculture minister, won a two-person contest to lead the Democratic Unionist Party the ...

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TAMPA, Fla. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Kyle Trask in the second round of the NFL draft Friday night and will groom the Florida quarterback to potentially become Tom Bradys successor. Its totally surreal for me. Im just trying to soak it in and enjoy the moment, said Trask, who ...

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FRISCO, Texas The Dallas Cowboys focused on defense like never before in the NFL draft under Jerry Jones. The Cowboys used their first five picks on defensive players, four of them coming on a busy Friday night. Dallas had never gone that far into the draft without picking an offensive player since ...

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The latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday night. (all times EDT): ___ 11:55 p.m. The Denver Broncos wrapped up the second day of the NFL draft by using a compensatory pick to take Ohio State linebacker Baron Browning with the 105th overall pick. It was a big day []
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MINNEAPOLIS Alex Kirilloff hit the first two home runs of his major league career, including a three-run drive that broke open the game in the third inning and led the Minnesota Twins over the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 9-1 on Friday night. Kirilloff, who debuted last Sept. 30, hit his ...

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LOXLEY, Ala. You could call the Rev. Louis Johnson the pastor of disaster. In fact, hes working on his Ph.D. at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, and hes planning to write his dissertation on church emergency preparedness. Hes had plenty of first-hand experience. When Johnson was a teenager...

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SAN DIEGO Yu Darvish struck out 12 and the San Diego Padres, helped when a replay review turned a Giants grand slam into a foul ball, beat San Francisco 3-2 on Friday night. Darvish (3-1) allowed one run and four hits, including Buster Poseys homer, in 6 1/3 innings. He gave up a []
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NEW YORK Sabrina Ionescu is excited to be playing basketball again nearly eight months after spraining her ankle 21/2 games into her rookie season with the New York Liberty. The No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft is raring to go after a long rehab process. Her team will tip off the 25th []
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BEIJING An extreme thunderstorm hit an eastern Chinese city, leaving 11 dead and 102 injured, with strong winds causing buildings and trees to collapse. Nantong city, located in the eastern province of Jiangsu, was among the hardest-hit when the extreme weather swept the Yangtze Delta on Friday ...

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More than 400 people have been charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. But prison time may be another story. With new defendants still flooding into Washingtons federal court, the Justice Department is under pressure to quickly resolve the least serious of cases. ...

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. Tracy Swartout takes on a massive role and makes Western North Carolina history as she becomes the new Blue Ridge Parkway superintendent this spring. Swartout, a 21-year veteran of the National Park Service, takes over reins May 23 of the busiest unit of the National Park Service, ...

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With employers hiring, consumers spending and companies raising some prices, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is embarking on a high-stakes gamble. Powells bet is that the Fed can keep rates ultra-low even as the U.S. economic recovery kicks into high gear and that it wont have to quickly raise ...

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NEW YORK Don Mattingly starred in the action-packed 1980s. Now the Miami Marlins manager, Donnie Baseball worries about a record lack of hits and not just from his teams bats. I dont think its cyclical at this point, he said. Theres so much swing and miss, its kind of off the charts. []
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ROME Two Italian ports faced an influx of hundreds of migrants on Saturday, as a charity ship sailed toward a Sicilian port with 236 people rescued in the Mediterranean from traffickers boats, while Italian coast guard and border police brought 532 others to a tiny island. The maritime rescue...

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Green Bay Packers CEO Mark Murphy says he is very much aware of quarterback Aaron Rodgers concerns with the organization and acknowledges team officials have flown out to meet the reigning MVP on multiple occasions. Murphy added that the Packers want to keep Rodgers in Green Bay in 2021 and beyond. ...

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MAPLEWOOD, N.J. Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Chers mother in the romantic comedy Moonstruck, has died. She was 89. Dukakis died Saturday morning in her home in New York City, according to Allison Levy, her agent at ...

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CINCINNATI The Cincinnati Bengals focused on their lines during this years NFL draft. If they got it right, Joe Burrow should enjoy much better protection in his second season. Burrow, the top overall pick in 2020, had his rookie year cut short when his pocket collapsed on him during a Week ...

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