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  • SportAssociated Press

    Brewers designate C Eric Haase for assignment, recall IF Oliver Dunn as they finalize their roster

    Catcher Eric Haase couldn’t parlay his outstanding spring training into a spot on the Milwaukee Brewers’ roster. The Brewers designated Haase for assignment Thursday as they made their final roster moves before Friday’s opener at the New York Mets. In other moves, the Brewers recalled infielder Oliver Dunn from Triple-A Nashville, optioned reliever JB Bukauskas to Triple-A Nashville and placed pitchers Taylor Clarke, Wade Miley and Devin Williams on the injured list retroactive to Monday.

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Brazil's Bolsonaro requests court permission to accept Netanyahu's invite to Israel

    Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has requested federal authorities return his passport and authorize travel to Israel so he can accept an event invitation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit in May, Bolsonaro’s lawyers said Thursday in a statement. The attorneys submitted Bolsonaro’s request to the Supreme Court on Monday, the same day The New York Times published security camera footage revealing that the former president spent two nights at Hungary’s embassy in Brasilia.

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    Black lawmakers in South Carolina say they were left out of writing anti-discrimination bill

    The South Carolina House has passed a bill to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities over the objections of Black lawmakers who said they weren't included in crafting the proposal. The House's most conservative wing celebrated the bill passing 84-30 on Wednesday after Republicans voted to limit debate and prevent lawmakers from proposing any more changes. Democrats said the initiatives commonly called DEI are necessary to make sure schools meet

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  • EntertainmentAssociated Press

    Movie Review: 'Godzilla x Kong' has scales and scale but not much else

    The former types will have much to cheer in “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” a ground-stomping, radiation-spewing monster-mash feast. For that, you were better off catching last year’s Toho-made “Godzilla Minus One,” which grippingly returned to Godzilla’s post-WWII origins and in the process won the 70-year-old lizard its first Oscar. No costume dramas for him, unless you count the robotic fist that Kong gets outfitted with midway through the movie.

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  • NewsThe Independent

    From crypto king to convicted fraudster: Sam Bankman-Fried’s spectacular fall from grace

    The once-hailed ‘boy wonder’ of the crypto industry rose to prominence after founding trading firm Alameda Research in 2017 at the age of 25. So what went wrong? Bevan Hurley looks back at Bankman-Fried’s remarkable rise – and even more dramatic fall as he begins his 25-year prison sentence

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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    Van Aert has surgery and could miss Giro d'Italia

    Wout van Aert has undergone surgery after suffering multiple fractures in a crash in his native Belgium.

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  • SportAssociated Press

    Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert confident All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign long-term extension

    Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert is confident All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign a long-term contract to chase an NBA championship with Cleveland. "He loves the situation in Cleveland because our players are very young and we’re just kind of putting the core together that he’s clearly the biggest part of.” Mitchell signed a five-year, $163 million contract in 2020 with Utah and is under contract through the 2026 season.

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