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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    'In our own homes': Eddie Betts reveals racist attack

    The AFL community has expressed anger and disgust after former player Eddie Betts shared distressing footage of his children being racially abused.

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  • SportAssociated Press

    Tyler Bertuzzi scores twice, Maple Leafs beat the Capitals 5-1

    Tyler Bertuzzi scored twice to give him six goals in seven games, Joseph Woll made 24 saves in a bounce-back performance and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Thursday night. Mark Giordano scored following a long injury absence, and Conner Dewar and Bobby McMann added goals to help Toronto improve to 41-22-9. Nic Dowd replied for Washington, and Charlie Lindgren stopped 43 shots.

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  • NewsAssociated Press

    A mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment

    A Nebraska lawmaker implored the Legislature's Executive Board on Thursday to hold a colleague accountable for invoking her name in a graphic reading on the legislative floor, which some say constitutes sexual harassment. The decision of whether Republican state Sen. Steve Halloran will face a censure vote of the full Legislature now rests with a group of their colleagues who are mostly men. “If we don't move this forward, we are in fact condoning this kind of speech,” Democratic state Sen. Ma

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  • SportAssociated Press

    Claude Giroux scores as the Senators beat the Blackhawks 2-0 for their 4th straight win

    Claude Giroux and Parker Kelly scored, and the Ottawa Senators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Thursday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Anton Forsberg made 19 saves in his second shutout of the season and No. 5 for his career. It was Ottawa's first win against Chicago since Dec. 20, 2016, snapping an 11-game skid.

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  • BusinessAustralian Associated Press

    Crowds shell out for seafood as Easter egg prices crack

    Australians are flocking to fish markets for the traditional Good Friday shopping spree but cheaper species are expected to be high on the menu this year.

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  • SportAustralian Associated Press

    Wilson out to settle world title score in desert fight

    Liam Wilson says he should have won the WBO super-featherweight world title fight a year ago in Arizona and won't let a second chance slip against Oscar Valdez.

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  • SportAssociated Press

    Top-seeded UConn blows through another opponent, beating San Diego State 82-52 to reach Elite Eight

    Stephon Castle had 16 points and 11 rebounds for top-seeded UConn and the defending NCAA champion advanced to the Elite Eight with another double-digit victory, beating San Diego State 82-52 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year’s title game. Cam Spencer scored 18 points and Tristen Newton added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (34-3), who will play the winner of the other East Region semifinal between No. 2 Iowa State and No. 3 Illinois for a spot in the Final Four in Glendal

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