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What we know and don’t know about Duke’s positive COVID-19 test ESPN.com March 12, 2021 The Duke Blue Devils are out of the 2021 ACC tournament after a positive COVID-19 test within their men’s basketball program, the conference announced Thursday. The Blue Devils, who were scheduled to play Florida State in the ACC quarterfinals on Thursday, have been eliminated from the event, which is scheduled to run through Saturday. This marks the highest-profile COVID-19-related cancellation or postponement during a 2020-21 college basketball season marked by altered schedules, team pauses and general logistical issues throughout the sport. The news…
Trump dives into battle for Senate By Burgess Everett POLITICO March 12, 2021 Donald Trump sounds like he’s ready for a GOP civil war. But he’s also eager to play a leading role in Senate Republicans’ battle for the majority. The former president is dialing up GOP senators to back their campaigns and talk strategy, weighing how to approach primaries in critical open seats and making sure he leaves an imprint on the midterm elections. Trump’s involvement, revealed in interviews with a dozen GOP senators, shows how far the 50-member conference has come two months after they weighed…
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Trump, Hungry for Power, Tries to Wrestle Away G.O.P. Fund-Raising By Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman New York Times March 10, 2021 WASHINGTON — It was a familiar play by Donald J. Trump: lashing out at his enemies and trying to raise money from it. The former president this week escalated a standoff over the Republican Party’s financial future, blasting party leaders and urging his backers to send donations to his new political action committee — not to the institutional groups that traditionally control the G.O.P.’s coffers. “No more money for RINOS,” he said in a statement released…
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Joe Biden’s dogs sent home to Delaware after ‘biting incident’– report By Helen Sullivan the Guardian March 9, 2021 Joe Biden’s dogs have reportedly been returned to the family home in Delaware after showing aggressive behaviour towards White House staff. Champ and Major, both German shepherds, were sent home last week after Major had a “biting incident” with a member of the White House security team, CNN reported. Major, who is three years old, was adopted by the Bidens in 2018 and is the first White House dog to have been adopted from a shelter. Since moving in…
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Predicting the 2021-22 Duke basketball starting lineup Ball Durham March 9, 2021 Duke basketball blues have no insta-cure, yet try this lineup for starters. Given the pair of potential program savers on the way, it wasn’t easy waiting until the conclusion of the 2020-21 Duke basketball season to forecast the 2021-22 starting lineup. True, only the regular season is technically in the books. Yes, these current Blue Devils (11-11, 9-9 ACC) do still have an ACC Tournament to play, beginning at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday as a No. 10 seed in Greensboro against cellar-dweller Boston College (4-15, 2-11 ACC).…
RNC brushes back Trump team on ‘cease-and-desist’ demand By Alex Isenstadt POLITICO March 8, 2021 The Republican National Committee is denying a cease-and-desist demand from Donald Trump’s attorneys, who asked the party organization to stop using the former president’s name and likeness in fundraising appeals. In a letter sent Monday afternoon to Trump attorney Alex Cannon, RNC chief counsel Justin Riemer asserted that the committee “has every right to refer to public figures as it engages in core, First Amendment-protected political speech, and it will continue to do so in pursuit of these common goals.” Continue Reading…..