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Nets could benefit as third team in Damian Lillard deal

NEW YORK — Tyler Herro would be quite the consolation prize — but at what cost?

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023

Harvard legacy admissions targeted after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

Harvard University was accused by minority groups of violating federal law by giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to children of alumni and wealthy donors, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-based affirmative action policies.

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023

Pa. voters will soon pick the people who run the 2024 election — so a national group is fighting election denial

PITTSBURGH — Three years after former President Donald Trump popularized baseless challenges to legitimate elections, a national group wants political candidates in Pennsylvania to vow they will accept election results — including those who might help run the 2024 presidential race.

Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023

Why Hurricanes forward Michael Bunting continues to push himself to be a better player

Michael Bunting wasn’t your average NHL rookie in 2021-22 with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

No Kentucky Derby 150 for Bob Baffert. Churchill Downs extends trainer’s suspension.

Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday that it is extending its track suspension of trainer Bob Baffert through the calendar year 2024.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Shooters and victims in NYC’s gun violence surge are getting younger, police say

NEW YORK — Police working overtime to get menacing guns off the street said Monday that they are disturbed by a frustrating trend — the shooters are getting younger, and so are the victims.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Rangers’ Martín Pérez talks command issues in flat start vs. Astros

ARLINGTON, Texas — The numbers were in Martín Pérez’s favor. The on-field outcome was not.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

North Carolina begins Carowinds roller coaster review after ‘rare’ crack found

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A crack formed in one of the support pillars for the Fury 325 roller coaster at Carowinds in North Carolina. The ride has been closed pending repairs.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Girl found decaying in closet was put into a stroller and abandoned, police say

The last time Alondra Denise Hobbs saw her daughter alive, she put the 7-year-old into a stroller, pushed her into a closet and left without any intention of returning, according to an arrest warrant released Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023

Harvard legacy admissions targeted after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action

Harvard University was accused by minority groups of violating federal law by giving preferential treatment in the admissions process to children of alumni and wealthy donors, days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the use of race-based affirmative action policies.

Tribune News Service · Jul 3, 2023