Nassau County: State of Emergency Declaration & Mandatory Evacuations [Friday 5:48PM EST]

Nassau County Ed Mangano has signed a state of emergency declaration for the county and is ordering mandatory evacuations. All Nassau residents who live south of Sunrise Highway from the Queens border to Rockville Centre; south of Merrick Road from Rockville Centre to the Suffolk County line; and in low-lying communities on the north shore to leave their homes and seek shelter on higher grou...

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Will Peyton Manning be ready for season opener?

The speculation about whether or not Peyton Manning will be on the field for the season opener against Houston Texans is one of the big stories leading up to the 2011-12 season. And why wouldn’t it be? Manning has taken every snap (excluding the preseason) for the Colts over the past 13 seasons while being one of the best, if not the best, quarterbacks in the league over that time period. He currently has 208 consecutive starts, which is good for second in NFL history behind Brett Favre’s 297. But Manning’s streak could be in jeopardy come Sept. 11. It is unknown at this point whether or not Manning will be healthy enough to start the regular season after undergoing surgery to repair a bulging disk in his neck this past May. To add insult to injury, Manning wasn’t able to work with team...

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#FLICKFRIDAYS: Columbiana

The new movie Columbiana finally hits theaters today (8/26/11) its stars Zoe Saldana and directed by Olivier Megaton. Check out the trailer below Other movies dropping this #FlickFriday: Redemption Road Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Our Idiot Brot...

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Hurricane names: Why is it named Hurricane Irene?

Those names have been retired, replaced by Don, Katia, Rina and Whitney. Hurricane names are retired when a storm produces a particularly large amount of death and destruction; it's a sign of respect for victims and a way to reduce confusion years In the meantime, everyone's talking about Hurricane Irene, which leads to the inevitable sidebars about hurricane names, which are doled out in alphabetical. A list of Atlantic hurricane names is already available for the coming years. Since 1953, the National Hurricane Center produces and pre-approves this list. Only female names were included in the list before 1979. the sets of li...

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3D Home Theater Sweepstakes

Enter the 3D Home Theater Sweepstakes for a chance to win 1 of 10 $5,000 Visa gift cards that can be used to purchase a 3D TV or 1 of 100 movie ticket packages !http://nestle.promo.eprize.com/confectionssweeps/ Sweepstakes rules : http://nestle.promo.eprize.com/confectionssweeps/rules.html Add to favorites (Browse my favorites) Added on: Sunday, August 14, 2011 2:33 Category: Daily Entry, Gift Cards Tags: 3D Home Theater Sweepstakes Related Sweepstakes Pottery Barn and Sony Home Theater Sweepstakes McDonald’s 2010 FIFA World Cup Home Theater Sweepstakes Kaplan IT’s In IT to Win IT Sweepstakes Energizer Bunny Bucks Grand...

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Six Wildcats Ink NFL Contracts Tiny by mikeschmitz on Jul 28, 2011 11:00 AM PDT in Arizona Wildcats Football

For over three months, six undrafted Wildcats waited in limbo.Working toward a lifelong goal tainted by uncertainty. No contracts, no workouts, no access to team facilities, no contact with anything NFL.But when the lockout ended Monday, Nic Grigsby, Colin Baxter, Adam Grant, Travis Cobb, Lolomana Mikaele and Conan Amituanai all joined fellow Wildcats Brooks Reed, D'Aundre Reed and Ricky Elmore in the NFL.Grigsby was the first Arizona product to officially add NFL to his résumé as the change of pace back signed with the Miami Dolphins on Monday night.From there the domino effect set in and ironman center Colin Baxter signed with the Chargers,...

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Dane Sanzenbacher and Chicago Bears Reach An Agreement, Other Rookies Also Signed

Soldier Field - Chicago BearsThe Chicago Bears and Ohio State Receiver Dane Sanzenbacher agreed to terms on Tuesday, immediately following the end of the NFL Lockout which witnessed all player to owner negotiations stall for 136 days.The move is a big one for the team as Sanzenbacher was a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2010 after he led the conference in receiving yards (948) and touchdown catches (11).Other new contract agreements for the Bears were reached with the following players: Kris Adams, WR, UTEP Kyle Adams, Purdue, TE Mario Addison, DE, Troy Tanner Antle, LB, Tulsa Tressor Baptiste, Texas A&M, LB JC Brignone,...

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New Orleans Saints players, officials easing back into the business of football

Tuesday at New Orleans Saints camp felt an awful lot like the calm before the storm.The team didn't complete any major roster moves on the first day of business after the NFL lockout, although General Manager Mickey Loomis and his staff were no doubt running up the phone bill with endless calls to players and agents late into the night.And only a handful of Saints players trickled into the practice facility after being allowed full access to the building for the first time in nearly five months.The Saints plan to release their training-camp schedule today, Players are scheduled to report to the official start of camp Thursday for a team meeting...

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Albert Haynesworth Traded To The Patriots

Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots may have just made a splash. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Washington Redskins traded DT Albert Haynesworth to Belichick's Patriots for the whopping price of a...2013 fifth round pick.We'll see how it works out. Here are four thoughts on the Haynesworth trade.-Our Pats blog makes a good point: A 2013 fifth rounder is equivalent to a 2012 sixth rounder which is equivalent to a 2011 seventh rounder. Peanuts.-He's only going to make $5 million this season.-I thought Haynesworth hated playing in the 3-4? Last year he wouldn't even line up at the nose so Belichick has some work in front of him but he must feel comfortable with Haynesworth (or agent Chad Speck must've done a hell of a recruiting job for Belichick to buy in). Also, keep in mind:...

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David Beckham Scores Incredible Goal Off Corner Kick In Galaxy-Fire Game

David Beckham had quite the eventful weekend. One night before his wife Victoria gave birth to a baby girl, the soccer star recorded an assist and a very impressive game-winning goal against the Chicago Fire on Saturday. Landon Donovan scored early in the second half off Beckham's assist and Chicago quickly tied the game after Cristian Nazarith's goal. Four minutes later, Beckham scored an incredible goal off a corner kick. The ball somehow didn't touch anyone, bounced through the goalkeeper's legs and into the net. The Galaxy went on to win 2...

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NCAA Football 12’s Ultimate Conference Call

In NCAA Football 12 players have an extraordinary amount of control over the college football landscape. Many diehards and purists have pursed their lips and grumbled over a wave conference realignments that forsake traditions and regional sensibilities for television contracts. NCAA 12 is their chance to put things right in the world. Their world.Under previous versions you could swap conference memberships but the size of their ranks could neither increase nor decrease. Now, you may expand or shrink conferences anywhere from 16 to four members. You may not delete or rename conferences or give them new logos. Theoretically, I think, you could...

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Diane Sawyer began Tweeting Friday ahead of tonight’s live tweet of her Jaycee Dugard special. (Sawyer’s second Tweet was about the death of former First Lady Betty Ford). It was Dugard’s first interview since being set free from 18 years of captivity at the hands of a deranged, convicted rapist and his complicit wife.Sawyer has spent the last 12 days working on the special, including two days of interviews with Dugard late last month. Sawyer, along with Chris Cuomo, who investigated the inaction by local, state and federal authorities, taped their on camera portions this weekend. Sawyer watched the special at ABC News headquarters tonight along...

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chord overstreet

ews.Bad news first, obviously. Chord Overstreet's option to stay with the show as a series regular has not been picked up. As TVLine was first to report, there is a chance that Overstreet could return on a guest-star basis. Overstreet expressed rather cryptic disappointment on Friday afternoon when he tweeted, "well its been a good yr too bad its over, time for summer and starting fresh."Luckily, Overstreet won't be twiddling his thumbs for long. Once he finishes up the "Glee" tour, he's gung-ho to start working on his solo album.We have to admit, we're pretty bummed about this news. Overstreet's character was frequently comedic relief, but Sam...

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Play Mega Millions online and pay with Paypal?

I want to play Mega Millions but its not in my state so I have to play online but I don't trust those sites so I want to pay with Paypal. I've tried a lot of sites and one told me to get a Netteller account but they're not available to U.S. citizens and another website had the same thing. The other ones just want your credit card number straight but I want to use paypal so I feel safe.i doubt that you can pay with a credit card . i just bought some tickets and i had to pay ca...

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HOW TO BUY... Roxy Music And Family

Releasing their debut, self-titled LP in June 1972 - about a week after Bowie's ...Ziggy Stardust... came out - Roxy Music would open the brains of Morrissey, Madness, Depeche Mode and more with their pop-experimental sophistication and stylish visuals.They'd carry on as a recording entity for another eleven years, making another seven albums; but which of them do you need? For Your Pleasure and Stranded? Country Life? Who's liking later works Avalon and Flesh + Blood? Then there's the solo joints; which of Bryan Ferry's LPs are required listening? What about Eno's Here Come The Warm Jets? And is anyone feeling Andy MacKay's In Search Of Eddie...

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Red Bulls vs. FC New York: Post Match

Hans Backe, Corey Hertzog, John Rooney and Tim Ream speak following the Red Bulls 2-1 win over FC New York in a US Open Cup Third Round match at Red Bull Arena. With the win, New York advances to the Quarterfinals and will play Chicago Fire at Toyota Park on July 12. Share your thoughts on the match in the comments secti...

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Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Subpoenaed By New York

NEW YORK -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is not backing off a civil fraud probe into whether Bank of America deliberately misled shareholders about the massive losses on Merrill Lynch's books before its 2008 purchase of ... The New York Post sheds a tad more light on this Urban Outfitters-under-the-High Line rumor today. Amongst a bunch of real estate jargon and numbers thrown about (plus a mention of Diane Von Furstenberg's husband Barry Diller), the paper reports that corporate offices for Theory/Helmet Lang and Alice + Olivia moving into 450 W. 14th Street. All in all, this could be an indication that this Urban speculation may come to fruition, plus we might be trekking to the MPD for Theory, Helmut Lang and Alice + Olivia sample sales in the near fut...

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Five NKOTB Songs Justin Bieber Should Cover - Daily Inklings ...

Justin Bieber Names his New Album “Believe”?Justin tweeted that he has been working on a new album that is slated for a November release. However, the big deal was not the fact that he thinks it will be his best work to date-but the hash tag that he tweeted (see above).This started a frenzy that his new album (we’re not sure) will be called BELIEVE, which Justin did not deny nor confirm.Are you excited for JB’s new album?Read more: Justin Bieber Names his New Album “Believe”? — JUSTIN BIEBER ZONE http://www.justinbieberzone.com/2011/07/justin-bieber-names-his-new-album/#ixzz0lAGK6...

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Boxing Notebook: More Mayweather, Showtime, Tyson, and Miguel Cotto

So Floyd Maywether Jr. at the Los Angeles press conference to promote his fight with WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz topped what he said about Manny Pacquiao the day before in New York City. He called out Pacquiao and said, “Victor will be now, then Pacquiao is next.”Mayweather definitely upstaged and out-performed himself from the day before. The steroid testing issue is over and supposedly passed on. Now it is about Mayweather and Ortiz, and hopefully Pacquiao after that. But as stated here previously, Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum may have the final say. And until then, who is to know where Mayweather stands after the Ortiz fight.Again Mayweather catered to his many fans, as he did in New York signing as many autographs as he could outside the Staples Center. It is part of the Floyd...

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The Toaster, A Crispy Bread Mosaic Made From 3,053 Pieces of Toast

Swedish husband and wife team, artists Gustavo Aguerre and Ingrid Falk created The Toaster, a mural of a common household toaster that is over 22 feet wide and made with thousands of pieces of toast. This crispy mosaic was built on site in 1999 for the First International Art Biennial in Buenos Aires, Argentina but holds a permanent spot at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Buenos Aires.The Toaster is a large picture, seven metres long and four and a half metres high, totally made from bread toasted in different temperatures and for different lengths of time to reach the different nuances that occur between black and white, ochre and rust. It took seven days of work and several friends and their toasters to prepare the 3,053 pieces of toast necessary to build the gigantic mosaic, which viewed up...

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$2 off 2 American Greeting Cards = FREE Cards!

Hurry and print out the $2/2 American Greetings cards coupon and score free cards or really cheap cards that you can use for graduation or Father’s day.Here are 2 scenarios that will get you get you most for your coupon:WalmartAmerican Greeting Cards, $1$2/2 American Greeting Cards printable= FREE wyb 2 after coupon!var a2a_config = a2a_config || {};a2a_config.linkname = "news, issues, trends , hot reports";a2a_config.linkurl = "http://hotreports121.blogspot.com...

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Obama & Father's Day: Dad-In-Chief & First Daughters' Cutest Moments (PHOTOS, POLL)

Happy Father's Day!To celebrate dads across America, we're bringing you a slew of pictures of President Barack Obama and his adorable daughters.From carrying tiny Malia in his arms and hugging it out with Sasha on the campaign trail to snowball fights on the White House lawn and their more recent jaunts around the world, photographers have captured countless heartwarming moments between the president and his girls.Check out our favorites below and tell us which you think are the cutest!March 2004 winning the U.S. Senate Democratic primaryvar a2a_config = a2a_config || {};a2a_config.linkname = "news, issues, trends , hot reports";a2a_config.linkurl...

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Sega Pass system hacked

Sega has confirmed that hackers have stolen users' personal data from its Sega Pass system, which is designed to deliver community members information on the publisher’s upcoming gamesData obtained from the system includes passwords, e-mail addresses and dates of birth.Sega said in an email to members: “As you may be aware, the SEGA Pass system has been offline since yesterday, Thursday 16 June."Over the last 24 hours we have identified that unauthorised entry was gained to our SEGA Pass database."We immediately took the appropriate action to protect our consumers' data and isolate the location of the breach. We have launched an investigation...

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Elizabeth Hurley, Arun Nayar: Divorce Granted

LONDON -- Actress Elizabeth Hurley and businessman Arun Nayar were divorced Wednesday after four years of marriage.The divorce decree was granted at a brief hearing in London Wednesday by District Judge Penny Cushing.Neither Hurley nor Nayar was in court to hear their names read out along with those of 27 other divorcing couples.The grounds given for the divorce was Nayar's "unreasonable behavior."The British actress and Indian businessman married in 2007 at an English castle, with singer Elton John giving the bride away. They followed up the private civil ceremony with a lavish and traditional Hindu wedding in Jodphur, India.Hurley announced...

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Natalie Portman, Benjamin Millepied: It’s A Boy!

Natalie Portman, Benjamin Millepied: It’s A Boy!Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman and her French fiance Benjamin Millepied have welcomed a newborn son, their first child.The specific details are still sketchy, but the ‘It’s a Boy!’ banner, shown above, under the caption ‘Natalie is a Mom!’, appeared suddenly and is prominently displayed on her website, natalieportman.com.The Black Swan Best Actress winner, 30, paid tribute to her partner during her acceptance speech on February 27, 2011: “My beautiful love, Benjamin, who has now given me my most important role of my life.”Portman met Millepied, 34, on the set of Black Swan, where he worked...

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agenda 21

Is the Soros-Sponsored ‘Agenda 21’ a Hidden Plan for World Government? (Yes, Only it Is Not Hidden)What is Agenda 21? If you do not know about it, you should.Agenda 21 is a two-decade old, grand plan for global ’Sustainable Development,’ brought to you from the United Nations. George H.W. Bush (and 177 other world leaders) agreed to it back in 1992, and in 1995, Bill Clinton signed Executive Order #12858, creating a Presidential Council on ‘Sustainable Development.’ This effectively pushed the UN plan into America’s large, churning government machine without the need for any review or discussion by Congress or the American people.‘Sustainable...

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Gene Simmons Meets Estranged Siblings in Israel, Battles Relationship Woes

They're back: The "Demon," Gene Simmons, his longtime soul mate Shannon Tweed and the kids, Nick and Sophie. The A&E hit reality series 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels,' season six, premieres Tuesday, June 14 at 10PM ET with a special one-hour episode.In the spirit of perhaps a Kiss show, it starts off loud and with lots of fireworks as Shannon decides she needs to reevaluate her relationship with Simmons, so she leaves. Shocking perhaps, but judging from how playful and supportive the couple seem during their interview with Spinner, things worked out as they often do on TV, especially when you're dealing with a "normal, pretty conventional,...

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Joss Stone Possible Target of 'Murder Plot,' Police Say

Joss Stone is believed to have been the target of a possible "murder plot" this week following the arrest of two men near her home in Devon.Police apprehended the suspects on Tuesday morning after they were spotted driving around the village of Cullompton by residents. Both men, who are in their early 30s, were arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and going equipped to burgle/steal, while one was also accused of driving while disqualified.But according to reports in the British media, the two are thought to have been planning to rob and murder the 24-year-old multi-millionaire. A source was quoted in a number of outlets, including The...

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Sweet 16 NCAA Tournament: Which Teams Reached The Next Round

The first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are over and low seeds like No. 11 VCU and No. 12 Richmond are still alive. Each day had something special. Buzzer beaters, game-winning shots, upsets - you name it. Now it's on to the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight. Here are the teams that reached the next round. The third-seeded BYU Cougars will take on the Florida Gators on Thursday. Also in the Southeast region, No. 8 Butler will play the fourth-seeded Wisconsin Badgers. Teams from the West region will play on Thursday as well. No. 1 Duke will square off against No. 5 Arizona and No. 2 San Diego State will play No. 3 UConn. Teams from the...

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'Big Love' Season 5, Episode 10 (Series Finale) Recap

What do you look for in a series finale? Resolution? Closure? Drama? Suspense? A twist? The return of a lost character? Death? Birth? Pro-polygamy legislation? If you answered "yes" to any, or all, of those scenarios you would have been mildly amused by the 'Big Love' series finale.I say that because, while the episode did hit all those major finale highlights, it didn't really hit any of them with much force, leaving the show's legacy somewhat up for grabs. I'm not going to let a great series be sullied with a mediocre finale; I will continue to pretend that it all ended with a three-way wifely mud-wrestling contest -- which is what...

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Spring Equinox Celebrations

Despite the fact that we have snow showers predicted for four out of the next ten days (Oh, Montreal...), we are mentally plowing right into spring. The chicks were with their dad for the weekend, so in between working (both on editing and on a fun, upcoming project), a bit of socializing, and some cleaning, I got us ready for spring, starting with a super easy sewing project--a spring bunting:I'm a little on the fence about the colors; I can't decide if it says "spring," or if it says "Easter," which is not exactly what I was going for. Maybe I'll leave this up until Easter and then switch it out for something else.After the chicks...

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Guns N' Roses Set to Play Rock in Rio Festival

Guns N' Roses are set to headline Brazil's 2011 Rock in Rio festival, according to local reports. Newspaper O Globo has revealed event organizer Roberto Medina has been in talks with frontman Axl Rose and he's ready to make an announcement about the super gig. If the report is true, it'll be Guns N' Roses' third appearance at the festival - the band played Rock in Rio in 1991 and 2001.Sir Elton John, Katy Perry, Metallica, Motorhead, Coldplay, Shakira, Sepultura, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Slipknot have already been confirmed for the festival, scheduled for September 23 to October 2 in Rio de Janeiro.On another news, addressing to rumor of original...

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The Dugout: Minnesota Twins Spring Training 2011

For those of you who are new to The Dugout, each year we spend March writing “The Dugout: Spring Training.” We cover 30 teams in 30 days, and fans of the Pirates or the Astros get their one strip a year before we start calling Alex Rodriguez gay and Manny Ramirez stupid for seven months. With a March 15 end date set for FanHouse, I started 2011′s Spring Training in the middle of February, thinking it would give me time to get to everyone before I was outsourced. Out of nowhere, the Sporting News decided they wanted FanHouse to be incomprehensible and awful RIGHT AWAY, and March 15 became March 1. Now that The Dugout is back in full...

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How To Remove Vocals From Music Tracks Using Audacity

How It Works Vocals are normally placed in the “center channel.” Stereo tracks have two channels, but not all of the instruments are balanced evenly. Sometimes the bass is pushed more towards the right channel, rhythm guitar might be found more towards the left, and so on. Usually the vocals are put dead center, so we can split the stereo track and invert one channel. This cancels out the vocals but leaves the rest in tact. Primus often has extremely unbalanced channels. These kinds of tracks usually work well because the vocals are left evenly balanced between the two channels and that makes them easier to remove accurately. Songs with a lot of vocal effects may end up being mangled by the process, and songs with reverb may leave an echo despite vocals being gone. On the whole,...

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Greenbelt Alliance backs Napa Pipe plan

NAPA – Napa Pipe, the 2,580-unit proposed mixed-use development in the county of Napa, has gained the support of Greenbelt Alliance, a group that focuses on smart growth in the nine-county Bay Area. The project is in a comment period for its supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report and hearings on the EIR are taking place today. The comment period ends March 31. “We are releasing a letter during the comment period,” said Marla Wilson, sustainable development associate at the Greenbelt Alliance. “We have concluded that mixed use development is the best way to fulfill Napa County’s housing needs.” The alliance was to officially announce its support at a public meeting this morning. The alliance has determined the project is consistent with its vision for how the Bay Area can grow...

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NCAA Tournament Scores: Kansas State Hangs On, Beats Utah State

I feel even much better about this Kansas State team following they escaped Utah State, 73-68. The Aggies just wouldn’t go away and seemed to be that pesky opponent that you can’t very get a comfy lead on. As the game went on, they had been hanging around making you wonder if this would come down to…totally free throws. A dreaded word for the Wildcats who shoot just 64 percent from the line. Instead, the free throws had been a position. K-State hit 11-of-14 from the line within the last minute-plus and 24-of-28 for the game. Incredible. Jacob Pullen had 22 points in the victory and hit 9-of-12 totally free throws. “It was just understanding that our last game of the season could come if we do not shoot the ball well from the free throw line,” said Pullen, who produced 6 of 8 free...

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Aristide's Haiti Return Anticipated With Joy

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide has returned home after seven years in exile.The ousted former leader arrived in the capital Friday on a jet from South Africa. Aristide waved from a window at journalists, airport workers and dignitaries who had gathered at the entrance to the plane on the runway.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Joy filled Jean-Bertrand Aristide's most ardent followers early Friday as they waited the last few hours until the former president considered by many a champion of the poor returned...

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