How good is ‘Wicked’? It could sweep another million awards
“I’ve heard it said. That people come into our lives for a reason …” That poet lyric is from the song “For Good,” arguably the …
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Health and Wellness
A first: All respond to gene therapy in a blood cancer study
Stained cells showing multiple myeloma. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) – Doctors are reporting unprecedented success from …
A last-ditch treatment saves a girl with pneumonia
An extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, machine saved Sage McCue’s life. PHOTO COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA By DIVYA KUMAR Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – …
Business
Dollar Tree completes $8.5B purchase of Family Dollar
NEW YORK (AP) _ Dollar Tree has completed its $8.5 billion acquisition of rival discount chain Family Dollar after a year-long struggle that drew in …
AAA Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey gas prices down slightly
RENTON, N.J. (AP) _ Motorists are seeing slightly lower prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon …
How to evaluate a for-profit college: a consumer’s guide
By BETH J. HARPAZ Commercial schools have been around for centuries, providing training in fields like accounting and construction that loftier educational institutions did not …
Education
Jill Biden to promote education, military families in Asia
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Vice President Joe Biden’s wife will promote girls’ education and supporting military families during a tour of four Asian countries beginning next …
University of Wisconsin regents approve budget cuts
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a budget that will absorb the first year of a $250 …
Bike sharing service coming to Purdue University
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) _ Purdue University is set to join the bike sharing movement when the service Zagster launches next month. The program will …
Sports
Thinking he was an underachiever made Nicklaus better
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) _ Jack Nicklaus won 18 professional majors and 73 times on the PGA Tour, which is …
Five things to know from NBA Finals practices
By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Basketball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) _ They talked about ending championship droughts, starting new traditions and building legacies. The Cleveland Cavaliers …
Spike Lee talks drafting story for ‘NBA 2K16’ video game
By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ “NBA 2K16” will be a Spike Lee joint. 2K Games says the acclaimed filmmaker …
