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
Summer youth fitness program teaches healthy eating
By JENNI VINCENT The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) _ Both Samuel Patton and Chloe DeMoulin now have a new appreciation about what’s contained in some …
Botched tests lead Ohio medical examiner to tighten policies
CLEVELAND (AP) _ The medical examiner’s office is Ohio’s biggest county is tightening reporting protocols after it found dozens of errors by a former forensic …
Business
Japan pledges climate change aid to Pacific island nations
By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) _ Japan pledged Saturday 55 billion yen ($450 million) in aid to Pacific island nations that are battling rising sea …
Target settlement with MasterCard fails to get bank support
By BREE FOWLER AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) _ A $19 million deal between Target and MasterCard to settle lawsuits stemming from the retailer’s …
Timeline: Key steps among companies in animal welfare
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer Major animal-welfare moves announced by food and retail companies since 2012: _ FEBRUARY 2012: McDonald’s Corp. requires its U.S. …
Education
University at Buffalo tries integrated approach to problems
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) _ University at Buffalo faculty members from different fields are getting together to tackle global challenges like health equity and sustainable manufacturing. …
Old trees saved after neighbors protest removal by UF
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) _ Towering, century-old pine trees near a University of Florida golf course have been saved for now after neighbors protested their removal …
Safety practices have improved at pathogen lab, says NAU
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) _ A Northern Arizona University spokesman says the school has improved laboratory safety practices after a biology lab there was fined by …
Sports
Ex-NFL player Darren Sharper charged with rape in Las Vegas
By KEN RITTER LAS VEGAS — Rape charges have been filed in Las Vegas against former NFL safety Darren Sharper, who already faces sexual assault charges in …
Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler to have elbow surgery next week
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — New York Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler will have Tommy John surgery early next week and is expecting a 14-month rehabilitation, a …
10 Questions to begin the Madness There’s more to March than a Kentucky coronation …
Chart courtesy of NCAA.com University of Kentucky basketball team 2015 PHOTO COURTESY OF apkmodgame.net By Mike Lopresti NCAA.com So here is the NCAA Tournament …
