Nichols’ fatal encounter with police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is a glaring reminder that efforts to reform policing have failed to prevent more flashpoints in an intractable epidemic of brutality.
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Posted inBoston Bruins, Sports
Bruins suffer third straight loss, 4-1 at Carolina
Boston loses a meeting of the teams with the two best records in the NHL.
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‘Hurricane Hazel,’ mayor of Mississauga into her 90s, dies
Hazel McCallion, 101, leaves behind a legacy of feisty advocacy and more than three decades of nearly unchallenged leadership.
Posted inNation & World, News
Emails reveal tensions in Colorado River talks
Scientists say the megadrought gripping the southwestern U.S. is the worst in 1,200 years.
Posted inSports
Sports Digest: Voyer leads Mariners to another win over Norfolk, 5-2
Alex-Olivier Voyer nets a pair of goals as Maine earns its 18th victory in 22 games since the start of December.
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NFL playoffs: Eagles dominate injury-ravaged 49ers, win NFC title with 31-7 victory
Philadelphia earns a trip to the Super Bowl, as San Francisco can’t overcome injuries to quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Josh Johnson.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Avatar 2’ tops box office for 7th weekend
‘The Way of Water’ is the fourth-highest grossing film of all time.
Posted inNation & World
Israeli-Palestinian cauldron tests U.S. as Blinken visits
Officials say the theme of the Secretary of State’s talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will be ‘de-escalation.’
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Shiffrin must wait for record win 86 but takes slalom title
MIkaela Shiffrin finishes second in Sunday’s World Cup slalom race to wrap up the season-long slalom title.
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Sunday’s college roundup: Holmes leads Indiana to another win
Women’s basketball: Mackenzie Holmes scores 21 points as the sixth-ranked Hoosiers beat Rutgers for their seventh straight win.