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A luxury hotel company that was scheduled to host a February fundraising event for Republican Missouri Senator Josh Hawley instead announced Saturday it has canceled the event, citing deep opposition to those who allegedly supported and incited the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week. Loews Hotels announced the cancellation…

Louis DeLuca/Associated Press Corey Kluber will get a fresh start after agreeing to a free-agent deal with the New York Yankees on Friday. The deal is pending a physical, per ESPN's Jeff Passan. MLB.com's Mark Feinsand reported Kluber's one-year deal is worth $11 million.  Kluber pitched just one inning in…

Ron Schwane After acquiring Francisco Lindor last week, the New York Mets reportedly have the All-Star shortstop under contract for the 2021 season.  Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, Lindor and the Mets avoided arbitration with a one-year, $22.3 million deal: Mark Feinsand @FeinsandLindor's $22.3 million is the fourth-largest one-year arbitration deal…

A court martial sitting in Sokoto has granted bail to Martins Idakpini, a Lance Corporal who criticised Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff. Tope Akinyode, Idakpini's lawyer, made the disclosure on Thursday. Court martial is a judicial process used in trying members of the armed forces accused of offences.  Akinyode…

The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese and elder statesman, Matthew Kukah, on Thursday expressed regret that Nigerians and the country's leaders did not learn any lesson from the 1967-1970 civil war.  Kukah noted that there was a lot of "resentment, anxiety and frustration" from those who were alive during the…

NEW YORK: As the United States recorded its highest single-day death toll since the coronavirus pandemic began nearly a year ago, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday (Jan 13) said the city would fall short of its inoculation goals unless it could get more vaccine. The mayor said short…

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said the closure of schools as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic will adversely affect the development, safety and well-being of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral disease. UNICEF also cautioned that the effects of closing school for another…

Utah Jazz's Derrick Favors (15) defens Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) NEW YORK - The Brooklyn Nets and the NBA are looking into Kyrie Irving's actions after a video showed…

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While Butler struggles to score at times and capably defends opponents, the reverse is true for St. John’s. The contrasting styles will be on display Tuesday night when Butler visits St. John’s in a matchup of struggling Big East opponents in New York. Butler (3-6, 2-4 Big East) enters Tuesday…