Tag: Social affairs
Texas-Arlington promotes long-time assistant to head coach
<p>ARLINGTON, Texas — Greg Young was named the head coach at Texas-Arlington on Monday after 12 seasons as an assistant coach for the Mavericks....
Tanzania’s new president changes policy on COVID-19, media
<p>NAIROBI, Kenya — Tanzania's new president appears to be taking a new, scientific approach to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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LSU’s Orgeron gives lawmakers statement on Guice complaint
<p>LSU coach Ed Orgeron maintained in a statement provided to state lawmakers Tuesday that he does not recall speaking with an elderly female security...
McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong’ wins inaugural Gotham prize
NEW YORK — James McBride's latest honor for the novel “Deacon King Kong” is a real New York story.
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San Jose State hires Tim Miles as basketball coach
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose State has hired former Nebraska coach Tim Miles to take over the Spartans' struggling program.
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San Francisco school board to vote on school renaming, again
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco school board is poised to reverse a much-criticized decision to purge 44 schools of names it said were...
Players in Spain disagree on details of racism incident
<p>MADRID — Valencia player Mouctar Diakhaby talked about being the victim of an intolerable and hurtful racial insult. Cádiz defender Juan Cala spoke about...
AP Interview: Human rights champion turns to vaccine equity
<p>PARIS — Agnès Callamard is best known for her investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and has made a career uncovering...
Castellanos, Moustakas lift Reds to third straight win
CINCINNATI — Nick Castellanos hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning hours after deciding to appeal a two-game suspension for his part in...
Watchdog: Lebanon’s vaccination of refugees, migrants lags
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s vaccination campaign has been slow and risks leaving behind some of the country’s most vulnerable people, including Palestinian and Syrian refugees,...