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Familiar surrounds for New Zealand for Champions Trophy semifinal against South Africa

Familiar surrounds for New Zealand for Champions Trophy semifinal against South Africa

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — After going through all the tangled scheduling, New Zealand returns to its recent favorite venue in Pakistan when it takes on South Africa in the second semifinal of the Champions Trophy in Lahore on Wednesday.
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Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow

Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month, calling out to glitter-covered revelers decked out in fishnet ti
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Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation

Pope resting after acute breathing crises forced him to resume noninvasive ventilation

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis rested early Tuesday after he suffered further setbacks in his fight against double pneumonia: two new acute respiratory crises that required him to resume using noninvasive mechanical ventilation to breathe.
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Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival

Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival

DISTOMO, Greece (AP) — Feeling overwhelmed by everyday obligations or doom-scrolling? The ancient Greeks had a remedy for burnout still practiced annually by their rural descendants.
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Celebrity-Birthdays-Mar04

Celebrity Birthdays for March 4: Actress Paula Prentiss (1975's "The Stepford Wives") is 87. Movie director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction") is 84. Singer Dieter Meier (Yello) is 80. Saxophonist Jan Garbarek is 78.
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Today-History-Mar04

Today in History for March 4: In 1561, Cardinal Carlo-Carafa became the last Roman Catholic prelate sentenced to death by a Pope. In 1678, composer Antonio Vivaldi was born. In 1789, the first U.S. Congress met in New York City.
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Today-Music-History-Mar04

Today in Music History for March 4: In 1678, composer Antonio Vivaldi was born. In 1948, "Yes" bass player Chris Squire was born in London.
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Oklahoma City visits Memphis following Gilgeous-Alexander's 51-point game

Oklahoma City Thunder (50-11, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (38-23, fourth in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.
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Houston visits Indiana on 7-game road skid

Houston Rockets (37-24, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (34-25, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pacers -3.5; over/under is 229.
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Edwards leads Minnesota against Philadelphia after 44-point performance

Philadelphia 76ers (21-39, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (33-29, ninth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -13; over/under is 223.
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