‘Gladiator II’ has sly Denzel whipping Rome into a frenzy
CATAPULT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL: Featured submissions from an array of countries presented by Jevon White. See story Page 1B. PHOTO COURTESY OF JEVON WHITE Rome …
HARRIET TUBMAN EVENT
Join Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black and Dr. Tiya Miles for a free book discussion, followed by a book signing, during the Miami Book Fair, Sunday, …
Health and Wellness
St. Mary’s Hospital acquires Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center
LAVONIA, Ga. (AP) _ Athens-based St. Mary’s Health Care System has acquired Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center in Lavonia. The Athens Banner Herald (http://bit.ly/1RXn0tA ) …
Rhode Island Hospital awarded $5.8M for cancer research
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) _ Rhode Island Hospital has been awarded more than $5 million to support its cancer research program. The hospital was awarded a …
Business
Minnesota manufacturers turn to robots amid worker shortage
ELBOW LAKE, Minn. (AP) _ A growing number of Minnesota manufacturers are turning to robots amid a shortage of skilled workers. Minnesota Public Radio News …
Talks to begin on Capitol Hill budget measure
WASHINGTON (AP) – Cuts to Medicare and the health care law and almost $40 billion in unrequested money for overseas war-fighting operations top the agenda …
China’s Central Bank to cut bank reserve requirement
BEIJING (AP) – China’s Central Bank said Sunday that it will cut its bank reserve requirement ratio by 1 percentage point to stimulate more lending …
Education
Hassan vetoes anti-Common Core bill
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) _ Gov. Maggie Hassan is using support from the business community to justify her veto of a bill backed by opponents of …
Superintendent Balow heading to China to talk education
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) _ Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow is among a delegation of eight U.S. state school superintendents traveling to China to …
Middle school students find inspiration at school forest
By PHILLIP BOCK HTR Media TWO RIVERS, Wis. (AP) _ Groups of young writers from area schools returned to the forest last month to find …
Sports
Larkin decides to enter NBA draft
CORAL GABLES – Shane Larkin was told he was too short to be an elite college guard, a theory he debunked with ease. So now …
College superstars now in the pros had to deal with bullies
NEW YORK — Before they were college basketball stars and the future of the WNBA, Brittney Griner, Skylar Diggins and Elena Delle Donne had something …
UM fires back as NCAA sets out charge
CORAL GABLES — After two years of digging, the NCAA hit Miami with the four words that no school wants to hear: “Lack of institutional …