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Monahan confident in his job and hopeful PGA Tour can strike a deal with Saudis

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan isn't offering any details on negotiations with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf. #press

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Scott Peterson appears virtually in California court as LA Innocence Project takes up murder case

Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court, nearly 20 years after he was convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Laci, and dumping her body into San Francisco Bay in 2002. #press

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What to know about a settlement that clarifies what’s legal under Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Florida's state government and LGBTQ+ advocates have settled a lawsuit challenging a law that bars teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools. #press

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Rep. Ken Buck to leave Congress next week, narrowing GOP’s slim majority

Republican Rep. Ken Buck has announced that he’ll resign next week, narrowing his party’s razor-thin House majority and scrambling the already heated GOP primary to fill his Colorado seat. #press

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David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77

David Mixner, a longtime LGBTQ+ activist who was an adviser to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign and later called him out over the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy regarding gays in the military, has died. #press

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Dozens allege child sexual abuse in Maryland treatment program under newly filed lawsuits

More than three dozen people allege in lawsuits filed this week that they were sexually abused as children inside a Maryland residential program for youths that closed in 2017. #press

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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for April delivery fell 37 cents to $77.56 per barrel Tuesday. #press

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UW Husky men ready for last charge at Pac-12 basketball tournament

Washington and the other Pac-12 men’s basketball teams will gather inside T-Mobile Arena this week to play the final games in a tradition-rich conference. #press

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Patrick Queen leaving Baltimore for rival Pittsburgh on 3-year deal, AP source says

The Pittsburgh Steelers are luring inside linebacker Patrick Queen away from rival Baltimore. #press

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Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during Robb Elementary shooting resigns

The Uvalde police chief who was on vacation during the Robb Elementary School shooting has resigned. #press

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UW’s Keion Brooks Jr. makes All-Pac-12 team, Koren Johnson named Pac-12 Sixth Player

UW forward Keion Brooks Jr. was voted All-Pac-12 first team, while guard Koren Johnson nabbed the Pac-12 Sixth Player of the Year award. #press

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How fraudsters break into Social Security accounts and steal benefits

Social Security-related scams are pervasive — fraudsters pose as employees to try to extract money and identifying details from people in a variety of schemes. #press

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Seattle U men take aim at WAC basketball tournament

The Seattle U men ended their season on a three-game losing streak, but a three-game win streak this week would put them in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1969. #press

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Kate’s been the reliable face of a modern monarchy. Now she’s at the center of a media backlash

Attention on Princess Kate has reached levels not seen since she married Prince William in a fairy-tale wedding in 2011. #press

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President Joe Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among labor unions

President Joe Biden has met with the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters and reminded its leaders and members of his record on unions as likely Republican challenger Donald Trump tries... #press

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Oscars’ strikes tributes highlight solidarity, and the possible labor struggles to come

Labor strife remains an issue in Hollywood after two major strikes were resolved, and the Academy Awards didn’t sidestep that. #press

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Former Seahawks QB Drew Lock agrees to deal with Giants, reports say

The Seahawks are now officially in the market for a quarterback after backup QB Drew Lock reportedly agreed to a deal with the Giants. #press

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Beyoncé’s new album will be called ‘Act II: Cowboy Carter’

Beyoncé is full of surprises — and on Tuesday, dropped yet another one. #press

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U.S. airport nasal swabbing expanding to Chicago and Miami

The nation’s top public health agency is expanding a program that tests international travelers for COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. #press

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Day care provider convicted of causing infant’s death with antihistamine sentenced to 3 to 10 years

A Vermont day care provider convicted of manslaughter in the death of an infant in her care was sentenced on Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison. #press

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