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Stanford's VanDerveer, McPhee-McCuin of Ole Miss keep giving 03/18/2023 08:01pm • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) ��� They are two coaches spreading goodwill from opposite sides of the country, the legend and the lady who vows to be one and considers herself a key figure in the future of women's basketball. When Tara VanDerveer���s top-seeded Stanford team had eliminated surprising Sacred Florida may ban girls' period talk in elementary grades 03/18/2023 05:01pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain would restrict public school instruction on human sexuality, sexually transmitted d Supervisor in Tyre Nichols' death retired before firing 03/18/2023 04:49pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification. Lt. DeWayne Smith was identified Friday in record Italy's Democratic head blasts limit on LGBTQ parent rights 03/18/2023 02:39pm • ROME (AP) ��� The head of Italy���s opposition Democratic Party blasted a bureaucratic crackdown on LGBTQ families as ideological, cruel and discriminatory and vowed Saturday to push through legislation to better recognize and protect their rights. Elly Schlein, who in 2020 revealed she was in a rel District responds to student's Pledge of Allegiance lawsuit 03/18/2023 01:18pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A South Carolina school district said a ninth grader walking in a hallway was stopped during a moment of silence and not the Pledge of Allegiance, as the student had said in a lawsuit filed last month. Marissa Barnwell said she was pushed against the wall by a teacher at Rive Officials are preparing security in case of Trump indictment 03/17/2023 09:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Law enforcement officials in New York are making security preparations for the possibility that former President Donald Trump could be indicted in the coming weeks and appear in a Manhattan courtroom in an investigation examining hush money paid to women who alleged sexual encounte Meta launches paid verification subscription service in U.S. 03/17/2023 09:58pm • ▶ Watch Video: Meta to launch paid verification service on Facebook and Instagram, following Twitter's lead Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, launched a paid subscription service in the U.S. on Friday — allowing users on both platforms to p Alaska education board asks state for transgender sports ban 03/17/2023 09:52pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ��� The Alaska board of education has unanimously approved a resolution that urges the state to limit the participation of transgender girls in girls school sports. The resolution passed Thursday urges the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to create two spo Lack of hugs caused US fentanyl crisis, Mexico's leader says 03/17/2023 07:25pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Mexico���s president said Friday that U.S. families were to blame for the fentanyl overdose crisis because they don���t hug their kids enough. The comment by President Andr��s Manuel L��pez Obrador caps a week of provocative statements from him about the crisis caused by the fe 'I���M BACK!': Trump returns to Facebook after reinstatement 03/17/2023 06:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Former President Donald Trump has returned to Facebook after a more than two-year ban. ���I���M BACK!��� Trump posted on the site weeks after his personal account was reactivated. Trump, who is running his third campaign for the White House, also shared an old video clip in which h St. Patrick's Day rites: Parades, bagpipes, clinking pints 03/17/2023 06:52pm • From New York City, to Savannah, Georgia, to the halls of the White House, thousands of people in the U.S. celebrated St. Patrick���s Day with parades, pub crawls and a state visit. Thousands of tourists and locals alike crowded the oak-shaded squares and downtown sidewalks of Savannah on Friday. Th Data Doctors: Facebook's new monthly charge: Hoax or real? 03/17/2023 06:01pm • Q: Is Facebook really getting ready to start charging users? A: The list of hoaxes that have plagued the world���s largest social media platform continues to grow, but one that has persisted for over a decade is that they will start charging everyone to continue using it. One of the more commo Business Highlights: Penalties for bank execs, weak Wall St 03/17/2023 05:39pm • ___ Parent company of Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy NEW YORK (AP) ��� The parent company of Silicon Valley Bank has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move comes a week after the tech-focused bank failed in a sudden collapse that set off fears of wider problems in the global Washington turns to Wall Street to help rescue dying bank 03/17/2023 05:15pm • The scene was reminiscent of the last financial crisis, nearly 15 years ago: Faced with a blossoming emergency in the banking sector, worried regulators and policymakers in Washington turned to Wall Street for help. The anxiety this week centered on First Republic Bank in San Francisco, which was on Michigan State muscles past USC 72-62 in March Madness 03/17/2023 04:53pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Upset with the officials and his team's defense, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo angrily snapped a white board in half during a timeout. ���It felt damn good,��� Izzo cracked. The Spartans broke Southern California soon after. Joey Hauser scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Michiga