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Myers’s late 3-point play lifts Maine past Mass-Lowell

TheRepublic.com 

ORONO, Maine — Wesley Myers converted a 3-point play with four seconds left and matched a career-best with 31 points to help Maine edge Massachusetts-Lowell 73-71 on Wednesday night. Logan Primerano’s jump shot gave the River Hawks a 71-70 lead with 13 seconds to play. Myers was then fouled scoring a layup and added the

Holy Cross builds big first-half lead, beats Lafayette 71-54

TheRepublic.com 

WORCESTER, Mass. — Karl Charles scored 20 points, Malachi Alexander hit four 3-pointers and had 19 points, and Holy Cross beat Lafayette 71-54 on Wednesday night. Holy Cross scored the first seven points of the game, went on a 15-0 run and led 33-13 at halftime behind Charles’ 11 points and Alexander’s 10. Lafayette was

Peru: Bribes by Brazilian builder cost country $283 million

TheRepublic.com 

LIMA, Peru — Anti-corruption officials are calling for Peru’s three most recent ex-presidents to testify in connection with alleged bribes paid by Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht for inflated contracts that authorities say cost the Andean country $283 million. Comptroller Edgar Alarcon said at a news conference Wednesday that Odebrecht was involved in 23 public works

Peru: Bribes by Brazilian builder cost country $283 million

«TDN» (tdn.com) 

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Anti-corruption officials are calling for Peru's three most recent ex-presidents to testify in connection with alleged bribes paid by Brazilian construction conglomerate Odebrecht for inflated contracts that authorities say cost the Andean country $283 million.



Hensen scores 12 points, Vermont tops Binghamton 67-50

TheRepublic.com 

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Payton Hensen scored 12 points and Vermont made eight 3-pointers to beat Binghamton 67-50 on Wednesday night to win its fifth straight to start America East Conference play 3-0 for the third time in the last four years. Trae Bell-Haynes scored nine points with four assists, Ernie Duncan hit three 3-pointers, and

Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth Meet For Dinner After Surfing Session

«Just Jared» 

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth are continuing to get in quality time after celebrating the holidays together! The cute couple were spotted grabbing a meal with friends at a private club on Tuesday (January 11) in Malibu, Calif. The day before, Liam headed to the beach to catch some waves with a male pal. Liam [...]

Mystery surrounds dramatic voyage of Alan Langdon and daughter Que from NZ

Sydney Morning Herald 

An Australian father and his young daughter who sailed into a fishing harbour on the NSW south coast after weeks at sea on a small home-made catamaran may have been in the country for several days until they were recognised from missing person's posters, according gto a child recovery expert.

Cheeky quokka hops a boat to freedom and now everyone's looking for it

Yahoo Autos 

The humble and very adorable quokka is a creature only found on Western Australia's Rottnest Island, but it seems one has made an unlikely escape via barge. An adult quokka was reportedly spotted at a waste recovery centre in the Perth suburb of Canning Vale on Jan 4. by a worker not familiar with the species. SEE ALSO: Lonely Planet gives quokka hot spot the recognition it deserves The worker took a photo of it and thought it was a "big rat," according to the Western Suburbs Weekly. The quokka is a protected species... Читать дальше...

Seahawks offense not taking young Falcons defense lightly

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

RENTON -- Looking at the Atlanta Falcons defense isn't quite like looking in the mirror for the Seahawks. It's more like looking in a mirror that shows you how you looked five years ago.

Syria is on the brink and here's how it got there

BusinessInsider.com 

Omar Sanadiki/Reuters

After nearly six years of uprising, conflict and chaos, the partition of Syria is imminent.

President Bashar al-Assad will of course rail against it; his crucial ally Iran will probably resist too, and the marginalised US won’t even acknowledge the prospect. But the lines are nonetheless being drawn.

With pro-Assad forces back in control of Aleppo city, a newly co-operative Turkey and Russia are ready to pursue partition as a short-term resolution.

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Mexican president: ‘Of course’ we won’t pay for Trump’s wall

GantDaily.com 

Mexico’s president reiterated his nation will not pay for a wall along the US-Mexico border just hours after President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down on his campaign pledge to force the country to do so. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto made his comments during a speech at an assembly of foreign diplomats at the National Palace Wednesday. […]





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