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UCLA baseball overcame a 3-0 deficit to beat Cal State Fullerton 4-3 in a tense 10-inning thriller at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Cadiz's walk-off RBI single capped the comeback after Dean West's seventh-inning single and Roch Cholowsky's ninth-inning sacrifice fly tied the game following a replay overturn. It marked back-to-back extra-innings wins for the top-ranked Bruins, now 10-2 before Big Ten play, with even football coach Bob Chesney celebrating from the stands.

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Freshman Dominic Cadiz stepped up in the 10th with two on and one out, ripping a single to right that sent the Bruins racing onto the field in joy.

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Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), an unrecognized coalition pushing for divestment from Israel, posted the phrase late Saturday on its @ColumbiaBDS account, then deleted it after X restricted access but reaffirmed the sentiment. The timing followed Khamenei's death in a Tehran airstrike amid rising tensions and a court ruling that may review discipline against CUAD-linked protesters from 2024 campus occupations. Figures like Sen. Ted Cruz and investor Bill Ackman condemned the post, calling for expulsion and deportation of involved foreign students, while Columbia has not commented.

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Hours after a U.S.-Israel strike killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a Columbia University student group's X post echoed Iran's regime slogan: 'Marg bar Amrika'—Persian for 'Death to America.'

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Tiffany Howell, a 47-year-old NYPD sergeant with 18 years on the force, faces up to 25 years on charges including aggravated vehicular homicide after her blood alcohol level tested over three times the legal limit. On January 22, she drove her Infiniti south in northbound lanes of the Taconic State Parkway at over 50 mph, slamming into Boitel's Toyota RAV4; he died shortly after arriving at Westchester Medical Center. Howell, hospitalized with injuries, was arraigned Monday, pleaded not guilty, posted $250,000 bond, and returns to court March 18; she's now suspended without pay by the NYPD.

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Manuel Boitel, a 61-year-old doorman heading home from his Manhattan job, never made it after a head-on collision with an off-duty police sergeant driving drunk the wrong way.

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On the Mohr Stories podcast on Feb. 24, Dyson accused Lamar of reducing Black identity to Compton origins, comparing the track's 'not like us' hook to divisive rhetoric and noting Drake's Black heritage tied to figures like Aretha Franklin's babysitter. Fans split sharply, with some seeing attacks on Lamar—a dark-skinned Compton native who dominated 2024 with the track, swept 2026 Grammys including for 'Luther,' and headlined Super Bowl LIX—as rooted in colorism and media bias against his success. Others back Dyson, arguing Lamar first weaponized identity by labeling Drake a culture outsider, keeping debates alive on authenticity, skin tone, and hip-hop's cultural lines.

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Scholar Michael Eric Dyson called out Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' for drawing lines around Blackness that left out Drake's deep family roots in Memphis and beyond.

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On the Mohr Stories podcast on Feb. 24, Dyson accused Lamar of reducing Black identity to Compton origins, comparing the track's 'not like us' hook to divisive rhetoric and noting Drake's Black heritage tied to figures like Aretha Franklin's babysitter. Fans split sharply, with some seeing attacks on Lamar—a dark-skinned Compton native who dominated 2024 with the track, swept 2026 Grammys including for 'Luther,' and headlined Super Bowl LIX—as rooted in colorism and media bias against his success. Others back Dyson, arguing Lamar first weaponized identity by labeling Drake a culture outsider, keeping debates alive on authenticity, skin tone, and hip-hop's cultural lines.

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Scholar Michael Eric Dyson called out Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' for drawing lines around Blackness that left out Drake's deep family roots in Memphis and beyond.

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The event last Thursday drew Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students to discuss religious commonalities, but Mady—after praising sharia law's punishments and societal reforms—abruptly condemned Bratman, director of CUNY Hillel, prompting nearly 100 Muslim participants to walk out, leaving about 20 attendees. Moderator Joshua Medina expressed shock and apologized, while Bratman called the incident '100 percent antisemitic.' New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned it as antisemitism and demanded accountability from CUNY, which launched an investigation amid online backlash and concerns over campus safety and Israel-Gaza tensions.

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At a City College of New York interfaith workshop meant to bridge religious divides, self-proclaimed imam Abdullah Mady suddenly spotted Jewish representative Ilya Bratman and branded him a Zionist responsible for Gaza deaths, urging Muslim students to leave in protest.

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On February 18, Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux left Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives to sit with the Liberals, bringing their seat count closer to the 172 needed for a majority in the 343-seat House. He follows Nova Scotia's Chris d’Entremont in November and Ontario's Michael Ma in December, who cited policy differences and constituent feedback. Conservatives decry the moves as disloyal without by-elections, while Liberal allies see moderates fleeing Poilievre's rigid leadership amid economic pressures like inflation and housing woes.

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Matt Jeneroux sat down with his family and constituents before making the call to cross the floor. Now, he's the third Conservative to join Prime Minister Mark Carney's team since November.

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The Croatian star earned an 8.4 Sofascore rating, creating two big chances, delivering four key passes including the assist for Strahinja Pavlović's 89th-minute goal, and completing 88% of his passes. Rafael Leão sealed the win in the 94th minute, keeping Milan second in Serie A with 57 points from 27 games. Since joining from Real Madrid last summer, Modrić has started nearly every match, leading the league in pass completion with two goals and three assists this season, proving his timeless class as Milan's heartbeat.

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At 40 years old, Luka Modrić still owns the midfield like it's his playground, dictating every move in AC Milan's gritty 2-0 victory over Cremonese.

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In the March 4 primaries, state Rep. James Talarico beat Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic Senate race with 53% of the vote, while state Rep. Steve Toth ousted Rep. Dan Crenshaw 56%-41% in the GOP's 2nd District. Rep. Al Green fell short of 50% in the redrawn 18th District Democratic primary, setting up a May runoff against Rep. Christian Menefee. X filled with humorous edits like Crockett twerking in a Popeyes uniform and Crenshaw mopping at Waffle House, drawing cheers from conservatives and criticism over racial stereotypes from others.

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Election night in Texas turned chaotic as Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Dan Crenshaw, and Rep. Al Green stumbled in their primaries—prompting a flood of fast-food job memes featuring the trio.

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Tillis called Noem's handling of FEMA reimbursements a 'disaster' more than a year after the September 2024 storm hit western North Carolina, pointing to her policy requiring personal approval for expenditures over $100,000 as the cause of delays. Lawmakers from both parties, including Rep. Deborah Ross, highlighted stalled funds for schools, emergency services, and infrastructure, while Noem defended the Trump administration's delivery of over $3 billion in aid and blamed prior shortcomings on President Biden. Tensions escalated with a GOP censure resolution against Tillis and debates over immigration raids, luxury jets, and controversial deportations, revealing Republican rifts amid ongoing recovery struggles.

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North Carolina families still rebuilding from Hurricane Helene's devastation faced fresh scrutiny this week as Senator Thom Tillis blasted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's leadership in a heated Senate hearing.

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In a call with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Araghchi blamed U.S. and Israeli strikes for rising tensions but affirmed Iran's commitment to peace. The exchanges followed massive U.S.-Israeli attacks on February 28, dubbed 'Roaring Lion,' which targeted Iranian military sites and killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, top officials, and over 200 others, including civilians. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones on Israel, U.S. bases, and Gulf targets, prompting further strikes and casualties on all sides, as President Trump urged regime change and Oman called for restraint.

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Hours after airstrikes killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reached out to Oman, expressing readiness for serious talks to ease the escalating conflict.

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Euro Pacific Asset Management chief Peter Schiff this week dismissed Bitcoin as a flawed medium of exchange and inferior store of value compared to tokenized gold. He referenced Cathie Wood's revised $1.2 million Bitcoin target for 2030, blaming stablecoins' rise in emerging markets. Amid Bitcoin's 5% year-to-date drop to $90,400, gold has surged 54% while drawing online mockery of Schiff's repeated past predictions.

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Peter Schiff strikes again: Bitcoin is doomed, he says, as stablecoins steal its transaction role and gold crushes it in value storage.

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Euro Pacific Asset Management chief Peter Schiff this week dismissed Bitcoin as a flawed medium of exchange and inferior store of value compared to tokenized gold. He referenced Cathie Wood's revised $1.2 million Bitcoin target for 2030, blaming stablecoins' rise in emerging markets. Amid Bitcoin's 5% year-to-date drop to $90,400, gold has surged 54% while drawing online mockery of Schiff's repeated past predictions.

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Peter Schiff strikes again: Bitcoin is doomed, he says, as stablecoins steal its transaction role and gold crushes it in value storage.

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New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters sharply rebuked his coalition partners on Monday for proposing state asset sales to tackle rising unemployment at 4.7%, record business insolvencies, and government debt at 42% of GDP. Peters advocated building value in state assets to drive growth and jobs, citing Singapore's model, while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon minimized the disagreement, focusing on spending cuts and tax relief in the 2025 Budget. Opposition leaders like Labour's Chris Hipkins and the Greens' Chlöe Swarbrick echoed concerns about privatization risks amid slow GDP growth of 0.2%.

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In a fiery RNZ interview, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters slammed his own government's asset sale push as a 'tawdry, silly argument'—a desperate bid to fix an economy reeling from 4.7% unemployment and soaring debt.

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