Wednesday, 17 May 2017

Budget mess forces hospitals to cut school sports trainers

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Springfield's Memorial Medical Center and HSHS St. John's Hospital will stop providing athletic trainers for area high schools by this summer because of the state budget holdup.

The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports (http://bit.ly/2qrev2x ) the hospitals will end the 30-year tradition because the state is $130 ...
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No need to schlep wallet, keys at Universal's new water park

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - No need to schlep around wallets or locker keys in your Speedos at Universal Orlando Resort's new water park opening later this month.

That's because Universal is debuting a new wristband that can pay for food, open lockers, trigger special effects, set spending limits on the ...
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Maybin, Pujols rally Angels past White Sox 7-6 in 11 innings

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Cameron Maybin batted leadoff for the first time in an Angels uniform. He seemed right at home there.

Maybin had a career-high five hits, including a tying double in the 11th inning, and Albert Pujols singled home the winning run moments later to give Los Angeles ...
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'Living memorial': Putting Kennedy back into Kennedy Center

WASHINGTON (AP) - Trivia question: Where is the memorial to President John F. Kennedy in Washington?

If you said the Kennedy Center - not just the bronze bust of Kennedy inside but the entire building and all that happens there - you'd be correct. You'd also be better-informed than most ...
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Maybin, Pujols rally Angels past White Sox 7-6 in 11

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Cameron Maybin had a career-high five hits, including a tying double in the 11th inning, and Albert Pujols singled home the winning run moments later to give the Los Angeles Angels a 7-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.

Chicago erased a three-run ...
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Retirees celebrate opening of New Hampshire arboretum

EXETER, N.H. (AP) - The greenery of the Granite State is set to have more company with the official opening of New Hampshire's largest and second official arboretum.

The arboretum, located in a retirement community in Exeter, celebrated a ribbon cutting ceremony last week, complete with champagne and poetry. New ...
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Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Kyrgios withdraws from Italian Open with hip injury

ROME (AP) - Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the Italian Open with a hip injury.

Tournament organizers made the announcement Tuesday, shortly before the Australian was to face Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.

Kyrgios will be replaced in the draw by lucky loser Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, who lost in ...
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