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U.S.
Florida: Sentencing Is Delayed in Case of Shooting Over Loud Music
The sentencing of Michael Dunn, who was convicted last month of attempted murder for shooting at three teenagers after a confrontation over loud music, will be delayed until after his new trial on the remaining first-degree murder charge.
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Science
His Fertility Advance Draws Ire
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Technology
A Wild Idea: Making Our Smartphones Last Longer
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Sports
Florida Leads No. 1 Seeds in an N.C.A.A. Bracket Light on Midmajors
Arizona, Wichita State and Virginia joined the Gators as top seeds in a draw heavy on legacy conference teams.
"SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Notre Dame doesn't like being known as the other undefeated team.
The
Fighting Irish (32-0) just completed the best regular season in school
history, setting a school record for consecutive wins, and are one of
only 13 teams to enter the NCAA tournament undefeated. Yet once again,
the Irish find themselves overshadowed by No. 1 Connecticut (34-0), a
former conference rival, despite having a higher RPI rating.
"I
think we're always going to be the underdog when it comes to
Connecticut. They're such a great powerhouse and have such a great
program over there," guard Kayla McBride said. "But I think it's just a
bit of extra motivation."
Connecticut
dominated the series for 15 years, holding a 28-4 edge until a 72-63
upset by Notre Dame in an NCAA semifinal game in 2011 ended the Huskies'
hopes of winning a third straight title. That game turned the tide in
the series. The Irish won six of the next seven, including an overtime
victory in another NCAA semifinal game in 2012.
Coach Muffet McGraw made note of that while being interviewed on ESPN during the selection show Monday night.
"We've gotten pretty good at beating them the last couple of years," she said as the Irish players cheered in the background.
But
it was the Huskies who won the most recent meeting, ousting the Irish
83-65 in last year's semifinal en route to winning their eighth national
championship.
McGraw
has been going head-to-head with Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma on the
court and on the recruiting trail for years. She conceded being annoyed
about the perception by some that the accomplishments of this year's
Irish were eclipsed by UConn, but said it could help.
"I like it because we can get a chip on our shoulder and head into the tournament with a bit of chip," she said.
Both
McGraw and Auriemma last year both said they would have preferred
meeting in the final. That's the only place the two teams can meet this
year.
This
is only the second time two teams have entered the women's NCAA
tournament undefeated in the same season. The other time was in 1998,
when Tennessee (33-0) and Liberty (28-0) accomplished the feat. Liberty
was a 16-seed that year and lost to the Lady Vols in the first round.
Of
the other 10 teams that have finished the regular season undefeated,
Vermont lost in the first round in 1992 and '93, UConn lost in the
regional final to Tennessee in 1997, Louisiana Tech lost to Auburn in
the 1990 semifinals and Texas, Tennessee and Connecticut have won
national championships without a loss, with the Huskies accomplishing
the feat four times.
Notre
Dame would like to add its name to that list. The Irish open the
tournament Saturday against Robert Morris (21-11) in Toledo, Ohio.
McBride
said after three straight trips to the Final Four for the Irish,
anything less than a national championship will be a disappointment.
"We're so sick of selling ourselves short," she said.
And playing second fiddle to the Huskies."
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Opinion
Ohio Mistrusts Democracy
Republicans again pass restrictive new laws making it harder for their opponents to vote.
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Crosswords/Games
A Coin Problem
Using only a fair coin, design a game that you have a 1/3 chance of winning.
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U.S.
Roger Hilsman, Adviser to Kennedy on Vietnam, Dies at 94
Mr. Hilsman helped draft a cable giving tacit American support to a coup against President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam, angering some military officials.
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U.S.
In Husband’s Campaign, a Chance to Make History
Attorney General Greg Abbott often speaks of the Mexican heritage of his wife, Cecilia Phalen Abbott, a onetime educator who would be the first Latina to be the first lady of Texas if he were elected.
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Sports
Letang Practices Again
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang resumed practicing nearly two months after he had a stroke, but his return to game action remained uncertain.
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U.S.
A Campaign Inquiry in Utah Is the Watchdogs’ Worst Case
Documents show that a former Utah attorney general sought to transform his office into a defender of payday loan companies that had helped bankroll his election.
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U.S.
Panel Says Yemeni Man Should Stay in Detention
A parole-style panel at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, said Abdel Malik al-Rahabi should remain there indefinitely to “protect against a continuing significant threat.”
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Business Day
Abuse-Resistant Hydrocodone Could Sink Sales of New Drug
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, says it has completed testing of an abuse-resistant version of the painkiller hydrocodone, which could derail sales of the recently introduced Zohydro.
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Magazine
On Boycotting Woody Allen’s Films
Is watching a movie an endorsement of the person who made it?
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Business Day
European Car Sales Extend Fragile Recovery
The number of new cars registered rose 8 percent in February from the same month last year, but it was still the second-poorest February since 2003.
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Business Day
Its Growth Targets Elusive, China Focuses on Jobs and Quality of Life
As China’s leader emphasized quality of economic growth over a set target, the government reported poor performance in areas like industrial output during January and February.
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Sports
In Land of Elvis, UConn Still Yearns for Broadway
For 30 years, the Huskies enjoyed the drama and rivalries of a conference tournament at Madison Square Garden. In Memphis this season, they have faced a tough adjustment.
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N.Y. / Region
U.S. Prosecutors in New Jersey Sought Port Authority Records on Bridge Contracts
The subpoena, focusing on potential conflicts of interest involving the agency chairman, David Samson, was issued last week, after prosecutors in Manhattan withdrew theirs.
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Automobiles
Wheelies: The Jimmy Fallon’s Truck Edition
The host of “The Today Show” wants to buy a pickup; Hyundai apologizes for overestimating the fuel-economy figure for the new Sonata.
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Technology
A Wild Idea: Making Our Smartphones Last Longer
Saving money and global resources are just two good reasons not to ditch your cellphone after the traditional two-year cycle.
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Arts
Acquiring Status as Big as Their Robots
The release of Titanfall is one of the rare times loyalty to individual designers’ work done elsewhere is drawing interest to a video game.
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Sports
Florida Leads No. 1 Seeds in an N.C.A.A. Bracket Light on Midmajors
Arizona, Wichita State and Virginia joined the Gators as top seeds in a draw heavy on legacy conference teams.
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Science
Machinery of an Energy Dream
With one tiny flash, scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and elsewhere are inching closer to fusion’s promise of endless power.
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U.S.
A Campaign Inquiry in Utah Is the Watchdogs’ Worst Case
Documents show that a former Utah attorney general sought to transform his office into a defender of payday loan companies that had helped bankroll his election.
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World
Seven Migrants Die Trying to Reach Greece
Eight people were rescued and two were missing after their boat capsized while crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey.
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U.S.
Video: Pet Store SPetstorurveillance Video
Security video showed a woman letting a man in through the back door, who then splashed a liquid from two gas cans around the shop, even into the cages.
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Science
His Fertility Advance Draws Ire
A scientist’s procedures have shaken up the field of genetics, bringing promise to would-be parents while drawing the ire of bioethicists and the scrutiny of regulators.
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World
Scores Killed in Raids on Central Nigeria Villages
The police confirmed Friday’s raids on three villages in Kaduna State, where violence is driven by decades-old land disputes between semi-nomadic communities and settled farmers.
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Business Day
Wendy’s Turns Up Volume on Adoption Drive
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Sports
In Land of Elvis, UConn Still Yearns for Broadway
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Business Day
Greece Reaches Deal to Release Foreign Rescue Funds
Negotiations with foreign lenders had dragged on because of disagreements over the extent of austerity Greece must impose and what relief measures it could offer citizens.
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Multimedia/Photos
Video: Libya rebel tanker seized
U.S. Navy SEALs board tanker carrying oil from rebel-controlled Libyan port. Rough cut (no reporter narration)Libya: North Korea Says It Has No Ties to Rogue Ship
SEAL Team Raids a Tanker and Thwarts a Militia's Bid to Sell ...
Navy commandos seized a renegade tanker carrying illicit Libyan oil ...Mr. Jathran, a former rebel who fought against Colonel Qaddafi, was ...March 17, 2014 - - World - article - Print Headline: "SEAL Team Raids a Tanker and Thwarts a Militia’s Bid to Sell Libyan Oil"
CAIRO
— United States Navy commandos raided a renegade tanker carrying
illicit Libyan oil in the Mediterranean southeast of Cyprus on Monday,
thwarting a breakaway militia’s attempt to sell the oil on the black
market. No shots were fired, no one was injured and the commandos
captured three armed Libyans described by the ship’s captain as
hijackers.
The
predawn raid, carried out by about two dozen members of the Navy SEALs
using high-speed boats from a nearby destroyer, rescued the fragile
transitional government in Tripoli from a potentially catastrophic loss
of control over its main source of revenue and last source of power:
Libya’s vast oil reserves.
The
tanker had threatened to uncork those reserves by enabling a militia
that has blockaded Libya’s major oil ports for the last eight months to
begin selling the oil on its own, independent of the state. The
government in Tripoli sputtered with furious warnings of retribution but
appeared powerless to stop the shipment. Flying a North Korean flag as
cover but reportedly owned by an Arab shipping company, the tanker,
called the Morning Glory, left the Libyan port of Sidra unmolested last
week with a hull full of illicit oil.
The
State Department warned last week that it considered the shipment a
“theft from the Libyan people” and noted that, along with the Libyan
government, several American companies also have stakes in the oil.
Since
then, the Pentagon said in a statement on Monday, the governments of
Libya and Cyprus had requested American assistance in apprehending the
tanker. President Obama authorized the operations just after 10 p.m.
Sunday in Washington, the statement said.
Within
10 minutes — before dawn Monday over the Mediterranean — the SEALs
launched their boats from the Roosevelt, a guided-missile destroyer,
which also provided backup support from a shipboard helicopter.
Quickly
fanning out across the Morning Glory, the SEALs captured and disarmed
the three Libyans described by the tanker’s crew as hijackers, American
officials said. The mission was completed within two hours of boarding,
they added.
The official said the three Libyans would be in United States custody until the tanker returned to Libya, in about four days.
Officials
said maritime records indicated the ship was owned by a company based
in the United Arab Emirates but operated by a company based in Saudi
Arabia. They said the 21-person crew was composed of six Pakistanis, six
Indians, three Sri Lankans, two Syrians, two Sudanese and two
Eritreans.
In
a statement on Monday, the Libyan government expressed appreciation to
“all countries who participated in this operation” and gave special
thanks to “the United States of America and the Republic of Cyprus.”
The
transitional government established in Tripoli after the fall of Col.
Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011 has suffered many humiliations, including the
kidnapping of its prime minister by a small group of militiamen and the
recent sacking of its Parliament by a lightly armed mob. But the loss
of control of its oil revenue, despite days of bluster by the prime
minister at the time, Ali Zeidan, appeared to shake the government far
more seriously.
Almost as soon as the tanker reached international waters last week, the transitional Parliament voted to remove Mr. Zeidan from office,
even before a consensus on who would succeed him could be reached.
Parliament made the interim defense minister, Abdullah al-Thinni, the
acting prime minister for a term of two weeks.
Now
the American intervention has dealt a serious blow to perhaps the
Libyan government’s greatest foe, Ibrahim Jathran, the 33-year-old
leader of the eastern Libyan militia that blockaded the ports and tried
to sell the oil.
Mr.
Jathran, a former rebel who fought against Colonel Qaddafi, was
initially named to lead a force protecting the oil infrastructure. He
has since allied himself with the so-called federalist movement
demanding more power, autonomy and oil revenue for the nation’s eastern
region, which contains most of Libya’s reserves. He has refused to
reopen the ports until the central government agrees to investigate
allegations of corruption in its oil sales and give the east a larger
cut of the proceeds.
America’s
willingness to foil his illicit exports goes a long way to level the
balance of power. The government in Tripoli has been unable to force Mr.
Jathran to reopen the ports or allow the official sale of the oil. Now,
he appears unable to sell the oil on his own, returning both sides to a
stalemate — with the oil remaining in place.
Still,
even as the tanker sailed back, there were reminders that the situation
was not Libya’s only source of political instability. A series of car
bombings on Monday at a military academy graduation ceremony in Benghazi
killed at least eight people, most believed to be graduating cadets,
and wounded more than a dozen, hospital and security officials said.
Islamist
militants in Benghazi, who oppose federalists like Mr. Jathran, have
been waging a campaign of bombings and assassinations usually aimed at
former members of Qaddafi security forces. But Monday’s attack appeared
to be the first time the militants have targeted recruits to Libya’s
fledgling national army, cadets with no possible ties to the Qaddafi
government.
Correction: March 17, 2014
An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect date for the operation by the United States Navy. The SEAL team seized the tanker on Monday, not Tuesday."
An earlier version of this article gave an incorrect date for the operation by the United States Navy. The SEAL team seized the tanker on Monday, not Tuesday."
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Science
Billionaires With Big Ideas Are Privatizing American Science
As government financing of basic research has fallen off precipitously, philanthropists have stepped in, setting priorities and drawing both gratitude and trepidation from scientists.
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