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WATCH: Los Angeles public schools begin ban on cellphones
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Ex-NFL star Clinton Portis joins DeSean Jackson's staff at Delaware State as running backs coach
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Murray State Racers square off against the Southern Illinois Salukis
Southern Illinois Salukis (12-15, 7-9 MVC) vs. Murray State Racers (13-14, 7-9 MVC) Carbondale, Illinois; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Racers -1.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM ...ABC News - 4d -
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South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
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South Sudan closes schools after students collapse due to extreme heat
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If Banning Explicit Deepfakes Isn’t the Answer, What Is?
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Madrid appeal over Bellingham ban dismissed
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Texas and USC canceling spring football games, joining Nebraska and Florida State
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College basketball grades: Duke ahead of class, Alabama barely passing report card heading into weekend
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Cooper Flagg Tracker: Duke star impresses NBA scouts in Blue Devils' rout of Illinois at Madison Square Garden
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Duke's demolition of Illinois raises the Blue Devils' reputation yet another notch in advance of March
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Flagg scores 16 in MSG debut and No. 3 Duke romps to 110-67 blowout of Illinois
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New York Yankees drop beard ban after 49 years
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Rubiales fails in CAS appeal of three-year FIFA ban
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Electronic 'signal jamming' devices used for car thefts set to be banned
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