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TheRepublic.com 

Brazil fires coach of Rio Olympic football gold medalists

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s football confederation has fired the coach who led Neymar and company to the country’s first Olympic football gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. Confederation spokesman Gregorio Fernandes confirmed on Monday that youth division coach Rogerio Micale was removed after Brazil failed to qualify for the next Under-20 World Cup. In

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

Nevada lawmakers ask questions about railroad safety

n view of recent flooding, the safety of Nevada's railroad tracks is a concern for members of the Legislature. Many of the tracks in Northern Nevada were under water, and the ...

United Press International (UPI.com) 

Marine snail could offer opioid alternative

Brooks Hays
Feb. 20 (UPI) -- A novel compound produced by a tiny marine snail species could inspire an alternative to opioids, the highly addictive class of pain killers.

NBCSports.com 

The Revis tampering from 2015 was pretty much what everyone thought it was

A new column that spends plenty of time wagging a finger at Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis for “embarrassing” the team’s owner with “late-night shenanigans” that may or may not ever result in a conviction, guilty plea, suspension, or fine contains new details about the events that resulted in Revis becoming a Jet in 2015. Basically, it…

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

Ex-Texas neurosurgeon sentenced to life for maiming patients

DALLAS (AP) — A jury has sentenced a former neurosurgeon to life in prison for maiming patients who had turned to him for surgery to resolve debilitating injuries. Prosecutors alleged numerous cases of malpractice against the former Plano physician, including that he improperly placed screws and plates along patients' spines, left a sponge in another patient and cut a major vein in another.

TheRepublic.com 

David Cassidy fighting memory loss, wants to ‘enjoy life’

NEW YORK — Former “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy says he’s struggling with memory loss. The 66-year-old actor-singer tells People magazine his family has a history of dementia and he had sensed “this was coming.” He says for now he wants to stay focused and “enjoy life.” Cassidy has had numerous personal problems in the

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Lawmakers could limit testing, bar 17-year-old dropouts

Lawmakers rejected a number of proposals, though, including requiring school board members to be elected at the same time, cutting the number of school days from 180 to 170, and requiring students to pass the U.S. citizenship test.

TheRepublic.com 

Jaguars release veteran defensive lineman Jared Odrick

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars have released veteran defensive lineman Jared Odrick, saving $8.5 million against the salary cap. Odrick was due a $2 million roster bonus and would have had $3.5 million of his $6.5 million salary for 2017 guaranteed had he still been on the roster March 13. So the Jaguars parted

TheRepublic.com 

Interracial couple fined for not removing graffiti slur

STAMFORD, Conn. — An interracial Connecticut couple whose home was vandalized by a racial slur has been fined for failing to cover it up. The Stamford Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/2lAiTvP ) the slur was spray-painted over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend on the garage door of Heather Lindsay, who’s white, and Lexene Charles, who’s black. Lindsay

«Just Jared» 

Emma Watson Sings 'Belle' with the Townspeople in 'Beauty & The Beast' First Look Clip!

The first look at Emma Watson singing her character’s first song, “Belle,” from the upcoming movie Beauty and the Beast has been released! The clip opens with the townspeople singing the famous, “Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour!” Emma then goes into Belle’s line, “There goes the baker with his tray like always, the same old [...]