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Tom Thibodeau’s tirade wakes up Knicks in win

WASHINGTON – After the Knicks lost momentum in the third quarter and nearly lost a big lead, coach Tom Thibodeau called a timeout with a message to his team that was clearly too sneaky to repeat. “I can not do it [say it]'' Jalen Brunson said. “Basically his message was, 'Be better.'” The Knicks responded […]

‘Starsky & Hutch’ actor Paul Michael Glaser: Where is he now?

Paul Michael Glaser became famous as one half of Starsky and Hutch. The show, which ran for four seasons on ABC from 1975 to 1979, followed Detectives David Starsky and Kenneth Hutch Hutchinson, played by David Soule, as they patrol the streets of the fictional Bay City, California. Glaser told the Television Academy in August […]

US officials demand Nicaragua release ‘unjustly’ incarcerated Catholic bishop

The Biden administration on Tuesday again criticized the Nicaraguan government for “unjustly” sentencing Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez to decades in prison for treason, calling on the current administration to hold religious leaders unconditionally. He demanded his immediate release. State Department Spokesman Matthew Miller told Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo of […]

Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin dishes on All-Star nod

MONTREAL — Igor Shesterkin will represent the Rangers at All-Star Weekend in February, but even the Russian netminder knows he probably wasn't the NHL's first choice. “It's a great honor,” Shesterkin said before Jonathan Quick scored a goal and the Rangers lost 4-3 in a penalty shootout against the Canadiens at the Bell Center on […]

Belarus’ authoritarian leader tightens control over the country’s religious groups

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed into law a law that significantly tightens control over various religious sects and organizations. The law, published on the president's website this week, requires all sects and religious groups to reapply for state registration, although authorities reserve the right to refuse. Lukashenko signs bill granting […]