Minimum wage hike all but dead; Cuomo’s critics call apology ‘tone deaf’; Boy Scouts reorganize
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People watch as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic material during an eruption in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. The 8,530-feet volcano erupted Tuesday, sending volcanic materials a few thousand meters into the sky and depositing ash on nearby villages.
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This Feb. 4, 2013, file photo, shows a detail of a Boy Scout uniform worn during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas.
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In this Jan. 28, 2019 file photo, Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou, D-Manhattan, speaks in the Assembly Chamber at the state Capitol, in Albany, N.Y.
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki takes a question from a reporter during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 1, 2021, in Washington.
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In 1867, Howard University, a historically Black school of higher learning in Washington, D.C., was founded.
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In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote.
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In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (puh-CHEL’-ee) was elected pope on his 63rd birthday; he took the name Pius XII.
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In 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points for the Philadelphia Warriors in a game against the New York Knicks, an NBA record that still stands. (Philadelphia won, 169-147.)
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In 1965, the movie version of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music,” starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, had its world premiere in New York.
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In 1985, the government approved a screening test for AIDS that detected antibodies to the virus, allowing possibly contaminated blood to be excluded from the blood supply.
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In 1990, more than 6,000 drivers went on strike against Greyhound Lines Inc. (The company, later declaring an impasse in negotiations, fired the strikers.)
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In 1995, the Internet search engine website Yahoo! was incorporated by founders Jerry Yang and David Filo.
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Ten years ago: Air Force troops at Frankfurt airport, killing two airmen before being taken into custody. (Arid Uka, an Islamic extremist, was later sentenced to life in prison.)
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Ten years ago: The Supreme Court ruled, 8-1, that a grieving father’s pain over mocking protests at his Marine son’s funeral had to yield to First Amendment protections for free speech in a decision favoring the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kansas.
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Five years ago: After nearly a year aboard the international space station, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russia’s Mikhail Kornienko returned to earth aboard a Soyuz capsule.
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Five years ago: The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved the toughest sanctions against North Korea in two decades, reflecting growing anger at Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test and rocket launch in defiance of a ban on all nuclear-related activity.
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One year ago: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential campaign and endorsed Joe Biden.
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One year ago: Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show after apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women.
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One year ago: Health officials in Washington state, where a cluster of coronavirus cases had surfaced at a nursing home near Seattle, said four more people had died from the virus. The director-general of the World Health Organization said there was still time to stop the COVID-19 epidemic, saying “containment is feasible.” Vice President Mike Pence said the coronavirus risk to Americans remained low, but that “we’re ready for anything.”
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One year ago: The Recording Academy said it had fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who had questioned the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and complained of sexual harassment.
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One year ago: James Lipton, longtime host of “Inside the Actors Studio,” died at his New York home; he was 93.
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One year ago: The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared nearly 1,300 points as stocks roared back from a seven-day rout on hopes of action from central banks.
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Singer-rapper-actor Becky G is 24.
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NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is 39.
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Actor Bryce Dallas Howard is 40.
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Rock singer Chris Martin (Coldplay) is 44.
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Actor Daniel Craig is 53.
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NHL goalie Henrik Lundqvist is 39.
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Author John Irving is 79.
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Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 59.
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Former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is 66.
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Actor Laraine Newman is 69.
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Country singer Luke Combs is 31.
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Musician Mike “McDuck” Olson (Lake Street Dive) is 38.
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Former Soviet President and Nobel peace laureate Mikhail S. Gorbachev is 90.
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Actor Nathalie Emmanuel is 32.
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Actor Rebel Wilson is 41.
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Actor Robert Iler is 36.
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Former Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., is 68.
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Andreas Ilves of Estonia competes during a men's individual gundersen NH/10km competition round at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Federal policemen patrol by a concrete wall placed by Iraqi security forces to surround the Our Lady of Salvation Church during preparations for the Pope's visit in Mar Youssif Church in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP/Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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The pack pedal during the sixth stage of the UAE tour cycling race, from Deira Islands to Palm Jumeriah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)
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In this photo taken by a drone, firefighters battle a fire at a commercial yard in Compton, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. A huge fire visible across Los Angeles burned material in a commercial yard and parked buses early Friday. The inferno erupted in Compton before dawn and consumed what appeared to be stacks of pallets in a very large industrial yard. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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A woman twirls a can with holes filled with burning wood chips and straw to celebrate the first full moon of the Lunar New Year, in Siheung, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Demonstrators clash with police as they protest the death in prison of a writer who was arrested on charges of violating the sweeping digital security, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Mushtaq Ahmed, 53, was arrested in Dhaka in May last year for making comments on social media that criticized the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. He had been denied bail at least six times. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)
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People pray in front of the rubble of demolished Palestinian homes during a protest in Jerusalem, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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Tents set up for devotees cover the banks of the Sangam, confluence of rivers Ganges, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati, on the eve of the Maghi Purnima, or the full-moon day during the annual traditional fair of "Magh Mela" In Prayagraj, India, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus are expected to take holy dips at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela.(AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)
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Theatres stand temporarily closed on Shaftesbury Avenue during England's third coronavirus lockdown, in London, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Monday a slow easing of one of Europe's strictest pandemic lockdowns, with indoor venues such as theatres and cinemas scheduled to open May 17. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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An Indian paramilitary soldier patrols with a sniffer dog during a surprise search operation at a busy market in central Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. Security in Kashmiri has been tightened with frequent surprise search operations after two policemen were killed near a police station last week in Srinagar city. (AP Photo/ Dar Yasin)
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Detroit Tigers' Miguel Cabrera watches teammates during a spring training baseball workout Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Lakeland, Fla. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Miami Marlins outfielder JJ Bleday stretches as a teammate does the same behind during spring training baseball practice Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Sgt. Edwin Morales pays his respects to the victims of the 1993 bombing World Trade Center before the start of a ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the attack, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in New York. On Feb. 26, 1993, a truck bomb built by Islamic extremists exploded in the parking garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, killing six people and injuring more than 1,000 others. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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President Joe Biden talks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott as they tour the Harris County Emergency Operations Center, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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People wear face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus view lanterns hanging for Lantern Festival, marking the end to the Chinese lunar New Year celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Feb, 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
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Sculptor Tommy Zegan, polishes his statue of former president Donald Trump on display at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Friday, Feb. 26, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Zegan says he has to wipe finger prints off the statue every hour or so. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Police stand in formation blocking a main road in Mandalay, Myanmar, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Myanmar security forces cracked down on anti-coup protesters in the country's second-largest city Mandalay on Friday, injuring at least three people, two of whom were shot in the chest by rubber bullets and another who suffered a wound on his leg. (AP Photo)
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Nagas perform during a traditional wrestling match in Kohima, capital of the northeastern Indian state of Nagaland, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Nagas are in indigenous people inhabiting several northeastern Indian states and across the border in Myanmar. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)
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Norway's Robert Johansson soars in the air during the WSC Men's HS106 ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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A wax statue of actor John Hamm stands by the bar with a drink at Peter Luger Steakhouse on Friday, Feb, 26, 2021, in New York. The statue, on loan from Madame Tussauds, will help fill out the restaurant during COVID-19 occupancy restrictions. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
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Protesters shout slogans as police arrive during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Police in Myanmar escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month's military takeover, deploying early and in force on Saturday as protesters sought to assemble in the country's two biggest cities and elsewhere. (AP Photo)
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Conservative political consultant, Roger Stone poses for photos outside the convention center at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Demonstrators march during a protest condemning the arrest of rap singer Pablo Hasél in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. After a few days of calm, protests have again turned violent in Barcelona as supporters for a jailed Spanish rapper went back to the streets. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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A police van is set on fire as protestors throw molotov cocktails at police during clashes following a protest condemning the arrest of rap singer Pablo Hasél in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. After a few days of calm, protests have again turned violent in Barcelona as supporters for a jailed Spanish rapper went back to the streets. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Venezuelan BMX freestyle racer Edy Alviarez performs a trick during a national competition event in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk along a pedestrian crossing, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Tokyo. Japan's second state of emergency set up to curb the coronavirus in Japan has been lifted in six urban areas this weekend and remain in the Tokyo area for another week until March 7. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) is checked into the boards by St. Louis Blues center Ryan O'Reilly (90) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Feb, 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
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Demonstrators hold a Dutch flag with it's center cut out as another man, rear, holds a banner during a demonstration of several hundreds of people who protested against the coronavirus lockdown and curfew on Museum Square in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Vegas Golden Knights center William Karlsson, right, scores the game-winner past Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson during overtime in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, in Anaheim, Calif. The Golden Knights won 3-2 in overtime. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Marcia English, center, leads a group of former President Donald Trump supporters in a song outside the convention center at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. Less than six weeks after leaving office, Trump will deliver the closing speech at the conservative conference Sunday as he reasserts himself on the national stage and makes clear he intends to remain a dominant force within the Republican Party. (AP Photo/John Raoux)(AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Norway's Halvor Egner Granerud goes down the ramp during the WSC Mixed Team HS106 Ski Jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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A woman dips her feet in the sea before curfew at Marseille's Plage des Catalans, southern France, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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Marseille's Dimitri Payet falls during the French League One soccer match between Marseille and Lyon at the Stade Veledrome stadium in Marseille, France, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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St. Louis Cardinals pitcher John Gant throws during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, second from left, is fouled by Golden State Warriors guard Kelly Oubre Jr., right, while shooting as forward Juan Toscano-Anderson, left, and guard Jordan Poole defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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In this image from a video, anti-coup protesters run away from tear gas launched by security forces in Yangon, Myanmar Monday, March 1, 2021. Defiant crowds returned to the streets of Myanmar's biggest city on Monday, determined to continue their protests against the military's seizure of power a month ago, despite security forces having killed at least 18 people around the country just a day earlier. (AP Photo)
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Supporters of former President Donald Trump and anti-Trump groups clash outside of CPAC at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (Sam Thomas/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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1940 — Seabiscuit, ridden by Red Pollard, wins the Santa Anita Handicap in his final race. Beaten by a nose in both the 1937 and 1938 Santa Anita handicaps, Seabiscuit beats Kayak II by 1 1-2 lengths to retire as the leading money-winning horse in the world.
Racehorse trainer Tom Smith is shown with thoroughbred Seabiscuit on March 10, 1940. (AP Photo)
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1962 — Wilt Chamberlain scores an NBA-record 100 points to lead the Philadelphia Warriors to a 169-147 triumph over the New York Knicks in Hershey, Pa. He scores 59 second-half points and 28 points from the foul line for records.
In this March 2, 1962 file photo, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a sign reading "100" in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., after he scored 100 points during a game against the New York Knickerbockers. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis, File)
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1966 — Chicago’s Bobby Hull becomes the first NHL player to have two 50-goal seasons when he scores a third-period goal in the Black Hawks’ 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.
Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks, leaps into the arms of teammate Bobby Hull (9) in spontaneous reaction to Hull’s 50th goal of the season in Chicago on March 2, 1966, which tied a National Hockey League record. Hull scored the record tie shot in the third period. (AP Photo/Paul Cannon)
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1969 — Boston’s Phil Esposito becomes the first NHL player with 100 points in a season, scoring a goal in the Bruins’ 4-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Boston Bruins coach Harry Sinden shakes hands and pats Phil Esposito on he head as he congratulates his center on breaking the NHL scoring record with his 98th point in a game with the New York Rangers at Boston Garden, March 1, 1969. (A.E. Maloof)
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2011 — Pittsburgh overcomes a slow start to clinch at least a share of the Big East regular-season championship with a 66-50 win over South Florida. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon sets an NCAA Division I record for most victories in the first eight seasons of a career with 214 — one more than Everett Case had at North Carolina State and Roy Williams had at Kansas in their first eight years.
Pittsburgh center Gary McGhee (52) goes to the basket over South Florida's Augustus Gilchrist (24) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, March 2, 2011. Pittsburgh won the game 66-50. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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2018 — Kristina Vogel of Germany wins a record-tying 11th women’s world cycling title when she takes the individual sprint at the track world championships in the Netherlands. Vogel ties Anna Meares’ record for most women’s world titles.
World champion Kristina Vogel of Germany leads before Stephanie Morton of Australia during the women's sprint final race at the World Championships Track Cycling in Apeldoorn, eastern Netherlands, Netherlands, Friday, March 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Today is Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Let’s get caught up.
These headlines are in the news this morning: Democrats’ hopes of raising the federal minimum wage appear all but dead in the COVID relief package; critics of N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo call his apology ‘tone deaf’ as third woman accuses him of harassment; and the Boy Scouts have submitted a bankruptcy plan.
Read on for these stories, other top headlines, celebrity birthdays and more.
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Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead as the Senate prepared to debate its own version of the House-passed aid package.
Four days after the chamber’s parliamentarian said Senate rules forbid inclusion of a straight-out minimum wage increase in the relief measure, Democrats on Monday seemed to have exhausted their most realistic options for quickly salvaging the pay hike. In one decision, they abandoned a potential amendment threatening tax increases on big companies that don’t boost workers’ pay to certain levels.
“At this moment, we may not have a path but I hope we can find one” for pushing the federal pay floor to $15 an hour, said No. 2 Senate Democratic leader Richard Durbin of Illinois. Read more:
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Critics: Cuomo apology ‘tone-deaf,’ ignores power imbalance
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When she first arrived in Albany to work as a legislative aide in 2013, New York Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou had lawmakers grab her buttocks, suggest she and her boss were “a hot duo” who should have sex, and peer into her office to check her out for a “hot or not” list.
Niou, then a chief of staff in her late 20s, never reported it. She feared it would unfairly drag down her boss. But the experiences stayed with her.
She bristled Monday at the response from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to allegations he sexually harassed two young women in state government, remarks some on social media called a “faux-pology” that blames victims for misinterpreting his “good-natured” jokes. Read more:
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Boy Scouts submit reorganization plan to bankruptcy court
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America submitted a bankruptcy reorganization plan Monday that envisions continued operations of its local troops and national adventure camps but leaves many unanswered questions about how it will resolve tens of thousands of sexual abuse claims by former Boy Scouts
The plan was filed Monday in Delaware bankruptcy court, even though the BSA remains in intense negotiations with insurers who face substantial exposure for sexual abuse claims, and with the official committee representing abuse victims.
The plan calls for a $300 million contribution from the Boy Scouts’ 250-odd local councils into a trust for abuse victims, although the form and timing of those contributions remain up in the air. Read more:
In other news today …
- FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on whether the bureau adequately communicated with other law enforcement agencies about the potential for violence that day.
- As President Joe Biden looks to dismantle the last administration’s hardline immigration agenda, he worked Monday to build a partnership with someone who found an unexpected understanding with Donald Trump: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
- Global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions rose slightly in December compared with the same month of 2019, indicating the sharp drop seen due to the pandemic was short-lived.
- Two Americans suspected of helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn skip bail in Japan and flee to Lebanon in December 2019 have arrived in Tokyo for a criminal investigation and likely trial.
- Heavy thunderstorms pounded parts of Appalachia on Sunday and Monday, sending rivers out of their banks and leading to multiple water rescues, mudslides, road closures and power outages, officials said.
- Volvo says it will make only electric vehicles by 2030. But if you want one, you’ll have to buy it online.
- In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Prince Harry says the process of separating from royal life has been very difficult for him and his wife, Meghan.
Click on the links below for full versions of these stories and scroll further for a look at today in history and celebrity birthdays.
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