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Los Angeles Lakers will host Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA game at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night. The regular NBA game is scheduled to tip off at 9.30 pm (EDT) on Sunday, March 10. Live telecast of the game will be available on ESPN. One can catch live streaming of the game on fubo TV, NBA TV on a free trial basis, as per a report in USA Today.

The Minneapolis City Council has passed a measure that would increase wages for drivers of ride-hailing services to an equivalent of more than $15 an hour

The utility provider Xcel Energy says its facilities appeared to have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state history

the choice seems to be simple. Both political parties already have clarity over who their nominees will be, as Joe Biden (Democrat leader) and Donald Trump (Republican leader) have cruised through the early voting states. Super Tuesday is the primary election day the most states hold their primaries and caucuses and decide on the bulk of delegates for candidates in their respective parties.

Nikki Haley is trailing far behind her rival Donald Trump, who is most likely to emerge as the presumptive nominee after the Republican Party's crucial Super Tuesday contest. Trump and Haley were campaigning vigorously in various Super Tuesday states, making a last-minute pitch to the Republican voters. Super Tuesday is an important new phase of presidential primaries when the early contests are over, and voters from multiple states cast ballots in primaries timed to occur on the same date.

(Reuters) — U.S. refiner Valero Energy Corp (NYSE:VLO) is joining Iowa-based Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon-capture and storage project, the private company said on Monday. Valero has agreed to transport greenhouse gases from eight of its ethanol plants on Summit's proposed pipeline, which will lead to the capture of 3.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, Summit said.

By Costas Pitas

A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change

Caitlin Clark’s final regular-season home game at Iowa is likely to bring one of the priciest tickets in women’s college basketball history

The world junior hockey championship is returning to Alberta.

Hedge-fund titans Steve Cohen, Izzy Englander and Ken Griffin are killing it. Their imitators are having trouble keeping up. The big three’s advantage comes from having pioneered what has become the hedge-fund industry’s hottest strategy over the past few years: Known as multimanager firms, they divvy up money across as many as hundreds of specialized investment teams with the aim of producing steadier returns that are uncorrelated to broader markets.

'Mansion Global' host Katrina Campins has the latest on the real estate market on 'The Bottom Line.'

Drivers in eight Midwestern states will be able to fuel up with a higher blend of ethanol throughout the year under a ruled finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency

The government of Trinidad and Tobago says it is partnering with international experts to remove the wreckage of a barge that capsized in nearby waters and caused a major oil spill

By Daniel Wiessner

Blue Bloods is a drama revolving around the family of Reagan, an intergenerational group enormously dedicated to New York City's law enforcement. Helming it is Frank Reagan, not only leading the police force in the role of the New York Police Commissioner but also navigating through the obstacles of managing his family with the same consular expertise. The show is centered on Danny, the oldest son of Frank who is an adept detective, a loyal family man as well as a veteran of the Iraq war.

(Reuters) — CenterPoint Energy (NYSE:CNP) said on Tuesday it would sell its natural gas assets in Louisiana and Mississippi for $1.2 billion to Bernhard Capital Partners, as the electricity and gas utility plans to focus on its regulated business.

Two police officers and a firefighter who responded to a domestic situation at a suburban Minneapolis home were killed early Sunday during a standoff by a heavily armed man who shot at police from the home where seven children were also inside.The suspect is dead, and another police officer was injured in the shooting in a neighbourhood in Burnsville, Minnesota, a city of about 64,000 people near Minneapolis.Investigators are still putting together details of the shooting, which unfolded from a domestic call.The suspect, who authorities have not yet identified, was armed with multiple guns and large amounts of ammunition. He had barricaded himself inside the home with his family, who included seven children ages 2 to 15.Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said negotiations lasted for hours before the suspect opened fire.

The Associated Press seeking comment. “We are heartbroken.

Both a Minnesota man testing a snowmobile for his employer and the company have been cited for reckless driving after the machine slammed into a sled dog team and killed three dogs in December

By Caroline Valetkevitch