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UNC holds on in OT to upset top-seeded Baylor, advance to Sweet 16

FORT WORTH, Texas — North Carolina went from cruising into Philadelphia and the Sweet 16, to looking like it’d suffer the biggest collapse in program history, to finally winning in overtime with a lineup it’s never played with all season.

Tribune News Service

Texas IndyCar: Rosenqvist scores second IndyCar pole

Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet’s Felix Rosenqvist delivered his second ever pole position in the NTT IndyCar Series, and his first on an oval, outpacing by a minuscule margin St. Petersburg winner Scott McLaughlin.

Motorsport

Disney expresses ‘regret’ over performance by Texas drill team featuring ‘Scalp ’em, Indians’ chant

Disney expressed its “regret” over a high school drill team performance, which has been widely condemned online for its invocation of racist stereotypes against Native Americans.

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These 10 Texas donors gave over $23.7 million

In Texas politics, state-level candidates and political action committees have received $375.3 million in total donations between January 1, 2021, and February 19, 2022. The 10 largest donors gave more than $23.7 million, or 6 percent of all contributions.

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Disney World apologises for performance with racist song about 'scalping' Indians

Performers from the The Port Neches-Groves High School in Texas appeared to chant "scalp 'em Indians, scalp 'em," in footage which has been shared online and to which many have expressed outrage

Daily Mirror

Outrage after Texas high school chants ‘Scalp ‘Em, Indians’ during Disney cheerleading performance

Disney says that it ‘regrets’ performance took place at Florida theme park

The Independent UK

Halliburton, Schlumberger suspend operations in Russia

U.S. oil field services companies Halliburton Co. and Schlumberger are suspending their operations in Russia as the Houston, Texas-based businesses react to U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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‘Nostalgic racism is racism’: Disney criticised for Texas students’ performance

Walt Disney World apologises after Texas high school drill team chants ‘Scalp ’em, Indians, scalp ’em’ during performance

The Guardian - US

Firefighters hope to gain ground on Texas wildfires Saturday

Fire crews in Texas are hoping to make progress against a massive complex of wildfires that have killed one person and burned at least 50 homes

The Independent UK

Mac Engel: Texas' coup wasn't getting Chris Beard, it was lining up Shaka Smart for Marquette

FORT WORTH, Texas — A few days shy of the one-year anniversary of the third-worst loss in Texas history, the man who coached the Longhorns to that memorable defeat against Abilene Christian looks well.

Tribune News Service

Purdue Boilermakers vs. Texas Longhorns: March Madness Second Round live stream, start time, odds

The No. 3 seed Purdue Boilermakers (28-7) will take to the court against the No. 6 seed Texas Longhorns (22-11) on Sunday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on the line. Tune in to see this contest at 8:40 PM. In its previous game, ...

USA Today Sports Media Group

Texas vs Purdue Prediction, Game Preview: NCAA Tournament Second Round

Texas vs Purdue prediction, NCAA Tournament Second Round game preview, how to watch, lines, and why each team might - or might not - win on Sunday

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Disney World criticized over ‘racist’ performance by Texas high school at Magic Kingdom

ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney World is coming under fire for hosting what activists called a racist depiction of Native American culture during a performance by Texas high school students at the Magic Kingdom this week.

Orlando Sentinel

Texas Covers Half-Point First Half Spread on Incredible Halfcourt Shot

A Marcus Carr halfcourt shot at the buzzer led to an incredible bad beat for Virginia Tech bettors.

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The Independent UK

Disney 'regrets' performance by visiting school drill team

Officials at Walt Disney World say a performance by a visiting Texas high school drill team that used American Indian stereotypes, including chants of “scalp them,” doesn’t reflect the resort’s values

Tribune News Service

Texas AG Ken Paxton refuses to call transgender official Rachel Levine a woman — again

AUSTIN, Texas — After Twitter flagged him for “hateful conduct,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton dug in on his decision to deny the gender identity of the nation’s highest-ranking transgender official.

Tribune News Service

Fort Worth-area fire risk continues as huge wildfires burn southwest of Eastland, Texas

As multiple wildfires spread within 100 miles west of Fort Worth, the National Weather Service said low humidity and gusty winds have caused a continued elevated fire risk in the region west of I-35.

The Guardian - US

NCAA tournament: Duke set Michigan State date on straightforward day two

Sanity prevailed on a mostly upset-free second day of the NCAA tournament following a chaotic opening foray

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The Independent UK

Rapists and their families could sue victims who have abortions under new Idaho bill

Critics call measure a ‘travesty grounded in bad motives, questionable legality, and no science at all’

The Guardian - US

Winds and dry conditions fuel multiple Texas wildfires as hundreds evacuate

Gusty conditions were expected to complicate containment efforts and ‘support wildfire activity’ in the Eastland Complex fire

Motorsport

Carpenter joins fight against Alzheimer’s with Texas livery

Ed Carpenter’s first race of the season will see him run a striking new Alzamend Neuro, Inc. livery on his car at Texas Motor Speedway.

Irish Mirror

Boy, 13, dies after pickup truck he was driving slams into van of athletes in horror crash killing nine

The Texas incident is believed to have occurred after the left tyre of the truck blew out, causing the vehicle to swerve into the van carrying university athletes head-on

The Conversation

Some states are making it harder to vote, some are making it easier – but it's too soon to say if this will affect voter turnout in 2022

There’s been a good deal of crying foul about what are being called anti-democratic new state laws that make it harder to vote.

Daily Mirror

Boy, 13, was behind wheel of truck that caused horrific crash that killed NINE

Ricky Siemens was illegally driving a truck, with his dad in the passenger seat, when a tyre burst and they slammed head on into a van in Texas, USA

Axios

Ignoring abortion access is getting harder for companies

New restrictions could soon put more pressure on big businesses to act.

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