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Musselman made a point to give more minutes to 7-foot-5 center Gabe Dynes, with a three-big lineup coming up against Michigan.

From Los Angeles Times

Those teams could make it work because they had faced a D-II or D-III team at some point during the season which didn’t count against its games limit.

From Los Angeles Times

One note proposed replacing the image on the cover page — which showed palm trees on fire against an orange sky — with a “positive” one, such as “firefighters on the frontline.”

From Los Angeles Times

Set amid thickly forested mountains, it is the heart of the resistance against the junta in Chin state.

From BBC

There is animosity towards the media, driven by hurt among both Jewish and Arab Australians over a belief they and their communities have been misrepresented, and frustration at what some feel is incitement against them.

From BBC