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Anthony Veasna So wins posthumous award for LGBTQ fiction
Read full article: Anthony Veasna So wins posthumous award for LGBTQ fictionRobert Jones Jr.โs historical novel โThe Prophetsโ and Anthony Veasna Soโs posthumous debut story collection โAfterpartiesโ are among the winners of the 34th annual Triangle Awards, given for outstanding LGBTQ literature.
New this week: 'The Garcias,' Jewel music and Barack Obama
Read full article: New this week: 'The Garcias,' Jewel music and Barack ObamaThis weekโs new entertainment releases include Jewelโs first new studio album in seven years, former President Barack Obama narrating a five-part Netflix series about U.S. public lands and the return of โThe Brothers Garciaโ with a new name.
Pick Six: Veterans to watch as NCAA Tournament begins
Read full article: Pick Six: Veterans to watch as NCAA Tournament begins(AP Photo/Chase Stevens)INDIANAPOLIS โ There has never been a better time to have senior leadership in the NCAA Tournament than this season. AdVirginia intends to play after withdrawing from the ACC Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols, which means fans will get to say Sam Hauser running the show. Dru Smith is their leading scorer and Jeremiah Tilmon finally reached his potential this season, and both aim to help Missouri snap a four-game NCAA Tournament skid. Herb Jones is an All-American candidate and Jaden Shackelford is Alabama's leading scorer, but John Petty Jr. makes the SEC Tournament champs go. Then there's Tennessee forward John Fulkerson, who sustained facial fractures in an SEC Tournament win over Florida and underwent surgery Sunday.
Surging Panthers hold off reeling Red Wings 3-2
Read full article: Surging Panthers hold off reeling Red Wings 3-2DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 30: Dylan Larkin #71 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the Florida Panthers at Little Caesars Arena on January 30, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)DETROIT โ Patric Hornqvist, Aaron Ekblad and Carter Verhaeghe scored and the Florida Panthers held off the Detroit Red Wings for a 3-2 win Sunday night. โGetting off to a good start enhances that attitude.โGreiss stopped 27 shots for the Red Wings, who have dropped six straight. The Panthers outshot the Red Wings 17-9 in the second period as they took control. The Red Wings play the Lighting on the road Wednesday night.
Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fears
Read full article: Memorial Day tempts Americans outdoors, raising virus fearsMany Memorial Day commemorations have been canceled or downsized, including concerts and fireworks shows. I know I am.In Virginia Beach, Virginia, the famed 40-block boardwalk and sandy shoreline reopened, but with spacing guidelines and groups limited to 10. For the hard-hit tourism and hospitality industry, there is modest hope Memorial Day will mark the start of something resembling recovery. Data and consulting firm Tourism Economics projects travelers will spend $4.2 billion on Memorial Day weekend, compared with $12.3 billion last year. Oklahoma resident Seth Rott this week boarded a plane for the first time since the pandemic to visit a friend in Washington for Memorial Day.