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CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING: The Supreme Court allowed California to use a new congressional map that voters approved last November. The map, drawn by Democratic lawmakers, gives the Democratic Party an opportunity to pick up as many as five House seats amid a nationwide redistricting push.
Phoenix had a three-game winning streak snapped to start a road trip with a 117-93 loss Sunday to the Los Angeles Clippers. Portland is reeling, having began a five-game homestand with its fifth consecutive loss, a 130-111 defeat Sunday to Cleveland.
For as big a deal as the opening ceremony is at the Winter Olympics, it has been a while since that was actually when the Games started. That’s the case again this year, as the ice hockey and curling competitions get going before the cauldron is lit in Milan on Friday night.