Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Villanova win ends the madness, farmers worry about Chinese tariffs and other headlines
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NEWS: Yesterday, the Riverfront Park Ice Ribbon turned into something entirely different. It's like an ice ribbon, only there's no ice.
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Walgreens volunteer Alacia Miller gives 48 year old Michael Bryan a flu shot in August 2017 at Blessings Under the Bridge's annual Luau in Spokane.
NEWS: Flu season should be over, right? WRONG. Health officials say a second wave of influenza is hitting the Spokane area.
IN OTHER NEWS
No upset this time
The favored Villanova Wildcats cruised to a national championship win last night, beating Michigan 79-62. And they're already a favorite to win again next year. (Washington Post)
Tough on trade
Chinese tariffs could harm cherry growers in the Pacific Northwest, since China is their biggest foreign market. (Spokesman-Review)
Staying where they are
Though they were rumored to potentially switch to the Mountain West Conference, Gonzaga will stay in the West Coast Conference. "We've had a great relationship for 39 years going on 40," says athletic director Mike Roth. (Spokesman-Review)
Cosby defense gets two victories in trial
Bill Cosby won two big victories in his sexual assault retrial. The judge says lawyers can call a witness who questioned the motives of the accuser, and that the jury can hear about how Cosby paid the accuser in a civil settlement. (Associated Press)
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