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Q: Really, the Celtics’ task is very simple; Keep Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro in check. Who else is going to beat them? Shooting nights like Wednesday come along once every 10 years. — Ray, Deerfield Beach. A: Yes, when two of the opposition’s leading scorers are out, it does become exponentially easier for the Celtics to concentrate the defensive focus.

Just under the wire before National Honesty Day this Tuesday, Donald Trump denied having affairs with porn star Stormy Daniels and former Playboy model Karen McDougal and then buying their silence to keep them from hurting his presidential campaign. So why did Trump pay $130,000 to Daniels and $150,000 to McDougal?  A Trump-loving condo neighbor of mine angrily leapt to his defense: “You don’t know why he paid them,” she challenged.

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US postpones decision on aid to Israeli army battalion accused of abuses against Palestinians