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Flashback: Marikina childhood friend Ray Abenojar was in the country. Perfect timing. April 13, 2016. Benicia, CA. We had a Dubnation party to watch the Golden State Warriors try to be the first NBA team to 73 wins -- and they did.  The Golden State Warriors achieved a record-breaking 73 wins in the 2015-16 NBA regular season. This record, previously held by the Chicago Bulls with 72 wins in 1995-96, was a historic achievement for the Warriors. They finished the season with a 73-9 record, breaking the previous NBA record. 73 Wins. #H73TORY #StrengthInNumbers https://t.co/lOGzdCeZCw — Golden State Warriors (@warriors) April 14, 2016 On this day in 2016, the Warriors became the first team in NBA history to win 73 games in the regular season 👏 pic.twitter.com/I06rPTeG5i — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 13, 2020 Interesting take Let's talk about the 73-9 Warriors In the playoffs, they -beat 41-41 Rockets -beat 44-38 Blazers -went down 3-1 vs 55-27 Thunder; came back -went...

Climate Change is a topic close to my heart. The world's largest climate summit begins Thursday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with 2023 set to be the hottest year ever recorded on Earth. Valerie Volcovici, a U.S. climate and energy policy correspondent for the Reuters news agency, joined CBS News to discuss the conference.   

As a result of the continuing surge, military personnel have arrived to assist in Los Angeles County and Riverside with the record-number of cases. As a result of the continuing surge, military personnel have arrived to assist in Los Angeles County and Riverside with the record-number of cases. https://t.co/aoZCEqWAxs — CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) January 11, 2021

LaMelo Ball seems to be on his way to a better career than big brother Lonzo Ball. LaMelo Ball tallies his first-career triple-double off the bench to lead the Hornets to victory. Ball: 22 PTS (9-13 FGM), 12 REB, 11 AST

For a second consecutive day, a record number of Americans have become infected and lost their lives to Covid-19. My children lost their mother to Covid-19 on December 29, 2020. We will always be heartbroken and unwhole.  Please help stop the spread of coronavirus so other families do not have to suffer a loss like ours.

Serena Williams has broken the record for the most US Open wins! Victory over Kristie Ahn in Round 1 of the 2020 US Open saw Serena move clear of six-time US Open champion Chris Evert who has 101. A record sealed with a serve. @serenawilliams wins her 102nd US Open match to advance to Round 2! pic.twitter.com/JkZWuyMNhN — US Open Tennis (@usopen) September 1, 2020 HISTORY for @serenawilliams ! The most singles victories in #USOpen history. #TeamUSATennis pic.twitter.com/wcMoyjPKSo — USTA (@usta) September 1, 2020 Join us . For the latest comments on Pinoybuilt.com , follow our forum .

New York state’s death toll is 7,067, compared to 2,753 deaths at the World Trade Center in 2001. We lost 799 New Yorkers yesterday to this invisible enemy. We mourn them and stand in support of their families and loved ones. There are no words that can express our grief and heartbreak. The lives lost to COVID are a loss to the very fabric of NY. — Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) April 9, 2020 NEW YORK CITY -- A 34-year-old mother of twin boys who worked the overnight shift at a New York City hospital is among those who have died from COVID-19 -related complications. Prea Nankieshore worked in the emergency department at Long Island Jewish Hospital Forest Hills in Queens , helping to register patients . Coronavirus US: New York hospital worker, mother of twins, dies from COVID-19 - KABC-TV https://t.co/0kFOibdcnj pic.twitter.com/p8T3xTvRdb — NewYork🗽🇺🇸🌊 (@FilAmNY) April 8, 2020 ALERT: Another high mark in New York state with 799 lives lost in a day, more than ...

Wesley So was born in the Philippines in 1993 to Filipino-Chinese William and Eleanor So. [5]  He has one older sister, Wendelle So, and one younger sister, Wilma So. So attended the  Jesus Good Shepherd School  and Saint Francis of Assisi College in  Bacoor . [6] A former  chess prodigy , So became the youngest player to pass a 2600  Elo rating  in October 2008, breaking the record previously held by  Magnus Carlsen . [2]  This record has since been broken by  John M. Burke . [3]  In early 2013, So passed 2700 and in January 2017 he became the 11th player to pass 2800 Elo. Happy 24th Birthday to Wesley So! He has a chance to qualify for Candidates 2018 by Rating https://t.co/Sq25625Lub Photo: @NastiaKarlovich pic.twitter.com/Jm9kDnLMJc — 2700chess (@2700chess) October 9, 2017