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shredded tents, abandoned ropes and spent oxygen cylinders now litter climbing routes, earning Everest the shame of being called "the world's highest garbage dump."
• More than 4,000 climbers have scaled the 8,850-meter (29,035-foot) summit since 1953, when it was first conquered by New Zealand climber Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay. Hundreds of others have died in the attempt, while many have succeeded only with help from oxygen tanks, equipment porters and Sherpa guides.
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Jason Collins gets to play in his home debut, and will get second 10-day contract from Nets
• NEW YORK (AP) -- Jason Collins dealt with the ticket requests, handled the media responsibilities, then moved on to what he most wants to do in the NBA.
• "Win basketball games," Collins said.
• He will get at least a few more chances.
• Collins played the final minutes of a winning home debut with the Brooklyn Nets, who cooled off the Chicago Bulls with a 96-80 victory Monday night.
• Finally playing at Barclays Center more than a week after returning to the NBA as the league's first openly gay player, Collins checked in to a standing ovation from a sellout crowd of 17,732 that included former commissioner David Stern with 2:41 remaining.
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Today in History
The Associated Press
• Today is Tuesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2014. There are 302 days left in the year.
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• Today's Highlight in History:
• On March 4, 1789, the Constitution of the United States went into effect as the first Federal Congress met in New York. (The lawmakers then adjourned for lack of a quorum.)
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• On this date:
• In 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
• In 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United (Continued on page 37)
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