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Month: May 2024

Settlement could cost NCAA nearly $3 billion; plan to pay athletes would need federal protection

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The NCAA and major college conferences are considering a possible settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that could cost them billions in damages and force schools to share athletics-related revenue with their athletes. But even if college sports leaders create a new, more professional

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A judge is forcing Hawaii to give wildfire investigation documents to lawyers handling lawsuits

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A judge is forcing the Hawaii attorney general’s office to turn over documents, interviews and data on last summer’s Maui wildfires to lawyers involved in the hundreds of lawsuits over the disaster. Attorneys representing thousands of plaintiffs suing over the August fires filed a motion last

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Fever move Caitlin Clark’s preseason home debut up a day to accommodate Pacers’ playoff schedule

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark will make her preseason home debut a day earlier than initially scheduled, Indiana Fever officials announced Friday. Indiana was initially scheduled to host the Atlanta Dream on May 10. The game will now be played Thursday. The scheduling conflict occurred when the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks each advanced

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Israel has briefed US on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential Rafah operation to root out Hamas militants in the southern Gaza city. That’s according to U.S. officials familiar with the talks who were not authorized to comment publicly and

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Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.; Mayor Eric Adams of New York; Lina Khan, chair of the Federal Trade Commission. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz.; Cindy McCain, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” —

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Autoridades venezolanas allanan dos viviendas en el centro del país porque sospechaban de la presencia del líder del Tren de Aragua en la zona

Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Las autoridades venezolanas creen que Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, conocido como el “Niño Guerrero” y líder de la banda delincuencial el Tren de Aragua, pudo haber estado recientemente en Venezuela. Así lo detalla un documento del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela fechado el 21 de marzo de 2024,

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White House counts jobs report as a win, though inflation path – and interest rate cuts – far from certain ahead of November

By Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — The creation of 175,000 jobs in April by US employers has been termed a “Goldilocks” report by leading economists: Creating enough jobs to keep the labor market humming along healthily, but slowing down enough to signal it might be time for the Federal Reserve to begin cutting interest rates.

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Deadly news helicopter crash likely caused by shaky inspections, leading to loose parts, feds say

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Federal investigators say they discovered disconnected and missing hardware aboard a helicopter that crashed in 2022, killing the pilot and a North Carolina television station’s meteorologist. The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the November 2022 crash on Thursday. The report says the probable cause was inadequate inspections

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