Category: news
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Key revelations emerge in Coast Guard’s Titan submersible hearing
Two weeks of public testimony concluded Friday in the U.S. Coast Guard’s investigation to establish what caused the Titan submersible to implode during a deep ocean dive last year, killing all five on board. Its findings will be issued in a report that may include what the panel believes caused the incident; whether there was…
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Penn Law suspends professor for one year over comments on race
PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania law school says it is imposing a one-year suspension at half-pay and other sanctions along with a public reprimand on a tenured professor over her comments about race in recent years. The university said Professor Amy Wax — who has questioned the academic performance of Black students, invited a…
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Kris Kristofferson, country music star and actor who starred in ‘A Star is Born,’ dies at 88
Kris Kristofferson, actor, musician and long-haired activist who embodied the countercultural spirit of postwar America, died at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday, a representative confirmed. He was 88. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at home,” a…
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Chiefs TE Travis Kelce finally breaks out against Chargers
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is having a much-needed breakout game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. The 34-year-old — who turns 35 in less than a week — had five catches for 74 yards in the first half. Those 74 yards eclipsed the 69 yards Kelce had amassed during the first…
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Chiefs WR Rashee Rice carted off field after hit to knee
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice was carted off the field during the team’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. Rice was attempting to make a tackle after an interception by Patrick Mahomes when Mahomes — also attempting a tackle — dove into Rice’s knee. Rice had a towel over his head…
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Georgia chemical lab fire prompts road closures and evacuations
A fire broke out at a chemical plant just east of Atlanta Sunday, prompting officials to ask residents in the area to evacuate. At around 5 a.m., a sprinkler head malfunctioned at the BioLab plant in Conyers, “causing a mixture with a water reactive chemical,” according to Rockdale County Fire Chief Marian McDaniel. Deputies say…
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Bills vs. Ravens game to kick off in Baltimore
Share Super Bowl contenders but no appearances Buffalo and Baltimore have been two of the best teams in the NFL since drafting their respective superstar QBs in 2018, yet neither team has reached the Super Bowl in that time frame. Much of the Bills and Ravens’ failure to get over the hump can be attributed…
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Colts QB is out with a hip injury
Indianapolis quarterback Anthony Richardson was ruled out for the rest of Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh after appearing to injure his hip in the first quarter. The injury marred an otherwise dream start to the game for the Colts (1-2), who led undefeated Pittsburgh (3-0) 17-0 late in the second quarter, with Richardson completing three of…
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Tom Brady responds to Buccaneers’ QB Baker Mayfield saying the team was stressed: ‘This wasn’t daycare’
Retirement hasn’t made Tom Brady any less competitive. The seven-time Super Bowl champion responded sternly to Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield during the broadcast of Sunday’s game between the Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles. On the Casa de Klub podcast earlier this month, Mayfield described the environment in Tampa Bay under Brady — who played…
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Richard Branson champions dyslexic education with new university
Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group, has turned his money and focus toward a very personal new project: DyslexicU, the first free online university for dyslexic thinkers. The inspiration? Branson himself has lived with dyslexia. “I quit school at 15 because I was dyslexic. I didn’t know I was dyslexic. It hadn’t really…