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California bill crafted to require school payments to college athletes pulled by sponsor 06/27/2024 06:33pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A proposal that would require California universities to pay their athletes through a “degree completion fund” has been withdrawn from consideration at the state legislature. Assemblyman Chris Holden pulled his proposed bill, the College Athlete Protection Act, from 2024 NBA Draft Team-by-Team 06/27/2024 06:33pm • June 27-28 Team-by-team breakdown of the players each team ended up with in the NBA draft (includes proposed trades) Atlanta Hawks 1 (1) Zaccharie Risacher, f, (France). 2 (43) Nikola Djurisic, g, Serbia (from Miami). Boston Celtics 1 (30) Baylor Scheierman, f, Creighton. 2 (54) Anton Watson, f, Gon 2024 NBA Draft Selections 06/27/2024 06:32pm • Wednesday, June 26 FIRST ROUND 1. Atlanta, Zaccharie Risacher, f, (France). 2. Washington, Alex Sarr, c, (France). 3. a-Houston, Reed Sheppard, g, Kentucky. 4. San Antonio, Stephon Castle, g, UConn. 5. Detroit, Ron Holland II, f, G-League Ignite. 6. Charlotte, Tidjane Salaun, f, (France). 7. Portla Pennsylvania Senate passes bill to bar universities and pension funds from divesting from Israel 06/27/2024 06:14pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s state Senate approved legislation Thursday that would block state aid from going to any university that boycotts or divests from Israel, following pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the country that included demands for divestment. The measu North Carolina's restrictions on public mask-wearing are now law after some key revisions 06/27/2024 05:52pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's contentious restrictions on public mask-wearing became law on Thursday after GOP lawmakers successfully overrode a veto by the state's Democratic governor. The Senate gave its final stamp of approval in a 30-14 override vote along party lines. The state House Alaska court weighing arguments in case challenging the use of public money for private schools 06/27/2024 05:27pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Supreme Court is weighing a case that challenges as unconstitutional laws that have allowed families with children in home-study programs to use public money for education-related expenses at private schools. The court heard arguments Thursday in Anchorage, more th The first legal objection to the $2.8B NCAA antitrust settlement plan comes from Houston Christian 06/27/2024 05:17pm • A small Texas university has gone to court to object to the $2.77 billion settlement proposal that would erase a set of antitrust claims against the NCAA and the nation's largest conferences and clear the way for schools to begin steering millions of dollars directly to athletes as soon as fall 2025 Artyom Levshunov's journey to NHL draft has him projected as a top-five pick 06/27/2024 03:29pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Artyom Levshunov hoped to play juniors in the Canadian Hockey League, knowing it could lead to his dreams of becoming a professional hockey player. However, because of CHL rules restricting Belarussians and Russians from competing because of the war in Ukraine, he had no other cho Years after Idaho college students were stabbed to death, judge eyes 2025 trial for suspect 06/27/2024 02:56pm • It could be another year or more before a man accused in the 2022 stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students goes to trial. A judge and attorneys discussed Thursday starting Bryan Kohberger’s trial sometime in June 2025, nearly three years after the killings shocked the small university Investigators recommend Northwestern enhance hazing prevention training 06/27/2024 02:50pm • A team of investigators led by former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch recommended Northwestern enhance its hazing prevention training in the wake of a scandal that rocked the school's athletic department. Though the 47-page report by the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Editorial Roundup: United States 06/27/2024 02:30pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: June 25 The Philadelphia Inquirer on the war in Gaza and the Houthis As hopes for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza continue to dim, it’s important to underline that the United States is already engaged militarily in a broader Middle E Michigan lawmakers pass budget overnight after disagreements in funding for schools 06/27/2024 02:19pm • LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers passed Michigan’s next state budget Thursday after a 19-hour session marked by disagreements among Democrats and school groups, who warned that the original proposal for education spending would lead to layoffs. The votes to pass the $83 billion budget for the fis Who is Keir Starmer, the Labour leader favored to win Britain’s July 4 election? 06/27/2024 01:21pm • LONDON (AP) — Dutiful, managerial, a bit dull — Keir Starmer is no one’s idea of a firebrand politician. The Labour Party hopes that is just what Britain wants and needs after 14 turbulent years of Conservative rule. Starmer, the center-left party’s 61-year-old leader, is the current favorit Britain's Rishi Sunak struggles with missteps while trying to lift Conservatives ahead of elections 06/27/2024 01:20pm • LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has portrayed himself as thorough and evidence-led throughout his relatively brief political career, but there's always been a nagging question over the keenness of his political antenna. The general election campaign over the past five weeks has c DC high-schooler wins national Doodle for Google competition with portrait of 'super chaotic' family dinners 06/27/2024 01:14pm • Maisie Derlega sent her Google doodle with the following prompt response: “Every Sunday night is filled with chaos, laughter, and the smell of food in my household. The standing invitation goes to any friends and family in the area. As my life grows and changes, my wish for the next 25 years is t