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Olympic champion gymnasts Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles to return to school
08/08/2024 01:15pm • Gold-medal-winning Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey are heading back to school. Chiles and Carey — part of the “Golden Girls” squad led by Simone Biles that soared to gold in Paris last week — have both announced they are returning to
college
, Chiles at UCLA, Carey at Oregon Sta
Judge dismisses antisemitism lawsuit against MIT, allows one against Harvard to move ahead
08/08/2024 01:02pm • BOSTON (AP) — A federal lawsuit accusing Massachusetts Institute of Technology of tolerating antisemitism after the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel has been dismissed while a similar one against Harvard University can continue. The MIT lawsuit accused the university of approving antisemitic activities on
US distance runner in Paris with family in heart after leaving Eritrea as a teen for new life
08/08/2024 05:59am • SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Weini Kelati brought one picture to the United States with her. It's a photo taken when the long-distance runner was just a child — the only snapshot she had of her family together. Her dad, who served in the military, died soon after the photo. Her mom and two brother
ANÁLISIS | El equipo de Trump ataca a Walz y a su historial militar en un intento de frenar a Harris
08/08/2024 04:07am • (CNN) -- Era el primer gran día de la lucha por el Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos que probablemente decida las elecciones de 2024, y faltaba alguien importante: el expresidente Donald Trump.La campaña de Trump está a la ofensiva, con su candidato a vicepresidente, el senador de Ohio J. D. Vance, e
ANÁLISIS | La supuesta conspiración terrorista contra Taylor Swift encaja en una preocupante tendencia de ISIS a atacar a adolescentes en internet
08/08/2024 01:30am • (CNN) -- Los detalles que están apareciendo sobre el presunto complot terrorista dirigido contra los tres conciertos de Taylor Swift en Viena son escasos, pero ya se ajustan a un patrón escalofriante que resulta familiar a los funcionarios antiterroristas europeos.La Policía austriaca informó es
Texas man who claimed intellectual disability is executed for 1997 killing of female jogger
08/07/2024 08:25pm • HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who claimed an intellectual disability in a late attempt at a reprieve was executed Wednesday evening for the killing of a woman who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago. Arthur Lee Burton, 54, received a lethal injection at the state penite
What the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Ban Means for
College
Admissions
08/07/2024 08:00pm • Whether
college
s and universities should consider race or ethnicity as part of the admissions process has been widely debated in higher education for decades. However, the fate of affirmative action based on race was officially sealed June 29, 2023 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the deli
6 Steps to Take Before Studying Abroad
08/07/2024 08:00pm • For many U.S. students, studying abroad is part of the
college
experience. Nearly 190,000 U.S. students studied internationally during 2021-2022 academic year, according to the 2023 "Open Doors U.S. Study Abroad" annual survey by the not-for-profit Institute of International Education. Studying abro
Arizona prosecutors asked grand jurors not to indict Trump in state's fake electors case
08/07/2024 07:11pm • The Arizona grand jury that indicted 18 Republican supporters of Donald Trump who falsely claimed he won the state in the 2020 election wanted to consider also charging the former president, but prosecutors urged them not to, according to court documents filed this week. The court records filed by D
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker says he stands behind comments he made during polarizing speech
08/07/2024 06:44pm • ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said Wednesday he was “very intentional” in the comments he made during a polarizing
college
commencement speech in May and that he stands behind what he said then. Butker said he didn’t initially plan to deliver the May 11 sp
Weinberg helps the US beat Australia 11-10 in the men's water polo quarters at the Paris Olympics
08/07/2024 06:43pm • NANTERRE, France (AP) — Adrian Weinberg made two blocks in a penalty shootout to help the United States beat Australia 11-10 on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the men's water polo tournament at the Paris Olympics. Hannes Daube and Alex Bowen each scored two goals in regulation as the U.S. reach
ANÁLISIS | ¿Cuál es el rol de Brasil en la situación de Venezuela?
08/07/2024 06:33pm • (CNN Español) -- El Gobierno de Brasil emerge como potencia regional en su intento, junto a los gobiernos de México y Colombia, de mediar en el conflicto poselectoral en Venezuela, con llamados al diálogo y al respeto de la soberanía popular.La relación entre Brasilia y Caracas pareció tensar
NCAA hands former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh a 4-year show cause order for recruiting violations
08/07/2024 06:23pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The NCAA announced a four-year, show-cause order for former Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh on Wednesday for impermissible contact with recruits and players during the COVID-19 pandemic, effectively banning him from
college
athletics until August 2028. The NCAA said Harbaugh, w
Roxane Gilmore, former first lady of Virginia, dies at age 70
08/07/2024 06:14pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Roxane Gilmore, a teacher and professor who served as first lady of Virginia during her husband Jim Gilmore's term as governor from 1998 to 2002, died Wednesday. She was 70. Roxane Gilmore, former first lady of Virginia. (Courtesy Office of Jim Gilmore) The former gover
One of the unknowns about the Seahawks is how Ryan Grubb's offense will fare in the NFL
08/07/2024 06:10pm • RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Ryan Grubb went from being one of the hottest
college
coaching commodities, to a genuine curiosity as a coach in the NFL. One of the great unknowns about the Seattle Seahawks entering this season surrounds their first-year offensive coordinator and whether the offensive system
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