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Lawyers insist Nikola founder shouldn't face prison time for fraud — unlike Elizabeth Holmes 11/15/2023 05:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for the founder of truckmaker Nikola Corp. say he should not face incarceration because his fraud conviction is nothing like the fraud that landed Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes in prison. The lawyers told a Manhattan federal court judge in a filing late Tuesday that Tr Spurs' Wembanyama and Thunder's Holmgren have off nights in rookie showdown 11/15/2023 09:39am • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren avoided adding fuel to the idea that they compete with each other, even though media and fans constantly link the slender 7-footers. The much-anticipated first regular-season meeting between two of the NBA’s top rookies wasn't much of a ga Gilgeous-Alexander's 28 points, career-best 7 steals help Thunder dominate Spurs 123-87 11/14/2023 11:26pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points and a career-high seven steals, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rolled past the San Antonio Spurs 123-87 on Tuesday night in the In-Season Tournament. The game featured two of the league’s top rookies — San Antonio’s 7-foot-3 Victor We Former CEO at center of fake Basquiats scandal countersues museum, claiming he is being scapegoated 11/14/2023 06:40pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former executive director of a Florida museum that was raided last year by the FBI over an exhibit of what turned out to be forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings filed counterclaims Tuesday against the museum, claiming wrongful termination and defamation. The countersuit com Man charged with abducting Michigan teen who was strangled dies while awaiting trial 11/14/2023 06:24pm • GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A man awaiting trial in the kidnapping of a 16-year-old western Michigan girl who was later killed has died from medical complications. Gerald Bennett, 63, of Detroit, was admitted Nov. 7 to a hospital for cancer treatment, U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Tuesday. Bennett Ex-fundraiser for George Santos pleads guilty to posing as congressional aide to raise campaign cash 11/14/2023 04:36pm • A former fundraiser for U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal wire fraud charge, admitting he impersonated a high-ranking congressional aide while raising campaign cash for the embattled New York Republican. Sam Miele was caught soliciting donations in late 2021 under the alias Israel-Hamas war misinformation is everywhere. Here are the facts 11/14/2023 03:43pm • Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict. In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging What Is Media Literacy? What Parents Need to Know 11/13/2023 07:00pm • The rise of the internet and social media makes it easier than ever to access information -- and that includes information that's false or misleading. Add to that increasing political polarization, eroding trust in mainstream media and institutions, the rise of artificial intelligence products and Reports of Russian pullback in Ukraine: a skirmish in the information war 11/13/2023 12:55pm • TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The reports from Russian state news agencies that Moscow's troops were relocating from the Dnieper River in Ukraine appeared to be a major development Monday — for about 10 minutes, until the usually authoritative media withdrew the news. The next hours saw a flurry of c Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones even as attention shifts to Gaza 11/13/2023 07:20am • A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France (AP) — Battle cries pierce the smoke and rat-a-tat-tat of gunfire as Ukrainian soldiers fight through and take enemy trenches and dugouts that hide gruesome, bloody remains. “Grenade!” one screams in Ukrainian. Another yells: “Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, le Caitlin Clark becomes Iowa's all-time leader scorer as No. 3 Hawkeyes defeat Northern Iowa, 94-53 11/12/2023 06:00pm • CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark became Iowa’s all-time career scoring leader and finished with the 12th triple-double of her career as the No. 3 Hawkeyes beat Northern Iowa 94-53 on Sunday. Clark had 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, joining Sabrina Ionescu as the only NCAA Division Mac Jones' struggles in loss to Colts leaves Patriots QB situation unclear going into bye week 11/12/2023 03:06pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The New England Patriots' 10-6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts leaves quarterback Mac Jones potentially facing a lot of questions on a long flight back from Germany. Will he even start the Patriots' next game? After all, nothing seems certain with the Patriots right now. Jonathan Taylor runs for early TD and Colts hold off Patriots 10-6 in Germany 11/12/2023 02:15pm • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Jonathan Taylor ran for a first-quarter touchdown and Mac Jones threw a crucial interception in the fourth quarter and the Indianapolis Colts held on for a 10-6 win over New England Patriots in Germany on Sunday. Indianapolis had not scored fewer than 20 points in any of Bowers returns, No. 1 Georgia routs No. 10 Ole Miss 52-17 to punctuate another SEC East title 11/11/2023 11:50pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — No. 1 Georgia had plenty of reasons to celebrate before the Bulldogs even took the field. The party never stopped. Carson Beck threw for 306 yards, Kendall Milton ran for 127 yards and Brock Bowers made a triumphant return for the Bulldogs, who punctuated their spot in the South Webb runs for 163 yards and a TD as South Alabama beats Arkansas State 21-13 11/11/2023 11:03pm • MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — La'Damian Webb ran for 163 yards and a touchdown, Carter Bradley threw two TD passes and South Alabama beat Arkansas State 21-14 Saturday night. Carter was 19-of-25 passing for 140 yards. Dominic Zvada kicked a 36-yard field goal to give Arkansas State (5-5, 3-3 Sun Belt Conf