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Tennessee football’s 10% talent fee opens discussion of how many schools and sports will follow

AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The quiet part about the evolving landscape of name, image and likeness compensation in college athletics was bound to be said out loud, and it wasn’t that shocking when Tennessee’s athletic department stepped forward, cleared its collective throat and stated the obvious. A week has passed since the

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Judge lets over 8,000 Catholic employers deny worker protections for abortion and fertility care

Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect workers seeking abortions and fertility care. In a sharply worded order framed as protecting religious freedoms, U.S. District Judge Daniel Traynor, of North Dakota, granted a preliminary injunction Monday. He says the

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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero admite que “facilitó” la salida de González Urrutia de Venezuela

Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Durante más de dos semanas, el expresidente del Gobierno de España, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, ha sido el protagonista de varios rumores que lo situaban como posible mediador de la salida del candidato presidencial Edmundo González de Venezuela. Esta es una versión que él mismo confirmó este martes tras varias

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Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, sent inquiries to nine hospitals ahead of a hearing Tuesday looking at whether abortion bans have prevented

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Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, sent inquiries to nine hospitals ahead of a hearing Tuesday looking at whether abortion bans have prevented

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A student has left Gettysburg College after a racial slur was etched onto a student’s chest, school officials say

By Lauren Mascarenhas and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A student athlete is no longer enrolled at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania after they allegedly etched a racial slur onto the chest of a teammate, school officials say. Several students were attending an informal gathering of the swim team at an on-campus residence on September 6 when one of

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Ex-NYC COVID adviser is fired after video reveals he attended parties during pandemic

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city’s response to the pandemic has been fired from his private-sector job. Hidden-camera video showed him talking about participating in a sex party and other private gatherings when the city was urging people to practice social distancing. SIGA Technologies

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Video game actors’ union calls for strike against ‘League of Legends’

AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “League of Legends” is caught in the middle of a dispute between Hollywood’s actors union and an audio company that provides voiceover services for the blockbuster online multiplayer game. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists called a strike against “League of Legends” on Tuesday,

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Driver critically injured in rollover crash that closed Highway 26 east of Prineville for several hours

(Update: OSP confirms driver was alone in vehicle) PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A driver was critically injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash that closed U.S. Highway 26 about 14 miles east of Prineville for several hours Tuesday, authorities said. The crash and highway closure was reported shortly before noon at milepost 33 and the road

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