Following California’s lead, Florida lawmakers are tackling NCAA rules that prohibit college athletes from reaping financial benefits from their prowess in the arena of big-money sports. With a bounty of marquee college sports programs, Florida could help student athletes flex their muscles as they take on the NCAA, which governs college athletics and has long […]
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WASHINGTON — The late Representative Elijah E. Cummings, the powerful Democrat whose booming baritone and impassioned cries for decency reverberated through the halls of Congress for more than two decades, made history one final time on Thursday, as the first African-American elected official to lie in state in the United States Capitol. A son of
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However you feel about Pete Buttigieg’s politics, there is one thing not up for debate: His skin care routine sounds like utter trash. This revelation came to us via Cosmopolitan’s editor-in-chief Jessica Pels, who chatted with the South Bend, Indiana, mayor and presidential hopeful mostly about policy and very briefly about pores in an interview
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Lamar Odom is still playing defense. The troubled former NBA star told TVOne’s “Uncensored” that he dated Taraji P. Henson before future wife Khloe Kardashian, praising the “Empire” star and bashing himself for the way he handled the relationship. (See the clip below.) “I just wish I could have done things different with her,” he said in
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption In remote areas, post offices can be the only places offering banking services Barclays has reversed its decision to prevent customers withdrawing money from the Post Office network. It prompted fury when it announced its debit card holders could deposit money but not withdraw cash from a post office
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A remarkable trove of fossils from Colorado has revealed details of how mammals grew larger and plants evolved after the cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs. The thousands of specimens let scientists trace that history over a span of 1 million years, a mere eyeblink in Earth’s lifespan. Sixty-six million years ago, a large meteorite
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Walking off the field after the final out, Juan Soto smiled as he approached manager Dave Martinez and held up a pair of fingers. “Two more,” Soto told his skipper. By then, Minute Maid Park was nearly empty and mostly silent, except for a small clutch of fans behind Washington’s dugout. Suffice to say, it
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Representative Tim Ryan of Ohio dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday, ending a campaign that sought to champion Midwestern manufacturing workers but failed to gain traction. Mr. Ryan’s exit leaves 18 Democrats in the 2020 race. “I wanted to give voice to the forgotten communities that have been left behind by globalization and
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Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (BOO’-tuh-juhj) says Facebook‘s policy to not filter out phony political ads is “a mistake” and he says breaking up big tech companies should be “on the table.” The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made the comments to reporters after a campaign stop in New Hampshire. Days before, his campaign confirmed
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Image copyright Getty Images A life-extending drug for cystic fibrosis will be available on the NHS in England, health bosses say. NHS England reached a deal with Orkambi manufacturers Vertex Pharmaceuticals after months of talks. Patients should be able to get the drug within 30 days. The drug improves lung function and reduces breathing difficulties
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