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Sonny Vaccaro knew nothing about the law, but he knew a lot about college sports and was convinced that the players who brought in millions of dollars in revenue for their universities should be paid.Michael Hausfeld knew nothing about college sports, but it didn’t take long for the lawyer who built his reputation challenging oil companies and Swiss banks to conclude that the NCAA’s business practices were illegal.”I went up to him and said, ‘I think these players are being treated badly,'” said Vaccaro, the former sports executive best known for helping Michael Jordan sign with Nike out of college.…
Thousands of people rallied on Friday against a planned Pakistani military operation to flush out militants along the Afghan border, sparking a gunfight that left at least one protester dead, officials and witnesses said. More than 10,000 people waving white flags and calling for peace gathered at a rally in Bannu, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber on Monday rammed a vehicle packed with explosives into a military post, killing eight Pakistani soldiers.”Military operations have been going on for 20 years but peace has not been established,” protester Jamaluddin Wazir told AFP. Witnesses and officials reported…
Beijing has invited 14 Palestinian groups to a high-level meeting from July 21 to 23 to promote dialogue and “reconciliation”, a significant move because it could bring together Hamas, which carried out the October 7 attacks, and Fatah, the leadership group of the Palestinian Authority.If Palestinian factions agree to unite under China’s leadership, it could put Israel in a difficult position because it could allow Hamas backers such as Russia, Turkey and Qatar to pressure the group to play a larger role in the West Bank.”At the invitation of the Chinese side, senior officials from 14 Palestinian factions held…
Follow our Olympics coverage in the run up to the Paris Games.LONDON — Team USA’s Olympic exhibition season is over and Kevin Durant didn’t play, but he’s not going home like Kawhi Leonard.He’s heading to Paris with the hopes of helping the U.S. team win a fifth consecutive gold medal.”We’re not looking at replacing Kevin,” U.S. coach Steve Kerr acknowledged after his team beat Germany 92-88 on Monday without Durant.Durant missed five USA scrimmages and most of the team’s practices after suffering a Grade 1 strain in his left calf during a workout before the start of training camp, requested…
Actress Esta Terblanche, best known for her role in the long-running soap opera “All My Children,” has died at the age of 51.A representative for Terblanche confirmed her death to USA Today on Sunday, after her publicist, Lisa Rodrigo, first announced her death on Facebook.”I can’t believe I’m posting this,” Rodrigo wrote on Facebook. “I am sad to say that my friend and client, Esta Terblanche, passed away Thursday from natural causes. Autopsy report pending.”The spokesperson added: “I am still in shock and it’s hard to process. Esta was a beautiful person, inside and out, and I am proud to…
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When Congress passed the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 in May, the bill included aviation workforce initiatives championed by Sen. Raphael Warnock.The legislation, which will be renewed every five years to support the aviation industry, includes $240 million for aviation workforce development. The bill also includes Warnock’s AIRWAYS Act, which is supported by Gulfstream and aims to strengthen the aviation workforce pipeline.Senator Warnock visited Savannah on Monday for the first time since the bill was passed, touring the aviation training campuses of Gulfstream and Savannah Tech. Senator Warnock, a Savannah native, highlighted the bill’s support for programs like Savannah Tech’s…
US Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to address campaign staff at her campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 22, 2024. Harris won a key endorsement from Democratic heavyweight Nancy Pelosi in her November run against Donald Trump after Joe Biden was forced to shockingly withdraw from the 2024 presidential race on January 22. As the endorsements piled up, Harris, 59, made her first public appearance since Biden’s announcement at a White House ceremony, where she warmly praised the outgoing president’s “unparalleled” achievements. ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Hide caption Toggle caption ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Vice President Kamala…
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign has requested vetting materials from the seven Democrats being considered as her running mate, USA Today learned from a source familiar with the campaign.Other candidates running for the post include North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Arizona Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker.The Harris campaign also requested research materials from a lesser-known Democrat who is also a potential vice presidential candidate, Cedric Richmond, a former congressman from Louisiana who served as a top aide in the…
Long before I started SwimSwam, aka The Swimmers’ Circle, I was an Olympic aficionado. The more obscure the sport, the more I was into it. As a kid, I would spend hours glued to the TV during Olympic summers watching canoeing, cycling, rowing, gymnastics, handball, and whatever else was available on TV. Back then, there weren’t the on-demand options we have today. When people ask me about my job covering the Olympics, I often reply, “It’s a lot of fun, except it means less viewership of the Olympics.” Other sports too.” If you’re an avid fan like me, the schedule…