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The IHSAA announced district hosts for the fall sports season at its most recent executive committee meeting. Columbus East will host the Class 3A girls soccer district tournament with Columbus North, while in Class A, Monrovia will host the district tournament with Hauser. Center Grove will host the 3A boys soccer sectional that includes East and North, and in Class A, Southwestern (Shelby) will host the sectional that includes Hauser. Regional and territorial soccer sites for men’s and women’s soccer will be determined at a later date. In volleyball, East and North are competing in the Class 4A regional tournament…
Educational Pathways to Innovative Careers (EPIC) is in its fourth year of helping provide career and technical education (CTE) opportunities in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Basin and recently announced partnerships with all four area school districts and 10 high schools, including Aspen High School. The partnership will provide access to CTE programs to more than 6,500 area students, including more than 1,600 seniors at a critical juncture in their post-graduation career choices. “With more than 50 percent of students locally and nationally choosing not to attend college, this is an opportunity to provide meaningful career education and work-based…
Down icon An icon in the shape of a downward angle. President Joe Biden Shawn Rayford/Getty Images Sen. Peter Welch called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election.Welch was the first Senate Democrat to publicly urge Biden not to seek reelection.Eight House Democrats have called on Biden to resign following his disastrous performance in the first debate. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 election in a Washington Post op-ed on Wednesday, becoming the first Senate Democrat to publicly urge an end to his reelection campaign.Welch cited Biden’s “disastrous debate…
Houston — On Monday, HBCU Legends heard from Peak Sports’ legal counsel, Cooper Walker of Frost Echols LLC of Dallas, Texas. Peak Sports hired Walker regarding comments made by NCCU Athletic Director Dr. Skip Perkins regarding NCCU’s contract with Peak Sports.We at HBCU Legends reached out to Walker for an official comment from Peak Sports President Ryan Holloway. Walker responded to our request with the following statement: “Peak Sports does not intend to sue North Carolina Central University. Peak Sports highly values its relationship with North Carolina Central University and looks forward to continuing to work with them for many…
Turner Ashby (Va.) star Micah Matthews is one of the greatest dual-sport stars in the country.The 6-foot-2, 205-pound highlight reel human is rated the nation’s fourth-best athlete in football and the 54th-best overall baseball prospect.On Wednesday, Matthews sealed his commitment, choosing the Virginia Tech Hokies over offers from Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina State, Utah and others. “The reason is because they’re so close to home and I got my first college offer in football,” Matthews said. “It’s been going great since that day last April. I have a great connection with the whole staff, but an even better connection with…
WASHINGTON — A new wave of Democrats on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, including the first Democratic senator to say he should withdraw.Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vermont) wrote in the Washington Post that Biden should drop out of the race “for the good of the country.””We have been asking President Biden for a long time to do many things for many,” Welch wrote in the opinion piece. “It has taken unparalleled selflessness and courage. We urge you to put us first, as you have done in the past, and we urge you to…
Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin said he was “very concerned” about President Joe Biden’s likely victory in November but downplayed Democratic defections and said he would continue to support Biden. “I’m very concerned. It’s going to be a close race. We all knew that,” Durbin said. Asked whether he thought Biden should step down as the Democratic nominee, Durbin voiced his support. “At this point, I think he has a strong campaign and a strong message, and I believe he’ll move forward, and I’m going to support him,” he said. Durbin also was asked by reporters to respond to comments…
A man who opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Yellowstone National Park diner on the Fourth of July had plans to carry out a mass shooting at an event outside the park, a woman told police.The National Park Service released details of a shootout inside the park on Tuesday that involved more than 20 rangers and left a rifleman dead and a police officer wounded.The Park County, Wyoming, coroner identified the shooter as Samson Lucas Barrier Fussner, 28, of Milton, Florida, an employee of Xanterra Parks and Resorts, a private company that operates lodges in Yellowstone.”Many lives were…
Tuesday night was movie night for season six of “Love Island USA,” and naturally, loyalties were tested, drama unfolded, and kissing scenes were shown.The July 9 episode was tense as Leah was forced to defend herself for once again being “sidelined” following Andrea’s elimination. Leah and Liv got into an argument, and when Jana tried to calm things down, she was yelled at.Aaron was shown making a mess at Casa Amor, and Kendall encouraged Kordell to get along with Dia.This is just the beginning of movie night, as the promo at the end of the episode teased part two, which…
Microsoft and Apple, OpenAI’s two biggest partners in developing ChatGPT, will no longer have advisory roles on the company’s board of directors as U.S. and European governments scrutinize the power big tech companies have over leading artificial intelligence startups.Microsoft, which has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI, has given him a non-voting seat on the company’s board after a dramatic board shakeup last year saw Chief Executive Sam Altman fired, only to be reinstated days later. Bloomberg News previously reported that Apple would also take on an advisory role after inking a deal last month to integrate ChatGPT into its…