Louisville’s Jaylin Alderman stunned the home crowd by returning an interception 66 yards for the game-winning score in the closing seconds Friday night, lifting the Cardinals to a 42-35 win over the… MORE
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Austin Peay leaving Ohio Valley to join ASUN
Austin Peay is departing its longtime home in the Ohio Valley Conference and joining the ASUN Conference.The move is effective July 1 and ends Austin Peay’s 59-year association with the Ohio Valley.… MORE
LSU inks sponsorship deal with Caesars Sportsbook
LSU athletics on Friday announced a sponsorship partnership with Caesars Entertainment Inc., making Caesars Sportsbook the official sportsbook of LSU sports.Per The Associated Press, the deal is the… MORE
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Robert Durst, millionaire who was focus of HBO documentary ‘The Jinx,’ found guilty of first-degree murder
A Los Angeles jury found Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO series “The Jinx,” guilty of first-degree murder for the killing of his best friend, Susan Berman, more than 20 years ago. Durst has been charged with the first-degree murder of Berman in 2000 at her Beverly Hills home, hours before she was…… MORE
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Office of Trump’s defense secretary held call with China on January 6, two days before Milley’s controversial call
A deputy to then-President Donald Trump’s acting secretary of defense held a call with his Chinese counterpart two days before the now-controversial call by Gen. Mark Milley, undercutting criticism that the Joint Chiefs chairman was out of line. According to two sources familiar with the matter, in a previously scheduled call on January 6, Deputy…… MORE
The week in 14 headlines
This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom held on to his job in a recall election, which President Joe Biden touted as a victory for strict Covid-19 mitigation efforts, including vaccine mandates. Meanwhile, a shaken US Capitol braced for an upcoming rally in support of those jailed in the January 6 insurrection. Monday More than half…… MORE
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North Carolina court blocks state voter ID law, citing ‘intent to target African American voters’
A North Carolina state court panel on Friday blocked a voter identification law, citing discrimination against Black voters. The law, known as SB 824, was passed in 2018 after Republicans lost their supermajority in the legislature but before the new legislature took over. It was already on hold under a preliminary injunction, after North Carolina’s…… MORE
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Thousands of migrants held in squalor under Texas bridge
Roselini Villasmil broke down Friday as she recalled the squalid conditions under a bridge in the Texas border town of Del Rio, where more than 12,000 unauthorized migrants are being held for processing by US immigration agents. “We told our son we were camping so he wouldn’t worry,” said the 33-year-old migrant from Venezuela, who…… MORE
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Bureau of Land Management headquarters to return to Washington, DC
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced her plans Friday to return the Bureau of Land Management national headquarters to Washington, DC, after it had been relocated under the Trump administration. The headquarters of the BLM — which is part of the Interior Department and controls 245 million acres of federal lands — was moved to Grand…… MORE
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Biden administration appeals ruling that blocks expulsions of migrant families
The Biden administration on Friday appealed a federal judge’s ruling to block border authorities from expelling migrant families with children under a public health order linked to the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the District of Columbia District Court acknowledged that his ruling would force the government to make difficult decisions, but…… MORE
