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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue’s board of trustees has approved a $6.7 million renovation plan for Mackey Arena. Construction is expected to begin following next basketball season. The funding will come entirely from private donations. The updates include reconfigured locker rooms and players lounges for the men’s and women’s basketball teams, an expansion of
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department said two men charged with impersonating federal agents pose a danger to the community and a flight risk, citing a stockpile of weapons found in their apartments, extensive overseas travel and foreign contacts, including an uncorroborated connection to the Pakistani intelligence service. In a memo
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials say a suspect arrested in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting near the California state Capitol would likely still be in prison if not for corrections officials’ use of sentencing credits authorized by voters in 2016. Smiley Allen Martin was released in February after serving less
Continue Reading GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — New Grambling volleyball coach Chelsea Lucas has cut more than half of the team’s scholarship players and told incoming recruits that the previous coach’s commitments would not be honored. Athletic director Trayvean Scott defended Lucas’ right to reshape the program as she deems appropriate and also has sought to refute reports
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Butler Bulldogs have hired Austin Parkinson as their new women’s basketball coach. Parkinson will stay in Indianapolis after spending the past 12 seasons at nearby IUPUI. The move comes a little more than two weeks after athletic director Barry Collier fired Kurt Godlevske. Parkinson won two Horizon League Tournament championships over
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Un mortal incendio ocurrió en una casa ubicada cerca de la calle Date Palm en Catehdral City a donde llegaron los bomberos quienes mientras sofocaban el fuego encontraron a un hombre muerto dentro de lo que quedó de la vivienda. Durante las indagatorias las autoridades determinaron que el hoy occiso intencionalmente provocó el incendio, su
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Stocks were mixed to slightly higher on Wall Street Friday, as gains in energy companies were offsetting declines in tech stocks. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8% and the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. The benchmark S&P 500 remains in the red for the
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Transgender kids and their parents say they feel attacked by a wave of Republican-sponsored legislation and policies aimed at trans youth. Bills have been introduced to ban gender-affirming care and block transgender children from using school restrooms or playing on sports teams that don’t match their
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN On a beach vacation, a venomous sea slug probably isn’t high on your must-see list. That’s exactly what San Antonio resident Erick Yanta came across on his trip to Mustang Island, an 18-mile-wide stretch of land in the Gulf of Mexico near Corpus Christi, Texas. While strolling along the beach, Yanta
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi. He also told a crowd at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory that Tesla will start making three new vehicles next year. Musk didn’t give details of the robotaxi other
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will build an electric vehicle dedicated for use as a robotaxi. He also told a crowd at a party celebrating the opening of a Texas factory that Tesla will start making three new vehicles next year. Musk didn’t give details of the robotaxi other
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Un polémico nuevo estudio desde Gran Bretaña busca resolver algunas de las dudas más frecuentes sobre el covid-19. La investigación, que presentó dilemas éticos al infectar deliberadamente a adultos sanos con el nuevo coronavirus, arrojó resultados esclarecedores de cómo se comporta la enfermedad en el cuerpo humano. Entre ellos,
Continue Reading By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Goldman Sachs banker has been convicted of bribery and other corruption charges accusing him of participating in a $4.5 billion scheme to loot the Malaysian state investment fund, 1MDB. A jury found Roger Ng guilty on all counts Friday at a U.S. trial where
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By Jason Hanna and Ray Sanchez, CNN A key figure in the sprawling college admissions scam was sentenced to four months in prison Friday — the same day a former University of Southern California water polo coach was found guilty of conspiracy and fraud. Mark Riddell, 39, who helped wealthy parents buy their children’s way
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have signed Gold Glove shortstop J.P. Crawford to a five-year extension ahead of the start of the regular season. The 27-year-old Crawford was under contractual control through 2024. He won’t be eligible for free agency now until after the 2026 season. Crawford has been a standout defensive player since
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Three NASA astronauts and a European astronaut splashed down aboard their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the coast of Florida after midnight Friday morning, capping off their six-month mission during which they worked alongside Russian cosmonauts and hosted the first all-private crew to visit the orbiting outpost.
Continue Reading Verónica Ojeda Hong Kong/Beijing (CNN Business) — El servicio chino de entrega de alimentos, Meituan, envió casi 1.000 trabajadores adicionales a Shanghái para ayudar a suministrar comestibles a millones de residentes que luchan por sus vidas bajo un estricto confinamiento por covid-19. La compañía anunció este jueves que ha tomado una serie de medidas nuevas
Continue Reading CNNEE (CNN) — Un cohete de SpaceX que transportaba a tres clientes y a un exastronauta de la NASA despegó del Centro Espacial Kennedy en Florida este viernes por la mañana, dando inicio a una misión única en su tipo que llevará al grupo en una misión de 10 días a la Estación Espacial Internacional
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN A leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty on Friday to two felony charges in one of the most prominent criminal cases against an organized far-right group that participated in the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021. Charles Donohoe, 34, is the first person in the Proud Boys leadership to
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business European leaders have agreed to phase out Russian coal imports as part of a new package of sanctions triggered by evidence of atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. An oil embargo could be next. All forms of Russian coal will be banned from the European Union, a move that the European Commission
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