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Month: December 2024

Ducks’ Dillon Gabriel, Nittany Lions’ Abdul Carter, Hoosiers’ Curt Cignetti take top Big Ten honors

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel was named Big Ten offensive player of the year after leading the top-ranked Ducks to their first perfect regular season since 2010, the conference announced Tuesday. Penn State’s Abdul Carter was named defensive player of the year and Indiana’s Curt Cignetti coach of the year in voting by

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What happened to Hannah Kobayashi? Police say the Hawaii woman voluntarily disappeared

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Kobayashi, a 30-year-old woman from Hawaii who was reported missing in Los Angeles three weeks ago, walked freely into Mexico, police said. Authorities declared Kobayashi a “voluntary missing person” after reviewing surveillance video of her crossing the border with her luggage, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters Monday

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Transgender powerlifter asks Minnesota Supreme Court to let her compete in women’s events

Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Attorneys for a transgender athlete have urged the Minnesota Supreme Court to allow her to compete in the women’s division at powerlifting events, saying she’s protected against discrimination by the Minnesota Human Rights Act. USA Powerlifting rejected JayCee Cooper’s application in 2018 to compete in the women’s division

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Dos exmpleadas de la Corte Superior se declararon culpables de haber manejado incorrectamente información privilegiada de un caso penal

Ayer en la corte de Indio se redujo el cargo de delito grave a delito menor contra una ex empleada de la corte de Indio que admitió haber manejado incorrectamente información privilegiada relacionada con un caso penal. Michelle Valdez y Angela Franz, se declararon culpables de conspiración para cometer un delito. La sentencia contra Michelle

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AP men’s player of the week: Johni Broome of No. 2 Auburn rides dominant play to Maui championship

The Associated Press national player of the week in men’s college basketball for Week 4 of the season: Johni Broome, Auburn The 6-foot-10, 240-pound fifth-year senior and preseason Associated Press All-American has been dominant early for the No. 2 Tigers, including in powering them to the Maui Invitational title. He averaged 21.7 points, 15.0 rebounds,

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Nebraska governor pushing for laws that separate youth sports teams by biological sex

By Quanecia Fraser Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (KETV) — Nebraska’s governor said he’ll be focused on a variety of issues, including property taxes and agriculture, when the unicameral convenes in 2025. “I’m focused on kids, taxes, agriculture, values,” Gov. Jim Pillen said. For Pillen, part of that means “making sure

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Joe Exotic says President Biden should release ‘normal citizens’ like him after Hunter Biden pardon

By Addison Kliewer Click here for updates on this story     FORT WORTH, Texas (KOCO) — Joseph Maldonado, who is known as “Joe Exotic” from Netflix’s “Tiger King,” said President Joe Biden should pardon anybody who has filed for a clemency application, including himself. Maldonado released an audio recording from a Fort Worth, Texas, prison, discussing

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‘The Brutalist’ tops New York Film Critics Circle Awards. Carol Kane, Adrien Brody win acting prizes

NEW YORK (AP) — Brady Corbet’s 3 1/2-hour postwar epic “The Brutalist” won best film from the New York Film Critics Circle on Tuesday, while its lead, Adrien Brody, also won best actor. The win notches an early awards-season victory for one of the fall’s most-talked about films. “The Brutalist”  Brody as László Toth, a

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Biden acknowledges horrific history of slavery that has connected the US and Angola while projecting optimism for future ties

By Sam Fossum and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday acknowledged how the horrific history of slavery has connected the United States and Angola while delivering a hopeful vision for the future in a major speech from a country that was the point of departure for millions of enslaved Africans. “Our

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