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Athletes sue Ivy League over its no-scholarship policy

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A pair of basketball players from Brown allege in a federal lawsuit that the Ivy League’s policy of not offering athletic scholarships amounts to a price-fixing agreement that denies athletes proper financial aid and payment for their services. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Connecticut by attorneys representing Grace Kirk, a member of Brown’s women’s team, and Tamenang Choh, who played for the men’s team from 2017 through 2022. They are seeking class-action status to represent all current and former athletes at the eight Ivy League schools dating back to those recruited since March 2019. The suit argues Ivy League schools illegally conspired to limit financial aid and not compensate athletes for their services.“In either case, regardless of whether considered as a restraint on the price of education, the value of financial aid, the price of athletic services, or the level of compensation to Ivy League athletes, the Ivy Lea...

Este es el país “más represivo” con los derechos de las mujeres, según la ONU

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

ISLAMABAD, Pakistán— Desde que el Talibán llegó al poder en Afganistán, el país se ha convertido en el más represivo del mundo para las mujeres y las niñas, privadas de muchos de sus derechos básicos, dijo la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) el miércoles.En un comunicado con motivo del Día Internacional de la Mujer, la misión de la ONU señaló que los nuevos gobernantes de Afganistán han mostrado un enfoque “casi singular en la imposición de normas que dejan a la mayoría de las mujeres y niñas atrapadas de facto en sus casas”.A pesar de las promesas iniciales de una postura más moderada, el Talibán ha impuesto duras medidas desde que tomó el poder en agosto de 2021, coincidiendo con la retirada de las fuerzas de Estados Unidos y la OTAN del país tras dos décadas de guerra.Prohibieron la educación para las niñas más allá del sexto grado y el acceso de las mujeres a espacios públicos como parques y gimnasios. Las mujeres tampoco pueden trabajar en organizaciones no gubernament...

CBS Sports to launch digital soccer channel next month

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

CBS Sports will expand its soccer offerings when it launches a free digital channel devoted to the sport on April 11.The “CBS Sports Goalazo Network” will be anchored by a morning news show and will carry matches, highlights and magazine shows. The channel will stream on CBS Sports digital platforms as well as Paramount+ and Pluto TV.Jeff Gerttula, executive vice president for CBS Sports and CBS News and Stations, said the channel will help fill a void for fans.“We believe that there’s clear market need and demand for more soccer coverage. The audience continues to grow. It’s young, hungry and passionate. And there’s really no kind of turn on and leave on answer for soccer fans,” he said.“Morning Footy” will air weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. It will be hosted by Susannah Collins along with former U.S. men’s team player Charlie Davies, Nico Cantor, Alexis Guerreros and Jenny Chiu. The show will feature news from all men’s and women’s leagues.The channel will also f...

Richmond’s Absurd Snacks sets sights on major retailers

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

A Richmond snack company is ready to enter major retailers after a reformulation and taking on some new packaging.Grace Mittl and Eli Bank founded Absurd Snacks last year. Early on, they were part of two accelerator programs — Idea Factory and Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program. Through that process, they took the time to fine tune the product. Absurd Snacks focuses on trail mix for people with allergies to nuts, wheat and dairy. “We were able to dig deeper into what we had done right and what could use some improvements,” Bank said. “We conducted a series of customer interviews and wanted to learn more about their needs and desires and what they are looking for, especially those people with allergies because that is who we want to speak with directly.”They learned customers preferred their Magic Maple Cinnamon product and wanted a savory flavor. They dropped a chocolate line and added Rockin’ Rosemary Sea Salt. People sometimes treated Absurd Snacks as a…Read the full ...

Colorado is 3rd most expensive state to own a car, study shows

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Colorado has become more expensive to live in over the past few years from house prices to the cost of rent and other living expenses, but it has also become a pricey place to own a car. According to a study from Forbes Advisor, Colorado ranks among the top five most expensive states to own a car. The publication used gas prices, car repair costs, car insurance rates and monthly auto loan payments to rank the nation's most expensive to least expensive states to own a car. Denver-area home prices nudge up for the 1st time in a year While California and Nevada tied for first place, Colorado came in third with a 96.53 score in the metrics test conducted. Here are the stats from the study for the top 10 most expensive:RankStateScore out of 100Annual car insurance rateMonthly auto loan payment1California (tie)100.00$2,462$5721Nevada (tie)100.00$3,342$5823Colorado96.53$2,489$5564Florida84.03$4,326$5535Alaska80.56$2,323$5836Maryland77.08$3,349$5607Georgia75.69$2,181$590...

Full list of St. Patrick's Day events across Denver metro area

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Saint Patrick’s Day is on March 17 and there are plenty events happening for people of all ages across the Front Range.Here’s our complete guide of events, which kickoff on Friday. Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade: What to know, how to watch it March 10Celtic Awakening - Newman Center for the Performing ArtsYoung Dubliners- DenverMarch 11Denver Luck Of The Irish St Patrick's Day Weekend Bar CrawlDenver St Patrick’s Day Bar Crawl & Block PartyDenver’s St. Patrick’s Day ParadeDowntown Lakewood BEER FESTOlde Town Arvada's St. Patrick's Day FestivalSt Patrick's Day Parade 2023 at Wynkoop Brewing CoSt. Patrick's Day Sip N' Stein- High Hops BrewerySt. Patrick's Day THERMOMIX cooking class- Arvada St. Patty's Weekend #1 - Parade Party- Mile High SpiritsMarch 12Irish Step Dancing with Abby!- Fabletics DenverRunnin' of the Green 7K- Wash ParkMarch 172023 Luck of the Irish 5K- DenverDenver St Patrick’s Day Bar CrawlFree family-friendly Saint Patrick's Day event- DenverLu...

Rollover crash in Fort Lauderdale hospitalizes 5, including 3 children

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue crews responded to a two-vehicle crash near Northwest 15th Street and 24th Avenue after one car failed to halt at a stop sign.On Wednesday, emergency crews arrived on the scene where they found a van with multiple children rolled over as a result of the collision.Security footage from a home at the intersection where the crash occurred showed the van speeding through a stop sign as an SUV struck the van knocking it to its side.According to fire rescue officials, two adults and three children were transported to Broward Health Medical Center with injuries that were deemed not life-threatening.Officials said no one was cited, but the crash remains under investigation.Please check back on WSVN.com and 7News for more details on this developing story.

Jury finds Miami Beach officer guilty of using excessive force on tourist

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

A jury has reached a verdict in the case of an officer accused of using excessive force on a tourist. Miami Beach Police Officer Kevin Perez was found guilty of simple battery, Wednesday afternoon. Perez is one of five Miami Beach officers who were originally charged with felony battery.Perez’s charge was changed to battery.All this happened after the rough arrest of tourist Dalonta Crudup on South Beach back on July 26, 2021.According to investigators, Crudup was riding a scooter, trying to get away from police and hit one of them with the scooter. He said a cop threw a bike at him.Crudup eventually ran into the Royal Palm South Beach Miami Hotel.Within minutes, more than a dozen officers responded to the hotel and surrounded Crudup, and the arrest went down.

The Netherlands to block export of advanced chips printers to China

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

The Dutch government confirmed for the first time Wednesday it will impose new export controls on microchips manufacturing equipment, bowing to U.S. pressure to block the sale of some of its prized chips printing machines to China.The U.S. and the Netherlands reached an agreement to introduce new export restrictions on advanced chip technology to China at the end of January, but until now, the Dutch government hadn’t commented publicly on it. The deal, which also included Japan, involves the only three countries that are home to manufacturers of advanced machines to print microchips. It is a U.S.-led initiative to choke off the supply of cutting-edge chips to China. “Given the technological developments and geopolitical context, the government has concluded that it is necessary for the (inter)national security to expand the existing export controls on specific manufacturing equipment for semiconductors,” Foreign Trade Minister Liesje Schreinemacher wrote in a lette...

Braverman says email blasting civil service ‘blob’ was ‘an error’

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:47:20 GMT

LONDON — U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Wednesday night distanced herself from an email sent in her name accusing civil servants of frustrating plans to cut the number of small boats crossing the English Channel.The Cabinet minister was accused of a “cowardly attack” on the U.K. civil service after a campaign email sent by the Conservative Party — but bearing her name and signature — pointed the finger at government officials for scuppering earlier efforts to grip the issue.“We tried to stop the small boat crossings without changing our laws,” the email said. “But an activist blob of left-wing lawyers, civil servants and the Labour Party blocked us.” But, speaking to ITV’s Robert Peston Wednesday evening, Braverman said: “I didn’t write that email. I didn’t see it and it was an error that it was sent out in my name.”No. 10 Downing Street also sought to draw a line under the row earlier Wednesday, saying Braverman “did not see that e...