Day: September 1, 2023

California to expand fossil fuel project Gavin Newsom said he was ‘fully committed’ to shutting down

8:41 pm September 1, 2023

California’s top state regulator that oversees utilities approved a plan to expand a controversial fossil fuel facility that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed to shut down. The five-member California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously late Thursday to increase inventory capacity at the Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility in Los Angeles County, the […]

Sen. Ted Cruz introduces NIL bill, says college sports ‘are in peril’

8:16 pm September 1, 2023

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wrote in the Austin American-Statesmen on Friday that he has introduced a bill to regulate name, image and likeness in college sports. NIL in college sports was finally born in 2021, but it has not come without question marks and controversy. “College sports are a great cultural unifier, but they are […]

Jesse Palmer ‘not a fan of realignment’ after college football’s offseason shake-up

8:16 pm September 1, 2023

Heavy realigment hit college football in the offseason and was the talk of the sport weeks before games kicked off. The Pac-12 Conference was decimated before the season started. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah announced their move to the Big 12, while Oregon and Washington announced they would join USC and UCLA in the […]

Skipping the salt can reduce heart disease risk by almost 20%, study finds: ‘Know what you are consuming’

8:12 pm September 1, 2023

Skipping the salt could slash heart disease risk by nearly 20%, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology, which was held in Amsterdam this week. Those who never add salt to their food had an 18% lower risk of being diagnosed with atrial fibrillation — also known as […]

Family of Chicago teen struck in hit-and-run captured on surveillance video files lawsuit

8:10 pm September 1, 2023

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A Chicago family is filing a lawsuit against a car owner after a hit-and-run incident earlier in August. Nakari Campbell, 17, was walking across the intersection of Ashland Avenue and Division Street in Chicago on Aug. 4 at 10:23 p.m. when police say she was hit by a Mercedes-Benz sedan, according to […]