Day: December 30, 2024

UConn’s Jim Mora warns schools to ‘think hard before you tamper with our players’

11:50 pm December 30, 2024

UConn Huskies head football coach Jim Mora called out other schools on Monday for allegedly trying to tamper with his players after the team won the Fenway Bowl. Mora fired the message on social media with a picture of him near the trophy for winning the bowl game. The Huskies topped the North Carolina Tar […]

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Biden’s Defense Department announces new multi-billion-dollar aid packages for Ukraine

11:49 pm December 30, 2024

The Department of Defense (DoD) announced two weapons packages for Ukraine on Monday, totaling $2.47 billion.  The first of the two, the Presidential Drawdown Authority package, with an “estimated value” of $1.25 billion, is meant to “provide Ukraine additional capabilities to meet its most urgent needs, including: missiles for air defense; munitions for rocket systems […]

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Guardian Angels resume New York City patrols after subway burning death: ‘Never seen it this bad’

11:34 pm December 30, 2024

The Guardian Angels, a volunteer crime-prevention group, will be resuming its patrols of the New York subways after the death of a woman burned alive one week ago. “We’re now back to where we were when I started the group in 1979 on the subways. It’s gone full circle. I’ve never seen it this bad. […]

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Family accused of ‘Sopranos’-style brawl with bats, guns against rival paving company: police

11:07 pm December 30, 2024

Six Georgia men who work for the same family paving company are accused of instigating a brawl with a competitor paving company on Dec. 19, according to police records. Mark Buckland Sr., Mark Buckland Jr., Willy Buckland Sr., Willy Buckland Jr. Luke Buckland and James Small have all been charged in connection with the alleged […]

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These six states banned or limited DEI at colleges and universities in 2024

11:04 pm December 30, 2024

Six states, including one with a Democratic governor, have either banned or prohibited the use of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public colleges and universities this year. The practice of DEI in higher educational institutions has been controversial for several years, most frequently opposed by Republicans and described by critics, such as civil […]

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