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Judge gives preliminary approval to $2.78 billion settlement designed to pay college athletes
A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an ...
Oct 07, 2024
Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied won re-election in a landslide victory in results announced Monday after a campaign season that saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, act...
Oct 07, 2024
Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied won re-election in a landslide victory after a campaign season that saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys. The No...
Oct 07, 2024
Judge gives preliminary approval to $2.78 billion settlement designed to pay college athletes
A judge granted preliminary approval Monday to the $2.78 billion legal settlement that would transform college sports by allowing schools to pay players. U.S District Judge Claudia Wilken released an ...
Oct 07, 2024
Victor Lapena out as head coach of the Canadian women's basketball team
TORONTO - Victor Lapena is out as head coach of the Canadian women's basketball team. Canada Basketball says the organization and Lapena mutually agreed to part ways. The move comes a few months after...
Oct 07, 2024
Georgia Supreme Court restores near-ban on abortions while state appeals
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday halted a ruling striking down the state's near-ban on abortions while it considers the state's appeal. The high court's order came a week after...
Oct 07, 2024
Tunisia's President Saied wins second term after cracking down on the opposition
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - Tunisia's President Kais Saied won re-election in landslide victory after a campaign season saw his opponents jailed alongside journalists, activists and attorneys. The North Afr...
Oct 07, 2024
The latest: Canadians mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel
Ceremonies, events and protests are being held across Canada to mark the anniversary of a brutal Hamas attack on Israel that triggered the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. The Oct. 7, 2023, attack kille...
Oct 07, 2024
Van filled with gasoline canisters is set ablaze outside Vancouver City Hall
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say a man has been arrested after setting fire to a van filled with containers of gasoline outside City Hall. They say in a post to social media that Vancouver Fire Res...
Oct 07, 2024
With police at school, Vancouver Jewish community marks Oct. 7 with sadness, unease
VANCOUVER - Members of Vancouver's Jewish community say they are meeting the anniversary of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that triggered their ongoing war with profound sadness and ongoing unease. M...
Oct 07, 2024