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Gonzaga’s candidacy, Pac-12’s future, Texas and Oklahoma exit plans on deck with Big 12 brass set to meet
When Big 12 presidents and athletic directors begin meeting Thursday at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Grand Hyatt, might as well bring your popcorn. On the agenda is Gonzaga’s potential membership in basketball. That alone has realignment implications beyond the Big 12. There will also be some discussion about the possible early exit of Texas and Oklahoma for the SEC. Going into its first season with new members BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF, the Big 12 will discuss perhaps its only athletic year with 14 teams. That’s a Texas-Oklahoma issue, too. Expansion is still in play, especially as long as the Pac-12 doesn’t sign a new media rights deal. Gonzaga’s…
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How a government debt ceiling crisis could affect future travel
The U.S. government has just reached its debt ceiling for the first time since 2011. Though lawmakers funded the federal government through the end of the fiscal year 2023 in December, they still borrow money to fund ongoing operations via a debt ceiling. “The federal government is like any other person with a credit card in that it limits how much it can borrow to finance extra spending, known as the debt ceiling. That’s essentially to ensure the government can still fund its legal obligations,” Sarah Foster, an economy reporter for Bankrate (a publication owned by TPG’s parent company, Red Ventures), explained. “But running the world’s largest economy gives you…
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Sean McVay will stay on as Rams coach after contemplating future
Sean McVay isn’t really completely ready to move away from coaching however. McVay, 36, will return as Los Angeles Rams mentor, according to reviews from ESPN and NFL Media, immediately after contemplating his foreseeable future. McVay is 60-38 as Rams mentor and has a Super Bowl get, but this time the Rams went 5-12 and there ended up studies around the conclude of the year that he could not return. McVay acknowledged at the finish of the time he’d consider some time to determine out what he desired to do. It took him significantly less than a week to come to a decision to return. Sean McVay had a rough…
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The Key CES Trends That Are Shaping the Future of Tech
CES is where you need to be if you want to know where the future of technology lies. The show floor in Las Vegas was filled with buzzy, headline-grabbing products of the week, like a toilet sensor that can read your pee and a color-changing car with AI sass. But these are products you likely aren’t buying soon. The real value of the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show is how it lays out a vision for where tech may go not just in the coming months, but in the coming years too. This show marked the first “real” year that CES was back in full swing. Yes, the show had…
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Youth ambassadors train for a future in public health : Shots
Bithaniya Fieseha, a high school senior, graduates from the Youth Public Health Ambassador program run by the Fairfax County Health Department at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Va. Will Schermerhorn/Fairfax County Health Department hide caption toggle caption Will Schermerhorn/Fairfax County Health Department Bithaniya Fieseha, a high school senior, graduates from the Youth Public Health Ambassador program run by the Fairfax County Health Department at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Va. Will Schermerhorn/Fairfax County Health Department Of all the things she could have done on her summer vacation, Bithaniya Fieseha, a senior at West Springfield High School in Fairfax County, Va., decided to study chronic disease, mental…
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Despite a cost of living crisis and other challenges, Australia’s economic future is bright
I won an award in 2022. No, it wasn’t a Walkley. It was an in-house award from The Drum presented at the Christmas party: Patron Saint of Doomsday – for always reminding us that a financial crisis is nigh. All jokes aside, we do live in a troubled world. Last year saw an escalation of the climate change crisis, a war in Ukraine, soaring inflation, further phases of a global pandemic, the Bank of England rescue Britain from a major financial crisis, and the death of Queen Elizabeth II – to name but a few moments. A turbulent year saw a number of major events occur, such as Queen Elizabeth II’s death. (Reuters: Tom…