UConn, Purdue remain atop jumbled AP Top 25; No. 25 New Mexico moves into rankings

UConn, Purdue remain atop jumbled AP Top 25; No. 25 New Mexico moves into rankings

The AP Top 25 had another week of upheaval, with teams bouncing around like kernels in a popcorn maker. The same two teams remained at the top amid the poll turmoil. Reigning national champion Connecticut stayed No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday, receiving 44 first-place votes from a 61-person…

Bill Maher guest Andrew Sullivan rips MSNBC in dust-up with Ari Melber

Bill Maher guest Andrew Sullivan rips MSNBC in dust-up with Ari Melber

Conservative commentator Andrew Sullivan got into a heated debate with MSNBC host Ari Melber on HBO’s “Real TIme with Bill Maher” when the scribe claimed that the left-leaning network pushes “propaganda all the time.” The show’s host Bill Maher played referee between his two guests on Friday night, as Sullivan argued that America’s political divisions…

Jaguars hiring Ryan Nielsen as new defensive coordinator, report

Jaguars hiring Ryan Nielsen as new defensive coordinator, report

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jaguars are filling their defensive coordinator position with Atlanta’s Ryan Nielsen, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Nielsen spent last year as the defensive coordinator with Atlanta. The Jaguars initially requested to interview Nielsen after firing Mike Caldwell, but the Falcons blocked the interview request. But that was nullified when Atlanta fired…

Layoffs surged 98% in 2023 and it could get worse this year: report

Layoffs surged 98% in 2023 and it could get worse this year: report

The pace of job cuts by US employers accelerated in 2023, with the number of layoffs surging 98% compared with the previous year. That is according to a new report published by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, which found that companies planned 721,677 job cuts last year, a substantial increase from the 363,832 layoffs reported in 2022. The…

Kansas State jumps to 4th in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina is still No. 1

Kansas State jumps to 4th in women’s AP Top 25; South Carolina is still No. 1

Kansas State has its best ranking in 21 years after the Wildcats moved up to fourth in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll on Monday. The Wildcats, who climbed three spots, were last ranked this high in 2003. They have a key Big 12 Conference showdown Monday night at No. 13 Baylor. Kansas State is…

Elon Musk visits Auschwitz, says he was ‘naive’ about antisemitism

Elon Musk visits Auschwitz, says he was ‘naive’ about antisemitism

Elon Musk admitted to being “naive” about the recent rise in antisemitism after visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in Poland on Monday — an experience the tech mogul described as “incredibly moving.” “It hits you much more in the heart when you see it in person,” Musk, the world’s richest person, said after touring the…

US women’s basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

US women’s basketball team to train in New York before heading to pre-Olympic tournament

NEW YORK – The U.S. women’s basketball national team will get together for a few days in New York next month before playing in the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium. The Americans have already qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the World Cup in 2022. Five-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi is one…

Brainard Pitches Biden’s Economic Efforts In Hard-Hit Regions

Brainard Pitches Biden’s Economic Efforts In Hard-Hit Regions

President Biden’s top economic adviser will argue on Monday that the administration is engineering a revival of economically disadvantaged communities across the nation, largely relying on anecdotal evidence and patterns of new federal spending in places like Eastern Pennsylvania and Milwaukee, Wis. Lael Brainard, who heads Mr. Biden’s National Economic Council, will use a speech…

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