Tag: U.S.

America’s latest mass shooting strikes at heart of fandom

They came for a parade. They came by the million. They came downtown under the winter sun, wearing their Chiefs gear and their Kansas City pride. Parents brought their kids. Kids brought their parents. Some drank. Some cheered. Some just sat on their dad’s shoulders and screamed for Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones and […]

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Shooting at Chiefs parade, at least 1 dead, 22 injured

One person was killed and 22 other people were injured by gunshots in a shooting after the conclusion of the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade on Wednesday afternoon, according to Kansas City Police. “Shots were fired west of Union Station near the garage and multiple people were struck,” the police posted on X (formerly […]

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U.S. video game spending stagnated in 2023, totaling $57.2B

Are you looking to showcase your brand in front of the gaming industry’s top leaders? Learn more about GamesBeat Summit sponsorship opportunities here.  U.S. consumers spent $57.2 billion on video games in 2023 according to a new report from the Entertainment Software Association and Circana. This figure includes all game content, DLC, microtransactions, subscriptions, hardware […]

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Who is ‘Uncle T?’ Not me, Michigan booster says

Michigan athletics donor Tim Smith denies his involvement in the NCAA’s investigation into the university’s advance scouting scheme and believes that those in power are searching for a “scapegoat” to blame, he tells Yahoo Sports. Smith, a Michigan alum and CEO of a Detroit-based engineering solutions company, said fans and university associates are identifying him […]

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Americans’ Support For Nazi Germany Is Best Explained By White Supremacy Beliefs, Research Shows

NewsOne Featured Video ‘German Day’ in Madison Square Garden commemorated the arrival of the first German settlers on U.S. territory under banners with nationalist slogans and a Swastika as well as the U.S. flag in 1935. | Source: ullstein bild Dtl. / Getty Each September marks the anniversary of Nazi Germany’s Nuremberg Laws, whose passage […]

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Former Philadelphia police officer charged with murder for Eddie Irizarry shooting

“Honor, Integrity, Service” 3:33 PM September 8, 2023 The former Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry last month has turned himself in to authorities and now faces multiple charges including murder and voluntary manslaughter, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Friday. Attorneys for Mark Dial, also 27, called the charges “appalling,” telling […]

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An alleged teacher shortage in the Sunshine State

A new school year has arrived, and yet the nationwide teacher shortage — which first cropped up early in the Covid-19 pandemic — persists. To that end, the issue has come under increased scrutiny in Florida, where headline after headline has telegraphed the lack of educators, as well as disagreement between the Florida Education Association […]

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Why Biden is banning Alaska Arctic oil drilling now

The Biden administration this week said it would bar oil drilling on millions of acres on Alaska’s North Slope and cancel oil leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, stepping up its effort to protect sensitive federal land.  How much land will the regulations protect? The new regulations are intended to prohibit drilling on nearly […]

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Would rescheduling cannabis be good news for the industry?

Cannabis may be on its way to being less restricted in the U.S. after a recent recommendation from the Health and Human Services Department to reschedule the drug’s classification. Last week, the HHS recommended that the U.S. Drug Enforcement move marijuana from Schedule 1, the strictest category, down to Schedule 3. The news came after […]

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Tuberville’s military promotions block is upending lives, combat readiness, 3 military branch chiefs say

Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) blanket hold on senior military promotions, now in its sixth month, is eroding U.S. military readiness, upending the lives of military officers and their families, and putting national security at risk, the secretaries of the Navy, Army, and Air Force argued Monday in a Washington Post op-ed and Tuesday night on […]

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