University presidents around the country are scheduled to meet this week to vote on whether to accept a proposed settlement of an antitrust lawsuit that would cost the NCAA nearly $3 billion and create a landmark revenue-sharing system with college athletes. The terms of the agreement have met some pushback from Division I conferences that […]
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GOP Hard-Liners Balk At New Government Money For Baltimore Bridge Replacement
A small but influential group of House Republicans said Friday they would put strings on new federal funding to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed after a support was hit by a massive container ship March 26. In a statement early Friday, the House Freedom Caucus said that before Congress approves […]
Macron’s Ambiguity on Ukraine Backfires as Allies Balk at Troops
(Bloomberg) — European leaders rejected the prospect of sending combat troops to Ukraine, undercutting French President Emmanuel Macron’s promise to do whatever it takes to keep Russia from winning the war. Most Read from Bloomberg At an informal gathering of European leaders in Paris on Monday, Macron proposed sending more personnel to Ukraine in limited […]