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FAU running back Larry McCammon was recognized by Conference USA for surpassing 1,000 rushing yards this season.
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DeadlineIntroducing The ‘Way Upfronts’: Producer Michael Sugar And A Roster Of Hollywood Talent Set Out To Engage Brands In A New Marketplace
In early May, sandwiched between the NewFronts and the traditional broadcast (and now streaming) upfronts, a new showcase for pitches to major advertisers will make its debut. Billed as The Way Upfronts, the series of virtual presentations slated for May 7 and 8 is a hybrid of the annual springtime spectacles of ad-supported television and …
- Reuters
Reactions to court overturning Harvey Weinstein NY rape conviction
"We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault." "Because of laws like the New York Child Victims Act, predators continue to be exposed even without a criminal conviction."
- Engadget
Threads is getting its own Hidden Words feature
Threads is launching the Hidden Words feature for users, hiding offensive words, phrases or emojis.
- Evening Standard
Douglas firs in your living room: the designer taking minimalist furniture to the max
Britain’s John Pawson likes to test the boundaries, and tells India Block how his new furniture collection with Denmark’s Dinesen does just that
- The Daily Beast
Legal Experts: Harvey Weinstein Bombshell Doesn’t Mean He’s Getting Out
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyFor years, Harvey Weinstein’s New York City sex crimes conviction signified a landmark legal victory for the #MeToo movement. But the victory that solidified a global reckoning against alleged sexual predators was thrown out the window on Thursday morning, when the state’s highest court overturned the disgraced producer’s conviction.And legal experts say that while the bombshell decision is a significant victory for Weinstein—and pave
- Reuters
US VP Harris hosts Kim Kardashian to discuss criminal justice reform
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will host reality-television star and entrepreneur Kim Kardashian at the White House on Thursday to discuss criminal justice reform, after President Joe Biden granted clemency to more people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. On Wednesday, Biden granted clemency to 16 people, pardoning 11 of them and commuting the sentences of the other five. Four of the pardon recipients will join Thursday's event, said a White House official, who did not wish to be named.
- Evening Standard
OPINION - Your £800 Palestinian keffiyeh does not say what you think it says
Keffiyehs, patterned scarves emotively synonymous with Palestinian nationalism and resistance, are all over Europe again. At the billionaire-epicentre that was the pre-opening of the Venice Biennale Arte last week, the Israel-Gaza war was an unavoidable point of contention. Flyers for organised protests spread on Instagram, while attendees despaired at the fact La Biennale does not recognise Palestine as a nation state, and therefore could not take part in the international art exhibition.
- Deadline
‘Miss USA’ Stays At The CW In Three-Year Deal
The CW is sticking with Miss USA. The network has struck an exclusive, three-year deal to keep the Miss USA Pageant and the Miss Teen USA Pageant on its schedule. It comes after the network acquired the rights to the beauty pageant last year. The broadcast ranked as its number new special of the year, …
- The Telegraph
Why malaria is on the rise – and how to protect yourself on holiday
Returning from a tropical holiday should come with a suntan and sense of relaxation – not a tropical disease. However, the number of British travellers catching malaria abroad is rising, and scientists are warning it could get worse.
- The Telegraph
The secret to success for restaurants, according to Britain’s longest-running venues
In August 2023, TV chef and restaurateur Michel Roux Jr announced he was closing Le Gavroche, one of London’s most iconic and longest standing restaurants. He had been there for 34 years; his father Albert 22 years before that. But the building lease was up for renewal and Roux decided to call it quits, “to spend more time with my family and on other business ventures”.
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Labour would seek to end rail industry ‘boom and bust’, Sir Keir Starmer says
The Labour leader said employees at UK-based rail manufacturing firms were ‘staring down the barrel of devastating job losses’.
- Kansas City Star
Not everything about the NFL Draft is about football. See Gracie Hunt’s Chiefs dress
Gracie Hunt, the daughter of Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt and his wife, Tavia, marked the first day of the NFL Draft by posting photos of herself in team colors.
- Sky News
UK cows not being tested for bird flu despite outbreak in US
Cows in the UK are not being tested for bird flu, despite the outbreak sweeping through American dairy herds, Sky News has been told. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said reports of the H5N1 virus in UK birds and poultry are currently so low that it does not consider cattle to be at risk. Scientists believe the H5N1 virus has been spreading in US dairy herds undetected for several months.
- Yahoo News
TikTok parent company ByteDance has no plans to sell app after Biden signed bill that includes potential ban. Here's the latest.
The company made the announcement on Thursday.
- The Telegraph
How Canada’s energy experiment backfired – and why smart meter Britain is next
As residents of Ontario, Canada, look forward to the arrival of summer after months of sub-zero temperatures, they are advised to think carefully about when to fire up the barbeque.
- Local Journalism Initiative
Proposals for pair of East Toronto rental buildings to be discussed at May 7 meeting
Toronto and East York Community Council is set to host public meetings on a pair of local development proposals aimed at bringing more rental and affordable housing units to the area. To be discussed at the 10 a.m. meeting on Tuesday, May 7, at Toronto City Hall will be plans for 1117 Danforth Ave., and 1400 Gerrard St. E. A 14-storey mixed-use building is proposed for 1117 Danforth Ave.will be replacing an existing affordable housing building. The developer, Core Development Group Ltd. is propo
- The Independent
Labour fails to rule out fare rises under rail nationalisation plan
Starmer pledges end to ‘boom and bust’ for British train manufacturers where jobs are at risk
- People
Billie Jean King Says She Has 'Taken a Few Injections' to Quiet the Noise of Her Binge Eating Disorder
In addition to going to therapy for her eating disorder, the tennis legend said she’s tried the popular weight loss injections
- USA TODAY
Trump at Supreme Court: Ham sandwiches and solar eclipses: Justice Alito has questions
During arguments over Donald Trump's immunity claim, Justice Samuel Alito raised the saying that grand juries would indict a ham sandwich if asked to.
- The Independent
Humza Yousaf’s fate in the balance as former coalition partners say they will vote to oust him
The SNP leader future could be decided by ex-party colleague who he said was ‘no great loss’ when she defected to Alex Salmond’s Alba