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Janiah Barker told herself, βWe canβt go out like this.β It was late in the third quarter of Texas A&Mβs first-round matchup against Nebraska in the first NCAA tournament Barker, then a sophomore forward, had played in and her team had trailed by as many as 17 points. Barker grabbed the ball in the paint…
Parents who send their children to private schools could face higher fees from today as the government’s flagship VAT policy comes into force. Labour on Wednesday scrapped the VAT exemption and business rates relief for private schools, forcing some academic institutions to offset the hike with raised fees for parents. Others have entirely restructured, with…
In January 1974, Jimmy Carter β then the governor of Georgia β hosted a post-concert reception for Bob Dylan at the Governorβs Mansion in Atlanta. Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers Band was on the guest list, but he had been rehearsing in Macon an hour and a half away and arrived after midnight to…
Scams using cloned voices are a growing threat. How can they be stopped? Scams using cloned voices are a growing threat. How can they be stopped? 04:54 Artificial intelligence-enabled voice cloning tools have made it easier for criminals to mimic strangers’ voices and dupe victims into handing over large sums of money. For example, a…
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his βAmerica Firstβ approach to foreign policy in his second term β and Mexico looks set to be at the tip of the spear. While many of Trumpβs predecessors have also followed a βrealistβ strategy β that is, one in which relative power is at…
Sir Keir Starmer has hailed 2024 as a “year of change” as he shared his first New Year message as prime minister. But the Labour leader, who took office after a staggering general election victory over the Conservatives in July, admitted there is “still so much more to do” in 2025. It will include a…
What to know about the potential TikTok ban that could take effect in January – CBS News Watch CBS News CBS News Moneywatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady explains what could be next for TikTok after the company asked the Supreme Court to block the looming January ban. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for…
ANAHEIM, Calif.Β βΒ The ebullient thrum of staccato snares, thumping sousaphones, and tramping shoes all acting in unison filled the gray morning air in the parking lot outside Angel Stadium recently. Piles of travel-worn cardboard boxes and pristine instrument cases stood stacked at one end of the cracked asphalt as scores of young performers marched, danced…
Days after Dana Stubblefieldβs 2020 rape conviction was reversed by an appellate court because of βracially discriminatory languageβ by the prosecution during the trial, an attorney for the former San Francisco 49ers star said he expects Stubblefield to be released from custody within days. Attorney Allen Sawyer told The Times that he and Kenneth Rosenfeld,…
UK business goes into the new year in a surly mood. New Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘s hike in employer’s National Insurance contributions (NICs) in her autumn budget will raise the cost of employing people and that is likely to have an impact on both hiring and investment. For individual sectors, there are specific challenges: the car…
