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Fresno State men's basketball players allegedly placed sports bets on games they played in: report

Fresno State men’s basketball is mired in a sports gambling scandal, and ABC 30 Action News learned two of the three athletes involved allegedly bet on games they played in.  The Bulldogs removed forward Mykell Robinson from the team while suspending guards Jalen Weaver and Zaon Collins for alleged sports betting.  ABC 30 Action News […]

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Keanu Neal, one-time Pro Bowler, announces retirement after 8 NFL seasons

After eight seasons in the NFL, Atlanta Falcons first-round pick Keanu Neal is retiring.  Neal, who also played for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers, announced his retirement with an Instagram post.  “God has blessed my family and I in so many ways,” he began his caption. “20 years ago, I started

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'MBX/HACK the FUN' Opens Applications: An Acceleration Program for Web3 Game Developers

seoul, south korea, February 24th, 2025, Chainwire MARBLEX, the web3 gaming ecosystem powered by global gaming giant Netmarble, and Dracoon Ventures, a web3 game-specialized VC, are officially opening applications for MBX/HACK the FUN. This hybrid program combines a hackathon with an acceleration initiative, designed to help web3 game developers build, refine, and successfully launch high-quality

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NBA All-Star Devin Booker pleads for Hooters to stay afloat amid bankruptcy reports

The looming bankruptcy for Hooters has one NBA All-Star worrying.  Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker posted on X one day after it came out that the restaurant chain could be heading to Chapter 11.  “Plz don’t go @Hooters,” Booker tweeted after the team’s win over the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.  CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS

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Palantir CEO’s new book says Silicon Valley has ‘lost its way’

Palantir co-founder and CEO Alexander Karp opens his new book with a provocative declaration: “Silicon Valley has lost its way.” Over the past decade or so, as the data analytics company rose to prominence with its work for U.S. military and intelligence, Karp has largely stayed out of the limelight. Last year, in a rare

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Electric aircraft founder Kyle Clark threw out the Silicon Valley playbook

On a cool morning last November, 800 people gathered before sunrise in a South Burlington hangar to witness the maiden flight of Beta Technologies’ first electric aircraft to be built on its new scaled production line. Kyle Clark, Beta’s enigmatic founder and CEO, piloted the Alia CX300 — one of the startup’s two aircraft models

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Brett Favre has 1-word response to Wisconsin gov's proposal that would replace word 'mother' in state law

Former Green Bay Packers star Brett Favre offered a short response on social media to the proposal from Wisconsin’s Democratic governor to replace “mother” with “inseminated person.” But it was far from the only proposal in Tony Evers administration’s budget recommendation. Other so-called gendered terms were also called on to change, including “paternity” to “parentage,”

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Kenneth Tam’s Requiem for the Shattered American Dream

Strewn about a dark room are objects that recall the wreckage of a plane. As I investigated the scene of the catastrophe, I saw cloth bags holding battered metal beams and headlights or, even more ominously, nothing at all, their mouths frozen open like gaping voids. Glowing forms resembling melted milk cartons provide the only light

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