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The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights released guidance on Thursday regarding name, image and likeness (NIL) pay and its compliance under federal Title IX rules. The office put out its guidelines in a nine-page memo stating that athletic programs must offer equal opportunity regardless of sex. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON…
Image: Sony Sony announced a collection of black PlayStation 5 accessories in the midst of CES last week, and you can now preorder them ahead of their release date on February 20th. The new DualSense Edge controller ($199.99), Pulse Elite headset ($149.99), Pulse Explore wireless earbuds ($199.99), and PlayStation Portal ($199.99) are all available for…
ESPN Vice President Burke Magnus addressed the backlash against his company for failing to broadcast the national anthem ahead of the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2, one day after the New Orleans terror truck attack that killed 14 people. Magnus called the failure to broadcast the national anthem an “enormous mistake,” blaming employees who were…
President Biden leaves office with negative job and personal ratings, as voters continue to give the economy bad marks – and say the White House failed to make improvements. A new Fox News survey shows almost twice as many think the Biden administration has made the economy worse rather than better, 52% vs. 28%. Plus,…
Image: SpaceX SpaceX’s next big launch is here. On Thursday at 5:37PM ET, Elon Musk’s space company will attempt to launch Starship for its 7th test flight from Boca Chica, Texas. You can watch the livestream from X or SpaceX’s website. At 403 feet tall, Starship is the biggest launch vehicle ever. It’s made up…
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images The Biden administration says it will leave it to incoming President Donald Trump to figure out how to deal with the mess of the TikTok ban, ABC News reports. “Our position on this has been clear: TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership,” a White House…
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar are banned from selling customer geolocation and driving behavior data for five years, the Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday. The settlement comes after a New York Times investigation found that GM had been collecting micro-details about its customers’ driving habits, including acceleration, braking,…
Scott Turner, a former NFL player turned Texas state legislator, said Thursday during his confirmation hearing to be the next Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary his goal will be to help people escape government assistance and become more self-sustainable. Testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Turner said, if confirmed,…
The PGA Tour announced on Thursday that the Genesis Invitational will be moved to a different location due to the Los Angeles wildfires that plagued the region. Riviera Country Club, where the tournament is played, was a part of the evacuation zone. The course is located in the Pacific Palisades, which was one of the…
Lawyers delivered powerful closing arguments on Thursday as U.S. Navy veteran Zachary Young’s high-profile defamation trial against CNN heads to the jury. Young alleges CNN smeared him in a November 2021 report by correspondent Alex Marquardt that first aired on “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” suggesting he illegally profited off desperate people trying to flee…