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The Notre Dame men’s swimming program has been suspended for at least one academic year after an external investigation confirmed “initial concerns” regarding gambling and culture, Athletic Director Pete Bevacqua announced Thursday. “These findings are contrary to the University’s values and all that we stand for in Notre Dame athletics,” Bevacqua said in a statement. Continue reading

Notre Dame suspends men’s swimming team over gambling violations, troubling misconduct Notre Dame has suspended its men’s swimming team for at least one academic year after an investigation revealed “numerous violations of NCAA rules prohibiting gambling,” among other troubling behavior. Notre Dame Director of Athletics Pete Bevacqua confirmed the suspension on Thursday, writing that the Continue reading

Fox – 35 Orlando The Walt Disney Co. is trying to toss out a widower’s wrongful death lawsuit, arguing he agreed to settle any disputes with the entertainment giant and any of its affiliates out of court when he signed up for a free trial of its streaming service Disney+. In February, Jeffrey Piccolo sued Continue reading

Wactor, 37, was killed when he approached his car late at night after work. Four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor, the Los Angeles Police Department said Thursday. Three suspects, all 18, were booked on an arrest warrant for murder, police said: Robert Barceleau, of Huntington Continue reading

Americans are still spending big — on cars, appliances and furniture — in a surprise burst of activity that is propelling the U.S. economy and helping shake off fears of an impending downturn. Retail sales rose 1 percent in July, reversing a June slowdown and marking the largest jump in more than two years, according Continue reading

ESPN host Stephen A. Smith grilled Vice President Kamala Harris for continuing to avoid interviews and press conferences since the de facto start of her presidential campaign. Already 25 days into her campaign, Harris has yet to take questions from members of the media, save for brief gaggles lasting just a few minutes. Smith, who Continue reading

In their latest delay bid, Donald Trump’s lawyers want Judge Juan Merchan to push the former president’s New York sentencing to some time after the presidential election. Merchan is set to rule on Sept. 16 on Trump’s motion to set aside his guilty verdicts (rendered in May, prior to the July 1 immunity decision) on Continue reading

CHICAGO ‒ Less than three weeks remained until the Democratic National convention and Minyon Moore, chair of the party’s political showcase, didn’t know who Kamala Harris would pick as her running mate. Still, Moore was managing to “slightly” restructure the program to highlight Harris’ values and introduce her to American voters, as thousands of delegates, Continue reading

WHO declares mpox, caused by monkeypox virus, a global emergency: What you need to know The World Health Organization has declared mpox, an infectious disease caused by the monkeypox virus, a global health emergency following a surge of cases in Africa, officials announced Wednesday. The declaration follows mpox outbreaks in 13 African nations, including the Continue reading

NEW DELHI — A year before she was deposed last week in a student uprising, Indian officials began to lobby their U.S. counterparts to stop pressuring Sheikh Hasina, the ironfisted prime minister of neighboring Bangladesh, according to U.S. and Indian officials. But in a series of meetings, Indian officials demanded that the United States tone Continue reading