Becky Sullivan
Stories
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Sports
Kickoffs will look radically different in the NFL next year. Here's how and why
For years, the NFL has tweaked kickoff rules to reduce injuries, resulting in kickoffs that were safer but more boring. The changes aim to re-introduce excitement while keeping injuries low.
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Sports
So your NCAA bracket is busted. Should you have just chosen all the top seeds?
As the dust settles from the early rounds of the NCAA Tournament, we bid farewell to the would-be Cinderellas who couldn't pull off the upset and take stock of your tattered bracket.
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Law & Courts
What to know about SB 4, the Texas immigration law in the courts now
The controversial new law would allow Texas law enforcement officers and judges to arrest and deport people in the country illegally, powers that have traditionally belonged to the federal government.
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Law & Courts
Reddit and YouTube must face a lawsuit over the radicalization of the Buffalo shooter
The sites' algorithms served the 18-year-old with increasingly extremist content and led to the attack, the suit claims. On Monday, a judge rejected the companies' request to have the suit dismissed.
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Sports
A 2024 March Madness vocabulary: How to sound like you know what you're talking about
The NCAA basketball tournaments can be onslaught of unfamiliar names and terms enough to make any casual viewer nervous. We're here to help. (Except for NET. We can't explain NET.)
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Politics
West Point axed 'duty, honor, country' from its mission statement. Conservatives fumed
The three iconic words remain the motto of the U.S. military academy. But an update to its mission statement, where the words had appeared for 26 years, has sparked outrage among conservatives online.
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U.N. report finds grounds to believe attacks in Israel included rapes
The report finds convincing evidence that sexual violence took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza.
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World
A U.N. report finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' attacks in Israel included rapes
The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.
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Sports
How often will Taylor Swift be shown during the Super Bowl? Now you can bet on it
The tectonic collision of two entertainment powerhouses — the NFL and Taylor Swift — dominated TV screens this fall. Now, sportsbooks are looking for their bite at the apple.
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World
Israel says 24 soldiers were killed on its deadliest single day during the war in Gaza
Israel said 21 soldiers died when two buildings exploded and collapsed; three more died fighting in southern Gaza. Israel says it's investigating the incident, which Hamas claims responsibility for.