Author: MAK Gojar

The list is heavy on receivers and quarterbacks and includes the son of an NFL legend.    The Hotline is delighted to provide college football fans with a regular dive into the recruiting process through the eyes and ears of Brandon Huffman, the Seattle-based national recruiting editor for 247Sports. He submitted the following report on Feb. 13 … In-state recruiting used to be the lifeblood of a college football program. But with national recruiting more popular these days — family travel to games is largely covered by NIL money, and every game is televised or streamed — seeing your son play…

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OpenAI masquerades as a nonprofit despite being founded on the theft of hard work by artists, academics and journalists.    (Joel Saget/AFP/Getty Images/Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters via CNN Newsource) Elon Musk (right) said that he would withdraw his bid for Sam Altman’s OpenAI if its board would agree to retain its status as a charity. In a court filing Wednesday, lawyers for Elon Musk said that he would withdraw his consortium’s eye-popping bid of $94.7 billion for Sam Altman’s OpenAI if its board of directors would agree to retain its status as a charity, rather than go ahead with a planned, potentially lucrative…

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Thursday’s heavy storm led to a mudslide and a fallen tree that blocked a few lanes on southbound Highway 101 and backed up traffic through Sausalito early Friday.    A heavy storm led to a landslide that closed several lanes of Highway 101 in Sausalito on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (x.com/CHPMarin) Thursday’s heavy storm led to a mudslide and a fallen tree that blocked lanes on southbound Highway 101 and backed up traffic through Sausalito early Friday. Two lanes remained closed due to the slide, Caltrans spokesperson Matt O’Donnell said. The lanes were expected to reopen by noon. Related Articles Crashes…

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The Bay Area is hosting the All-Star Game for the first time since 2000.    Brandin Podziemski takes a warmup shot as the Rising Stars teams practice at Chase Center SAN FRANCISCO — The new NBA All-Star weekend format gives the winning Rising Stars team a new responsibility: the opportunity to light a fire under an All-Star club. With nothing to lose and everything to prove, the Rising Stars champion will square off in a game against Team Shaq, a squad that includes Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant in Chase Center on Sunday night. How do you get All-Stars…

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Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo entered the region’s second-largest city of Bukavu on Friday, local and civil society leaders said, the latest ground gained since a major escalation of their yearslong fighting with government forces. The M23 rebels entered the city’s Kazingu and Bagira zone and were advancing towards the center of the city of about 1.3 million people, according to Jean Samy, vice-president of the civil society in South Kivu. He reported gunfire in parts of the city. Videos posted online appeared to show rebels marching toward the Bagira area. In one of the videos, a voice in the…

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During President Donald Trump’s first week in office, he signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately and others are being challenged in court. During an Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) conversation on Reddit, U.S. immigration news editor Elliot Spagat discussed The Associated Press’ latest coverage with Rebecca Santana, who covers the Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher Sherman, who is the news director for Mexico and Central America. They answered questions about Trump’s immigration announcements, including what’s been done already, what might happen…

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Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is preparing to launch his 2026 bid for Ohio governor on Feb. 24 in his native Cincinnati, with ensuing announcements held over two days in the Columbus, Toledo and Cleveland areas, The Associated Press has learned. The 39-year-old biotech entrepreneur, a 2024 presidential candidate who left President Donald Trump’s government efficiency initiative last month, will kick off his closely watched campaign at Cincinnati’s CTL Aerospace Inc. He’ll then head to New Albany, outside Columbus, to deliver remarks at Axium Packaging later that evening, according to a person close to the campaign who sought anonymity to discuss the…

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An 86-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake. Andrew Lester was scheduled to stand trial next week on charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of the then-16-year-old, who survived and is now a freshman at Texas A&M, where he is a member of ROTC and the school’s marching band. As part of a plea deal, Lester pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, a charge that Judge David Chamberlain said carried a sentence of…

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Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case. ​Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case.    Speaking to U.S. attorneys in 1940, Attorney General Robert H. Jackson reflected on the enormous scope of prosecutorial power and the crucial importance of shielding it from politics. “The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty and reputation than any other person in America,” Mr. Jackson, who would go on to be a Supreme…

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The criminal case against Mr. Adams may be in jeopardy, but his political future now seems more imperiled amid heightened calls for his resignation or dismissal. ​The criminal case against Mr. Adams may be in jeopardy, but his political future now seems more imperiled amid heightened calls for his resignation or dismissal.    When the Justice Department ordered federal prosecutors on Monday to drop the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, he hoped that it would save his political career and allow him to better focus on governing the nation’s largest city. Instead, the mayor is in…

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Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case. ​Differing interpretations of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s classic 1940 speech, “The Federal Prosecutor,” figured in Thursday’s showdown in the Eric Adams case.    Speaking to U.S. attorneys in 1940, Attorney General Robert H. Jackson reflected on the enormous scope of prosecutorial power and the crucial importance of shielding it from politics. “The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty and reputation than any other person in America,” Mr. Jackson, who would go on to be a Supreme…

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Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to create a protocol for state officials when raw milk is suspected of causing an outbreak of a foodborne illness — a move one milk producer said should bring clarity to a process that can create “a really long waiting game.” Raw milk dairies in Utah are asking lawmakers to clarify the process state health officials use to decide whether to suspend a dairy’s license if they prove a foodborne illness outbreak started there.    Utah lawmakers are considering a bill to create a protocol for state officials when raw milk is suspected of causing…

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