Author: Paul E.

They donned their deep orange uniforms, heard the roar of the crowd at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium rooting for their success and gave their all to Longhorns Nation. Now, as they enter the professional level, new challenges await these former University of Texas athletes in the next chapter of their careers. During the 2023-2024 academic year, Texas Athletics enjoyed success in multiple sports, winning two NCAA Championships, eight NCAA top-five and 12 top-10 finishes and winning a record 15 Big 12 Conference titles. For the Texas athletes, this success marked the end of their collegiate careers and the beginning…

Washington CNN — House Speaker Mike Johnson on Sunday unveiled a spending bill that could avert a government shutdown if passed by both the House and Senate before the Sept. 30 budget deadline. In a letter to lawmakers, Johnson said he did not want to shut down the government just weeks before the election, but he also stressed that the bill “will be a very limited, bare-bones continuing resolution, including only those extensions that are absolutely necessary.” The spending plan, known as a qualified continuing resolution, has bipartisan support. Top Democrats, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader…

Hundreds of workers are expected to strike outside the South Philadelphia Sports Complex on Monday. UNITE HERE Philly Local 274, the union representing food service workers in Philadelphia, announced Sunday night that cooks, servers, bartenders, dishwashers, concession workers, cleaners and retail workers employed by Aramark will join a strike on Monday, September 23, 2024 outside Citizens Bank Park, Wells Fargo Center and Lincoln Financial Field. Aramark, headquartered in Philadelphia, provides food and beverage services at all three stadiums. Organizers said the picket lines were expected to begin before dawn and grow throughout the day. Food service workers voted to authorize…

PM holds roundtable discussion with tech CEOs (Photo: X @narendramodi) NEW DELHI: Pushing for stronger ties between India and the US in the technology sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday interacted with top US CEOs and industry leaders at a roundtable hosted by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) School of Engineering in New York.The talks, which came as part of Prime Minister Modi’s three-day visit to the US, focused on boosting cooperation in cutting-edge areas such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing and biotechnology.Giving details about the X-Meeting, PM Modi said, “I held a fruitful roundtable discussion…

Prime Minister Modi met CEOs of top US technology companies at a roundtable in New York today.new york: As part of events on the second day of his three-day visit to the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met a host of industry leaders, ranging from semiconductors to electronics to biotechnology, to discuss the potential and opportunities that India has to offer.Participants in the CEO Roundtable included Adobe Chairman, President and CEO Shantanu Narayen, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, IBM CEO Arvind Krishna, AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su and Moderna Chairman Nouba Afeyan.”I had a fruitful roundtable discussion with CEOs of…

Readers hoping to buy Fast Fitness Japan Co., Ltd. (TSE:7092) for its dividend should act soon as the stock is about to trade ex-dividend. The ex-dividend date is one business day before the company’s record date (the date the company determines which shareholders are eligible to receive a dividend). It is important to note the ex-dividend date as all transactions in the stock must have settled on or before the record date. This means that investors who buy Fast Fitness Japan shares on or after the 27th of September will not be able to receive the dividend paid on the…

Fourteen states and the District of Columbia will receive $9 million in grant funding for women’s health under the Affordable Care Act.The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday launched a grant program that will provide about $9 million to 14 states and Washington, D.C., to improve levels of health insurance and health benefits.The funds can be used for education campaigns to address disparities in access to reproductive health care and information.In addition to the District of Columbia, the states of Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maine, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington and…

The university sent out an email announcing the “Career Hub” on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The new website will be a central location for students, staff, faculty and community members to check out the career resources the university has to offer. The Career Hub was recommended by former Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz’s Student Career & Life Skills Working Group, which was made up of internal and external committees that included a variety of people, including students, staff, faculty, parents, career experts and employers. The Career Hub was part of the Working Group’s recommendations to Vice Chancellor for Career Development James Baricelli. Last…

CHICKASHA, Okla. (KOKH) — Chickasha resident Howie Jackson has battled cancer three times, most recently after being diagnosed with prostate cancer about a year and a half ago.Jackson traveled to Washington, DC to lobby with more than 700 cancer patients, survivors and families who are part of the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network.”We have lobbied Congress to maximize funding for cancer research in the coming fiscal year and to expedite Medicare approval of the multi-cancer early detection test, MCED, once it is cleared by the FDA,” Jackson said.Jackson told FOX 25 that the group of Oklahomans who attended were…

Prior to Week 3, the Carolina Panthers had only scored one touchdown this season, but they did so on their first drive without quarterback Bryce Young and beat the Las Vegas Raiders 36-22 at Allegiant Stadium for their first win since Dec. 31, 2023 and their first road win since the end of the 2022 season.The former No. 1 overall pick was benched after his struggles as a rookie continued into Year 2. Veteran quarterback Andy Dalton took over as starter and made an immediate impact, becoming the first quarterback to throw for 300 yards and three touchdowns this season.It…