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TYSONS, Va. (AP) — The College Sports Commission cleared more than $227 million worth of name, image and likeness deals in the two-month period ending Aug. 31, nearly doubling the value of all the deals cleared over its first year of existence. Much of the increase in the numbers revealed Wednesday can be attributed to a streamlined process with the commission’s NIL Go platform that players and schools use to […]

A group of former Amazon warehouse employees is suing the company for systemically discriminating against pregnant workers, accusing the company of denying them basic accommodations and penalizing some who took breaks to pump milk or time off for hospital visits. The four plaintiffs filed a proposed nationwide class action in a Brooklyn, New York federal court Tuesday, accusing Amazon of violating the 2022 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires employers […]

Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge in Miami ruled Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for release, meaning the Tates will remain jailed during what could be a monthslong extradition process. The Tates failed to demonstrate that they do not present […]

By Nate Raymond Sept 9 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of a bid by the Republican-led state of Louisiana to curtail access to the abortion drug mifepristone by blocking a 2023 rule that has allowed the medication to be prescribed via telemedicine and dispensed by mail nationwide. Louisiana Solicitor General Ben Aguinaga urged a three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The late-night action at the U.S. Open has now reached an extreme. Ben Shelton’s five-set thriller to beat reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday, leaving few people awake to see the 4 1/2-hour marathon reach its finale on one of the sport’s biggest stages. That only added to the list of early-morning finishes that had already stirred frustration and concerns […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump gave sizable holiday gifts to four White House aides, according to new financial disclosures released by the administration. The gifts of $45,000 each to executive assistant Natalie Harp, communications adviser Margo Martin, and deputy director of Oval Office operations Chamberlain Harris as well as a $20,000 gift for director of Oval Office operations Walt Nauta were noted in the staffers’ annual financial disclosure forms […]

By Field Level Media Sep 09 (Field Level Media) – The Anaheim Ducks are placing forward Chris Kreider on waivers for the purposes of terminating his contract, ESPN reported Wednesday. The 35-year-old veteran is entering the final season of a seven-year, $45.5 million extension he signed while with the New York Rangers in February 2020. Kreider will become an unrestricted free agent if he passes through waivers. ESPN reported that […]

Israel Opens First Embassy in Slovenia as New Government Reverses Boycott   By The Media Line Staff   Israel is set to open its first embassy in Slovenia on Wednesday, marking a new stage in diplomatic relations that have improved since a change of government in Ljubljana.   Relations between the two countries had been strained in recent years, but the election of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Janša in March brought an improvement […]

Saudi Arabia Launches Over 30 Airstrikes Across Yemen After Houthi Attacks   By The Media Line Staff   Saudi warplanes carried out 32 airstrikes across four Yemeni governorates Wednesday morning, according to Houthi-affiliated Al-Masirah television, following Yemeni strikes on southern Saudi energy facilities and targets that wounded at least 73 civilians.   The Saudi strikes hit areas in Marib, Al-Jawf, Taiz and Hodeidah, Al-Masirah reported.   “Saudi enemy aircraft launched 32 airstrikes on various […]