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TikToker finds loophole, joins 2023 NBA draft

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

He's never taken the court for a college basketball team, but Jordan Haber has been invited to the biggest stage in basketball. The TikToker is going viral, after revealing he's found a loophole to get an invite to the 2023 NBA draft."I'm headed to Cardozo Law located in New York in the fall, so I decided to read the NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement for fun. I thought it would be good reading material and a way to learn more about sports and entertainment law," Haber said.Those loopholes that allowed him to apply? Be part of this years graduating class, give 60 days notice with letter of intent, and fill out the proper official paperwork. Haber says this all started as a joke with his friends, and he made a bet he could figure out a way to get himself into the NBA draft. Now that he's been invited to the draft, Haber says, "My friends won't be satisfied until I get a picture with commissioner Adam Silver on draft night." Jordan Haber showing off his 2023 NBA d...

CCS track and field finals: St. Ignatius freshman Ellie McCuskey-Hay wins four events

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

GILROY — St. Ignatius freshman Ellie McCuskey-Hay was the top individual performer, winning the 100, 200 and long jump and anchoring the 4×100 relay team to another first-place finish at the Central Coast Section track and field championships Saturday at Gilroy High.“It’s truly unbelievable, to be honest with you,” St. Ignatius jumps coach Mike Kennedy said. “The speed Ellie has, and there’s certainly no shortage of work ethic. It looks natural but she works really hard to achieve it.”McCuskey-Hay’s winning marks were 11.92 in the 100, 24.76 in the 200 and 18-9 ½ in the long jump.Ellie McCuskey-Hay of St. Ignatius beats Hannah Rutherford of Mountain View in the 200-meter race at the Central Coast Section track and field championships, Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Gilroy, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) Hannah Rutherford of Mountain View congratulates Ellie McCuskey-Hay of St. Ignatius after the freshman won the 200-met...

Ben Oreskes on exchange with Sen. Feinstein

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

Los Angeles Times politics reporter Ben Oreskes joined Inside California Politics co-host Frank Buckley to discuss his exchange with Senator Dianne Feinstein, D-California, within the U.S. Capitol. 

McCarthy says debt limit call with Biden was ‘productive,’ talks will resume Sunday; leaders to meet in person Monday

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — McCarthy says debt limit call with Biden was ‘productive,’ talks will resume Sunday; leaders to meet in person Monday.Source

1 dead in Montgomery Co. pedestrian crash along I-270

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

Montgomery County police said that the main lanes of southbound I-270 between Route 28 and Montrose Road have been closed off due to the collision. (WTOP/Mike Murillo)One person is dead after getting struck by cars after running onto Interstate 270 in Montgomery County, Maryland, Sunday morning.Maryland State Police said, shortly before 8 a.m., officers responded to southbound I-270 north of Montrose Road where the incident happened.In their initial investigation, they discovered the person, for reasons not known, ran onto the road and was hit by two cars, a Lincoln and a Volkswagen sedan.The person was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, adding that “the identity of the victim is unknown at this time.”Montgomery County police said the main lanes of southbound I-270 between Route 28 and Montrose Road were closed off due to the crash. The WTOP Traffic Center reports all affected lanes had reopened by 1 p.m. Sunday.The Montgomery County Fire Department is on the sce...

McNulty claims first Grand Tour stage win, Armirail stays in Giro lead ahead of decisive Dolomites

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

BERGAMO, Italy (AP) — American cyclist Brandon McNulty won the 15th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday for his first victory in a Grand Tour while Bruno Armirail kept hold of the leader’s pink jersey as the race prepares for a dramatic and decisive final week.McNulty, who rides for UAE Team Emirates, edged out Ben Healy and Marco Frigo at the end of the tough 195-kilometer (121-mile) route from Seregno to Bergamo.“I’m stoked. This was my goal coming here,” McNulty said. “I wanted a stage win but I got sick in the time trial. “I wanted to finish solo but luckily I managed to win even in a sprint … Let’s hope this win adds to the team’s motivation on GC with Joao Almeida.”All three had been part of a large breakaway that went early in the stage. Healy attacked on the fourth and final classified climb and McNulty caught up to him on the descent, followed by Frigo with 10 kilometers remaining.Frigo was dropped again on the unclassified climb shortly before the ...

Greek elections: Exit polls indicate governing conservative New Democracy party in the lead

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek elections: Exit polls indicate governing conservative New Democracy party in the lead.Source

Customer strikes flight attendant with intercom phone at DIA: Frontier

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A customer struck a Frontier Airlines flight attendant with an intercom phone after being asked to deplane from a flight at Denver International Airport early Sunday.According to Frontier, the customer became belligerent while the flight to Tampa International Airport was waiting to depart. Passengers vote to kick woman off Frontier Airlines flight, video shows The customer was then arrested by Denver police.The flight left around 5:30 a.m., Frontier said. According to FlightAware, the plane was scheduled to leave at 12:55 a.m.FOX31 reached out to Denver police for additional information on the incident.

Moldova ramps up EU membership push amid fears of Russia-backed coup

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

CHIȘINĂU, Moldova — Tens of thousands of Moldovans descended on the central square of the capital on Sunday, waving flags and homemade placards in support of the country’s push to join the EU and make a historic break with Moscow.With Russia’s war raging just across the border in Ukraine, the government of this tiny Eastern European nation called the rally in an effort to overcome internal divisions and put pressure on Brussels to begin accession talks, almost a year after Moldova was granted EU candidate status. “Joining the EU is the best way to protect our democracy and our institutions,” Moldova’s President Maia Sandu told POLITICO at Chișinău’s presidential palace, as a column of her supporters marched past outside. “I call on the EU to take a decision on beginning accession negotiations by the end of the year. We think we have enough support to move forward.”Speaking alongside Sandu at what was billed as a “national assembl...

Greece’s ruling conservatives lead in polls, but second round likely

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:26:34 GMT

ATHENS — Greece’s conservative ruling party was leading in Sunday’s election, according to early exit polls, but a second round of national voting is the most likely scenario.The New Democracy Party of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a significant lead over its main rival, the left-wing Syriza party, according to first exit polls published jointly by six polling agencies after the ballots closed. Up to seven parties were likely to pass the 3 percent threshold and enter parliament, according to the projections.Nonetheless, New Democracy didn’t gather enough votes — 45 percent — to win an outright majority, as these elections are being held under a new proportional representation system.Even though a coalition government would be possible, Mitsotakis has made no secret of the fact that he would prefer a majority government, and would hold out for the second round of voting, when he is poised to garner an absolute majority thanks to a system that grants the winning party up to ...