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It was an action-packed and highly entertaining return to normalcy Thursday at the NCAA men’s tournament and the biggest splash came from a little-known Cinderella: Saint Peter’s University of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. St. Peter’s made NCAA tournament history Thursday night and did so at Kentucky’s expense. The Peacocks came into the tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region and massive underdogs to the mighty Wildcats, who had the third-best odds to win the national… Source link

The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-29) play against the Orlando Magic (50-50) at Amway Center Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Friday March 11, 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Orlando Magic 0 (7:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Christopher Hine @ChristopherHineD’Angelo Russell playing tonight with a wrap/strap thing (believe that’s the technical term) on his left shoulder that I’m sure you’ll see soon on the broadcast. – 7:07 PM McKinley Wright @kin_wright25yoooo @CUBuffsMBB let’s get to… Source link

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — NVX-CoV2373 is the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine authorized in multiple major markets around the world, including the European Union, Australia, Canada, and Great Britain; authorizations granted by 12 regulatory agencies and emergency use listing from the WHO Additional filings for authorization under review, including in the United States Initiated vaccine shipments globally, with doses administered in the European Union, Australia,

Google has partnered with notable Black entertainers and businesses across the country to reimagine Black Friday as “Black-owned Friday.” It’s the second year the tech giant has partnered with the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. to do such a campaign. This year, 55 businesses are involved and can be shopped in an interactive Black-Owned Friday film, soundtracked by a new song from T-Pain and Normani. While watching the film, which can be seen here, or on YouTube, items that appear to be the… Source link

Parents are shouldering a lot of the burden amid the student loan debt crisis, and a new report reveals which schools have left the highest number of indebted parents. The report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation — which uses new data released by the Department of Education (ED)’s College Scorecard to examine typical college Parent PLUS loan debt — contributes to a burgeoning trend of transparency that’s aimed at scrutinizing the cost of tuition. Parent PLUS loans are “almost like the… Source link

Square’s (SQ) is acquisition of Australian buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay for $29 billion is an indication of a rapidly growing industry, according to one rival firm’s chief executive. “At this point of time, everything is about momentum, you may describe it almost like a land grab currently,” Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told Yahoo Finance Live (video above), later adding: “I think that there will be one or two more years of that before the market stabilizes slightly, and… Source link

As many employers push for workers to return to the office with new COVID-19 infections contained and vaccinations widely available, many workers would rather continue working from home (WFH) for the long term. And both internally and externally, some are pushing back — and sparking a heated debate about the future of work. “I find it interesting (stupid) how WFH was considered a “vital necessity” to keep companies afloat last year…But now that companies want people back in the office… Source link

Once again, a member of the Paul family is the center of attention in the boxing world Sunday night. This time, it’s older brother, Logan Paul, who is in the spotlight when he faces the legendary Floyd Mayweather in an eight-round exhibition match at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Follow along here as Yahoo Sports will provide coverage during and after the show. The four-fight main card opens with an exhibition featuring former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson. Johnson, who trained in Houston… Source link

PHOTO: Eric BVD Google made some announcements that marketers should take note at its Google I/O developer’s conference last week. The announcements include advancements from the search engine giant in the arenas of AI and machine learning, search engines, connecting users with apps and ecommerce and shopping. Let’s dive into some of the updates in more detail. LaMDA Brings Search Changes for Marketers Google unveiled LaMDA, short for “Language Model for Dialogue Applications,”… Source link

The expected income and wealth boost from earning a college degree has slowly been shrinking while the cost of college and student debt burden has been rising, according to a report from the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).  The so-called “college premium” steadily rose throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, but the growth began to slow by the mid-1990s, EPI found. (A 2018 report from the St. Louis Fed noted that this was an ongoing trend, particularly for people of color.) (EPI) At the same… Source link