Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards led all scorers with 21 points. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fast start was all USA Basketball needed to remain undefeated as it inches closer to the standings. world Cup. Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, Cam Johnson added 13 and the United States never trailed Friday in a 108-86 victory over Greece in a World Cup warm-up game for the two teams. Austin Reaves and Jaren Jackson Jr. each scored 11 for the United States, which improved to 4-0 in its five-game exhibition tour before flying to the Philippines next week to start…
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By Megan B. Berger Entrepreneurs generally have a high risk tolerance and are often willing to take on various challenges to start a business. And according to Finder’s Consumer Confidence Index, about 28% of Americans plan to start a new business in the next 12 months, despite the risks. Although starting your new business has many challenges, financial risks are among the biggest. We’ll discuss the top three financial risks that entrepreneurs should keep in mind when embarking on business ownership. Obstacles to financing Entrepreneurs face many risks when seeking a loan for their business. These risks may influence your…
On August 30, the United States and Yemen signed a bilateral agreement agreement on cultural property, committing both countries to combat the illicit trade in antiquities. The new agreement builds on and strengthens the emergency import restrictions put in place in 2020to ensure that undocumented items from Yemen that may have been illegally exported will not cross U.S. borders. Yemen is experiencing the world’s largest humanitarian crisis due to a conflict that has raged for more than nine years following the Houthi coup. in 2014, endangering its rich cultural sites and artifacts due to looting, smuggling and destruction. Yemen has…
Less than half of American adults (41%) think companies should take a public stand on current events, compared to 48% in 2022. ###Integratable### The latest discoveries of Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report are based on an online survey of 5,458 U.S. adults conducted May 8-15, 2023, using the probability-based Gallup panel. ###Integratable### Democrats are more likely to favor companies that take a public stand Political party affiliation has the strongest influence on whether Americans think businesses should take a public stance. Most Democrats (62%) say businesses should take a public stance on current events, compared to just 17% of Republicans…
Dr. David Dalton, award-winning pharmacist and biopharmaceutical entrepreneur, recently received the “Banned Hero” award from Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. The award was presented at a celebration honoring Pennsylvania’s African-American veterans, hosted by the Pennsylvania State Museum and the Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Dalton was recognized as one of 12 “Banner Heroes” at the event. The Bannered Heroes program is sponsored by the Beta Pi Boulé (Harrisburg, PA) Chapter of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Boulé, founded in 1904, is the oldest African-American Greek organization and has members such as WEB DuBois, Charles R. Drew, James Weldon Johnson, Ralph Bunche, Andrew J.…
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Blake Petty ’98, director of the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, with Katie Calderon ’25McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University The McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship hosted its fifth annual Aggie PITCH on Wednesday evening, awarding more than $38,000 to Aggie-led startups. Open to current and former students, Aggie PITCH is the only university-wide business plan presentation competition at Texas A&M and aims to identify the best Aggie business presentations across all sectors and industries. For the 2023 event, a total of 21 startups were selected to compete for the coveted McFerrin Cup and a share of over $35,000 in…
Farce requires a form of rotation in which a carefully rehearsed ensemble must combine physical comedy, hilarious verbal swordplay, and exaggerated but believable characters at a pace that falls just short of chaos.Director Paula Plum and her SpeakEasy Stage troupe for “POTUS, or behind every big idiot are seven women who try to keep him alive”, pull off this breathtaking feat and make it look easy. Certainly, they have a terrific script from playwright Selina Fillinger and a situation that hits way too close to home, even though all the action takes place in a high-pressure world .of the White…
Earlier this year, Ben Smith, former editor-in-chief of BuzzFeed News and former New York reporter Times journalist, published a book called “Traffic: genius, rivalry and illusion in the billion-dollar race to go viral.” It explores the creation of and competition among well-funded news and culture websites—among them BuzzFeed News and the Huffington Post—that began in the early 2000s, just as the professional blogosphere was taking off. A day after the book’s release on May 2, the Times published an article written by Smith guest essay, titled “We are witnessing the end of the digital media era. It all started with…
A group photo of the members of the Hellenic Club. Photo courtesy of Melissa Halkias Lake Forest is home to a strong Greek community. We have a Greek Orthodox church just down the street. It is therefore fitting that LFHS has a club to share this Greek culture and traditions with the rest of the community. The Hellenic Club, more commonly known as the Greek Club, was founded last year. When LFHS English teacher Melissa Halkias was approached with the idea of the Hellenic Club last fall, she was excited for the opportunity. “I think (the Hellenic Club) is a…