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Author: Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY

Sports

How is Dick Vitale feeling ahead of ESPN return? ‘I’m back to being me again’

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on How is Dick Vitale feeling ahead of ESPN return? ‘I’m back to being me again’

Dick Vitale’s signature voice will return to ESPN’s college basketball coverage this season after the energetic announcer was sidelined with cancer.

Sports

Can UNC get revenge? Will Kentucky get redemption? What to watch for in men’s college hoops

November 7, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Can UNC get revenge? Will Kentucky get redemption? What to watch for in men’s college hoops

The road to the Final Four and the national championship is full of contenders. A look at the top storylines for the men’s college basketball season.

Tech

Twitter sued for mass layoffs with zero notice days after Elon Musk’s takeover

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Twitter sued for mass layoffs with zero notice days after Elon Musk’s takeover

Twitter Inc. was sued Thursday for a plan abruptly eliminating 3,700 jobs, just days after Elon Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the company.

Nation

The Powerball jackpot has hit $1.9 billion, the biggest lottery prize ever

November 3, 2022November 6, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on The Powerball jackpot has hit $1.9 billion, the biggest lottery prize ever

Should someone win Monday’s Powerball jackpot of $1.9 billion it would go down as the world’s largest lottery prize ever.

Tech

Twitter’s hate speech spiked following Elon Musk’s takeover, according to new study

November 2, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Twitter’s hate speech spiked following Elon Musk’s takeover, according to new study

Researchers from Montclair State University found that 398 hate tweets were made per hour in the 12 hours after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter.

Sports

Brooklyn Nets’ Yuta Watanabe accidentally dunks on his own net, scoring for Pacers

October 31, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Brooklyn Nets’ Yuta Watanabe accidentally dunks on his own net, scoring for Pacers

Nets forward Yuta Watanabe went skying for a rebound in Saturday’s 125-116 loss to the Indiana Pacers. He instead accidentally dunked on his own hoop.

News

Hobby Lobby founder says he’s giving away his company because ‘wealth is a curse’

October 27, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Hobby Lobby founder says he’s giving away his company because ‘wealth is a curse’

Hobby Lobby founder David Green credited his higher power as the “true source” of his success and chose to give away his company instead of profit.

Money

Park outside, Kia warns 72,000 Sportage SUV owners. Your engine might catch on fire

October 27, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Park outside, Kia warns 72,000 Sportage SUV owners. Your engine might catch on fire

Kia is issuing a warning to nearly 72,000 Sportage SUV owners because fires can start while engines are running or even when they’re turned off.

World

‘World’s Dirtiest Man’ dies at 94, reportedly ‘not long after’ his first bath in 60 years

October 26, 2022October 27, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘World’s Dirtiest Man’ dies at 94, reportedly ‘not long after’ his first bath in 60 years

Amou Haji had the nickname, “world’s dirtiest man,” for choosing not to wash himself for six decades, fearing he would get sick. He died Sunday at 94.

News

Five snubs from the USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball preseason poll

October 25, 2022 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on Five snubs from the USA TODAY Sports men’s college basketball preseason poll

The men’s college basketball preseason poll is out and 25 teams were in the rankings. However, there were some snubs, here are the five biggest.

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August 31, 2023 John Bacon, Douglas Soule and Christopher Cann, USA TODAY

‘Big Hero 6’s San Fransokyo comes to life at Disneyland

August 31, 2023 Eve Chen, USA TODAY

Gadget guru or digitally distracted? Which of these 5 tech personalities are you?

August 31, 2023 Jennifer Jolly

U.S. Embassy urges Americans to leave Haiti ‘as soon as possible’

August 31, 2023 Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY

PCE inflation report: Key measure ticks higher in July. What will the Fed do?

August 31, 2023August 31, 2023 Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

These kids are good: Young Reds in pursuit of a pennant stretch to remember

August 31, 2023 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY

Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

August 31, 2023 Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY

1 dead, 18 injured after collision between car, Greyhound bus in Maryland, police say

August 31, 2023 Emily DeLetter, USA TODAY

USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

August 31, 2023 USA TODAY

Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

August 31, 2023 AP
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