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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Changes let high school athletes bank big NIL bucks

Former Blue Springs basketball star Jada Williams cashes in after move to California SANDIEGO—JadaWilliams was a social media star and a talented point guard when she moved with her mother from Blue Springs to San Diego, looking to play basketball for a high school powerhouse and parlay her online prowess into endorsement deals. She found it all in California, which has become the trendsetter among the 19 states that allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness without affecting their eligibility to play in college.

Chiefs squander control of AFC race

With a rare fumble by Travis Kelce, a missed fieldgoal try by Harrison Butker and a woeful inability to pressure the quarterback on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs squandered a chance to control the AFC playoff race down the stretch.

Fort Osage falls short at state

Indians unable to overcome Francis Howell’s big first half in championship COLUMBIA, Mo. – As the final seconds ticked off the scoreboard clock Friday night, tears flowed, hugs abounded, and members of the Fort Osage High School football team began the traditional postgame handshake at midfield.

John M. Crisp: Some are standing up for freedom. Celebrate and support them.

When we want to describe a world that is chaotic and dangerous, few metaphors are more apt than “jungle.” We say, “It’s a jungle out there.” Robert Kagan puts the term to good use in his 2018 book “The Jungle Grows Back.” He argues that the “liberal world order” that we have come to regard as inevitable is actually a mythical seven-decade reprieve from history- as-usual that began after World War II. For thousands of years, the story of humankind, Kagan says, is more accurately described as a “long tale of war, tyranny, and poverty.” These millennia were characterized by repression and disregard for the rights and interests of individuals.

US police rarely deploy deadly robots to confront suspects

S AN FRANCISCO (AP) — The unabashedly liberal city of San Francisco became the unlikely proponent of weaponized police robots last week after supervisors approved limited use of the remote-controlled devices, addressing head-on an evolving technology that has become more widely available even if it is rarely deployed to confront suspects.

Alcohol consumption spikes during holiday season

Dear Doctors: I come from a large family, and we’ll have a lot of holiday parties. I want to enjoy myself, but I also want to start the new year feeling healthy. My concern is more about drinking alcohol than about eating. I would appreciate it if you could talk about how to handle that part of the holidays.