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Aaron Scott had options. Stay close to home, play at the same school as his sister Liz at Oklahoma. Or get out of his comfort zone, come to New York City and join Rick Pitino at St. John’s. It wasn’t an easy call for the talented transfer forward from North Texas. The more he thought about the upside of leaving, the more it made sense. Was he really going to turn down the opportunity to play in the Big East for a Hall of Famer? And so, Wednesday morning he verbally committed to the Johnnies, the second transfer in as…

Thousands of United Methodists are gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina, for their big denominational meeting, known as General Conference.It’s a much-anticipated gathering. Typically it is held every four years, but church leaders delayed the 2020 gathering until now due to the COVID-19 pandemic.This year, the 11-day gathering runs from April 23 to May 3. Among those assembling are hundreds of voting delegates — the United Methodists from across the globe who were elected to represent their regional church body — though as many as one-quarter of international delegates are not confirmed as able to attend. The delegates, half clergy and…

Taylor Swift fans have been flocking to The Black Dog in London as the pub owner strongly alluded to Joe Alwyn being a “regular” there. Swifties had been convinced that “The Black Dog” track on The Tortured Poets Department album, which was released on Friday, April 19, is about Swift’s ex Joe Alwyn and it appears that they could be right on the money. Swift, 34, released the song about an ex frequenting the London pub and the venue’s owner Lily Bottomley told Sky News on Monday: “I don’t want to give too much away, We do have a certain…

Caitlin Clark had offers from multiple apparel companies for a shoe deal before striking a historic eight-year, $28 million pact with Nike, the largest shoe deal ever for a women’s basketball player. Some of those companies didn’t think Clark was worth anything close to that. When Clark’s camp informed interested parties during the NBA All-Star weekend in Indianapolis in February that securing Clark would require a minimum of $3 million a year, Puma immediately dropped out, according to the Wall Street Journal. Adidas made Clark an offer worth just $1.5 million a year — $6 million over four years, per…

WASHINGTON — President Biden used his clemency powers Wednesday to order the early release of five people imprisoned for dealing crack cocaine in recognition of Second Chance Month — while making no headway on fulfilling a campaign promise to release “everyone” in prison for marijuana offenses. “America is a Nation founded on the promise of second chances. During Second Chance Month, we reaffirm our commitment to rehabilitation and reentry for people returning to their communities post incarceration,” the 81-year-old president said in a statement. “We also recommit to building a criminal justice system that lives up to those ideals and…

House Speaker Mike Johnson is calling Wednesday for Columbia University President Minouche Shafik to resign over her handling of anti-Israel demonstrations on campus, calling her “very weak” and “inept.”Johnson said during a radio interview with Hugh Hewitt that he is holding a press conference at Columbia University later today “with some of my colleagues from the House Republicans from New York to call on the president of the university to resign.””This President Shafik has shown to be a very weak, inept leader. They cannot even guarantee the safety of Jewish students? They are expected to run for their lives and stay home…

The Biden administration plans to hold up to twelve auctions of offshore wind development rights by 2028, with four auctions scheduled for this year.This schedule aims to provide predictability for states planning large-scale investment projects, according to the Interior Department.New York state recently halted three major planned offshore wind farms.President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled plans on Wednesday to hold up to a dozen auctions of offshore wind development rights through 2028, including four before the end of this year.The schedule will help companies, states and others plan for projects that require massive amounts of investment and infrastructure, the Interior Department…

Vanderpump Rules star Ally Lewber (now) thinks her sleeping set-up with boyfriend James Kennedy is “literally a dream.” “Sleeping arrangements are great. We do sleep in the same bed [with our dog] Hippie every night,” Ally, 28, exclusively told Us Weekly on Tuesday, April 23, the same day the episode aired where it was revealed they were sleeping in separate rooms because of their pets. “We have our little routine. It’s my favorite part of the day.” Fans watched earlier this season when James, 32, reunited with the dog he previously coparented with ex Rachel “Raquel” Leviss. James subsequently renamed…

Commercial Content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. Legal online sports betting has officially arrived in Kentucky! The Bluegrass State launched its online wagering market on the morning of September 28, 2023, and bettors located in the state are now free to sign up with any of Kentucky’s numerous mobile sports betting operators while claiming a bevy of sportsbook promo codes in the process. The first group of licensed Kentucky sports betting operators were officially approved by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission on August 22. DraftKings, FanDuel, bet365, Circa,…

Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has announced the end of his independent campaign to re-enter the House less than two months into his run.Santos was running to unseat Rep. Nick LaLota — a Republican who represents New York’s 1st Congressional District — after being expelled from Congress earlier this year.”I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for NY-1,” Santos announced via social media on Tuesday. “I don’t want my run to be portrayed as a reprisal against Nick Lalota”EXPELLED GEORGE SANTOS ANNOUNCES BID FOR RETURN TO CONGRESS AS INDEPENDENT Then-Rep. George Santos poses for a photo outside the…