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☆ March Madness: Top seeds for men and women’s 2024 NCAA basketball tournament announced for Selection Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jacob Lev | Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The other top seeds for the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament are the Purdue Boilermakers, North Carolina Tar Heels and Houston Cougars. 2 seeds are Iowa State Cyclones, Marquette Golden Eagles, Tennessee Volunteers and Arizona Wildcats. Thirty-two teams automatically qualified in both the men’s and women’s tournament by virtue of winning their respective conference tournaments. Now that Selection Sunday is all but over, there are only two days for fans to fill out their brackets before the men’s tournament begins on March 19 and the women’s tournament begins the day after. Angel ReeseAngel Reese is another of the tournament’s biggest stars, following her crucial role in propelling LSU to its first ever women’s college basketball title last year.

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Persons: we've, AWST, Peacock, BTN, Hulu's, ExpressVPN Organizations: Business, NCAA, Big, Michigan State, Purdue, Purdue Boilermakers, Hulu, Northwestern, Ohio State, Nebraska, Indiana, NBC Sports, Big Ten, Sling, CBS, Showtime, Big Ten Network, Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, ESPN, Ten Network Locations: . Wisconsin, Illinois, USA

☆ Animals act weirdly during an eclipse. Help NASA find out why
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

We’re hoping that we even get kids watching their dogs in their backyard and seeing if their dogs behave interestingly during the eclipse,” Hartstone-Rose said. The next total solar eclipse that will be visible across the contiguous United States won’t appear until August 2044. The space agency is expecting far larger numbers for the 2024 total solar eclipse — nearly 2,500 people have already signed up, she added. “(During a total solar eclipse) you have so many different ways the light is scattering, so there’s these beautiful colors of orange and purple and green. “It’s kind of a great human sensory experience to be in the middle of a total solar eclipse.”

Persons: ”, Adam Hartstone, Rose, Hartstone, “, that’s, Kelsey Perrett, United States won’t, Bryan Pijanowski, ’, Pijanowski, William M, Wheeler, John Griffioen, Griffioen, Perrett, ” Perrett, ” Pijanowski Organizations: CNN, American, North Carolina State University, Nashville Zoo, Solar, Fort Worth Zoo, NASA, Center, Purdue University, Buffalo Zoo, Zoo, Toledo Zoo, Indianapolis Zoo Locations: Columbia , South Carolina, United States, Raleigh, “, Grassmere, Mexico, Canada, Texas, North America, West Lafayette , Indiana, Fort, New York, Arkansas, Ohio

☆ For Some Mammals, Large Adult Daughters, Not Sons, Are the Norm
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Emily Anthes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Female elephant seals are not delicate creatures. Still, female elephant seals are absolutely dwarfed by their male counterparts, which are typically at least three times heavier. A new analysis of a diverse array of more than 400 mammalian species paints a more complex picture. Males outweigh females in 45 percent of mammalian species, scientists found. And in 16 percent of species, females are the heavier sex.

Persons: ”, Kaia Tombak Organizations: Purdue University, Nature Communications

In each case, substitute materials were used to make furniture that was less expensive but also less durable than the solid wood pieces that previous generations bought. "In the 1980s, you could buy a sofa for $399. You could probably still buy a sofa for $399," Koehler said. But choosing a more expensive piece isn't necessarily a guarantee of better quality, Koehler said. You can also check the furniture description to see whether it is made from solid wood or particle board under a veneer.

Persons: CoCo Ree Lemery, Lemery, Mark Schumacher, Koehler Organizations: Purdue University, Home, CNBC, telltale

☆ College AI degree programs are booming. Are they worth the cost?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Cheryl Winokur Munk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Computer science is not a new major at top schools, but with AI jobs in high-demand, there's a growing list of colleges and universities offering a four-year "AI" degree specifically. These programs generally move beyond the foundations of computer science to home in on topics such as machine learning, computing algorithms, data analytics and advanced robotics. Purdue University offers an AI undergraduate major, while many colleges and universities offer AI classes within their computer science department, even if there's not a dedicated major. The rise of AI-specific degree programs comes as companies are short on talent for this fast-developing field. According to the Georgetown University Center for Security and Emerging Technology, AI degrees have bucked the general trend in education since 2011, with positive degree conferral growth versus negative growth across all degree areas.

Persons: Carnegie Mellon, there's, Kerem Koca, Maria Flynn, Jobs, master's Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Artificial Intelligence, Carnegie, Purdue University, Georgetown University Center for Security, Emerging Technology

☆ Supreme Court Allows $2.4 Billion Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Deal to Go Forward
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Abbie Vansickle | More About Abbie Vansickle | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Supreme Court cleared the way on Thursday for a $2.4 billion plan to settle sex abuse lawsuits against the Boy Scouts of America to go forward. The court’s brief, unsigned order gave no reasons, which is typical for emergency applications. There were no public dissents. A group of victims had asked the court to pause the plan as the justices consider an opioid settlement against Purdue Pharma, the manufacturer of OxyContin, and the members of the wealthy Sackler family who owned it, because that deal raised similar issues. Like the Purdue Pharma deal, the Boy Scouts agreement was settled in bankruptcy court using a contentious mechanism that insulates a third party from future lawsuits even without requiring that party to declare bankruptcy.

Persons: Sackler Organizations: Boy Scouts of, Purdue Pharma, Boy Scouts Locations: Boy Scouts of America

☆ How flying taxis could go mainstream
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Sarah Sloat | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But some experts say if air taxis are going to go mainstream, an overlooked element will need to be scaled up: software. One part is the physical infrastructure, such as a vertiport — where air taxis can take off, land, and recharge. Because it’s a self-flying aircraft, there are unique software needs, Becky Tanner, the chief marketing officer at Wisk, told BI. Courtesy of VolocopterVolocopter also sees a “stand-alone business case” for VoloIQ as a third-party software, Seywald said. Getting air taxis in the skies could hinge on the customersSoftware is an essential part of the success of a mobility provider, Seywald told BI.

Persons: you’re, it’s, ”, Yu Yu Zhang, ” Zhang, Zhang, There’s, Susan Shaheen, ” Shaheen, Becky Tanner, ” Tanner, VoloIQ, Klaus Seywald, Seywald, Volocopter, ” Seywald, Shaheen Organizations: Newark Liberty International Airport, Infrastructure, US, AAM, Federal Aviation Administration, Center for Urban Transportation Research, University of California, Sustainability Research Center, Purdue University, Aerovy Mobility, Boeing, Wisk, Microsoft, Software, “ Locations: Manhattan, Berkeley, Wisk, German, Paris, Rome

Purdue claimed the top overall seed over reigning national champion Connecticut in the first look at the potential top 16 seeds for the NCAA Tournament. Those two teams have topped The Associated Press men's college basketball poll for five straight weeks, though with the Huskies at No. 1 regional seeds, with North Carolina sitting at fifth overall as the top No. 3 region seeds. 4 seeds to round out the list.

Persons: Charles McClelland, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Connecticut, NCAA, Boilermakers, Press, Huskies, North Carolina, CBS, Marquette and Kansas, UNC, Iowa State, Duke, Dayton, Creighton, Clemson Locations: Houston, Arizona, North, Tennessee, Marquette and, Alabama, Baylor, Auburn, San Diego State , Illinois, Wisconsin, Glendale , Arizona

☆ Students can soon major in AI at this Ivy League university—it'll prepare them for 'jobs that don't yet exist'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"This dedicated AI program will accelerate students to become AI leaders as quickly as possible in order to address societal challenges as soon as possible." At Penn, all students in the AI program will be required to satisfy an ethics requirement. The new AI courses will be available to all Penn students, regardless of their major. "A cohort of AI engineering students makes for the perfect educational laboratory for testing how best to integrate AI in learning." Penn's new degree will be "training students for jobs that don't yet exist," Ghrist said in the press release.

Persons: Penn grads, Neera, George Pappas, Pappas, Robert Ghrist, Andrea Mitchell, Ghrist Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, Ivy League, Penn, Intelligence, Carnegie Mellon's School of Computer Science, Purdue's College of Science, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, UPS, Penn Engineering, CNBC, Robotics, Machine, Andrea Locations: Penn, U.S

☆ The Midwest is having a ‘non-winter.’ El Niño is only partially to blame
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Mary Gilbert | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Winter has gone missing across the Midwest and Great Lakes, and time is running out to find it. Dozens of cities are on track for one of the warmest winters on record, making snow and ice rare commodities. A classic El Niño pattern coupled with the effects of a warming climate are to blame for this “non-winter” winter, said Pete Boulay, a climatologist with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Missing snowfall is even more pronounced in areas surrounding the Great Lakes, especially those that are typically buried by lake-effect snow. The lackluster ice coverage is part of a larger troubling trend across the Great Lakes.

Persons: Pete Boulay, we’ve, ” Boulay, “ I’ve, Boulay, ” Melissa Widhalm Organizations: CNN, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Regional Climate Center, Paul International, Nashville, Twin Cities, Purdue University, NOAA, Climate Central, Climate Locations: Midwest, Great Lakes, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, St, Erie , Pennsylvania, Great, Climate Central

11 Wisconsin its fourth straight loss 78-56 on Saturday. The Scarlet Knights (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten) scored 15 points off 12 Wisconsin turnovers to secure their third straight win. Photos You Should See View All 21 ImagesWilliams had not played a college basketball game in nearly two years (709 days) prior to being activated before Rutgers’ game at Michigan on Feb. 3. I’m thankful he’s out there.”After the Badgers closed to 54-44 on a 6-0 burst, Rutgers countered with five straight points from Fernandes to move ahead 59-44 with 8:12 remaining. It was the fewest points scored in the first half for the Badgers in a Big Ten game this season.

Persons: — Jeremiah Williams, Noah Fernandes, Clifford Omoruyi, Connor Essegian, AJ Storr, Williams, “, ” Williams, ”, Steve Pikiell, ” Pikiell, “ He’s, I’m, Fernandes, Greg Gard, ___ Organizations: Rutgers, Knights, Badgers, Michigan, Iowa, ” Rutgers, Purdue, BIG, NEXT, Ohio State, Northwestern, AP Locations: PISCATAWAY, N.J, Wisconsin, ” Wisconsin, Michigan

☆ Voters are already weary of a 2nd Biden-Trump matchup. The recent special counsel report questioning Biden's memory doesn't help
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Biden's age and memory have been a frequent target for his opponents — largely Republicans — who argue that the 81-year-old is not fit for a second term in office. AdvertisementA recent NBC News poll found that 76% of voters, including Democrats, had major or moderate concerns about Biden's age. The special counsel report and the subsequent media gaffes the president made in his Thursday press conference to defend his mental acuity don't help. The special counsel report does raise some important questions about 2024. Advertisement"This is obviously a serious charge for anyone who wants to be president," Dusso said, referring to concerns about Biden's age.

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(AP) — When two early road losses threatened to derail No. 2 Purdue's Big Ten championship journey, the Boilermakers charted a different course. “We're just focused on winning games,” All-American center Zach Edey said after Sunday's 75-69 victory at then conference-leading and No. So instead of fretting about the early season missteps at Northwestern and Nebraska, they used the losses as fuel to keep chugging along. The Boilermakers took both titles last season, winning the regular-season crown by three games.

Persons: Matt Painter's, “ We're, Zach Edey, ”, Fairleigh, you've, ” Painter, Gene, Keady, It's, they're, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, Forward Mason Gillis, Caleb Furst, Indiana's, Furst, Trey Kaufman, Renn, Lance Jones, Cameron Heide, ” Jones, “, ” Loyer, Zach Organizations: WEST LAFAYETTE, Big, Boilermakers, Purdue, Rutgers, Penn, Fairleigh Dickinson, NCAA, Michigan State, Saturday, Hoosiers, Big Ten, Indiana, Ohio State, Junior, Basketball, AP Locations: Ind, Wisconsin, Maryland, Northwestern, Nebraska, Southern Illinois

Guidepost didn't immediately respond to an email asking whether Morris & Dickson remains a client. Neither the DEA or Morris & Dickson immediately responded to a request for comment. While Morris & Dickson has managed to stay open, several of the pharmacies it supplied have closed, had their licenses revoked by the DEA or have been criminally prosecuted. Yet Morris & Dickson never suspended any shipments to the pharmacy. Over three years, it filed just three suspicious order reports to the DEA – none of which resulted in shipments being suspended.

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Reigning national champion Connecticut, Purdue and North Carolina remained atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the third consecutive week, while South Carolina cracked the rankings for the first time in nearly seven years. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday's poll, while the Boilermakers topped the ballots of 16 other voters. The top of the poll remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke. In all, nine teams moved up from last week's poll. The Big Ten, Big East and Mountain West conferences were next with three.

Persons: Lamont Paris, Creighton, ___ Organizations: Connecticut, Purdue, Press, Huskies, Boilermakers, Wisconsin, UNC, Duke, Kansas, Houston, Cougars, Wildcats, Fighting Illini, Gamecocks, San Diego State, TCU, Southeastern, Baylor, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, UConn, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big, Atlantic Coast Conference, USA Locations: North Carolina, South Carolina, Marquette , Arizona, Duke, Illinois, Carolina, Oklahoma, Alabama, Mexico

6 Wisconsin 75-69 on Sunday for its seventh consecutive victory. It extended its Big Ten lead to 1½ games as Wisconsin (16-6, 8-3) lost its second straight. This marked the NCAA-leading 74th straight game in which Edey scored in double figures. Purdue extended the lead to 10 with 14:35 left when Edey dunked on a lob from Fletcher Loyer. Wisconsin: This marked the fifth time in school history that Wisconsin hosted a game in which both teams were ranked in the top 10.

Persons: — Lance Jones, Zach Edey, Braden Smith, Edey, Patrick Ewing, David Robinson, Rick Mount’s, Tyler Wahl, AJ Storr, Smith, Jones, Fletcher Loyer, Wahl, Mason Gillis, Chucky Hepburn, Hepburn, Connor Essegian, Loyer, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Boilermakers, NCAA, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Badgers, UConn didn't, Nebraska, NEXT Purdue, Indiana, Michigan, AP Locations: MADISON, Wis, Wisconsin, . Wisconsin

☆ It's not just you — furniture is garbage these days. Here's what you can do about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementMike Coleman has seen a lot in his five years selling vintage furniture. Reselling high-quality, vintage furniture is a growing business. taikrixel/Getty ImagesHow furniture materials got so…cheapInnovation in materials during the 20th century disrupted the furniture business. It's not just about where you look for quality furniture, but also about rethinking the decision-making process before purchasing a piece. Coleman, of Big Mike's, said even he acknowledges that in today's world, it's impossible to buy vintage 100% of the time.

Persons: —, Mike Coleman, I'm, Coleman, CoCo Ree Lemery, grandkids, Lemery, Jonathan Adler, it's, There's, she'd, James W, Gayle DeBruyn, Anthropologie, DeBruyn, Gary Coronado, Big Mike's Organizations: Service, Purdue University, Consumers, Furniture, Kendall College of Art, Ferris State University, Urban, Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Ikea Locations: Chicago, China, Williams Sonoma, India, Zara, Banana Republic, Watts, Los Angeles , CA

☆ An OxyContin advertiser will pay $350 million in the first-ever opioid marketing settlement
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( David Goldman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Publicis, a French marketing company, agreed to pay $350 million within the next two months and will not take on any more opioid clients, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. “For a decade, Publicis helped opioid manufacturers like Purdue Pharma convince doctors to overprescribe opioids, directly fueling the opioid crisis and causing the devastation of communities nationwide,” said James in a statement. For its alleged role in the opioid crisis, McKinsey in 2021 agreed to pay $573 million to states as part of multiple settlements. “The fight against the opioid crisis in the United States requires collaboration across industries, lawmakers, and communities, and we are committed to playing our part. Purdue Pharma first introduced the opioid drug OxyContin in the 1990s and promoted it as non-addictive.

Persons: Letitia James, Phil Weiser, Publicis, ”, James, ” Publicis, Sackler Organizations: New, New York CNN, Purdue Pharma’s, New York, Colorado, Purdue Pharma, McKinsey, Purdue, Centers for Disease Control, Biden, Sackler Locations: New York, French, United States

It is the first advertising company to reach a major settlement over the toll of opioids in the U.S. It faced a lawsuit in at least Massachusetts but settled with most states before they made court claims against it. James' office said the materials played up the abuse-deterrent properties of OxyContin and promoted increasing patients' doses. As part of the settlement, Publicis agreed to release internal documents detailing its work for Purdue and other companies that made opioids. The first began after OxyContin hit the market in 1996 and was linked mostly to prescription opioids, many of them generics.

Persons: Letitia James, Publicis, James, Bob Ferguson, Rosetta, ” Publicis, Sackler, OxyContin Organizations: Publicis, Publicis Groupe, New York, Purdue Pharma, Washington, Purdue, State Pharmacy, U.S, Supreme Locations: Paris, U.S, Massachusetts, Connecticut

Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesHow did Deep Sea Vision detect the object that could be Earhart's plane? But it wasn't until the team reviewed sonar data in December that they saw the fuzzy yellow outline of what resembles a plane. “In the end, we came out with an image of a target that we believe very strongly is Amelia’s aircraft," Romeo told The Associated Press. But he said that Romeo’s team must provide “a forensic level of documentation” to prove it’s Earhart’s Lockheed. He would have expected to see straight wings and not swept wings, like the new sonar suggests, as well as engines.

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Wisconsin rode a slew of losses by top-10 teams, and wins over Minnesota and Michigan State, to climb seven spots to No. Wisconsin moved up seven spots, New Mexico moved up six and Duke, Marquette and Texas Tech all advanced five spots. Their gain came in part at the expense of Oklahoma, which tumbled 12 spots to No. CONFERENCE WATCHThe Big East, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12 and SEC each have a top-five team — in fact, each had two in the top 10. But the Big 12 still leads the overall Top 25 count with eight ranked teams after the Horned Frogs returned to the poll this week.

Persons: Xavier, Danny Hurley, Hurley, we're, Zach Edey, Duke, Lamont Paris, ___ Organizations: UConn, Purdue, Huskies, Boilermakers, Cougars, NCAA, Rutgers, Big, Heels, Wake, Florida State, BYU, Kansas State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, That's, Minnesota, Michigan State, Badgers, South, Iowa State, Kansas, The Cyclones, Creighton, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Auburn, Mississippi State, Utah State, Baylor, Florida, Alabama, TCU, Duke, Dayton, Flyers, Richmond, Crimson Tide, Memphis, UAB, Colorado State, Gamecocks, Kentucky, CONFERENCE, Big Ten, ACC, SEC, AP Locations: North Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Wake Forest, Florida, Wisconsin, Kansas, Marquette and Kentucky, South Carolina, Arizona, Creighton , Illinois, Alabama, Mississippi, Baylor . New Mexico, Nevada, North Texas, Dayton, Texas, New Mexico, Marquette, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Carolina, Missouri

Lawmakers in more than a half-dozen U.S. states are pushing laws to define antisemitism, triggering debates about free speech and bringing complicated world politics into statehouses. Bill supporters say that more than 30 states have adopted the definition in some way over the years. Since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, several states have passed resolutions condemning Hamas and voicing support for Israel. Some protesters gathered in the capitol in Indiana this month before the House unanimously advanced a bill incorporating the definition there. How colleges are acting to prevent or stop antisemitism on campus has become a hot-button issue across the country.

Persons: ”, Esther Panitch, Brian Kemp, Kenneth Stern, Stern, “, Israel, Bill, —, Brian Hauss, they're, Fred Deutsch, Lara Freidman, Ruwa, Yaqoub Saadeh Organizations: Democratic, Georgia's, Republican Gov, Holocaust, Alliance, Bard Center, Jewish Voice, Peace, CAIR, Defamation League, Israel, U.S . State Department, American Jewish Committee, U.S . Congress, American Bar Association, ACLU, Rep, Republican, Foundation for Middle East, Georgia State Rep, Eastern Student Association, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania Locations: statehouses, Israel, Gaza, Georgia, Indiana, South Dakota, New York, Iowa, Virginia, U.S, Palestinian

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Zach Edey had 26 points and 12 rebounds and became the sixth player in Big Ten Conference history to score 2,000 points and grab 1,000 boards in leading No. 2 Purdue to a tough 68-60 victory over Rutgers on Sunday. It was only their third win over Rutgers (10-9, 2-6) in the last eight meetings overall. The last time was when freshman Gavin Griffiths hit a jumper 5:19 to play to cut the Purdue lead to 55-53. BIG PICTUREPurdue: It struggled in the second half at Rutgers but that has been the norm.

Persons: — Zach Edey, Braden Smith, Aundre Hyatt, Cliff Omoruyi, Gavin Griffiths, Smith, Omoruyi, Fletcher Loyer, Edey, ___ Organizations: Big Ten, Purdue, Rutgers, Sunday, Boilermakers, Jersey Mike's, Scarlet Knights, Knights, NEXT Purdue, Northwestern, Wednesday, Penn State, AP Locations: PISCATAWAY, N.J

☆ Institutions Are (Quietly) Taking Sackler Money
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Alex Marshall | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When arts organizations began shunning the Sackler family over its role in the U.S. opioid crisis, it wasn’t just American institutions that cut ties. Museums in Britain that had accepted Sackler largess were among the first to take action. After the National Portrait Gallery in London canceled a $1.3 million Sackler donation in 2019, the Tate museum group announced it would not seek any more of the family’s support. Other museums began discussing removing the Sackler name from their walls. According to the Sackler Trust’s latest accounts, which were published this month, the nonprofit committed around 5.2 million pounds, or $6.6 million, in 2022, comprising 66 grants to institutions.

Persons: Sackler, — Organizations: Museums, Tate, Sackler Trust —, Purdue Pharma, Sackler Locations: U.S, Britain, London, British

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