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☆ How abortion rights and immigration are shaping the race for Arizona’s 11 electoral votes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-12 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Chandler, Arizona CNN —David Tapia has watched one election after another from the sidelines, unfazed and largely uninterested in politics. Abortion and immigration are driving factors in the election in all corners of the country, but the issues are colliding in Arizona like few other battlegrounds. A proposed constitutional amendment to protect abortion rights is widely expected to prevail, strategists in both parties told CNN. CNNYet not all Trump supporters agree. Nearly 1 of every 4 Arizona voters is expected to be Latino.

Persons: Chandler, Arizona CNN — David Tapia, Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, “, I’m, ”, Tapia, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Trump, Harris, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Harry Truman, Vance, ” Vance, Ross D, Roe, Wade, ” Harris, Donna Ross, Harris ’, Laura Dent, Dent, ” Mayra Rodriguez, ” Rodriguez, Jesus, it’s Trump, Candy Purdue, Donald Trump, Go Nakamura, of Jesus Christ, Mesa Mayor John Giles, ” Giles, Doug Emhoff, Veronica Stracqualursi, David Wright Organizations: Arizona CNN, Trump, Tucson Mayor, Democrat, Republican, Tucson Speedway, Franklin, AP, CNN, ” Purdue, Republicans, Democrats outspending Republicans, National Association of Latino, of Jesus, Pew Research Center, Mesa Mayor, Arizona Republicans Locations: Arizona, unfazed, “ Arizona, Prescott, Phoenix, Tucson, Chandler , Arizona, Mexico, Glendale , Arizona

☆ Men’s March Madness: Everything you need to know about the national championship game between UConn and Purdue
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Issy Ronald | Samuel Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —History beckons for both UConn and Purdue in the national championship game on Monday. A chance at historyThe Midwest Region champion, Purdue Boilermakers, are banishing prior demons in their quest for their first national championship title. The Boilermakers last appeared in the NCAA Championship game in 1969 where they were runners-up. 11 NC State in the Final Four to earn a shot at the first national championship in program history. He’s playing very well, and he’s staying out of foul trouble.”Purdue will be hoping that Edey can replicate these performances if it is to unseat UConn as national champion.

Persons: Dan Hurley, “, ” Hurley, Cam Spencer, Bob Donnan, ”, Donovan Clingan, they’re, Mason Gillis, Gonzaga, Gillis, Jamie Squire, Zach Edey, Edey, Basketball Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, he’s Organizations: CNN, UConn, Purdue, Huskies, Boilermakers, Farm, Alabama Crimson Tide, Reuters UConn, Illinois, Midwest Region, Purdue Boilermakers, NCAA, ” Purdue, Grambling, Utah State, State, North Carolina State, Big, NBA, Basketball Hall of Famer Locations: Florida, Glendale , Arizona, Grambling State, Tennessee, Canada

At the very end of another tiring duel with Zach Edey, the fifth-year guard was the last man standing — again. Buie scored seven of his 31 points in OT to help the Wildcats beat Edey and the top-ranked Boilermakers for the second straight season, winning 92-88 in the Big Ten opener for each school. Ty Berry also scored seven points in OT and finished with 21, and Ryan Langborg added 20. Edey had 35 points, 14 rebounds and three blocked shots, but Purdue (7-1, 0-1) had trouble with Northwestern's guards all night. Fletcher Loyer scored 17 points for Purdue, and Braden Smith had 12 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Persons: — Boo Buie, Zach Edey, —, Buie, “, ” Buie, Ty Berry, Ryan Langborg, Boo, Chris Collins, he's, ”, Edey, Ryan, Matt Painter, Blake Preston, Berry, Fletcher Loyer, Braden Smith, ” Painter, “ You've, Luke Hunger's, ” Collins, ___ Organizations: Northwestern, Purdue, Wildcats, Edey, Boilermakers, Big, Welsh, ” Purdue, Camden, NEXT Purdue, Detroit Mercy, AP Locations: EVANSTON, Ill, Northwestern

Purdue is back atop The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll, right where it spent so much of last season. 15 after getting walloped by Colorado State in the Hall of Fame Classic championship game. IN AND OUTVillanova, BYU and Colorado State not only entered the poll but jumped right into the top 20. ON THE DOORSTEPMemphis, San Diego State, Colorado, Ohio State and TCU received the most votes among those outside the poll. ___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season.

Persons: Matt Painter, ”, Marquette, Allen, Houston, Duke, “ I've, Rick Barnes, “ I’ve, ” Gonzaga, Creighton, James Madison, Bryant, Butler, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Press, Boilermakers, Maui Invitational, Gonzaga, Marquette —, ” Purdue, Marquette, Tennessee, UConn, Huskies, Allen Fieldhouse, Miami, Baylor, ” Volunteers, Florida Atlantic, ESPN, Aggies, Colorado State, of Fame, Villanova, BYU, Rams, Mississippi State, FAU, Owls, Virginia Tech, Loyola Chicago, Hall of Fame, Mobile Center, Baylor Scheierman, Wildcats, Cougars, USC, Memphis, San Diego State , Colorado , Ohio State, TCU, Princeton, Tigers, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big Locations: Gonzaga , Tennessee, Kansas, Maui, Arizona, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, James Madison , Alabama , Illinois, Oklahoma, Kissimmee , Florida, Kansas City , Missouri, Illinois, Colorado , Michigan State , Arkansas, Virginia, San Diego State , Colorado ,

HONOLULU (AP) — Fletcher Loyer scored 27 points, Zach Edey had a double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds and No. Subsequently, there were 78 free throws attempted; Purdue shot 29 of 48 from the line, while Tennessee went 21 of 30. Political Cartoons View All 1262 ImagesThe Boilermakers shot 19 of 54 from the field (35.2%), while the Volunteers were 19 of 57 (33.3%). That led to 19 second-chance points for the Boilermakers, who held the edge over the Volunteers in points in the paint, 28-18. Purdue returns all five starters from a year ago, including Edey, the reigning AP National Player of the Year.

Persons: — Fletcher Loyer, Zach Edey, Rick Barnes, Loyer, Edey, “, Rick, Barnes, ”, Matt Painter, Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht, Jordan Gainey, ” Barnes, Santiago Vescovi's, Gonzaga, ___ Organizations: Purdue, Maui, Boilermakers, Volunteers, ” Purdue, Edey, SEC, Kansas, Atlantis, AP, Monday, Tennessee Locations: HONOLULU, Tennessee, . Tennessee, Kansas, Marquette

Connor Stalions, the low-level Michigan football staffer at the center of the probe into impermissible scouting and sign stealing, resigned Friday. The Big Ten, according to Ono, has not begun an investigation regarding the allegations. Ono and athletic director Warde Manuel met with Petitti on Friday, when he was town for the Big Ten field hockey tournament. Big Ten bylaws provide a path for the commissioner to potentially act more swiftly in matters of sportsmanship and competitive integrity. Petitti met by video call with Big Ten coaches and athletic directors earlier this week.

Persons: Santa Ono, Tony Petitti, Jim Harbaugh, ” Ono, Kurt Svoboda, Connor Stalions, Stalions, ”, Ryan Walters, “ We’ve, Ono, Harbaugh, Warde Manuel, Petitti, Ralph D, Russo, Larry Lage Organizations: — University of Michigan, Big Ten, Associated Press, Purdue, Michigan, Athletic, ” Purdue, NCAA, Big, AP College Football, AP Locations: Mich, Michigan

Edey was joined by Marquette guard Tyler Kolek, Kansas center Hunter Dickinson, Duke big man Kyle Filipowski and North Carolina forward Armando Bacot. Edey is the second straight AP player of the year to return for another season, following Kentucky's Oscar Tschiebwe in 2021-22. Well, he doesn’t have that.”Kolek had a dynamic second season at Marquette after transferring from George Mason. 5 ranking in the AP preseason poll. He averaged 13.7 points and 10.1 rebounds while shooting 56% from the floor last season to earn third-team AP All-America honors.

Persons: Zach Edey, I'd, ” Edey, ”, Edey, Tyler Kolek, Hunter Dickinson, Duke, Kyle Filipowski, Armando Bacot, Fairleigh Dickinson, Oscar Tschiebwe, Matt Painter, “, There’s, ” Kolek, George Mason, Kolek, “ It's, Dickinson, I’ve, Bill Self, Filipowski, Bacot, ___ Organizations: NBA, Purdue, Associated Press, America, Boilermakers, Marquette, AP, Fairleigh, Big, Golden Eagles, Michigan, Kansas, Duke, ACC, Devils Locations: Tyler Kolek , Kansas, North Carolina, ” Kansas, Chapel Hill

1 pick in the AP Top 25 preseason men's basketball poll released Monday, earning 46 of 63 first-place votes to easily outdistance No. 2 in Jon Scheyer's second season, and Purdue got three first-place nods as they try to avenge a stunning end to last season. Defending national champion UConn was sixth with two first-place votes after losing standouts Adam Sanogo and Jordan Hawkins. Also on the outside were Xavier and Kansas State, both of whom were in the top 15 entering last year's NCAA Tournament. 2 Duke will play fourth-ranked Michigan State and top-ranked Kansas will face No.

Persons: Bill Self, Duke, It's, ”, Kevin McCullar Jr, DaJuan Harris Jr, KJ Adams, Elmarko Jackson, Hunter Dickinson, Kevin, ” Duke, Jon Scheyer's, Zach Edey, Fairleigh Dickinson, “, Matt Painter, Shaka Smart, Tyler Kolek, standouts Adam Sanogo, Jordan Hawkins, Dusty May, ” Gonzaga, Saint Organizations: Jayhawks, Purdue, Kansas, Texas, Big, NCAA, Boilermakers, Fairleigh, ” Purdue, Michigan State, Golden Eagles, Warriors, UConn, Huskies, Houston, Owls, Conference USA, American Athletic Conference, Kentucky, San Diego State, Baylor, CONFERENCE, SEC, Big East, Creighton, The ACC, UCLA, Bruins, Kansas State, AP Locations: Kansas, Lawrence, Arkansas, McCullar, Michigan, Caribbean, Marquette, Creighton , Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Miami , Arkansas, Texas, North Carolina, Southern California, Villanova, Saint Mary's , Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Colorado, Xavier, Chicago, Kentucky

☆ Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
▼ + stars: | 2017-09-18 | by ( Cnn Editorial Research | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

March 29, 2017 - Trump signs an executive order calling for the establishment of the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. April 9, 2018 - The US surgeon general issues an advisory recommending that Americans carry the opioid overdose-reversing drug, naloxone. The settlement will be used to fund addiction research and help cities and counties with the opioid crisis. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis. November 15, 2022 - Walmart agrees to the framework of a $3.1 billion settlement, which resolves allegations from multiple states’ attorneys general that the company failed to regulate opioid prescriptions contributing to the nationwide opioid crisis.

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