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The transfer portal era and pursuit of NIL money is messy. Are there solutions?

AP News A quarterback reportedly reneging on a lucrative deal to hit the transfer portal, only to return to his original school. Another starting QB, this one in the College Football Playoff, awaiting approval from the NCAA to play next season, an expensive NIL deal apparently hanging in the balance. A defensive star, sued by his former school after transferring, filing a lawsuit of his own.

It is easy to see why many observers say things are a mess in college football even amid a highly compelling postseason.

“It gets crazier and crazier. It really, really does,” said Sam...
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Protesters vent outrage over the immigration enforcement shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

AP News MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Another round of protests were planned for Friday in Minneapolis over the killing of a local woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown on a major city, a day after federal immigration officers shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon.

Hundreds of people protesting the Wednesday shooting of Renee Good marched in freezing rain Thursday night down one of Minneapolis’ major thoroughfares, chanting “ICE out now!” and holding signs saying, “Killer ice off our streets." The...
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Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show

AP News NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal immigration officers are pulling out of a Louisiana crackdown and heading to Minneapolis in an abrupt pivot from an operation that drew protests around New Orleans and aimed to make thousands of arrests, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

The shift appeared to signal a wind down of the Louisiana deployment that was dubbed “Catahoula Crunch” and began in December with the arrival of more than 200 officers. The operation had been expected to last into February and swiftly raised fears in immigrant communities.

The...
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Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump

AP News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran signaled Friday that security forces would crack down on protesters, directly challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to support those peacefully demonstrating as the death toll rose to at least 62.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei dismissed Trump as having hands “stained with the blood of Iranians” as supporters shouted “Death to America!” in footage aired by Iranian state television. State media later repeatedly referred to demonstrators as “terrorists,” setting the stage for a violent crackdown like those...
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Wall Street ticks toward a record following mixed data on the job market

AP News NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Friday following a mixed report on the U.S. job market, one that may delay another cut to interest rates by the Federal Reserve but does not slam the door on it.

The S&P 500 rose 0.5% in morning trading and was on track to top its all-time high set earlier in the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 182 points, or 0.4%, as of 10:30 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.6% higher.

The quiet trading came after the U.S. Labor Department said employers hired fewer workers in total during December than...
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