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Kentucky creates new role, taps Moorer to manage athletes across sports
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Kentucky Athletics has hired Mitchell Moorer as executive associate athletics director for player management, a new department-wide role overseeing roster development, revenue sharing, NIL opportunities and student-athlete management. Moorer joins from Michigan State and will work with coaches and administrators to shape Kentucky’s player-management strategy and ensure compliance.
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Pope Leo calls Church to broader mission
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Pope Leo emphasized the Church’s mission to serve people in the world, highlighting welcome for migrants and refugees and urging closeness to families facing hardship. Separately, the Diocese of Norwich named Sandra Chipanta, an experienced global public-health leader, as executive director of its Haiti outreach program.
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Qfin Holdings Names Risk Officer Yan Zheng as New CEO
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— Sep 20, 2026
Qfin Holdings says Haisheng Wu will step down as CEO to focus on international expansion, and Yan Zheng, the company's long-time executive and former CRO, will be appointed as the new CEO and director effective September 21, 2026. Zheng brings 18 years of consumer finance risk management experience and is expected to provide continuity in governance while steering the company’s overseas growth.
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Jared Kim
Zheng's long risk management track record should help keep things steady while they push into new markets.
UN Appoints Trump Nominee to Lead World Food Programme
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— Sep 16, 2026
The United Nations appointed Luke Lindberg, a United States Department of Agriculture official and a nominee of current President Donald Trump, to be the next executive director of the World Food Programme, succeeding Cindy McCain. The selection elevates an American to lead the U.N.'s largest humanitarian agency amid global hunger, extreme weather, and conflict pressures that strain food aid and supply chains.
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‘Think Of My Dad’: Abdul El-Sayed Defends Campaigning With Obama After Criticizing Him During Presidency
Jillian Butler · 3 min · 15h
Trump Plans Board to Oversee NIH Grant Funding
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— Sep 20, 2026
Donald Trump is moving to have the White House control NIH grant funding by drafting an executive order for an external board that would veto biomedical research awards not aligned with the president’s political priorities, a plan that would require unanimous approval for decisions and could centralize funding power under political appointees. The proposed board, expected to include Russ Vought and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, has drawn criticism for undermining NIH’s scientific peer review and raising First Amendment-era concerns amid ongoing litigation over political influence in funding.
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Marcus Bell
Requiring unanimous board approval might limit overreach but still shifts power away from peer-reviewed science toward White House priorities.
AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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CPAC Executive Director Calls It a ‘Mistake’ for Pence To Reportedly Not To Speak at Conference
Reporting
— Feb 22, 2021
Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Executive Director Dan Schneider believes it is a “mistake” for former Vice President Mike Pence reportedly not to attend the annual conservative gathering. MSNBC host…
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Homeless Fraud: South Los Angeles Charity Executive Director Arrested In Alleged $23M Federal Swindle
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— Jan 23, 2026
South Los Angeles charity executive director Alexander Soofer was arrested and charged Friday with fraudulently obtaining $23 million in taxpayer funds intended to combat homelessness, while allegedly pocketing at least…
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Homeless Fraud: South Los Angeles Charity Executive Director Arrested In Alleged $23M Federal Swindle
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— Jan 23, 2026
South Los Angeles charity executive director Alexander Soofer was arrested and charged Friday with fraudulently obtaining $23 million in taxpayer funds intended to combat homelessness, while allegedly pocketing at least…
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Executive Director Of Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter Indicted In Alleged Wire Fraud Activity
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— Dec 12, 2025
Looks like “say her name” just turned into read her indictment. Tashella Sheri Amore Dickerson, the longtime executive director of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma City, is now facing 25 federal counts of wire fraud and…
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Irrational choices follow patterns you can measure and redesign
Ariely shows people do not maximize self-interest like classical economics assumes; they repeat the same measurable mistakes—anchoring, free-lure, ownership inflation, and expectation effects—that others can predict and design around.
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TVS Motor names Peyman Kargar CEO, 2027
Business
— Aug 28, 2026
TVS Motor Company named Peyman Kargar as Director and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 27, 2027, with incumbent K. N. Radhakrishnan continuing as Director and CEO until then and transitioning to a non-executive director through the July 2027 AGM. Kargar, a three-decade veteran of global automotive leadership and current President of International Business, will be based in Bengaluru to drive further expansion as international business accounts for about 29% of sales and has grown about 33%.
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Talks of Haitian Sequel for ‘Sound of Freedom’ Discussed by Director
Reporting
— Aug 15, 2023
“Sound of Freedom” Director Alejandro Monteverde discussed plans for a sequel set in Haiti. During an interview with Variety executive editor of film and media, Tatiana Siegel, he said, “There’s definitely a lot of…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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Top Dog At Sierra Club Jettisoned After Staff Revolt
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— Aug 12, 2025
The Sierra Club’s board of directors voted to fire Ben Jealous, its executive director, on Monday, according to multiple reports. Jealous began to helm the environmental nonprofit in early 2023 and was reportedly on…
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White House: Biden Is the First To Admit Executive Actions on Guns Are ‘Not Enough’
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— Apr 8, 2021
White House communications director Kate Bedingfield is insisting President Joe Biden acknowledges executive actions on guns are “not enough” to solve the problem. During her appearance on CNN’s “New Day” on Thursday…
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New Prosecutor Steps In After Fani Willis Ousted from Trump Georgia Case
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— Nov 14, 2025
The executive director of Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council announced Friday that he will personally take over the state’s election interference prosecution involving President Donald Trump and more than a dozen…
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‘More Dangerous Than Drugs’: Bill Gates Warns Of Risks Posed By Artificial Intelligence
Jillian Butler · 4 min · 17h
Biden Forms Presidential Inaugural Committee
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— Nov 30, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden announced his Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) this week. The committee will be led by CEO Tony Allen and Executive Director Maju Varghese. Allen is the president of Delaware State…
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Soccer vs American Football
Yourlist
— VS Battle
The world's game versus America's obsession — simplicity against spectacle.
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North Carolina Election Board Warns It Is Illegal To Vote Twice After Trump’s Remark
Reporting
— Sep 3, 2020
The North Carolina State Board of Elections is reminding residents that it is a felony to intentionally vote twice in an election. In a statement on Thursday, Karen Brinson Bell, the executive director of the North…
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Top FBI Officials Told to Quit or Be Fired
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— Jan 31, 2025
Several top FBI officials were reportedly told Thursday that they have three choices: Resign, retire, or be fired. According to a report from NBC News , FBI executives promoted by former FBI Director Christopoher Wray…
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WILLIAMS AND MCCALLUM: Strong ATF Director Pick Gives Trump Chance At Being Hero To Gun Owners
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— Mar 6, 2025
President Trump is five weeks into his second term, and he’s already off to a strong start in following through with his commitment to protect Americans’ Second Amendment rights. His executive orders directing the…
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Biden Claims He Visited the Tree of Life Synagogue After Shooting – Synagogue Says That Didn’t Happen
Reporting
— Sep 3, 2021
President Joe Biden says he visited the Tree of Life Synagogue after a deadly massing shooting. However, the executive director of the synagogue says that did not happen. During an event with Jewish leaders ahead of…
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Why a climber feels most alive mid-pitch, not at the summit
Pager studies found people report more flow during structured work than unstructured leisure—yet still say they would rather be elsewhere.
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Biden To Nominate Tanden, Rouse and Others To Economic Team: WSJ
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— Nov 29, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate Center for American Progress Chief Executive Neera Tanden as director of the Office of Management and Budget and economist Cecilia Rouse as chair of the Council of Economic…
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ACLU Blasts Biden for Calling Report on Payments to Separated Migrant Families ‘Garbage’
Reporting
— Nov 4, 2021
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) slammed President Joe Biden for claiming reports that his administration is going to pay separated migrant families are “garbage.” ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero…
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News Directors Fired After Asking Team To Cover Both Sides of ‘Pride’ Month – But They Aren’t the Only Ones Gone
Opinion
— Jul 3, 2023
There are doubtlessly countless corporate executives breathing a sigh of relief that the month of June — LGBT “pride month” — has passed them by. For the first time in recent memory, virtue-signaling toward lesbian…
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Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae Bends The Knee In Fear Of Being DOGE’d
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— Mar 24, 2025
Mortgage company Fannie Mae is bringing workers back to their Washington, D.C., Reston, Va. and Plano, Texas offices Monday in an attempt to avoid Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Bill Pulte’s executive…
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‘Illegal And Dangerous’: Whistleblower To Tell Lawmakers Meta Aided Chinese Government Amid Lengthy Feud With Company
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— Apr 9, 2025
A former Facebook executive alleges the social media platform partook of “illegal and dangerous activities” with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the expense of America’s national security. Former Facebook Director…
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‘Put His 5-Year-Old In Danger’: Mullin Clashes With Margaret Brennan Over ICE Shooting Of Criminal Illegal
Jillian Butler · 4 min · 17h
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