Author: Max Smith

Written by Andy Demetra | Voice of YellowjacketGeorgia Tech's last game: Away against a team in ESPN's NCAA Tournament “Last 4.” They beat them once before this season, going 15-0 at home.Mission complete.Georgia Tech's next game: On the road, they will play a team that finished in ESPN's “Last 4” in the NCAA Tournament. The team has beaten them once before this season, and they won. 11 consecutive seriesis scheduled to play on Senior Day after a midweek bye.Hey, it's March. Why not?The Yellow Jackets could remain the ultimate disruption agents once the regular season ends, while continuing to hone…

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WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Finance Committee received the fiscal year 2025 school division budget at its Thursday, Feb. 29, meeting. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Glenn Bland and Associate Superintendent of Administration and Finance Paul Ruggiero provided information to the committee and highlighted the overall budget. It will increase by 3.75 percent from this year to next.As part of this, some changes had to be made to the budget after meeting with the interim town administrator. Bland explained that this budget meets both the interim town manager's requirements and the district's operational needs for the upcoming school year. While he wants…

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politics by rich calder issued March 9, 2024, 2:56 PM ET President Biden signed into law a $460 billion government funding package on Saturday, after the Senate averted a partial shutdown the night before. The “minibus” bill would ensure enough funding to keep many federal agencies open through September. The bill bundles six bills sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), President Joe Biden and leaders of both parties. It is something. President Biden on Saturday signed into law a $460 billion “minibus” bill that he brokered into law with Congressional leaders. AP Senate…

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AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR President Steve Phelps told NBC Sports on Saturday that considering Dodger Stadium as a potential race venue is part of NASCAR's creative approach to scheduling, and that NASCAR's next race He also said that he was satisfied with the proposal he presented to the team. Charter contract.”I'm excited about where we're headed in terms of the 2025 schedule and beyond,” Phelps said at Phoenix Raceway. Sports Business Journal reported this week. NASCAR announced that it has held discussions with officials from Dodger Stadium, home of the Major League Baseball team Los Angeles Dodgers, regarding hosting a…

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Notre Dame women's basketball defeated top-seeded Virginia Tech 82-53 on Saturday afternoon in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game. However, the Irish national team faces further injury concerns, with starting junior center Kyrie Watson out injured.With 3:59 left in the third quarter, Watson crouched on the floor on a drive for the bucket. She immediately grabbed her by the left knee and let out a scream of pain.At the time, ND was leading 52-25, and Watson had a strong game with eight points and five rebounds.After being helped to the locker room, he returned to the bench area on…

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On Saturday, President Biden signed some spending bills into law and the Senate approved them hours before a deadline for a partial government shutdown. >> Read more trending newsThe spending package, about $460 billion, was approved by the House late Wednesday and Friday night, as was the Senate. The deadline for a partial government shutdown was scheduled for midnight, according to the Associated Press. The package consists of six annual spending bills, according to the Associated Press. It allows the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Energy, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Environmental…

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CNN — For more than two weeks, cyberattacks have disrupted operations at medical institutions across the United States, forcing small clinics to remain open and exposing vulnerabilities in the billing system that supports American healthcare. “We're bleeding a lot,” said Katherine Reinheimer, practice manager at a foot and ankle specialty center in suburban Philadelphia. “This is probably the last week we can have everyone working full time without doing anything,” she told CNN. The center is considering taking out a loan to keep the lights on. The cyberattack disrupted Change Healthcare's computer network, which serves thousands of hospitals, insurance companies…

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This is the journalistic equivalent of a Friday news dump. The U.S. Senate approved six spending bills, including one that would avert a government shutdown and create funding for the Assistant Secretary of Travel and Tourism.The bill passed overwhelmingly on Friday, with a deadline looming. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden's desk for approval. There are over 1,000 pages in total. This is a bipartisan negotiation.It passed overwhelmingly in the House of Representatives earlier this week. Biden is expected to sign the bill Biden was expected to sign the bills into law today.The White House said in a…

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LAS VEGAS — A woman carrying a large roller bag sat down at a Wheel of Fortune slot machine at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas late Tuesday. She put $3 into her slot and pressed the button. The day before, an anonymous traveler had won a $782,467.12 jackpot with the same one-armed bandit. A few rows away, Wild his Wild his Buffalo machine also had visitors taking home more than his $1 million. 3 big winners At the airport in January.Several gamblers who had been playing until nearly midnight included several passengers who had recently gotten off a…

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