Apple users may soon receive a cash payout after the tech giant agreed to pay $95 million in a class-action lawsuit, claiming its voice-activated system Siri had violated users’ policy by eavesdropping on conversations. Mobile users accused Apple of eavesdropping on private conversations A preliminary settlement filed Tuesday night in Oakland, California, is awaiting approval […]
Deivejon Harris posted a double-double as four Tigers scored in double figures in an 85-74 win over Grambling State on Thursday. After a 14-all first quarter tie, TSU broke the game open in the second quarter as they went on an 11-2 run which spanned nearly four minutes. By the time the dust cleared, TSU
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Britt Allcroft, the visionary creator behind the beloved children’s series “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends,” passed away on December 27, 2024, at the age of 81. Born Hilary Mary Allcroft on December 14, 1943, in Worthing, West Sussex, England, she adopted the name Britt as her career in British radio and television gained momentum.
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The HBCU football transfer portal took another interesting turn Wednesday evening. Zae Teasett, a redshirt freshman who saw significant time for SWAC West champion Southern this past season, announced he will be transferring to in-state rival Grambling on X, formerly known as Twitter. Lead The Way #GramFam pic.twitter.com/LWPpASxtVm — Zae Teasett (@zae1qb___) January 1, 2025
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Buddy Pough, the longest-tenured South Carolina State football coach in history, will take on a new role at the school a year after retiring. Pough was named on Thursday as the interim athletics director during the school’s search for a new person to fill that role after Nathan Cochran left the university to pursue other
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A recent change to the SWAC basketball schedule will officially be introduced on Thursday. The first week of conference play — for both men’s and women’s basketball — features a new look. All women’s games will be played on Thursday and Saturday, and the men’s contests will be played on Saturday and Monday. The adjustments
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The Shaw football program is back to looking for a coach after their initial choice stepped aside. Greg Ruffin, who led the Bears to a 7-3 record in the program’s 2002 revival season, will not be returning to Raleigh, the university and Ruffin announced Wednesday afternoon. “I deeply appreciate the opportunity to once again serve
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The Celebration Bowl champions got stronger on offense with the addition of one of the best pass catchers in the SWAC. Mississippi Valley State First Team All-SWAC wide receiver Nathan Rembert has committed to Jackson State, he announced on social media. In 2024, Rembert had 70 catches for 1,083 yards and four touchdowns as a
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Alessandro Slebir, a 23-year-old surfer from California, may have ridden his way into the history books by conquering what is believed to be the largest wave ever surfed. The monumental wave, estimated to be 108 feet tall, was part of the massive storm that destroyed the Santa Cruz Wharf last month. If confirmed, Slebir’s feat
President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Jan. 20 coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, as both federal holidays fall on the same day in 2025. Inauguration Day — when the new president and vice president are sworn in at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. — occurs every four years on Jan. 20
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