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The Rock Chalkboard
Furphy acquired by Pacers in second round; McCullar goes to Knicks at No. 56 – KU Sports
“Last night was a very tough and humbling night for Johnny,” KU head coach Bill Self said in a press release. “The anticipation of being in the Green Room and the assurance that he and his representation had been told that he would be drafted didn’t turn out that way. It was a tough night and I thought Johnny handled it very maturely and very well, but it was not easy for he or his family.”
KU basketball teams learn home and away conference opponents – KU Sports
But the KU men’s basketball team now knows it will at some point host Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, UCF and West Virginia. The Jayhawks will travel to Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Colorado, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas State, TCU and Utah.
Eraser Dust
Former Uvalde school district police chief charged with child endangerment after shooting that killed 21
The former school district police chief in Uvalde, Texas, who oversaw the response to the 2022 elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, was arrested on a child endangerment charge, an official at the Uvalde jail said Thursday.
Oklahoma state superintendent orders schools to teach the Bible – ABC News
Oklahoma’s top education official ordered public schools Thursday to incorporate the Bible into lessons for grades 5 through 12, the latest effort by conservatives to incorporate religion into classrooms.
2024 NBA Draft: Grading every second-round pick, including Bronny James to the Lakers – Yahoo Sports
The 2024 NBA Draft is complete, with the second round delivering Bronny James to the Lakers, where he’ll team up with his father, LeBron James. What to make of every pick (and trade) on Day 2? Here are Yahoo Sports’ complete second-round draft grades. (Also check out our first-round grades.)
Letitia James Says ‘Fight Is Not Over’ After Supreme Court Ruling – Newsweek
New York Attorney General Letitia James warned that the fight for reproductive rights is “not over” after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that emergency abortions can proceed in Idaho.
Taco Bell enters the value meal wars with its biggest deal ever
The “Luxe Cravings Box” is a collection of its four of its most popular foods, including a Chalupa Supreme taco, a beefy 5-layer burrito, a double-stacked taco, chips with nacho cheese sauce plus a medium drink all for $7 — a 55% discount compared to if all items were bought separately.
Infowars: Alex Jones’ court trustee plans to shut down his notorious conspiracy outlet | CNN Business
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media empire will be shut down and sold off, a bankruptcy court-appointed trustee said in an emergency court filing Sunday, signalling the end of the notorious far-right outlet that Jones has used to spread dangerous misinformation and lies.
Helena Flats Superintendent to Proceed to Trial on Student Assault Charges – Flathead Beacon
Andy Maheras on Aug. 29 will stand trial for two counts of misdemeanor assault following an alleged altercation with a middle school student last fall. According to the school board, Maheras is set to continue on as superintendent of the small, rural school district next year.
Map shows the US states with the most guns, gun owners per capita
Florida, which passed a law to allow permitless concealed carry in March 2023, saw gun sales go up 1% last year. The Sunshine State was one of only four states to see an increase, with 1,316,471 estimated sales in 2023, according to the report. But that was nothing compared to North Carolina, Gabriele said, which saw a 112% increase in gun sales after their pistol permit law was eliminated in March 2023 by the GOP-led legislature, overriding the Democratic governor’s veto.
Flathead educators learning more about Personalized Competency Based Education
PCBE is different from a conventional school model where students learn based on well-defined targets for all students and shifts the focus from traditional grading to meeting competency goals.
Dems freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’ – POLITICO
Instead, he stammered. He stumbled. And, with fewer than five months to November, he played straight into Democrats’ worst fears — that he’s fumbling away this election to Donald Trump.