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With Big Ten $2.4B deal looming, lawmaker asks questions about tax-exempt status of college sports

With Big Ten $2.4B deal looming, lawmaker asks questions about tax-exempt status of college sports

A lawmaker skeptical of the Big Ten’s proposed $2.4 billion deal with a private investor has requested a Congressional analysis of the tax consequences for the NCAA, its schools and conferences in...

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Alabama governor urges state board to delay PBS decision

Alabama governor urges state board to delay PBS decision

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday urged the board that oversees Alabama Public Television to delay any decision on severing ties with PBS until it has studied Alabamians’ opi...

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Families sue over 2 deaths in Philadelphia crash of Mexico-bound air ambulance

Families sue over 2 deaths in Philadelphia crash of Mexico-bound air ambulance

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The families of two of the eight people killed earlier this year when an air ambulance crashed in Philadelphia filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming the medical air transport com...

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Sinclair takes 8% stake in EW Scripps as broadcaster eyes potential acquisition

Sinclair takes 8% stake in EW Scripps as broadcaster eyes potential acquisition

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadcast giant Sinclair has taken a more than 8% stake in E.W. Scripps, as it eyes a potential merger with the smaller local TV rival. In a regulatory filing on Monday, Sinclair d...

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EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers

EPA moves to limit scope of clean water law to reduce amount of wetlands it covers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it is redefining the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to limit the wetlands it covers, building on a Supreme Cou...

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FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job

FEMA acting chief David Richardson departs after 6 months on the job

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency left his job Monday after just six months, according to the Department of Homeland Security, the latest disruption in a...

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