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The premise of the Glen Powell vehicle “Chad Powers” is ridiculous and doesn’t get any less so in season two. This is still a show about Russ Holliday, an epic flame-out of a quarterback, and his attempt to regain the spotlight as his wig- and prosthetics-powered alter ego, Chad Powers. Yes, in season two, assistant coach, coach’s daughter, and Chad/Russ’s love interest Ricky Hudson (Perry Mattfeld) knows about the deception. And the central conflict is less about whether Russ can pull it off (although the tension of getting caught still hangs over everything) and more about what trouble backup QB…

Overwhelmingly left-leaning college professors tend to offer sharp critiques of “ultra-wealth,” concentrated capital, and the supposed moral failings of industrialists and billionaires. Yet in a delicious and lasting bit of irony, many of those same professors — millions in total — entrust their retirement to a system that traces directly to one of the richest men in history: Andrew Carnegie, the Scottish immigrant who built a steel empire and then gave most of it away. He wasn’t alone. In 1918 John D. Rockefeller established the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation in honor of his late wife. By the mid-1920s the…

Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) will take on Antigua and Barbuda Falcons (ABF) in Match 24 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on Thursday. The two sides enter the contest with contrasting fortunes, making this an important fixture as the league stage approaches its business end.TKR have won only two of their seven matches and currently sit fifth in the points table. They suffered a nine-run defeat against Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) in their previous outing, despite impressive knocks from Nicholas Pooran and Alex Hales. ABF, meanwhile, are sitting at the top…

The Nashville Predators traded forward Luke Evangelista to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. As NHLRumors.com has documented since President of Hockey Ops and GM Chris MacFarland came to Music City, he has been reshaping the team around his vision. NHL News: New Jersey Devils Acquire Luke Evangelista from Nashville Predators Throughout the off-season, MacFarland has acquired players like Ross Colton, Jack Drury, Mavrik Bourque, Ilya Lyubushkin, and Nils Hoglander. So he needed to move a forward, as he said in a Tuesday night media availability, given what the Predators have coming in the pipeline. “We felt with the…depth…

The biggest factor pushing up rates is the credibility of the borrowing plans set out by major countries. The increase is not based on fears about countries “going bankrupt”. But it is based on the brutal market equation that if a country wants to borrow more, and to do so without a credible plan, especially if there are doubts over the stability of a given government, it should expect to pay a higher rate.Influential economists lean on different factors. Mohamed el-Erian told me the AI competition in bond markets was the biggest new factor. Lord Jim O’Neill, says the recent…

Bitcoin is known for its summer slumps. But August was different.  In fact, the leading cryptocurrency had its third best August ever.  As highlighted on Tuesday by Bitwise’s European Head of Research, André Dragosch, bitcoin delivered returns of 25% last month.  “No ‘summer lull’ so far,” Dragosch wrote on X, highlighting that the only better Augusts the coin has had were in 2017 when it gave investors returns of nearly 66%, and 2013, with close to 31%.  OFFICIAL: August 2026 is in the books and it’s been the 3rd best August in bitcoin’s history. 🔥August 2017: +65.6%August 2013: +30.7%August 2026:…

US pop star Lizzo has spoken out after the remaining claims in a lawsuit against her production company were thrown out by a US district judge. The singer’s former wardrobe assistant Asha Daniels alleged she had been subjected to “degradation, forced physical labor, denial of medical care, sexual harassment, and racial harassment” while briefly working for Big Grrrl Big Touring in 2023. District judge Fernando L Aenlle-Rocha filed a ruling to dismiss the claims by the stylist on Tuesday, according to court documents. , externalIn an Instagram post, external, Lizzo said she was “relieved” at the outcome and will “continue…

Former captain Ben Stokes (image: IANS) Ben Stokes is set to make his mark in the Big Bash League with the Adelaide Strikers, and coach Tim Paine believes the England all-rounder could be particularly effective if he opens the batting.Stokes’ one-year deal with the Strikers was confirmed on Tuesday, making him available for the entire BBL season. Paine believes the 35-year-old can make an impact across all three departments while also bringing his leadership experience to the side. The Strikers had Matt Short and Chris Lynn as their regular opening combination last season, but Lynn is currently off contract, meaning…

Students at the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology collaborated to create their 2026 design projects aimed at solving everyday problems to improve the lives of people around them. Among them was a team of five who built a 12-hour wearable that helps visually impaired users detect obstacles that their cane or guide dog cannot, as per the institute’s website.Ethan Powell, Anica Cao, Jada Hunter-Hays, Anuj Suvarna and Rhiley Epperson worked with 1983 electrical engineering and mathematics alumnus John Marum to develop the device. The idea for a wearable assisted sight device came from Marum, founder of the non-profit company AuralVision…