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Mississippi Museum Acquires Gun Linked to Emmett Till’s Murder  The New York Times 70 years after Emmett Till’s murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him  NPR A Haunting Relic from America’s Past  The Atlantic Emmett Till family re-creates train ride from Chicago to Mississippi to mark 70th anniversary  Axios Train ride from Chicago to Mississippi marks 70 years since of Emmett Till’s …

A statue of Emmett Till is unveiled on October 21, 2022, in Greenwood, Miss., in memory of 14-year-old Emmett Till. His 1955 lynching is considered the spark that ignited the civil rights movement. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images JACKSON, Miss. — It’s been 70 years since the lynching of Emmett Till, a Black teenager from …

Thoma Bravo Acquires Verint to Join Forces with Calabrio to Create an AI-Driven Customer Experience Powerhouse  Business Wire Thoma Bravo to Buy Verint for $1.23 Billion in Cash Deal  Bloomberg.com Verint Confirms $2BN Takeover by Thoma Bravo, Set to Merge with Calabrio  CX Today Thoma Bravo to Acquire Call Center Provider Verint Systems for $2B  CMSWire.com Thoma Bravo to Buy Verint for $2 Billion  The …

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 21, 2025) – The Orlando Pride announced today it has acquired Mexican international forward Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle from Tigres UANL Femenil of Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil for a world-record fee. Ovalle joins the Pride through the 2027 season with a mutual option for 2028, pending receipt of her P1 visa and International Transfer Certificate. The transfer fee …

NBCUniversal has acquired all rights, excluding publishing, to Robert Ludlum’s “Jason Bourne” and “Treadstone” book series, in perpetuity. The deal paves the way for new installments for Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from amnesia. A source with knowledge of the deal tells Variety it was a highly competitive bidding situation that drew seven offers from both streamers …

ORLANDO, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2025) – Orlando City SC has acquired defender Adrián Marín from Sporting Clube de Braga in the Primeira Liga, Portugal’s top tier, it was announced today. Marín joins the Lions via transfer through 2026, with a Club option for 2027, pending receipt of his P-1 Visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). “Adrián is an experienced and …

Storm acquires Brittney Sykes Tue, Aug 5, 2025, 6:26 PM SEATTLE — The Seattle Storm today announced the team has acquired 2025 All-Star Brittney Sykes in a trade with the Washington Mystics. In exchange, the Mystics will receive 3x WNBA Champion Alysha Clark, guard Zia Cooke and one of Seattle’s 2026 first round draft picks.   Sykes has averaged 15.4 points, …

The New York Yankees have won the David Bednar sweepstakes. The closer was acquired by the Yankees in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported on Thursday. The Yankees were one of several teams linked to Bednar, including the Texas Rangers. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported that top catching prospect Rafael Flores plus two other players are …

Sunday was just the latest unfortunate chapter in what has become an unrelenting journey of struggles in 2025 for the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta lost 8-1 on Sunday, allowing the Rangers to complete the sweep of a Braves team that now at times is struggling just to make things competitive. However, the more significant long term news is that the Braves …

Bandai Namco has been doing pretty well for themselves over the past few years, and they’re apparently looking to reach new heights. Sony announced today that they are acquiring a stake in Bandai Namco worth almost half of …