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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order prohibiting “third party, pay-for-play” payments to college athletes, a move the White House is taking to curb “bidding wars” that have roiled college sports in recent years. The order, a fact sheet that was shared in advance with NBC News by a White House official, notes that recent court …

Image: Nintendo Life Falcom is one of the most influential and long-standing Japanese developers out there. Pioneering the action RPG space with the Ys series, it’s recently become more well-known for its continent-spanning epic turn-based series, Trails. On 15th January 2026, the series’ 13th entry, Trails Beyond the Horizon, will be launching on Switch and Switch 2 in the West. …

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella sent a note to employees on Thursday explaining why the company has cut thousands of jobs while generating huge profits and spending billions on AI. “This is the enigma of success in an industry that has no franchise value,” Nadella wrote. “Progress isn’t linear. It’s dynamic, sometimes dissonant, and always demanding. But it’s also a new …

Sen. Bill Cassidy Explains His Plan to Fix ‘Mostly Dead’ Social Security. Plus, the Big, Beautiful Bill and RFK Jr.  Barron’s Americans Face $110,000 Earnings Loss to Prop Up Social Security  Newsweek Worried about Social Security cuts? 3 things to do now if you’re already retired  USA Today We need major changes to Social Security and Medicare before it’s too late  The Hill Social …

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The main draw at the San Francisco 49ers’ first day of training camp seemed to be the defensive line, perhaps because it featured all three big-bodied draft picks for the first time this year. Alfred Collins was on hand. The second-round pick missed the spring sessions with a calf injury but stood out on Wednesday due …

Things could get worse before they get better, at least according to Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk. Tesla’s second-quarter earnings showed its steepest year-over-year revenue decline in at least a decade, below already grim Wall Street estimates. After the earnings call, Tesla shares were down more than 4% in after-hours trading. Here are the five biggest takeaways from Tesla’s call and …

Nebraska football has fans across the nation – including one in Minneapolis. Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck addressed the media during the Gophers’ Big Ten Media Days session Wednesday, speaking on his team’s status after Minnesota was picked to finish 11th out of the 18 teams in the conference. During his press conference, KETV Sports Director Andy Kendeigh asked the …

LAS VEGAS — Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti’s entrenched position regarding a controversial future College Football Playoff format has sparked a question: Why is he so committed to a largely unpopular position? One answer, according to four sources familiar with CFP discussions, is that Petitti has made assurances of a play-in payday for Big Ten broadcast partners and campus administrators. …

Hurray, the OBBBA’s Best Stuff Before we get to the list, let’s establish a few basic principles for today’s grading. First, and most obviously, the U.S. government’s fiscal situation is very bad, getting worse, and driven mainly by unsustainable entitlement programs that grow faster than the economy and inflation, regardless of available revenues. The result is ever-increasing deficits that are …

The High Costs of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful’ New Car Loan Deduction  Bloomberg Trump’s new tax deduction on auto loans has major limitations: What car buyers should know  USA Today ‘Big, beautiful, bill’ car loan interest tax deduction: These brands, models may qualify  FOX 5 DC Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ gives tax breaks to car buyers — but who really wins?  CBT News Understanding The …