Transfer Jaelin Llewellyn hoping for one special season at Michigan
Jaelin Llewellyn didn’t choose Michigan as his transfer destination because of a free summer trip to Europe. The veteran point guard hopes it’s one great experience of many in what will be his lone season at Michigan. “It’s a good spot for a one-year deal.”Michigan lost its starting backcourt from last season, point guard DeVante’ Jones (another grad transfer) and Eli Brooks. The day after Llewellyn committed to Michigan, freshman point guard Frankie Collins entered the transfer portal. This is the third straight year Michigan has brought in a grad transfer point guard.
mlive.comJaelin Llewellyn’s jump to Michigan: Ivy League coaches expect success
It would be the third straight season Michigan started a grad transfer at point guard. In talking with opposing Ivy League coaches, several characteristics were repeated: athletic, quick, and a top-notch scorer and distributor. (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League did not play basketball during the 2020-21 season.) “He’s not a point guard who hangs around the 3-point line and hopes other guys do the dirty work,” Jaques said. “I think that’s why Ivy League grad transfers tend to do well.
mlive.comMolly the Pit Bull rescued after roadside injury
Dec. 13—PRINCETON — For a day and a night, a small and seriously injured dog laid alongside a road until a family that heard about her investigated, found that she was alive and started finding the help that she needed. The small white pit bull found under a guardrail along a Bradshaw Mountain road was dubbed Molly. "Someone had posted Sunday on Facebook that she was laying in the mountains," ...
news.yahoo.comTop recruits: De La Salle linebacker Will Beesley finds future home in Ivy League
Today provides a look at Warren De La Salle linebacker Will Beesley, who is committed to Princeton. Mr. De La SalleWill Beesley has considered himself a Pilot since he was 8 years old when he patrolled the sidelines as the waterboy in the 2014 Division 2 state final, a 44-8 De La Salle win over Muskegon Mona Shores. Drew Beesley, a De La Salle graduate, is a 260-pound defensive lineman for Michigan State. When Dan Rohn took over the program before the 2020 season, Beesley was one of the first players to meet him. He moves well across the field.”De La Salle, which lost to Muskegon Mona Shores in last season’s Division 2 state final, opens the season Friday, Aug. 27, against Chicago St. Patrick.
mlive.comScreech the puppy finds loving family on animal shelter's discounted adoption day
Jul. 3—PRINCETON — A little dog looking for some people to love him has traded the county animal shelter for a new place called home. A Jack Russell Terrier mix dubbed Screech was an honorary newshound Thursday at the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The nervous 3-month-old puppy was soon making friends and playing as he explored the newsroom. On Friday, a photograph of Screech was looking out from ...
news.yahoo.comFormer Iran hostage urges Biden to prioritize detained Americans
Former Iran hostage urges Biden to prioritize detained Americans Princeton scholar Xiyue Wang, who was imprisoned in Iran for nearly four years, has a warning for President-elect Joe Biden about his administration's diplomacy with Iran. He shares his story with Margaret Brennan.
cbsnews.comFormer Iran hostage on life after release and diplomacy with Iran
Former Iran hostage on life after release and diplomacy with Iran Princeton scholar Xiyue Wang, who was imprisoned in Iran for nearly four years, has a warning for President-elect Biden about his administration's diplomacy with Iran. Margaret Brennan has the story.
cbsnews.comJustice Department Settles with Indiana School District to Resolve Disability Discrimination Investigation into School Seclusion and Restraint Practices
The Justice Department today announced a settlement agreement with the North Gibson School Corporation in Princeton, Indiana, to address and prevent the discriminatory secluding and restraining of students with disabilities. The department also investigated allegations that the school district regularly and inappropriately sent these students home early from school, placed them on abbreviated school days, and assigned them to homebound instruction. “Students with disabilities, like all students, belong in classrooms where they can learn — not locked away or otherwise segregated from their peers. Under the settlement agreement, the school district will take proactive steps to ensure that its practices do not discriminate against students with disabilities. Enforcement of Title II of the ADA in schools is a priority of the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department.
justice.govIvy League cancels winter sports because of COVID-19
The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including mens and womens basketball. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)The Ivy League became the first Division I conference this year to cancel all winter sports, including men’s and women’s basketball. That's still well below the peak of about 2,200 deaths per day in late April,The Ivy League has tried to be in front of the virus. The Ivy League announcement affects not just basketball, but wrestling, indoor track and field, swimming, fencing and other sports. Also, Conference USA announced Rice at Louisiana Tech scheduled for Saturday had been postponed because of COVID-19 issues with La Tech.
Support small businesses with gift cards but know the risks
Dean Smith (center) with Shannon Leedy (right) and Joanne Farrugia (left) at their JaZams toy store in Princeton, New Jersey. During the coronavirus pandemic, gift cards are nothing short of a lifeline for some small businesses. "It would be a heck of a lot of gift cards." For the most part, sales of gift cards go straight to a business' bottom line, which is invaluable in a time of turmoil. What people do with those gift cards after purchasing them is another story.
cnbc.comEli Lilly lowers insulin costs as coronavirus crisis deepens
A box of Eli Lilly & Co. Humalog brand insulin delivery devices are arranged for a photograph at a pharmacy in Princeton, Illinois. Drugmaker Eli Lilly said on Tuesday it has capped the out-of-pocket cost for insulin to $35 per month to help diabetes patients across the United States, many of whom are facing financial difficulties due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, patients with government insurance such as Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Part D or any State Patient or Pharmaceutical Assistance Program are not eligible for the scheme, Lilly said. Individuals with high-deductible health insurance plans often face thousands of dollars of out-of-pocket costs before their insurance starts paying. Major insulin makers Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk have lowered the costs of their diabetes drugs to counter heavy criticism from lawmakers and patients.
cnbc.comJuul is halting sales of its fruit-flavored pods in Canada
Menthol pods for Juul Labs Inc. e-cigarettes are displayed for sale at a store in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. Juul is temporarily halting production of its fruity nicotine vaping products in Canada, the e-cigarette maker confirmed to CNBC on Tuesday. The company had already halted the sale of its flavors in the U.S. in November, excluding menthol, Virginia tobacco and classic tobacco, amid scrutiny over a surge in teen use. The change comes as Juul faces mounting litigation and scrutiny over a surge in teen vaping. Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration issued a ban on most fruit- and mint-flavored nicotine vaping products in an effort to curb a surge in teen use.
cnbc.comThe FDA bans most fruit- and mint-flavored nicotine vaping products to curb teen use
The Food and Drug Administration is banning most fruit- and mint-flavored nicotine vaping products in an effort to curb a surge in teen use, the agency said Thursday. More than half of teenagers who vape use Juul e-cigarettes, and its mint pods were the No. Azar said the Trump administration sees the lung illness from vaping as a "separate issue" because most people who are sick are thought by public health officials to have smoked THC-based vaping products. "No child should be using nicotine products," officials repeatedly said on the call Thursday. Trump signed a law in December that prohibited the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco products to people under the age of 21.
cnbc.comMore than half of teens who vape use Juul and its mint pods are No. 1 flavor in high school, new studies show
More than half of teenagers who vape use Juul e-cigarettes, and its mint pods are the No. 1 flavor favored by high school kids, according to two new studies published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Of the approximately 72% of high school students who used flavored e-cigarettes, mint was the most popular flavor. Mango, which Juul recently removed from retailers, was most popular among the 59% of eighth-grade students who use flavored e-cigarettes, according to the research. The researchers noted that mint may have surged in popularity since Juul removed the other flavors from store shelves.
cnbc.comE-cigarette giant Juul suspends sales of all fruity flavors ahead of looming US ban
Juul announced Thursday it is immediately suspending sales of it popular fruity e-cigarette flavors ahead of a Trump administration policy that is expected to remove all flavored e-cigarettes from the market. Juul last year stopped selling its flavored e-cigarettes in retail stores amid pressure from the Food and Drug Administration. Trump administration officials said they would remove all flavored pods, including mint and menthol, leaving only tobacco flavored e-cigarettes on the market. Wells Fargo analysts estimate that flavors, including mint and menthol, represent about 80% of Juul's roughly $3.3 billion in sales over the past year. Correction: This article was updated to correct that it was the Trump administration that called for removing all flavors except tobacco from the market.
cnbc.com2019 Nobel Prize winners
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Austrian author Peter Handke, while the 2018 award, postponed from last year, was given to Polish author Olga Tokarczuk. Handke won the award "for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience." Tokarczuk won the 2018 award "for a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life." Hide Caption
Altria's chance of writing down its Juul investment has 'increased materially,' Fitch says
The chance that Altria writes down the value of its $12.8 billion investment in Juul has "increased materially" amid uncertainty around the e-cigarette industry, Fitch credit analysts say. Altria took a 35% stake in e-cigarette market leader Juul late last year to help offset declining sales in its main business, cigarettes. Altria's stake valued the start-up at $38 billion. "The probability Altria impairs the value of its 35% investment in Juul has increased materially due to considerably diminished and uncertain e-vaping growth prospects," Fitch analysts Bill Densmore and Carla Norfleet Taylor wrote in a note Tuesday. Fitch downgraded Altria's credit ratings two notches to BBB after Altria made the Juul investment because the deal increased Altria's leverage.
cnbc.comEli Lilly confirms probe by New York's Attorney General over insulin prices
A box of Eli Lilly & Co. Humalog brand insulin delivery devices are arranged for a photograph at a pharmacy in Princeton, Illinois. Attorney general offices in Mississippi, Washington D.C., California, Florida, Hawaii, and Nevada are also seeking information on its pricing, Eli Lilly said in the filing. It also received a civil investigative demands from attorney general offices in Washington and New Mexico. Eli Lilly did not respond to requests for comment. Earlier this week, drugmaker Sanofi disclosed that it, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk had received subpoena from New York's AG.
cnbc.comMary Chapin Carpenter performs "Something Tamed Something Wild"
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter struck it big in 1987 with the release of her debut album, "Hometown Girl." Since then, the Princeton, New Jersey native has won five Grammy Awards and sold more than 14 million albums, including four number one singles. Her 14th and latest album, "The Things That We Are Made Of" is just out. She performs her new single, "Something Tamed Something Wild."
cbsnews.comThreats made against Obama's niece at Princeton
Threats made against Obama's niece at Princeton Leslie Robinson, the daughter of Craig Robinson, who is the brother of first lady Michelle Obama, is a freshman forward on Princeton's women's basketball team. Yesterday she received a threatening phone message, which prompted an immediate investigation and led to increased security. The Princeton Tigers had an undefeated season and there have been no security breaches to this point.
cbsnews.comIs your dream college overrated?
Is your dream college overrated? High school seniors will soon learn their futures, as colleges are posting acceptance and rejection letters. New York Times columnist Frank Bruni offers encouraging advice for students who don't get into the likes of Princeton or Stanford. Bruni joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new book, "Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be."
cbsnews.comThree Powerball winners to split $564 million jackpot
Three Powerball winners to split $564 million jackpot Winning tickets for Wednesday's Powerball jackpot were sold in North Carolina, Texas and Puerto Rico. The prize was the fifth-largest lottery payout in U.S. history. Manuel Bojorquez reports from Princeton, Texas, where one winning ticket was sold.
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