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College football powers Ohio State, Notre Dame have evolved

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJan 19, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year ATLANTA — “Think traditionally, but without traditional thinking.” Those were the words of Ross Bjork, the still-new Ohio State athletic director during the Saturday morning […]

Politics

Top Senator Warns New Surveillance Powers Will “Inevitably Be Misused” by Trump

After campaigning on a pledge to retaliate against his political enemies, Donald Trump will get expanded spying powers when he returns to the White House next month. Congress granted surveillance agencies sweeping new authority in April, under pressure from the Biden administration. Civil liberties experts warned that the measure, tacked on as an amendment to the […]

Technology

Congress Again Fails to Limit Scope of Spy Powers in New Defense Bill

The US Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Wednesday after congressional leaders earlier this month stripped the bill of provisions designed to safeguard against excessive government surveillance. The “must-pass” legislation now heads to President Joe Biden for his expected signature. The Senate’s 85–14 vote cements a major expansion of a controversial US […]

Science

Sols 4386-4388: Powers of Ten

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Technology

Tune In to the Healing Powers of a Decent Playlist

Beliefs and practices about music’s ability to heal the mind, body, and spirit date back to the Upper Paleolithic period, about 20,000 years ago. Music was widely used by shamans and other healers to treat a variety of ailments, from mental disorders to injuries and illness. Only recently have we separated healing and music; we […]