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Two Texas Tech basketball players were named to the all-conference team Sunday.Sophomore guards Pop Isaacs and Darrion Williams were each selected to the All-Big 12 third team by a vote of the league's coaches. Isaacs and Williams helped this year's Red Raiders (22-9, 11-7) finish tied for third in the Big 12 Conference standings.Isaacs leads the team with an average of 16.0 points per game. He was previously named the conference's Player of the Week in January. Williams averaged 11.6 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals per game. The highlight of his season came in Texas Tech's 79-50…
LOS ANGELES (AP) – The red carpet is back at the 96th Academy Awards this year, following last year's champagne color change. Stars paraded around in dazzling costumes, waving to countless photographers and fans. The annual ritual of lights, cameras and fashion got off to an eventful start.Osage singers and dancers made their grand entrance down the steps of the Dolby Theater in colorful traditional costumes. Onlookers could be heard exclaiming, “Wow!” in amazement. Their departure up the stairs, bells wrapped around their knees, was truly musical. Live on the show, they perform their nominated song from “Killers of the…
Last update: March 10, 2024 19:30 EDT | 2 minute read K Bank, a South Korean neobank experiencing rapid growth thanks largely to its cryptocurrency business, plans to make an initial public offering (IPO) bid.Anonymous financial industry sources said on March 10 that K Bank's board had approved the move.Currently, Goal Bank is reportedly aiming to be listed on Korea's KOSPI stock market by the end of this year.K Bank – Korean cryptocurrency success story?According to news outlet Viva100, the company is counting on “expected gains” from the “recent increase in interest in Bitcoin” among South Korean retail investors who…
You're reading Entrepreneur Middle East, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. Saudi Arabia-based B2B construction technology startup BRKZ has raised US$8 million in a Series A round that will be used to deepen its unique capabilities to become more of a one-stop shop for the construction industry in the MENA region. The startup also aims to expand its footprint across Saudi Arabia and the MENA region.The funding round was co-led by London-based multi-stage fund 9900 and Dubai-based early-stage VC firm BECO Capital, and is a joint venture between global investment firm Headquartered in Baltimore and Riyadh-based Aramco. Wa'ed Ventures also…
Marlee Matlin poses for photographer Ryan Slack inside the Hollywood Reporter photo booth at MPTF's Evening Before benefit on March 9. Ryan Slack Oscar nominees, presenters, and even Hollywood heavyweights supported the Motion Picture and Television Foundation in its 22nd annual philanthropy, dubbed “The Night Before,” raising more than $4.3 million on Saturday night. collected. The special event was co-chaired by Sterling K. Brown and Ryan Michelle Baté, America Ferrera and Ryan Piers-Williams, and Jodie Foster and Paul Giamatti. Funds raised at this event will benefit industry members who will benefit from MPTF's philanthropic programs and services, including financial assistance,…
For Katie Douglas, sports have always been part of her professional life. “My time at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce was actually an outlier in my career,” she said. Douglas served as vice president of marketing for the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce for three and a half years. Sports also played a big role in her work at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. “Fort Worth has become a big sports town, or maybe I should say bigger,” she says. Mr. Douglas, 45, a San Antonio native, started his own agency, Douglas SPLY, last year to provide marketing…
downward angle icon An icon in the shape of a downward facing corner. Several states are considering legislation to abolish daylight saving time. Albert Geer/Reuters Almost every state is considering ending daylight saving time.States cannot switch to permanent daylight saving time until federal law changes.Federal legislation to eliminate daylight saving time has already been passed by the Senate, but awaits a vote in the House. Americans are tired of losing an hour of sleep each year due to daylight saving time.Lawmakers in nearly every state have considered legislation to abolish daylight saving time since 2019, according to a report from…
Downtown Chicago's office market has been in decline for the past few months, made worse by record high vacancy rates and rising borrowing costs. This crisis has caused anxiety about what will happen next. City leaders are pushing ahead with a $1 billion program aimed at helping building owners convert vacant properties into residential buildings. However, the program has not received significant attention as it faces the same challenges plaguing the broader market and efforts to accelerate and scale transformation have yet to materialize. Against this backdrop, the situation is further complicated by the ongoing turmoil surrounding Mayor Brandon Johnson's…
The Flats – Five days of high-hitting and great pitching led Georgia Tech baseball to a quick 18-2 run-rule victory over Youngstown State on Sunday afternoon at Mac Neese Baseball Park at Russ Chandler Stadium. , achieved a complete victory.The Yellow Jackets (11-4) had 15 hits (only three of which were extra-base hits) and scored 18 points, while the Penguins (0-14) were held to a two-run home run and six hits overall.RHP Logan McGuire (1-0) Started and pitched 5.0 innings, allowing six hits, only a two-run home run, and striking out five. Red shirt freshman RHP Riley Stanford and RHP…
Bitcoin (BTC) is reaching a point in the market cycle that has historically coincided with significant price corrections, according to closely watched analysts. In a new video update on YouTube, pseudonymous analyst Recto Capital tells his 63,500 subscribers that roughly two to four weeks before the Bitcoin halving, miners' BTC rewards will be cut in half and the main He said that crypto assets have entered the “danger zone” and will be in a dangerous situation. For retracement pricing. Recto Capital said: “Well, from 28 days to 14 days before the halving is a kind of danger zone. This could…