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Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was fined $14,037 by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct after he fought with Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey last week. Beckham and Humphrey were flagged after they tangled in the third quarter of Cleveland’s 40-25 win. Humphrey, who played Beckham aggressively the entire game, was assessed the same $14,037 fine. The league decided not to levy fines for fighting on both players. First-time offenders are fined $35,096, according to the league’s fine schedule. Humphrey and Beckham began shoving on a running play before grabbing each other’s face masks and going to the ground. Humphrey pinned Beckham and appeared to choke him before being pulled off. Beckham said he will appeal the fine. He'd been fined previously for a fight with ex-Carolina cornerback Josh Norman and could have been fined up to $100,000 for a second offense. Browns center JC Tretter was also fined $14,037 for unsportsmanlike conduct after coming to … [Read more...] about University of Kansas apologizes for Snoop Dogg’s performance

South Dakota billionaire philanthropist T. Denny Sanford will have San Diego-based National University renamed in his honor.Sanford and the university announced Tuesday the school will be renamed Sanford National University. A formal launch is planned next July.Forbes reports Sanford has pledged $350 million to National University. The private, nonprofit school plans to dedicate the money to lowering the cost of college education for working adults, among other goals.Started in 1971, National University offers both online and campus-based programs for adult learners, and has about 28,000 students. Sanford previously donated $150 million to National University System to expand programs that include helping children learn skills in cooperation, communication and tolerance and helping teachers inspire students.In 2015, National University’s school of education was renamed Sanford College of Education. … [Read more...] about National University to become Sanford National University

Universal Orlando is opening a stunt show based on filmgoers’ favorite amnesiac ex-CIA assassin.The Bourne Stuntacular, which opens next spring, is based on the Jason Bourne film franchise that has starred Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner and Julia Stiles.Universal officials said in a news release Tuesday that the show will have stuntpeople performing with high tech props in front of an enormous LED screen that gives the illusion they’re on a globe-trotting chase.The show is opening at Universal Studios Florida in the former location of the Terminator 2: 3-D attraction. … [Read more...] about Universal opening stunt show based on Bourne franchise

Duflo, who was woken up by Goran Hansson, secretary general of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Monday, said that getting the prize ‘‘incredibly humbling.’’ Duflo is only the second woman to win the economics prize, after Elinor Ostrom got it in 2009, and is also the youngest ever to receive the economics award. Officially known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the award wasn’t created by the prize founder, but is considered to be part of the Nobel stable of awards. It was created by Riksbanken, the Swedish central bank, in 1968, and the first winner was selected a year later. With the glory comes a 9 million-kronor ($918,000) cash award, a gold medal and a diploma. Last week, six Nobel prizes were given — medicine, physics and chemistry plus two literature awards, and the coveted Peace Prize. All but the winner of the Peace Prize receive their awards on Dec. 10 — the anniversary … [Read more...] about MIT, Harvard researchers awarded Nobel Prize in Economics

Outside of scant statements and a pair of press conferences early last year — one alongside her boss, Governor Charlie Baker — Gilpin has not directly addressed the still-ongoing federal investigation, detailed where the reforms stand, or laid out a long-term vision for the agency. Gilpin’s approach, according to some observers, isn’t helping the agency’s quest to regain the public’s trust. “You have to be more out there,” said Dennis Galvin, president of the Massachusetts Association for Professional Law Enforcement and a retired State Police major. “She has to open that department up and demonstrate the changes she’s making and explain the changes she’s making so people have a real strong sense something’s being done. “And that hasn’t been happening.” In a statement, State Police spokesman David Procopio praised Gilpin, saying she is a detail-oriented leader who has prioritized running the … [Read more...] about State Police head stays in the shadows amid unrelenting scandals