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‎Michigan dismissed head coach Sherrone Moore on Wednesday after a university investigation found credible evidence that he engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a staff member. The dismissal was followed by Moore being detained by police and held at the Washtenaw County Jail. ‎ Michigan fires head coach Sherrone Moore for violating university policy as police detain him during an active assault investigation with no charges filed. ‎Luke Hales/Getty Images ‎ ‎Police officers were dispatched earlier Wednesday to the home of a female Michigan football staffer at 4:10 p.m., according to police dispatch records. Officers were also sent to Moore’s residence. He was detained in Saline as part of an alleged assault investigation, according to the Pittsfield Township Police Department. No charges have been filed, and the investigation remains active. Authorities have not released further details. ‎ ‎Athletic director Warde Manuel confirmed Moore’s removal in a statement, ci...

‎A new video from New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani outlines key immigrant rights following a recent ICE raid in Manhattan. The video was posted days after federal agents conducted an operation on Canal Street near Chinatown. ‎ Zohran Mamdani releases video on immigrant rights after Manhattan ICE raid, stressing limits on ICE authority and protections for New Yorkers. ‎Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images ‎ ‎A central message in Mamdani’s announcement focused on the city’s immigrant population, stating, “We can all stand up to ICE if you know your rights.” He noted that individuals in the United States may choose not to speak to immigration agents, may record interactions without interfering, and may refuse entry to private areas unless presented with a judicial warrant signed by a judge. ‎ ‎The video explains that “ICE is legally allowed to lie to you, but you have the right to remain silent.” Mamdani also advised that anyone being detained may ask, “Am I free to go?” u...

‎A personal loan provides a lump sum from a lender, repaid over months or years through fixed monthly installments. The funds may be deposited directly into your account or sent to creditors if used for debt consolidation. Each payment includes a portion of the principal and interest. ‎ Thinking about applying for a personal loan? Here are the five key requirements lenders review, including credit score, debt-to-income ratio, income verification, and collateral for secured loans. Getty Images ‎What Influences Monthly Loan Payments ‎ ‎Loan payments depend on the amount borrowed, the repayment term, and the interest rate you qualify for. Borrowers can typically request loan amounts ranging from $1,000 to $100,000. Personal loans may be used for various legal expenses, and some lenders release funds as quickly as the same day. ‎ ‎Five Personal Loan Requirements to Know ‎ ‎1. Debt-to-Income Ratio (DTI) ‎ ‎Lenders review your debt-to-income ratio to understand how much of your g...

‎Americans’ views on the value of higher education have shifted dramatically as rising tuition, heavy student loan debt, and job-market uncertainty turn college into a significant financial risk. ‎ ‎A recent NBC News poll reported that 63% of registered voters believe a four-year degree is “not worth the cost because people often graduate without specific job skills and with a large amount of debt.” The figure represents a major shift from 47% in 2017 and 40% in 2013. ‎ ‎U.S. voters increasingly say a four-year degree isn’t worth the cost as high tuition, student debt, AI disruption, and rising unemployment reshape views. ‎Andy Kropa/Getty Images ‎ ‎Support for the belief that a degree is “worth the cost because people have a better chance to get a good job and earn more money over their lifetime” fell to 33%, compared to 49% in 2017 and 53% in 2013. ‎ ‎Americans who hold college degrees also reversed course, with only 46% now saying a degree is worth the price, compared wi...

‎Tom Stoppard, the award-winning British playwright and screenwriter, has died at the age of 88, according to his talent agency United Agents. The agency confirmed that he passed away peacefully at his home in Dorset, surrounded by family. ‎ ‎British playwright Tom Stoppard has died at 88. United Agents confirms the Oscar-winning “Shakespeare in Love” writer passed away peacefully at home. ‎Matt Humphrey ‎ ‎Stoppard, born in Czechoslovakia, built an influential career that spanned stage and screen. His most recent recognition came with the 2023 Tony Award for “Leopoldstadt,” a play that earned widespread critical attention for its craftsmanship and impact. ‎ ‎Stoppard gained major international prominence through his screenplay for the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love, co-written with Marc Norman, which won an Academy Award. The success of the film established his influence within both theatre and cinema. ‎ ‎United Agents highlighted Stoppard’s creative legacy in a statement p...

‎Two young founders who met in high school in Michigan declined a multimillion-dollar offer from Elon Musk after building an experimental AI model that caught the attention of researchers across leading U.S. universities. Their early work on a small large-language model named OpenChat set the stage for what would become a new brain-inspired AI architecture capable of outperforming systems from OpenAI, Anthropic, and DeepSeek on reasoning benchmarks. ‎ ‎Two Gen Z founders built a brain-inspired AI that beat OpenAI and Anthropic on key reasoning tests after turning down a multimillion-dollar offer from Elon Musk. ‎Fortune Brainstorm AI, Singapore ‎ ‎William Chen and Guan Wang created OpenChat using a limited set of high-quality conversations instead of the massive internet-scale datasets used by most large-language models. They paired this data strategy with reinforcement learning, enabling the model to refine its behavior through rewards and penalties. Their work stood out a...