Day: December 20, 2024

The US is hours away from a government shutdown, while lawmakers scramble to find an agreement on a funding bill. The Federal Reserve’s go-to inflation gauge ticked up less than expected last month. American officials are in Syria, while US military forces continue airstrikes on ISIS targets in the country. President Joe Biden is set to approve more student debt relief. Plus, researchers say they’re discovered dozens of new species in northwestern Peru. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This weekend, the 2024 College Football Playoff kicks off, featuring more teams, more storylines and a lot more money than ever before. Today on the show, how we got to this moment in college sports, and what could be next. Read more: In 2021, amateur athletes won the right to profit off sponsorships using their name, image and likeness or 9NIL). Now, some college football players are able to ink million-dollar endorsement deals with shoe brands and insurance companies. This has led to sweeping changes in college athletics from how players are recruited to whom teams play against. Guest host Ava Wallace talks to sports columnist Jerry Brewer and Jesse Dougherty, a reporter covering the business of college sports. They talk about the development of NIL, how conference realignment shaped the 2024 season and what the future could hold for amateur athletics. Today’s show was produced by Lucas Trevor and edited by Maggie Penman. It was mixed by Ted Muldoon.

This weekend, the 2024 College Football Playoff kicks off, featuring more teams, more storylines and a lot more money than ever before. Today on the show, how we got to this moment in college sports, and what could be next. Read more: In 2021, amateur athletes won the right to profit off sponsorships using their name, image and likeness or 9NIL). Now, some college football players are able to ink million-dollar endorsement deals with shoe brands and insurance companies. This has led to sweeping changes in college athletics from how players are recruited to whom teams play against. Guest host Ava Wallace talks to sports columnist Jerry Brewer and Jesse Dougherty, a reporter covering the business of college sports. They talk about the development of NIL, how conference realignment shaped the 2024 season and what the future could hold for amateur athletics. Today’s show was produced by Lucas Trevor and edited by Maggie Penman. It was mixed by Ted Muldoon.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports on a migrant tragedy in the Greece sector of the Mediterranean.

AP correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on a child car seat recall.

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports an organization in Australia has given French rape vicitm Gisèle Pelicot a lovely scarf designed by a First Nations older woman and depicting the story of healing.

The downward tend continues on Wall Street.