Day: March 20, 2025

Celtics reach agreement on record sale price to group led by private equity executive William Chisholm

11:48 pm March 20, 2025

The defending NBA champion Boston Celtics will soon be under new ownership. The franchise’s current ownership group agreed to sell the club to William Chisholm for a record $6.1 billion, agencies representing both sides involved in the sale confirmed to The Associated Press. ESPN and Sportico were among those first reporting the agreement for the […]

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Blue state’s top court strikes down law allowing noncitizens to vote

11:39 pm March 20, 2025

The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, blocked a law on Thursday allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.  A former New York City Council member responded to the ruling by saying it should have been an “open and shut case” and that the law was “embarrassing.” In a court filing by […]

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Video shows arrest of Columbia anti-Israel ringleader Mahmoud Khalil

11:26 pm March 20, 2025

Cellphone video shows the arrest of Columbia University anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil by federal immigration agents. The two-minute clip shows several immigration agents confronting Khalil inside the lobby of his university-owned residence, informing him that he is “going to be under arrest” and ordering him to “stop resisting.” “There’s no need for this,” Khalil replies […]

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CBP shutters San Diego-area processing facility after ‘unprecedented drop in apprehensions’

11:23 pm March 20, 2025

U.S. Customs and Border Protection shut down a migrant processing facility near San Diego, Calif., following an “unprecedented drop in apprehensions.”  The temporary facility in Otay Mesa, which opened in January 2023, had a capacity of around 500 with a primary purpose to “safely and expeditiously process individuals in U.S. Border Patrol custody,” according to […]

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Diabetes risk lowered by eating one surprisingly sweet food, study suggests

11:20 pm March 20, 2025

Mangoes may be linked to lower insulin resistance, a factor involved in the prevention of diabetes, suggests a new study published in the journal Nutrients. Researchers at the Illinois Institute of Technology examined how eating fresh mangoes affected inflammation and insulin sensitivity in overweight and obese adults with low-grade chronic inflammation, as reported by SWNS. […]

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