Oh, I’m gonna miss the whole summer. Don’t worry, boy. When you get a job like me, you’ll miss every summer.
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Dominick Puni, Austin Booker could break a long drought for KU at the NFL Draft this weekend
The NFL Draft is set to begin on Thursday night and two Jayhawks have the chance to do something no other Jayhawk has done in over 10 years — be a day one or day two draft pick. Depending on the mock draft you look at, either of Dominick Puni or Austin Booker could have the chance to achieve that feat.
Date revealed for KU basketball’s game against Creighton
Kansas basketball is set to face a somewhat familiar foe in the Big 12/Big East Challenge this winter. According to a release from the Big 12, KU and Creighton are set to face off in the conference challenge. It will be the third time the two teams have faced off in the last five seasons. The game will take place in Omaha on Wednesday, December 4.
Bill Self says don’t bet against Elmarko Jackson in year two
“He had a good year,” Self said at KU’s end of season banquet, “didn’t blow it out but you wouldn’t want to bet against this kid at all in year two.”
Eraser Dust
US-China talks start with warnings about misunderstandings and miscalculations | AP News
BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Friday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and senior Chinese officials, stressing the importance of “responsibly managing” the differences between the United States and China as the two sides butted heads over a number of contentious bilateral, regional and global issues.
Donald Trump Trial Suddenly Erupts in Shouting
According to Russell Lee, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan said to both the defense and the prosecution that some details of the text messages could be redacted. Trump’s lawyer Emil Bove began speaking about the text messages and said, “This is a text message between Dylan Howard and,” before he was interrupted by the prosecution.
Jerry Seinfeld Says Bridging ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ and ‘Seinfeld’ Finales Helped His Show: ‘We’re in the Conversation Now’
The move was a good one, Jerry Seinfeld told Vanity Fair in a recent interview. “I think we’re in the conversation now for one of the better ones, when we used to be for one of the not-so-good ones,” Seinfeld said.
Mad fer it! The young musicians flying the flag for Britpop | Pop and rock | The Guardian
For some, Britpop was a high point for British guitar music: that time when Blur, Pulp, Suede and Oasis thrilled the world with wit and brio. Others argue it has aged worse than Loaded magazine: blokey, beery, conservative and still clogging up the charts. Indeed, there’s perhaps something a bit dismal about the fact that James and Shed Seven have both had No 1 albums in 2024.
These are the countries where TikTok is already banned
Those fears are reflected in the U.S. bill, which is the culmination of long-held bipartisan fears in Washington that China’s communist leaders could force ByteDance to hand over U.S. user data, or influence Americans by suppressing or promoting certain content. TikTok has long maintained that it doesn’t share data with the Chinese government and its CEO has taken a defiant stance, vowing to fight back.
TikTok will not be sold, Chinese parent ByteDance tells US
“ByteDance doesn’t have any plans to sell TikTok,” the company posted on its official account on Toutiao, a social media platform it owns.
Teddy Roosevelt pays a modern-day visit to Conrad Mansion Museum | Daily Inter Lake
The Conrad Mansion served as the first stop for Roosevelt — ably portrayed by famed historical reenactor Joe Wiegand — in Northwest Montana during a trip that will see him deliver a full-length presentation at Flathead Valley Community College at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Hugh Grant Made an Audition Tape for Tony the Tiger Role in ‘Unfrosted’ That Left Jerry Seinfeld “Stunned”
They started filling out the cast, one by one, and once they got to Grant, they knew he was perfect for the role when he took his character’s lines very seriously. Feresten said the actor even got into character and sent them a homemade iPhone video after he was offered the role.
Federal judge temporarily blocks confusing Montana voter registration law | AP News
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Montana law that appeared to require people to cancel any previous voter registrations before signing up to vote in the state, or risk facing felony charges.
The Best Fast-Food Breakfast Burritos, Tasted and Ranked
Read on to discover which burrito stole the show, ranked in descending order from my least favorite to the absolute best. (See if the number one pick surprises you—it certainly wasn’t what I expected!)
Hero ‘Seinfeld’ Fan Finally Releases Script From Banned Episode ‘The Bet’ | Cracked.com
Thirty-three years ago, the Seinfeld cast and crew collectively abruptly abandoned an unusually dark episode about gun ownership mid-production. Now, thanks to a brave Seinfeld fan who uncovered the long-lost script of “The Bet,” anyone could take a shot at it.