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Jalon Daniels can 'learn and grow' as Kansas' quarterback as training camp opens | KUsports.com Mobile
"I definitely feel more comfortable," Daniels said last month at Big 12 football media days.

Big 12, BIG EAST extend annual college hoops series | KUsports.com Mobile
The defending national champion Jayhawks are slated to play host to Seton Hall on Dec. 1 this season in their fourth game in the clash with the BIG EAST.

32 Days Until Kansas Football: Video Game All-Stars - Hasan Defense - Blue Wings Rising
The return of the NCAA Football video game is scheduled for next summer, and that gives us the perfect opportunity to highlight some players that didn't get an opportunity to appear in the series during it's hiatus.

Eraser Dust

Why the language on the Kansas abortion ballot is so confusing | Kansas | The Guardian
But this election may not be an accurate picture, because the text on the ballot is so hard to understand clearly. Republicans in the state legislature wrote the language on the ballot last year, and ever since experts have argued it is purposefully confusing and misleading.

Biden: Killing of al-Qaida leader is long-sought 'justice' | AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri was killed in a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, an operation he said delivered justice and hopefully “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.

Trump baffles GOP by endorsing ‘Eric’ in the Missouri Senate primary — a race with three Erics
Former President Donald Trump injected some last-minute confusion ahead of Missouri's Senate primary on Tuesday by endorsing "ERIC" in a Monday night statement.

Eric who? Former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens? State Attorney General Eric Schmitt? Or maybe even little-known Eric McElroy?

Watch entire restaurant sing and clap 'Wonderwall' to Noel Gallagher in Ibiza
The clip, which you can view below, shows the former Oasis chief having dinner with his family before a DJ drops the famous track.

Staff and diners then start clapping and singing the song to an embarrassed Gallagher, who eventually shows his appreciation with his own clap.

Blistering heatwave suspected in 14 Oregon deaths | Oregon | The Guardian
Oregon authorities are investigating four additional deaths potentially linked to last week’s scorching heat wave, bringing the total number of suspected hyperthermia deaths to 14.

Woman dies after falling through skylight onto gym floor | KECI
A 20-year-old woman has died after falling through a skylight and onto the floor of a high school gymnasium, police in Columbia Falls said.

The woman and two others were on the roof of the gym at Columbia Falls High School at about 2:25 a.m. Sunday when the woman fell, police said in a statement.

Snappy’s camera captures family of Canada geese | Daily Inter Lake
Although initially installed in early 2015 to offer Montanans a small window into the activities of the local osprey population, the osprey camera at Snappy Sports Senter has outperformed expectations by capturing other noble birds such as eagles, hawks and now a gaggle of Canada geese.

Beyoncé will change an ableist lyric in 'Renaissance' : NPRN
On the album's 11th track, "Heated," which features Beyoncé and Drake among its writers, is the word "spaz," a term that disability activists have called an ableist slur.

ASA Shares Largest-Ever Image Of Andromeda Galaxy, Internet Calls It "Extraordinarily Beautiful"
American space agency NASA on Sunday shared the "largest-ever" image assembled of the Andromeda galaxy by the Hubble Space Telescope. The picture was captured seven years ago and it is the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic neighbour.

Scientists baffled as Earth spins faster than usual
Scientists have been left baffled after discovering the Earth is spinning faster than normal — making days shorter than usual.

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