When Curt Cignetti was hired just more than two years ago, it was considered a smart move by the athletic department, but no one kidded themselves that Indiana was some sort of raucous fan sleeper cell just waiting to be activated.
Thiel, whose Founders Fund invested in a nuclear fuel startup and an advanced reactor company, quizzed the would-be official about deregulation and how to rapidly build more nuclear energy capacity, said sources familiar with the conversation.
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Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
Board members Anita Hanna and Christine Lensing quizzed Figueroa on why his department could not find enough teachers locally.
But the fiscally moderate governor generally has decried such accounting maneuvers, urging lawmakers to make tough choices to keep spending within the budget and under cap limits.
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
The stops sparked widespread protests in California and many people decried them, saying they were based on racial profiling.
The former South Carolina guard was drafted by the Indiana Fever on Monday, April 13, meaning Johnson and Clark will now be teammates, three years after the former Iowa star taunted Johnson by refusing to defend her in the national semifinal game.
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Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Having failed to secure a ticket, I was taunted with pitying one-upmanship by acquaintances who had had more success.
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