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  1. Apr 2025
    1. The NBC News poll surveyed 1,000 registered voters from March 7-11 via a mix of telephone interviews and an online survey sent via text message. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

      This section tells us they surveyed 1,000 registered voters, which we learned in class can be representative of 200 million people.

    1. Matthew Dietz

      Dietz became an editor at WLWT in October of 2022. In this article he is writing in a PR manner because he is using the press conference that Richard Pitino was at today.

    2. ‘Going to build a culture’: Richard Pitino lays out vision for Xavier program

      This metaphor is acting like you can "build a culture" as if it was a physical building. Instead of developing a culture through years of production.

      "Ideas can be built" metaphor

    1. Jon Heath, Broncos Wire

      This comes from the "Broncos Wire" which is a part of USA today.

      Jon Heath has been covering the NFL since 2008 and is currently a manager for the Broncos Wire

    2. Broncos won't sign 6-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman

      This metaphor is acting as if the "Broncos" make the decision to sign players to a contract instead of the GM; the team mascot makes the decision as to who is on the team

      "Mascots are the team" metaphor

  2. Mar 2025
    1. measles

      A respiratory virus that causes rashes and fevers

    2. Nine out of 10 people who are not vaccinated and are exposed to the disease will become ill

      Easily preventable disease with vaccinations

    3. Measles cases are increasing nationally, including outbreaks in Texas and New Mex

      Could be because of the anti-vaccine belief becoming more popular during and after COVID

    4. ASHTABULA CO

      The most north east county in Ohio

    1. Tim Bontemps

      Tim Bontemps is currently a somewhat controversial NBA writer for ESPN, he used Nikola Jokic as an example of players sitting out being a look for the league. The problem is that Jokic is always playing unless he is injured, this take has led Nuggets fans to turn on Tim.

    2. The Celtics' sale also could have an impact on the potential timeline for NBA expansion. For months, sources have said that process wouldn't move forward until there was clarity on Boston's situation, and where this sale price wound up. Now that there is clarity -- and at this kind of number -- the league could revisit that timeline, sources said.

      Now that the NBA has an idea of how much a historic franchise is worth, it gives them a number to base an expansion team off of.

    3. Rob Hale -- a current Celtics owner -- and Bruce A. Beal Jr.

      Rob Hale is a telecommunications company founder and CEO Bruce A. Beal Jr. is the President and partner of Related Companies, which deals with acquisition and construction assets

    4. stunned the basketball world by announcing it would be selling the controlling stake in the franchise after more than two decades of stable ownership of one of the most iconic franchises in North American sports.

      After some research, they sold the team for "estate and family planning considerations"

    5. That price would surpass the $6.05 billion price a group led by Josh Harris paid to buy the NFL's Washington Commanders in 2023 as the most paid for a franchise in North American sports history

      We see this record being broken every time a team is sold, showing us that sports are becoming an ever more valuable part of our world

    6. ESPN's Shams Charania.

      The main NBA insider, extremely reliable and popular