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Miami Herald
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Miami Herald
North Carolina has two HBCUs on 2025-2026 schedule
North Carolina has officially announced its 2025–2026 non-conference men's basketball schedule, which includes two matchups against in-state HBCUs - Winston-Salem State and North Carolina Central. The Tar Heels will host Winston-Salem State on October 29 in an exhibition game, followed by a regular season contest against North Carolina Central on November 14. The games continue a meaningful tradition of North Carolina engaging with HBCUs, highlighting the state's rich basketball history and cultural connections. The Tar Heels last played Winston-Salem State to open the 2019–2020 season, earning a 96–61 win. That WSSU team would go on to win the CIAA championship under head coach Cleo Hill Jr., proving itself as one of the top programs in Division II HBCU basketball. North Carolina's last contest against North Carolina Central came during the pandemic-impacted 2020–2021 season. Despite being heavily favored, UNC had to battle for a 73–69 win over the Eagles, showcasing the competitive edge of HBCU programs even against traditional basketball powerhouses. This year's matchups hold special resonance for UNC head coach Hubert Davis. A native of Winston-Salem, Davis has personal ties to HBCUs - his father played at Johnson C. Smith University, a fellow CIAA member alongside WSSU. In 2022, Davis received the Clarence "Big House" Gaines Coach of the Year award, named in honor of the legendary WSSU head coach and Naismith Hall of Famer. These games provide valuable exposure and experience for HBCUs while giving North Carolina a chance to honor its connections to Black college basketball culture. For WSSU and NCCU, the opportunity to compete in Chapel Hill adds another layer of visibility and challenge for their respective programs. As UNC prepares for another season with national expectations, these early-season contests against HBCUs will serve as both a competitive tune-up and a celebration of North Carolina's deep basketball roots across all divisions. The post North Carolina has two HBCUs on 2025-2026 schedule appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
Chicago Tribune
a day ago
- Climate
- Chicago Tribune
Route 66: In St. Louis, a deadly twister crosses a long-standing divide
ST. LOUIS — There was no warning siren, only the sudden sound of what seemed at first like a locomotive speeding through her neighborhood a mile off Route 66. Lea Davis heard trees snapping. Glass shattering. The front door to her 122-year-old two-flat slammed open and shut. Open and shut. She thought to grab her partner, Reginald, who is blind, and run to the basement, but figured they might not make it in time. They could take shelter in the closet, she thought, or the bathtub. 'You didn't have much time to think,' Davis, 55 remembered of that May 16 afternoon. 'The only thing I could say was: Jesus, please save us. Please help us.' Three minutes later, the rising cacophony silenced. Davis walked to the front door to survey the remains of her Fountain Park neighborhood. 'As you can see, that's not very far away,' Davis said on a recent Thursday in June, pointing to a nearby pile of bricks that once formed the steeple at Centennial Christian Church, where her friend, 74-year-old Patricia Penelton, took her last breaths. 'It could have been us. Any of us.' The EF3 tornado that tore through Davis' neighborhood, its winds topping 150 miles per hour, cut a 23-mile path northeast across St. Louis and into southern Illinois. Five people in St. Louis were killed. Dozens more were injured. Thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged. A month later, the extent of damage and slow pace of recovery have once again put a spotlight on this city's long-standing racial and socioeconomic demarcation known as the 'Delmar Divide,' named for a main east-west artery called Delmar Boulevard that closely parallels a stretch of an early Route 66 alignment. South of Delmar is largely home to white residents. Neighborhoods to the north, like Fountain Park, are largely home to Black residents. 'The great Delmar Divide has been synonymous with all of the state, local (and) federal funding going to projects, plans, development, all south of Delmar Boulevard,' said north side native Cheryl Nelson, 61. 'Under numerous administrations, the north side of St. Louis has been devastated.' Nelson's friend and co-worker, Justina Cramer, said her rental home in the O'Fallon neighborhood first sustained brick and roof damage. The initial repair estimate came in at $50,000. While she and others waited for help from the local, state and federal government, the condition of her 109-year-old home deteriorated. Twice, she said, the blue tarp meant to protect her roof blew away in severe weather. The ensuing water damage caused portions of her ceiling to collapse. Her kitchen cabinets fell from the walls. Two weeks after the tornado, President Donald Trump approved Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe's request for federal assistance, local media reported. 'Now we're dealing with: Do FEMA or don't do FEMA?' said Cramer, 43. 'They're not paying much.' Cramer is staying with her daughter for the time being. Some of her neighbors, she said, are living in tents in their front yards, in part to guard their homes against thieves looking to swipe copper wiring or historic St. Louis red bricks. 'I'm going to stay rooted in St. Louis city,' she said. 'Where we go from here is not a monetary value. It's not a building. It's a community effort and us being there for each other because St. Louis city was not there for us.' Over in the Fountain Park neighborhood, an orange sticker on Davis' front door marks that her home has been condemned. An electric company technician recently came and asked if she wanted the lights turned back on. But with water seeping from light switches on the wall, she knew that would likely start an electrical fire. Davis and her partner moved in with her son, for now. A man who lived in her building set up a tent on the front lawn. She wants to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency relief funds but needs to replace her identification card, which was lost in the storm. And to do that, she needs a copy of her birth certificate. 'I don't know how we come back from this one,' she said. Across the street sits the neighborhood's namesake park, with its fountain and an empty granite pedestal where a bronze statue of Martin Luther King Jr. — reportedly the only King statue in the state — was felled by the storm. The day of the tornado, members of the Party for Socialism and Liberation's St. Louis chapter came out to help with cleanup. Other nonprofit groups soon joined and have had a daily presence in the park ever since. They've provided food, water, ice, clothing, basic medical care, art therapy, acupuncture. Their effort has been renamed the 314 Oasis. On that Thursday in June, Dr. LJ Punch and another volunteer filled small vials with lavender oil — aroma therapy for care kits. Nearby, a man sat in a chair under a tent providing much-needed shade from the summer sun. About a month before the tornado, Punch's nonprofit, Power4STL, learned it lost a roughly $1 million federal Department of Justice grant as part of the Trump administration's federal funding cuts. The 314 Oasis effort is currently without funding, he said. 'This is a moment of faith, to figure this out,' Punch said. 'I just don't think you can do this and then stop.' Recently, representatives from FEMA reached out to Punch, he said, and asked if they could use one of 314 Oasis' tents to help connect neighborhood residents to aid. 'When FEMA wants to borrow one of your tents, you say 'yes' because you want them here,' he said, pausing to let the irony of the moment sink in.
USA Today
a day ago
- Sport
- USA Today
UNC star signs deal right after NBA Draft
RJ Davis has found a new home North Carolina guard RJ Davis went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft this week but it didn't take long for him to find a new home. The former ACC Player of the Year will continue his basketball career, signing a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers shortly after the draft. It was one of the first deals announced by reporters as Billy Reinhardt first broke the news. Despite Davis not being drafted, it shows that there was some legit interest in him by a team like the Lakers as they moved quickly to sign him. In five years with North Carolina, Davis averaged 15.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 41.8 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from the three-point line. That includes a 2023-24 season in which he averaged 21.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game while winning the ACC Player of the Year award and leading UNC to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Davis started 10 games as a freshman, coming in as a four-star recruit in a big recruiting class for UNC. He took over the starting job as a point guard in his sophomore season and was a starter the rest of the way in the Tar Heels' backcourt. Now, Davis will have the chance to impress the Lakers in the NBA Summer League and earn a roster spot. The Summer League begins in July. Follow us @TarHeelsWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of North Carolina Tar Heels news, notes and opinions.
Miami Herald
2 days ago
- Business
- Miami Herald
Protagonist Therapeutics to Host Conference Call to Announce an Oral Obesity Development Candidate
Webcast and conference call to be held on Monday, June 30th at 4:30 pm ET, dial in information below NEWARK, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2025 / Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. ("Protagonist" or the "Company") today announced that the company will host a conference call and webcast to announce its oral obesity development candidate and to share in vitro and pre-clinical proof-of-concept study results. Conference Call and Webcast DetailsThe dial-in numbers for Protagonist's investor update on Monday, June 30th at 4:30 pm ET are: US-based Investors: 1-877-407-0752International Investors: 1-201-389-0912Conference Call ID: 13754335 The webcast link for the event can be found here: A replay of the presentation will be available on the Company's Investor Relations Events and Presentations webpage following the event. About ProtagonistProtagonist Therapeutics is a discovery through late-stage development biopharmaceutical company. Two novel peptides derived from Protagonist's proprietary discovery platform are currently in advanced Phase 3 clinical development, with New Drug Application submissions to the FDA potentially in 2025. Icotrokinra (formerly, JNJ-2113) is a first-in-class investigational targeted oral peptide that selectively blocks the Interleukin-23 receptor ("IL-23R") which is licensed to J&J Innovative Medicines ("JNJ"), formerly Janssen Biotech, Inc. Following icotrokinra's joint discovery by Protagonist and JNJ scientists pursuant to the companies' IL-23R collaboration, Protagonist was primarily responsible for development of icotrokinra through Phase 1, with JNJ assuming responsibility for development in Phase 2 and beyond. Rusfertide, a mimetic of the natural hormone hepcidin, is currently in Phase 3 development for the rare blood disorder polycythemia vera (PV). Rusfertide is being co-developed and will be co-commercialized with Takeda Pharmaceuticals pursuant to a worldwide collaboration and license agreement entered in 2024 under which the Company remains primarily responsible for development through NDA filing. The Company also has a number of pre-clinical stage oral drug discovery programs addressing clinically and commercially validated targets, including IL-17 oral peptide antagonist PN-881, oral hepcidin program, and oral obesity program. More information on Protagonist, its pipeline drug candidates and clinical studies can be found on the Company's website at Investor Relations ContactCorey Davis, Advisors+1 212 915 2577cdavis@ Media ContactVirginia Amann, Founder/CEOENTENTE Network of Companies+1 833 500 0061 ext 1virginiaamann@ SOURCE: Protagonist Therapeutics
CNBC
2 days ago
- General
- CNBC
Use the '25 1-minute parenting rule' to get your kids to open up: 'You can learn something and not overload' them, psychologist says
It can be tough to get kids to talk to you about what's bothering them, but it can be less difficult if you have shorter, consistent conversations with them, says child psychologist J. Timothy Davis. When your child is experiencing issues like challenges at school or difficulty expressing their emotions, Davis suggests the "25 1-minute parenting rule": Brief chats about an issue over time, instead of one long conversation about the topic. It can be even more effective for communicating with boys, he says. "What I found over the years of working with kids and parents is if you break a big conversation down into little chunks where you learn something, that then becomes the start of the next conversation," says Davis, author of "Challenging Boys: A Proven Plan for Keeping Your Cool and Helping Your Son Thrive." "You can get to where you want to go ultimately, but just in a way that's going to be much more successful." Having lengthy discussions with children can overload them and cause them to get emotionally overwhelmed, he explains. This can be especially true when they're younger and more prone to losing focus. Your talks don't have to be exactly one-minute long, but sticking to three to eight minutes is a good rule of thumb, Davis says. Spacing out the conversations throughout the day or week allows you and your child to process the emotions that may come up before you reconvene. "Sometimes you might start a conversation with your kid, and they're really opening up, and it's going great. You've got to override the urge to try to maximize the moment," Davis says. "That's the moment where you really want to tune in to their emotions to make sure that you don't take it too far [and] make it a negative experience. It's better to end with less on the table and everybody feeling good than to have squeezed every possible bit of openness out of that one interaction." Consider these three things when you're trying the 25 1-minute parenting rule: Let's say you received an email about your child not turning in their math assignments, Davis says. Here's an example of how you can use this format to get your kid to open up to you about it. Parent: "I got an email from your teacher saying you haven't been turning in some math assignments. What's up?" Child: "Math is stupid. Can I go?" From this first chat, you can gauge that your child may be having a difficult time with math and may feel uncomfortable with it. A follow-up could be: Parent: "Hey, I've been thinking about what you said about math being stupid. I can remember math being pretty hard sometimes." Child: "Yeah, she makes you show your work." From those two short discussions alone, you would be able to learn that your child doesn't struggle with math but struggles to understand why showing their work is necessary. This approach is much better than chastising your child about not turning in their assignments because you get to the root of the problem. With "these low-stress, little conversations, you can learn something and not overload your kids, so you're creating a positive association to opening up rather than a negative," Davis says.
