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CFP players to watch, key to the game: SMU at Penn State
SMU got the nod as the last team in the playoff over Alabama.Yahoo Sports - 1h -
13 billionaires will make Trump's administration the richest ever. So who are they?
President-elect Donald Trump has assembled the wealthiest presidential administration in modern history, with at least 13 billionaires set to take top government posts.ABC News - 3h -
Giving Pledge Group, Led by Gates and Buffett, Removes Billionaire Accused of Fraud
Arif Naqvi, founder of the Abraaj Group, a Dubai-based private equity firm that collapsed in 2018, was indicted by U.S. prosecutors in 2019.The New York Times - 4h -
When the mission calls for a big sports upgrade, Utah enlists a billionaire
Major recruitment for BYU basketball is just one of several deals bearing the billionaire's fingerprints.ESPN - 23h -
'Oh, s---, here come all the billionaires': How SMU came back from the dead
The Mustangs received the NCAA's "death penalty" in 1987. But a group of boosters is determined to return the program to glory.ESPN - 1d -
SMU's Lashlee: End 'terrible' Dec. portal window
SMU coach Rhett Lashlee suggested the December portal window should be eliminated, decrying that players have to decide whether to transfer or play in the College Football Playoff. SMU's foe in the ...ESPN - 18h -
Billionaire Reid Hoffman: Odds of Trump retaliation 'greater than 50 percent'
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman said he believes President-elect Trump will likely come after him for supporting Vice President Harris's presidential campaign. “I think that there's a greater ...The Hill - 21h -
UK government approves $4.6-billion takeover of Royal Mail by a Czech billionaire
Britain’s government has approved the sale of Royal Mail’s parent company to a Czech billionaire, paving the way for the postal service to pass into foreign ownership for the first time in its ...ABC News - 2d -
Royal Mail takeover by Czech billionaire approved
The £3.6bn deal by Daniel Kretinsky is cleared after agreeing "legally binding" undertakings.BBC News - 2d -
What Billionaire Frank McCourt Would Actually Do With TikTok
Frank McCourt says his bid for TikTok is part of a broader mission to move millions of people to healthier online platforms. “I compare this to large-scale, human physical migration.”Wired - 5d -
Can billionaire media moguls be trusted in Trump’s America? | Emily Bell
The new gatekeepers use ‘trust’ to discredit the press and talk about removing bias with AI - distracting us from their own shift to the right. If we want to know what news organisations will look ...The Guardian - 5d -
TikTok's Future in the US Is Unclear. We Check Back in With the Billionaire Who Wants to Save It
Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has been talking about buying TikTok since earlier this year. The long shot is getting shorter.Wired - 6d -
Was mocking Musk a mistake? Democrats think about warmer relationship with the billionaire
Democrats had soured on the richest man on the planet. But a few are starting to wonder if that was a mistake.Politico - 6d -
BlackRock’s billionaire bonanza
The asset manager’s acquisition tear makes the leadership succession process more complexFinancial Times - Dec. 11 -
SMU QB Stone, benched in Sept., enters portal
SMU QB Preston Stone, who was replaced by Kevin Jennings after starting the first three games of the season, entered the transfer portal Tuesday but said he will remain with the team through its ...ESPN - Dec. 10 -
Trump's administration set to have unprecedented number of billionaires
Once President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, an unprecedented number of billionaires will make up his incoming administration. Axios national politics reporter Sophia Cai joins "The ...CBS News - Dec. 10 -
Trump promises ‘fully expedited approvals and permits’ to billionaire investors in the US – live
President-elect also promises faster environmental approvals without giving further details in latest sign of billionaire-friendly policies. Art Arthur, a resident fellow at the anti-immigration ...The Guardian - Dec. 10 -
47-year-old billionaire: 'My superpowers' are paranoia, workaholism and micromanaging—'that's worked for me'
Peter Beck's concern around failure often keeps him up at night, but the billionaire says it also helped him build Rocket Lab into a $11 billion company.CNBC - Dec. 9 -
Ant Group gets new CEO as billionaire founder Jack Ma talks up AI in rare appearance
Alibaba and Ant Group co-founder Jack Ma said the AI era over the next 20 years would "exceed everyone's imagination."CNBC - Dec. 9 -
How Steve Cohen wooed Juan Soto to the Mets: Billionaire owner reportedly pitched star with 'personal touch'
Soto has agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract with the MetsCBS Sports - Dec. 9 -
SMU in, but Bama, Miami out in CFP field reveal
Oregon, Georgia, Boise State, Arizona State, Clemson, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Tennessee, Indiana and SMU made the College Football Playoff.ESPN - Dec. 8 -
Billionaires plan overhaul of US news groups as media confronts trust issue
Patrick Soon-Shiong and Jeff Bezos announce efforts to address bias at LA Times and Washington PostFinancial Times - Dec. 8 -
Lashlee: 'Criminal' if SMU left out of playoff mix
SMU coach Rhett Lashlee says it would be "criminal" if his team is left out of the College Football Playoff after a last-second 34-31 loss to Clemson in the ACC championship game.ESPN - Dec. 8 -
How SMU's first season in the ACC became a massive success
Rhett Lashlee's Mustangs have defied all expectations to get within a win of the College Football Playoff.ESPN - Dec. 7 -
Billionaires have been beating the stock market — where they are putting their money now, according to UBS
The world’s wealthy individuals have a pretty decent track record over stocks in the past near decade. They are looking to preserve that wealth in 2025.MarketWatch - Dec. 7 -
SMU's Lashlee: No. 8 ranking affirms CFP inclusion
SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said Friday the Mustangs' No. 8 placement in the latest College Football Playoff rankings is the reason they should make the 12-team field, no matter what happens in the ACC ...ESPN - Dec. 7 -
Elon Musk and the Tech Billionaires Steering Trump’s Transition Team
The involvement of wealthy investors has made this presidential transition one of the most potentially conflict-ridden in modern history.The New York Times - Dec. 7 -
Trump's billionaire Cabinet
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story The billionaires stocking Trump’s next administration President-elect Trump made ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Move Over Elon: Tech Billionaires Make More Inroads in Trump’s Administration—And He’s Even Quoting Them Directly
VC David Sacks will be the White House’s AI and crypto czar, and Trump directly invoked a Marc Andreessen screed while announcing a DOJ appointment.Inc. - Dec. 6 -
Here are the billionaires stocking Trump’s next administration
President-elect Trump has named several billionaires to top roles in his next administration — a combination worth over $360 billion and that includes the world’s richest person. Elon Musk, the ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Democrat Frost slams DOGE: Billionaires 'cosplaying as government officials'
Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) criticized President-elect Trump’s choices to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), saying it’s "two billionaires who are cosplaying as government ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Trump assembling US cabinet of billionaires worth combined $340bn
President-elect tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services. Enough billionaires and multimillionaires have been assembled by Donald Trump ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Billionaire Kylie Jenner shows off her lavish L.A. mansion, including a $12,000 Christian Dior treadmill
Jenner has shared a rare peek inside her $36.5 million mansion in a series of Instagram Stories.MarketWatch - Dec. 5 -
Trump taps billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as next NASA chief
Jared Isaacman is an entrepreneur and veteran private astronaut with strong ties to Elon Musk and his rocket company SpaceX.CBS News - Dec. 4 -
Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped a tech billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk to lead NASAABC News - Dec. 4 -
Trump picks billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA
Donald Trump has picked billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman has flown to space twice on commercial SpaceX missions but has not worked in government.NBC News - Dec. 4 -
Trump taps billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to lead Nasa
Aerospace defense firm founder was first civilian to walk in space and led first flight of all-private crew of astronauts. A billionaire entrepreneur who led the first flight of an all-private ...The Guardian - Dec. 4 -
'Stay off my lawn': ISU, SMU ADs trade CFP barbs
Athletic directors at Iowa State and SMU are in a turf war over the latest College Football Playoff rankings, leading to a "stay off my lawn" moment on social media.ESPN - Dec. 4 -
Trump Picks Warren Stephens, Billionaire Investment Banker, for U.K. Ambassador
Warren Stephens, an investment banker, gave $2 million in 2016 to a group aiming to block Donald J. Trump’s political rise. More recently, he backed Asa Hutchinson, Chris Christie, Mike Pence and ...The New York Times - Dec. 3