NCAA Payday, Medal of Honor, and The Return Of The Fatberg

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Payday for College Athletes

The NCAA\'s governing body recommended allowing student-athletes to benefit from use of their image and likeness yesterday, a dramatic break from the organization\'s historically rigid stance on compensating college athletes. The unanimous vote may upend the multibillion dollar college sports landscape - depending on implementation - with talented athletes potentially gravitating toward institutions capable of marketing them as high-profile stars. The decision avoids a collision between the NCAA and the state of California, which passed a bill earlier this month allowing student-athletes attending state universities to accept endorsement deals. The NCAA, with nearly 1,200 schools, has long been criticized for monetizing students\' abilities while limiting their benefits to a scholarship and cost-of-living stipend. Officials must now figure out how to implement the rule changes in a manner consistent with the college model by January 2021.

Lebanese Prime Minister Resigns

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said he would step down yesterday amid ongoing protests against the country\'s political elite. The news deepens Lebanon\'s political crisis and comes as the nation faces its worst economic crisis in nearly three decades, with a top finance official saying the country is on the verge of economic collapse ($$, Bloomberg) after the protests caused banks to close for weeks. The so-called October Revolution was sparked in large part by a range of austerity measures imposed by the government, including a tax on the popular messaging platform WhatsApp. His resignation creates an unpredictable political situation as Hariri was supported by the militant Islamist group Hezbollah, largely due to his role as a trusted intermediary for desperately needed international aid from the West and other Gulf states.

Snap Elections in the UK

One day after prospects dimmed, the United Kingdom\'s opposition Labour Party backed a call to hold early general national elections in December. The move, pushed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, offers a chance for voters to reseat the legislature and is designed to break an impasse at the end of a three-year saga to remove Britain from the European Union. Johnson navigated a renegotiated Brexit package to Parliament where it stalled without a final up or down vote. He believes a general election would deliver his Conservative Party a majority of seats, allowing him to pass the package ahead of a newly extended Jan. 31 deadline. Labour Party officials - despite trailing by double-digits in current polls - believe a strong campaign could deliver a mandate for their goal to hold another national referendum. That outcome would give British voters another chance to decide whether to leave or remain in the EU. Voters chose to leave in a 2016 referendum 52-48%.

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NCAA Payday, Medal of Honor, and The Return Of The Fatberg