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May 2024
12m 25s

NCAA Agrees to Let Schools Pay Players

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A.M. Edition for May 24. The NCAA has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit with players who were prohibited from earning money from endorsements. It paves the way for schools to pay student athletes directly. Plus, the SEC approves a second crypto ETF. And the WSJ’s David Luhnow on how the UK is preparing for an election of the boring, as two technocrats seek to buck a trend toward populism. Peter Granitz hosts.


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