内容摘要：Beyond that, the plot of the novel doesn’t really need much sketching. These are astronauts, after all, willing to risk an awful lot to join the exclusive club of humanity that has ventured into orbit. But are they willing to risk true love? That’s the elevator pitch, and it’s one Laika Studios has already swung at, hiring “Captain Marvel” directors

Beyond that, the plot of the novel doesn’t really need much sketching. These are astronauts, after all, willing to risk an awful lot to join the exclusive club of humanity that has ventured into orbit. But are they willing to risk true love? That’s the elevator pitch, and it’s one Laika Studios has already swung at, hiring “Captain Marvel” directors

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s viewer numbers in the United States and Japan during the first two months of the season have seen double-digit increases, MLB and Nielsen reported Tuesday.ESPN’s coverage is up 22%, averaging 1.74 million viewers. It is the most-watched season on ESPN through the first two months since 2017.

This might be the last year ESPN is carrying baseball after it opted out of its rights deal in February.The MLB Tuesday package on TBS has a 16% increase. Fox Sports is up 10%, averaging 1.84 million viewers per game.Last Saturday night’s 18-2 rout by the Los Angeles Dodgers over the New York Yankees averaged 2.2 million on Fox.

The MLB.TV streaming package has seen its viewers increase 27%, with more than 7.5 billion minutes watched through Monday.Games on the NHK channels in Japan are averaging 2.7 million. The average does not include the Tokyo Series games between the Dodgers and Chicago Cubs which began the regular season.

The ratings are on pace for MLB’s most-watched regular season in Japan as the audience has increased every year since 2021.

On MLB.TV, streaming viewership has increased 27% vs 2024, which was the most-watched season in the history of the service. For games through Monday, June 2, MLB.TV has more than 7.5 billion minutes watched this season.Some professors contend the moves violate the principles of academic freedom that many universities have followed for decades.

“Political operatives have basically used their positions of power — political power, economic power — to demand that the institutions conform to their ideas,” said Isaac Kamola, director of the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom at the American Association of University Professors.“It’s an existential attack on higher education that we’re facing,” added Kamola, a political science professor at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut.

, governing boards at higher education institutions will be tasked with reviewing — and potentially overturning — general education curriculum requirements to ensure courses are necessary to prepare students for civic and professional life, equip them for the workforce and are worth the cost to students.Governing boards also will gain greater power over faculty councils, the employment of academic administrators and decisions to eliminate minor degree or certificate programs that have low enrollment. The bill also creates a state ombudsman’s office to investigate complaints against institutions, including alleged violations of restrictions against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.