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Bodybuilder Jodi Vance died last Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, after suffering a fatal heart attack.Vance was just 20 years old. Vance’s family posted on social media the reason behind the heart attack at the Arnold Sports Festival. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Bodybuilder Jody Vance has died at 20 years old after a fatal heart attack due to dehydration. (@jodi.vance.fit/IG)”Her heart stopped due to complications of severe dehydration,” the post read on Vance’s Instagram page. “Despite all efforts by the hospital, they were unable to revive here.”She was a beautiful person inside and out, and she will be missed…

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Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.The…

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Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has confirmed he has joined Project Liberty’s bid to acquire TikTok’s US operations with the aim of bringing the platform onto a blockchain. Ohanian’s involvement was first reported by Reuters on March 3, with Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt announcing Ohanian would be joining as a strategic adviser specializing in social media.“I’m officially now one of the people trying to buy TikTok US — and bring it onchain,” Ohanian confirmed in a March 3 X post.Source: Alexis Ohanian“Users should own their data. Creators should own their audience. Period,” he added. McCourt founded Project Liberty and has been building…

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Severe weather is expected across the U.S. Wednesday. National Weather Service hide caption toggle caption National Weather Service A widespread storm is moving through the U.S., bringing extreme conditions to various regions, including blizzards, wildfires and tornadoes. The National Weather Service (NWS) has warned that parts of Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma and New Mexico are at risk of wildfires due to warm and dry conditions. Conversely, in areas that are warm and moist, there is a risk of severe thunderstorms, hail, tornadoes and heavy rainfall through Wednesday. This includes regions stretching from Louisiana and Arkansas to the Carolinas and further…

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Forecasting anything five years from now is foolhardy, especially so in college athletics. Four years and 51 weeks ago, the entire world shut down and took March Madness with it, a traumatic turn that was widely predicted would force a new era of fiscal restraint in athletic departments. Since then, media-rights deals and salaries have continued to skyrocket, with conferences torn asunder for fun and profit—and even the athletes are now drinking from the money firehose. Restraint is for suckers, then and now.So picturing what the Atlantic Coast Conference, or any other league, will look like five years hence is…

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