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. M6 q9 z6 d+ B0 o, v. | Two high-ranking Penn State administrators have resigned, and kubki stanley will face arraignment Monday on charges they lied to a grand jury investigating suspected child abuse involving the university s former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. Athletic director Tim Curley and university vice president Gary Schultz will be arraigned in District Court in Harrisburg today for charges of perjury and failure to report under Pennsylvania s child protective services law, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. The university s board of trustees announced their resignations overnight, as officials try to deal with allegations against a trusted coach that could blemish Happy Valley s storied history.Video: Ex-Penn State coach charged with sex abuseEx-Penn State coach charged in sex caseAs defensive coordinator, Sandusky built an unquestioned reputation for Penn State football as Linebacker U., helping legendary head coach Joe Paterno score the most wins in Division I history. In a 40-count indictment, Sandusky is accused of targeting eight boys over a period of 15 years - both before and after his retirement in 1999. The charges range from inappropriate touching to statutory rape. Sandusky s attorney, Joe Amendola, said his client has been aware of the accusations for about three years and has maintained his innocence. Jerry is very, very depressed, he is very upset, he s very distraught stanley becher about the charges and allegations, Amend stanley becher ola said. Sandusky distraught over sex al Awoz Oddfather Ends Insanity Ruse1 v |) `- c$ e, ~7 k3 E) t, r
Re/code is reporting that Amazon is getting ready to launch an Android-powered web TV box to compete with Roku and and Apple. Sources tell Peter Kafka that Amazon is aiming for a March rollout of the set- stanley website top box, which was rumored to arrive last year i stanley cup n time for the holidays. Which it didn ;t. Certainly a box makes sense for Amazon, though, given the Instant Video service it offers its Prime members. Previous reports have suggested that Amazon streaming experience would be based on a forked Android OS possibly called Kindle TV, and Kafka sources reaffirm that. If true, it would certainly seem sensible, given that Amazon already works with Android on the Kindle Fire. https://gizmodo/report-amazon-has-a-kindle-tv-streamin stanley cup g-box-on-the-way-5995332 But by March Maybe, maybe not. We keep hearing of this rumor again and again, which either means that people are simply willing it to happen or that Amazon is just dragging its heels. We ;ll just have to wait see. [Re/code] Image credit: Shutterstock/Zastolskiy Victor AmazonStreaming |
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