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When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn morePaige Bueckers of UConn and JuJu Watkins of USC during the Elite 8 portion of the 2024 March Madness tournament. Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesIt's an Elite 8 rematch as USC heads to Connecticut to take on UConn.

Employees of Denver’s unionized Starbucks stores went on strike Saturday to protest what they say is the coffee company’s refusal to negotiate over pay and address unfair labor practice complaints. The strike organized by Starbucks Workers United started at Starbucks’ Chicago, Seattle and Los Angeles locations Friday and expanded to include stores in Denver, Columbus and Pittsburgh on Saturday. Barista Shay Mannik joined his coworkers on the picket line outside of the chain’s University Hills store Saturday morning.

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When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn moreTexas quarterback Quinn Ewers warms up before a 2024 game. Alex Slitz/Getty ImagesThe College Football Playoffs are underway, and Clemson and Texas are two of the first-round teams to duke it out for a shot at the Peach Bowl.

Aref TAMMAWI / AFPThe US plans to remove a $10 million bounty on HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. It follows a meeting between US diplomats and the Syrian rebel leader earlier this week. Jolani has worked to portray himself as a more moderate leader to the West. The US is set to remove a $10 million bounty on Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the opposition group that spearheaded an offensive against Bashar Assad's Syrian government forces.

Richard Marcus was a casino cheat in Las Vegas for 25 years. He says he used a mixture of chip scams and social engineering to con casinos such as Caesars Palace, the MGM Grand, and the Riviera out of millions of dollars. Though he was tailed by private investigators, he was never caught.