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Missouri basketball lands Tamar Bates transfer portal. Here’s how he helps the Tigers

ALBANY, NEW YORK - MARCH 19: Tamar Bates #53 of the Indiana Hoosiers handles the ball against Norchad Omier #15 and Bensley Joseph #4 of the Miami Hurricanes in the first half during the second round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 19, 2023 in Albany, New York.

ALBANY, NEW YORK – MARCH 19: Tamar Bates #53 of the Indiana Hoosiers handles the ball against Norchad Omier #15 and Bensley Joseph #4 of the Miami Hurricanes in the first half during the second round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at MVP Arena on March 19, 2023 in Albany, New York.

Missouri basketball landed another commitment through the transfer portal Friday evening. Tamar Bates announced on social media that he will be playing in Columbia for the 2023-24 season.

“We HERE,” Bates said in a Tweet.

Joe Tipton of On3 confirmed that the post signaled a commitment. Bates

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Biden admin buckles to environmental groups, making a sudden reversal on key land decisions

The Biden administration announced late Tuesday that it would reverse a Trump-era land swap deal facilitating the construction, in an Alaska wilderness area, of a potentially life-saving road opposed by environmental groups.

The Department of the Interior (DOI) withdrew the land exchange — which had been finalized by former Interior Secretary David Bernhardt in 2019 and aggressively defended in court by the Biden administration — and explained that it contained procedural flaws and wasn’t consistent with agency policy . DOI Secretary Deb Haaland said the agency would initiate another environmental analysis of the proposal as part of President Biden’s conservation

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US Focuses Efforts on Restoring Bison Herds on Tribal Lands

US Focuses Efforts, on Restoring Bison Herds, on Tribal Lands. The United States Interior Department has announced that it will work to restore large bison herds on Native American lands. . ‘The Independent’ reports that the news comes as part of an effort to tap into Indigenous knowledge regarding conservation. US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland is expected to announce a new secretarial order to help tribes establish bison herds. $25 million in federal funds will be allocated to aid those efforts. ‘The Independent’ reports that the funds will go toward building new herds, transferring bison from federal to tribal lands