Zion Williamson won’t play in New York in the New Orleans Pelicans’ final preseason game because of a sore right knee. The Pelicans said Thursday that the No. 1 pick didn’t travel with the team to New York, remaining in New Orleans to undergo further testing and evaluation at Ochsner Sports Medicine. He was to […]
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WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said Thursday that the Trump administration withheld nearly $400 million in military aid to pressure Ukraine to investigate what the president has long insisted was Kiev’s assistance to Democrats during the 2016 election. The declaration by Mr. Mulvaney — which he then took back
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media platform’s refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy “even if it goes against our standards.” But while he promoted free expression, limitations were place on coverage of his remarks at Georgetown University. Reporters were not allowed to ask questions — only students were given
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HuffPost may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. BoseAre Bose’s audio sunglasses worth trying? What’s better: AirPods or Beats? If you’re having trouble picking out a new pair of wireless earbuds, the answer might be not to get headphones at all. Bose’s audio sunglasses — which are billed as “sunglasses
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sulli first entered the Korean entertainment industry at the age of 11 In an industry that rewards performers for their silence off stage, K-pop star Sulli was a rebel. The actress-singer rose to prominence as a member of girl band f(x). But she came to be known for speaking
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Image copyright Getty Images/AFP The people charged with protecting the world’s economy are meeting in Washington this week. The decisions made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) affect people around the world. But what is the IMF, why is it important, and what criticism does it face? What is the IMF? The IMF is an
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The size of your seat and how much legroom you’ll get on a future flight could be decided by 720 Oklahomans taking part in a first-of-its-kind test to determine if jam-packed planes slow emergency evacuations. Frequent flyers on U.S. airlines are all too aware that cramped economy cabins are detrimental to comfort. But federal officials
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Patrick Mahomes was without two of his linemen and one of his receiving threats for the banged-up Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. Dealing with a balky ankle himself, Mahomes won’t have receiver Sammy Watkins (hamstring) for another week. Left tackle Eric Fisher (groin) and left guard Andrew Wylie (ankle)
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But now the exemption, which gives bondholders the right to acquire Citgo shares as payment, would end up hurting Mr. Guaidó, not Mr. Maduro. Citgo is a profitable company and can pay the interest due on its own debt, but it would struggle to shoulder PDVSA’s debt. Members of a committee of Venezuela bondholders, led
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BOSTON (Reuters) – Douglas Hodge, the former chief executive of the investment firm Pimco, has agreed to plead guilty to participating in what prosecutors say is the largest college admissions scam uncovered in the United States, according to a court filing on Thursday. Hodge is scheduled to appear in federal court in Boston on Monday
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