The National Basketball Association says on its official Chinese social media account that it was “extremely disappointed” by Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s “inappropriate” tweet about Hong Kong, which “severely hurt the feelings of Chinese fans.” Interested in NBA? Add NBA as an interest to stay up to date on the latest NBA news, […]
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Big Ten defenses turned in three of the season’s top five sack totals over the weekend, with Penn State leading the way with 10 against Purdue. Wisconsin had nine against Kent State and Michigan had eight against Iowa. Penn State took down Purdue’s Jack Plummer 10 times, seven in the first half, and finished with
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Businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri says she will not reveal whether she had an intimate relationship with Boris Johnson because any answer would be “weaponised” and used against her and the prime minister. Ms Arcuri has been at the centre of a row over whether Mr Johnson failed to declare a conflict of interest over their relationship
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Global shares were mixed Monday, following a reassuring report on U.S. jobs, while investors cautiously awaited the outcome of trade talks between the U.S. and China. France’s CAC 40 lost 0.3% to 5,475.29 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX lost 0.1% to 11,997.30. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.2% to 7,140.04. U.S. futures pointed to early
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Image copyright Reuters Thomas Cook customers who had booked holidays with the collapsed travel firm can now claim for a refund online. About 800,000 people had been due to take trips with the firm in the coming months, according to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), which is handling the refund process. It will take 60
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The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes are to be announced over the next week, to include two literature laureates and the coveted Nobel Peace Prize. Events begin Monday with the award for physiology or medicine. The physics prize is handed out Tuesday and the following day is the chemistry prize. This year’s double-header Literature
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The NFL is down to two unbeaten teams. Kansas City failed to do much on either side of the ball in a 19-13 home loss to Indianapolis on Sunday night, leaving New England (5-0) and San Francisco (3-0) as the league’s only teams without a setback. The 49ers host Cleveland on Monday night. The Chiefs
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Patrick Corbin hadn’t pitched in relief in a major league game since one such outing in 2017. His return to that role did not go well. Not well at all. The left-handed starter was pressed into bullpen duty as part of Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez’s plan to overcome a shaky group of relievers. Corbin
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Malaysia’s anti-graft agency on Monday ordered 80 people and groups to pay fines totaling about $100 million for allegedly receiving funds from the 1MDB state investment fund. Former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s brother Nazir Razak, who heads the country’s second-largest bank, was among those listed. So was a former deputy minister, Ahmad Maslan, and the
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Joker actor Joaquin Phoenix dropped by a screening of his new film at the Alamo Drafthouse in Los Angeles. He took time to meet with fans, answer questions and snap selfies. “Joker” opened in movie theatres worldwide this week after winning the top prize at the Venice film festival last month. With an estimated $93.5
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