Shaquille O’Neal tearfully said he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant’s death, remembering his former teammate a great player whose kids called him “Uncle Shaq By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer January 29, 2020, 1:02 AM 3 min read Shaquille O’Neal tearfully said Tuesday he never could have imagined anything like Kobe Bryant’s […]
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WASHINGTON — It was late 2018, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey was on the phone with an unusual request for President Trump: Could he intervene with top members of his cabinet to curb or even shut down a criminal investigation into Halkbank, one of Turkey’s largest state-owned banks? It was not Mr. Erdogan’s
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But inflation remains a dirty word in much of America, making that tweak a tough sell. In a move that could help improve the optics of any change, Mr. Powell and his colleagues have involved ordinary people in the conversation. As central bankers and academic economists have gathered to consider the future, they have also
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Authorities say the death toll in mainland China in an outbreak of a new virus has risen to 132, with a total of 5,974 cases reported January 29, 2020, 12:37 AM 1 min read BEIJING — The death toll in mainland China in an outbreak of a new virus has risen to 132, with a
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Image copyright Getty Images Mrs Brown’s Boys has beaten Fleabag and After Life to win a fifth comedy prize at the National Television Awards. The awards, voted for by the British public, saw Jesy Nelson, Peaky Blinders and Sir Michael Palin all collect prizes. Ant and Dec, meanwhile, enjoyed their 19th straight NTA success as
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How do you rise to the top, to lead a company with more than 170,000 employees? Abidali Neemuchwala, boss of the global Indian IT firm Wipro, explains how he found his competitive edge at work, for the CEO Secrets series. Video by series producer Dougal Shaw. Find more business tips at CEO Secrets. You can
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Boeing announced Tuesday that it does not expect the company’s 737 MAX planes to receive regulator approval to fly until mid-year, much later than previously anticipated. “We are informing our customers and suppliers that we are currently estimating that the ungrounding of the 737 MAX will begin during mid-2020,” Boeing said in a statement. Boeing
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SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is still reaping huge profits from the iPhone while mining more moneymaking opportunities from the growing popularity of its smartwatch, digital services and wireless earbuds. That combination produced a banner holiday season for a company whose fortunes appeared to be sliding just a year ago amid declining sales for the iPhone,
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A famed basketball court in Metro Manila, Philippines, is honoring the lives and legacies of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna with a mural. Artists and local residents this week painted the public court located at The Tenement housing complex in the city of Taguig with the likenesses of the NBA legend and his 13-year-old
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Fans follow the ups and downs of the dogs’ lives, learning of their hopes and passions, including those that have to do with peanut butter. In October, the subject was Buddy’s Halloween costume, a shiny green-and-yellow outfit, the meaning of which was unclear at first. “OMG GOT MY HALOSWEEN COSTUM,” the dog (or someone in
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