NEW YORK — Every time Kobe Bryant came to Madison Square Garden, it was an event. From the 1998 All-Star Game, his first one, to the night of Feb. 2, 2009, when he broke the arena’s scoring record, people just wanted to be in the building. Not Sunday. Kyrie Irving couldn’t bring himself to play […]
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — One of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s go-to arguments on the campaign trail is to stress the need to choose a Democratic presidential nominee who will help candidates down the ballot. Ahead of the Iowa caucuses, he is deploying some of those down-ballot candidates to vouch for him. At an
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Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon’s record on climate change despite what they say is a company policy that puts their jobs at risk for speaking out By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer January 27, 2020, 2:35 AM 2 min read SAN FRANCISCO — Hundreds of employees are openly criticizing Amazon‘s record on climate
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On Sunday, the singer performed a song about the artists at the award show to the tune of Lewis Capaldi’s “Someone You Loved.” “Tonight, we must unite in spite of all the news that we’re seeing,” she sang, before adding: “Commander in chief impeached, y’all get out. Let’s bring Cardi B in.” Keys implored the
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Image caption Dan Robson wants to encourage kids to learn about growing from seeds Choose one word to define toys in recent years and it would be “collectable”. Every box and packet, from pocket money mini-figures to expensive construction sets, urged children and their parents to complete the set. In other words, buy more. Now
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A grief-stricken NBA honored Kobe Bryant, the basketball phenom and Los Angeles Lakers legend, in ways big and small on Sunday. Bryant and eight others, including the NBA star’s 13-year-old daughter Gianna, died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California. Bryant was 41. Several NBA teams chose to commit on-court violations during their Sunday games
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Jake Vilsack, Tom Vilsack’s grandson, shakes hands with Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at a campaign event in Marshalltown, Iowa.Credit…Tamir Kalifa for The New York Times MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. is one of just two leading Democratic candidates who won’t soon have to return to Washington for
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BEIJING — China extended its Lunar New Year holiday three more days to discourage people from traveling as it tries to contain the spread of a viral illness that has caused 80 deaths, the government said Monday. There were 2,744 confirmed cases by midnight Sunday, the National Health Commission announced. Tens of millions of Chinese
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lizzo was the first performer on the stage, and immediately paid tribute to Kobe Bryant The 2020 Grammys ceremony has opened with a heartfelt tribute to basketball player Kobe Bryant, who died on Sunday. “Tonight is for you Kobe,” declared pop star Lizzo, opening the show with her stirring
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“Get Brexit done” was a powerful slogan for Boris Johnson during the election campaign, but what exactly does it mean? Many businesses are still confused about how the trading partnership with the EU is likely to look after 31 January. One of those businesses is Babycup, a small manufacturer of drinking cups for babies and
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