Books created by Kobe Bryant’s content company soared in popularity in the days following the basketball legend’s death in a helicopter crash By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer February 5, 2020, 11:35 PM 2 min read Books created by Kobe Bryant’s content company soared in popularity in the days following the basketball legend’s death in […]
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WASHINGTON — New opponents confronted Facebook on Wednesday as it moves forward with a plan to encrypt all of its messaging platforms: child welfare advocates who said that encryption would allow child predators to operate with impunity across the company’s apps. “Facebook has a responsibility to work with law enforcement and to prevent the use
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Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff says he has less than 18 months to live and has asked a federal judge to grant him a compassionate release from his 150-year prison sentence By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press February 6, 2020, 12:07 AM 3 min read NEW YORK — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff asked a federal judge
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When people’s lives are in your hands, dressing professionally is taken to a new level. Public defenders play a critical role in society, representing people in criminal cases who can’t afford representation ― a right that’s promised by the Sixth Amendment. Public defenders believe they need to look their best to defend their clients in
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Actor Jameela Jamil has come out as queer amid backlash over the announcement that she would be the master of ceremonies on an upcoming television show about voguing and ballroom competitions. “Twitter is brutal,” wrote the “Good Place” star at the beginning of an impassioned note she shared on social media on Wednesday. Earlier this
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The Southeastern Conference dominated the recruiting landscape even more than usual this year. As the remaining unsigned prospects finalized their college plans Wednesday, the SEC had six of the nation’s top eight classes, according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports. The rankings included No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Alabama, No. 4 LSU,
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Pete Buttigieg was holding two fund-raisers on Wednesday, according to his public schedule.Credit…Alyssa Schukar for The New York Times Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., who appears headed toward a first- or second-place finish in the Iowa caucuses based on partial results, is taking a break from his victory lap to raise money.
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NEW YORK — The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science. Health experts don’t know how far the virus from China will spread and how bad the crisis will get, yet stocks are rallying as if investors are expecting no more than a modest hit to the global economy.
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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLiz Carr: “I’m going to be in quite a big film” Silent Witness star Liz Carr says she has left the programme on a high after her “best series ever” – and is set to appear in her first Hollywood film. The actress, who has played forensic
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This article is part of our continuing Fast Forward series, which examines technological, economic, social and cultural shifts that happen as businesses evolve. Five seconds after a Los Angeles rider unlocks a dockless electric scooter with a smartphone app and sets off to a destination, a city-operated databank is informed. Five seconds after the trip
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