LeBron James is considering a return to the Olympics. James — a two-time gold medalist and three-time Olympian — is among 44 players announced by USA Basketball on Monday as finalists for the team that will play in the Tokyo Games this summer. James played in 2004, 2008 and 2012, helping the U.S. win gold […]
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges on Monday against four members of China’s military on suspicion of hacking into Equifax, the credit reporting agency, in 2017 and stealing trade secrets and the personal data of about 145 million Americans. “This was a deliberate and sweeping intrusion into the private information of the American people,”
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WASHINGTON — President Trump’s budget proposals have been defined by a belief that the economy will grow significantly faster than most economists anticipate. The latest version, set for release on Monday, is a brief departure: It concedes, for the first time, that the administration’s past projections were too optimistic. Then it goes right back to
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The European Union says the new virus that emerged in China creates a “worrisome” situation that will be discussed during a special meeting of health ministers from the 27-member bloc February 10, 2020, 12:29 PM 3 min read BEIJING — The Latest on a virus outbreak that began in China (all times local): 6 p.m.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Monae opened the show with a tribute to some movies that weren’t nominated “Remember when a movie was a fella in a hat running away from a fella with no hair?” When Hank Hooper, CEO of media conglomerate Kabletown, made that observation in Tina Fey’s sitcom 30 Rock, it
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Image copyright Getty Images Work is under way “by a range of government officials” to look at the idea of building a Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge, Number 10 has said. Boris Johnson has described the bridge as a “very interesting idea”, while Ireland’s premier Leo Varadkar has said it was “worth examining”. But Labour’s Luke Pollard
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A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Boston Red Sox have again agreed to send 2018 AL MVP Mookie Betts and pitcher David Price to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a reworked deal By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer February 10, 2020, 3:44 AM 3 min read BOSTON — Two days before the
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The Labour Party need to “withdraw” the allegation of “data scraping” and “hacking” by two members of Sir Keir Stammer’s campaign team. The chair of his Labour leadership campaign, Jenny Chapman, said there was “no evidence” of the alleged data breach as it “simply did not happen”, The Information Commissioner is investigating claims of a
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Schick owner Edgewell is ending its $1.37 billion acquisition deal for upstart shaving company Harry’s shortly after the Federal Trade Commission sued to block the sale February 10, 2020, 3:04 PM 2 min read SHELTON, Conn. — The company that owns Schick has terminated its attempt to buy the upstart shaving company Harry’s for $1.37
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A GP practice in Brighton has been temporarily closed after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. Patients at the city’s County Oak medical centre have been advised to contact the NHS 111 phone service if they have concerns. Eight people in the UK have now been infected by the coronavirus. The Department of
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