Pascal Siakam is officially a major part of the Toronto Raptors’ long-term plans. The Raptors and Siakam have agreed on a four-year, $130 million maximum extension, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday, speaking on condition of anonymity because the signing has not been publicly announced. ESPN first reported […]
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Andrea Leadsom and Michael Gove were among MPs heckled as they left Parliament following a vote on the Letwin amendment. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott was also filmed being jeered at by pro-Brexit demonstrators. The planned vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal was pre-empted by the Letwin amendment, which effectively requires the PM to ask
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The Atlanta Hawks have exercised the 2020-21 contract options on three of the team’s top young players — forward John Collins and guards Trae Young and Kevin Huerter. The team exercised the fourth-year option on Collins and third-year options on Young and Huerter. Collins led the Hawks with his averages of 19.5 points and 9.8
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“The meaningful vote has been voided of meaning” due to Sir Oliver Letwin’s amendment, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tells MPs. He was speaking after the the House of Commons backed a proposal to withhold approval for his agreement until formal ratification legislation had been passed. Sir Oliver had told MPs that his amendment was an
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Long after more flamboyant colleagues flamed out of President Donald Trump’s favor amid ethics scandals, low-profile and folksy Rick Perry survived in the Cabinet in part by steering clear of controversy. Until now. The former Texas governor said Thursday he was quitting as energy secretary by year’s end. The announcement came as the House impeachment
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Doing a little research ahead of the World Series, Washington Nationals second baseman Brian Dozier came across some numbers that made him feel OK about his team’s long layoff. “I saw a stat today where there’s been 12 times where teams have had five or more days off going into the World Series. And you
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Others see little introspection on Mr. Trump’s part. “Having a draft dodger come and lecture us about what service to the country means or hard it is to lose troops in combat is hypocrisy at its worst,” said Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts, a former Marine who served four tours in Iraq. “It’s disgusting. Fake
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“It’s about: ‘O.K., the government is not going to take care of us. Business is not going to take care of us. We’ve got to take care of ourselves,’” said D. Taylor, president of the hospitality workers union, UNITE HERE, which has had thousands of members strike in the past two years, including at Marriott
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Earl Thomas is going back to the place where it all started for him. The playmaking safety was a star in Seattle for nine seasons, helping the Seahawks win a Super Bowl while establishing himself as one of the best at his position. Then, things got a bit messy. “I feel like they were kind
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Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson asked the speaker of the House of Commons for an adjournment to enable the prime minister to deliver a letter to the EU asking for a delay to Brexit. Boris Johnson has said he would press on “undaunted” with his Brexit strategy despite MPs backing the principle of a further
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