The Cavaliers barely survived a stormy season and then watched the NBA’s postseason from afar. They’ll be big players again Thursday night. With the 5th and 26th picks in the draft, the Cavaliers can add quality talent to a young team now under the direction of new coach John Beilein. He, along with the players […]
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President Trump on Tuesday withdrew the nomination of Patrick M. Shanahan to be the permanent defense secretary, leaving the Pentagon in transition at a time of escalating tensions with Iran and questions about the role of the military at the border with Mexico. Mr. Shanahan, who had been serving as the acting defense secretary, announced
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Amazon’s fleet of jets is getting bigger. The online shopping giant said Tuesday that it will lease 15 more Boeing 737s as it seeks to grow its delivery business and get packages to shoppers’ doorsteps faster. Amazon is in the midst of speeding up its delivery time to one-day from two for its Prime members.
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Preschoolers on government food aid have grown a little less pudgy, a U.S. study found, offering fresh evidence that previous signs of declining obesity rates weren’t a fluke. Obesity rates dropped steadily to about 14% in 2016 — the latest data available — from 16% in 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption John Cusack has apologised for the tweet Actor John Cusack has apologised for sharing a “harmful” anti-Semitic image on Twitter. He shared a meme, since deleted, of a large hand with a Star of David on its wrist, oppressing a group of people. A caption on it read: “To
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Kyle Lowry stands atop the basketball world as a member of the newly crowned NBA champion Toronto Raptors. He might also have made himself the people’s champion at Monday’s victory parade in Toronto by removing what appeared to be Invisalign braces (or a similar product) from his teeth before he spoke. Lowry later departed for
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The candidates to be Conservative Party leader – and the UK’s next prime minister – are set to take part in a BBC televised debate on Tuesday evening. Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove, Sajid Javid and Rory Stewart will take part in BBC One’s Our Next Prime Minister programme from 20:00 BST. While questions
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California public health officials would have more oversight of doctors and schools with high numbers of medical exemptions for vaccinations under a legislative compromise announced Tuesday. Gov. Gavin Newsom and the bill’s author disclosed the deal aimed at cracking down on fraudulent exemptions issued by sympathetic doctors. The updated measure by Sen. Richard Pan removes
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Image copyright Casey/Kaye Image caption Colleagues at the charity Hope for Chronic Conditions gave the cake to Siobhan Casey A Mariah Carey fan whose birthday cake bearing the face of X-ray pioneer Marie Curie went viral on social media has said the incident was the result of an ongoing-joke and not a mistake. Colleagues at
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The governing body of track argued that Caster Semenya is “biologically male” and that is the reason she should reduce her natural testosterone to be allowed to compete in female competitions, according to documents released publicly by sport’s highest court for the first time on Tuesday. The IAAF’s stance on Semenya and other female athletes
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