SAN DIEGO — The real-life “Jerry Maguire” is riding a nice comeback wave. A decade after his personal and professional life bottomed out, agent Leigh Steinberg has another Super Bowl MVP client, saw his 11th former client elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and likely will have two clients taken in the first […]
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A former advisor to ex-chancellor Sajid Javid has said Downing Street misjudged the PM’s post-Brexit reshuffle and that the Budget could be delayed as a result. Salma Shah told BBC Newscast she thought No 10 estimated Mr Javid would take up an offer to remain in his post, despite a request to fire his team
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LAS VEGAS — The Culinary Union, the most influential union in Nevada politics, has decided to stay out of the state’s Democratic presidential caucuses, denying candidates who aggressively courted the group from getting a major leg up in the upcoming contest. The casino workers’ Culinary Union, a 60,000-member group made up of housekeepers, porters, bartenders
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A former top official at a highly regarded cancer center in Florida is suing his former employer, claiming he was unfairly forced out of his job February 13, 2020, 8:13 PM 2 min read TAMPA, Fla. — A former top official at a highly regarded cancer center in Florida sued his former employer on Thursday,
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Actor George Robinson reveals what it’s like to play Isaac, the first disabled character in Netflix’s Sex Education. George became tetraplegic just a few years ago when he broke his neck in a school rugby tackle gone-wrong. The question is, did he watch the show – full of teenage sex, angst and mishaps – with
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US unveils charges against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei last year The US has expanded its lawsuit against Huawei, accusing the Chinese telecoms giant of a “decades-long” plan to steal technology from US firms. Prosecutors said Huawei had violated the terms of partnerships with US companies and stolen trade secrets
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A federal judge in Washington ordered Microsoft on Thursday to halt all work on a $10 billion cloud-computing contract for the Pentagon, in a victory for Amazon, which had challenged the awarding of the contract. In a sealed opinion, the judge, Patricia E. Campbell-Smith of the Court of Federal Claims, ordered work to stop on
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While some basketball purists are skeptical about this year’s new format for the NBA All-Star Game, the changes have curiosity brewing within the betting industry. This year the league’s annual showcase is essentially multiple games within the game, which might entice more fans to get in on the action while it’s ongoing. “I think there
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“I don’t hold that against him,” said Samuel Washington, 65, who attended a Bloomberg rally in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Wednesday. “At the time there were a whole lot of murders and he apologized for it. It takes a real man to apologize.” The critiques of Mr. Bloomberg’s comments on housing point to an issue that
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Image copyright Getty Images There are deep concerns laboratory tests are incorrectly telling people they are free of the coronavirus. Stories in several countries suggest people are having up to six negative results before finally being diagnosed. Meanwhile, officials in the epicentre of the epidemic, Hubei province, China, have started counting people with symptoms rather
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