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Top News Stories for Wednesday, May 8th 2024
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
In a private conversation on Tuesday with prosecutors and Donald Trump's lawyers, the judge overseeing the former president's hush-money trial rebuked him for "cursing audibly" during Stormy Daniels's testimony . New York Supreme Court Justice said Trump's behavior might have the effect of intimidating Daniels — who was testifying as a key witness in the case — and threatened to hold him in contempt of ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
United States President Joe Biden's administration paused a shipment of weapons to Israel last week in opposition to apparent moves by its forces to invade the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a senior administration official has said. Biden has been trying to head off a full-scale assault by the Israelis against Rafah , where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have sought refuge from fighting elsewhere in the Gaza ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the home of the school's president as city officials prepared to appear before Congress on the protest's handling. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith were called to testify Wednesday ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance launched legal action against the US government on Tuesday after it passed sell-or-ban legislation targeting the short video app. TikTok argues that the law signed by president Joe Biden in April that forces its Chinese owners to divest in nine months violates the First Amendment of the US Constitution. According to the lawsuit, TikTok said "for the first time in history, ...
Source: technode.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
TOPICS: NASA 's Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station has been postponed to no earlier than May 17 due to a faulty valve in the Atlas V rocket's upper stage. The United Launch Alliance will replace the valve after discovering issues during prelaunch checks. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams remain in quarantine at NASA Kennedy, awaiting the next launch opportunity. NASA's Boeing Crew ...
Source: scitechdaily.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
Tornado watches are active in six states in the early hours of Wednesday, along with unconfirmed reports of a tornado touching down in Arkansas. The watches come after days of rough weather in the central U.S., which is often referred to as "Tornado Alley." The states included in the tornado watch are Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). ...
Source: newsweek.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
The biggest mistake companies of all sizes could make is to put conformity before innovation, according to EU AI Act co-rapporteur Dragoș Tudorache. The European Union's AI Act , a regulation aiming to ensure AI is human-centric and trustworthy, is one step away from becoming reality. The document is expected to be published in the Official Journal at the beginning of June, and will come into effect 20 days ...
Source: cio.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
DALLAS – After more than a century, Boy Scouts of America is rebranding as Scouting America , another major shakeup for an organization that once proudly resisted change. Founded 114 years ago, the Texas-based organization has recently been mired in turmoil over a flood of sexual abuse claims and bankruptcy. Now, the organization is leaning into a more inclusive message as girls have been joining throughout ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Tuesday condemned a "ferocious surge of antisemitism" in the United States following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack against Israel and said people were already forgetting the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust. Speaking at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Days of Remembrance, Biden tied the anti-Jewish sentiment that led to the Nazi effort to exterminate Jews directly to ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
Panera Bread is discontinuing its controversial, highly caffeinated Charged Sips range that was linked to at least two wrongful death lawsuits in the US. The sandwich and coffee chain is phasing out the three drinks and replacing them with other beverages in the next two weeks, Bloomberg first reported, citing a company memo. Business Insider has approached Panera for confirmation. Panera told Bloomberg that the ...
Source: insider.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
The Google Pixel 8a is a budget-friendly phone with powerful performance and AI features like the higher-end Pixel 8 series. Google, one of the leading names in the technology world, has finally unveiled the Google Pixel 8a , the newest member of the long-awaited Pixel 8 series. It was introduced as a phone equipped with both budget-friendly and productive artificial intelligence capabilities. Despite being in the ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
WASHINGTON – When Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her plans to oust Mike Johnson from the speakership, the conservative agitator committed to follow through on her threats and call a vote on the speaker's future. But it's been more than a month since then and Greene, R-Ga., has yet to force a House vote on removing Johnson, R-La., despite her repeated statements that she will do so – whenever that is. ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($766,550 or less) decreased to 7.18% from 7.29%. Refinance demand increased to 5% for the week, although it was still 6% lower than the same week one year ago. Applications for a mortgage to purchase a home rose 2% for the week but were still 17% lower than the year-earlier week. A sign advertising a home for sale is ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
The Boston Celtics continued to put on a show in the NBA Playoffs , dominating the Cleveland Cavaliers 120-95 in Game 1 of their second-round series. Star wing Jaylen Brown scored 32 points in front of the home crowd at the TD Garden as the No. 1 seed Celtics showed why they are considered a favorite to win it all this season. Boston finished with an NBA-best 64-18 regular season record to earn the top seed. A Game ...
Source: cnn.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
created a secret AI model for US spy agencies that is not connected to the internet. William Chappell, its strategic missions and technology CTO, told Bloomberg that Microsoft spent 18 months working on the model, which is "air-gapped" so it's secure and can only be accessed by the US government. Chappell told the outlet that the model based on GPT-4 is now live, can answer questions, and will be able to write ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
UK-based autonomous vehicle (AV) technology startup Wayve announced on Tuesday (7 May) that it had raised $1.05bn in a funding round led by SoftBank Group . The funding will be used to boost the development of its Embodied AI technology, which Wayve has claimed can learn from human behaviour. The Series C funding round also included Nvidia as a new investor and returning investor Microsoft . ...
Source: verdict.co.uk
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
INDEPENDENCE, Missouri — A Missouri man is accused of strangling his ill wife to death in her hospital room, reportedly telling investigators he did it because he could not care for her anymore and he could no longer afford to pay her medical bills. Ronnie Wiggs, of Independence, was overheard by medical staff at Centerpoint Medical Center saying "I did it, I killed her, I choked her," according to a charging ...
Source: cleveland.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
SEOUL, South Korea — Kim Ki Nam, a North Korean propaganda chief who helped build personality cults around the country's three dynastic leaders , has died at 94, the North's state media said. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said the country's current leader, Kim Jong Un , visited the body of Kim Ki Nam at a funeral hall in the capital, Pyongyang , early Wednesday and expressed condolences to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
"New car smell" is a beloved benefit of buying a new vehicle. However, at least part of that scent could be due to toxic carcinogens released by flame retardants, a new study says. Flame retardant chemicals added to seat foam and other car components pollute the cabin air inside all personal vehicles, according to findings published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Further, these chemicals are ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing an anti-abortion group and nearly a dozen pregnancy centers in the state for false and misleading statements promoting an unproven procedure they claim can reverse the effects of the abortion pill. James alleges in the civil suit filed Monday that Heartbeat International and 11 of the anti-abortion pregnancy centers linked to it have engaged in fraud, deceptive ...
Source: cnn.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
The world experienced its hottest April on record, continuing an 11-month streak of unprecedented high temperatures, the European Union's climate change monitoring service has said. Each month since June 2023 has ranked as the planet's hottest on record , compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Wednesday. The exceptionally warm conditions occurred ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
Vaxzevria was one of a number of shots released onto the market by pharmaceutical companies aimed at preventing people from catching COVID-19 The pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine worldwide citing low demand and a "surplus of available updated vaccines" since the pandemic. The vaccine — called Vaxzevria – was one of a number of shots released ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
Mike Grier was so elated over winning the NHL draft lottery on Tuesday night, the San Jose Sharks general manager dispensed with tradition by coming out and stating exactly who he expects to select with the No 1 pick: Boston University center Macklin Celebrini. Where past GMs in Grier's position have kept their choice under wraps until they step to the podium on draft day, Macklin's abilities and ties to San Jose ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A Midwestern candy company has issued a massive recall due to the risk of salmonella tainting some of its products. Palmer Candy Company of Sioux City, Iowa, is recalling "white coated confectionary items" because they could be contaminated with salmonella, the company announced this week. The products are sold in bags, pouches, tubs and other retail packaging. Brand names ...
Source: healthday.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
Mounting evidence suggests adding just a spoonful of olive oil to your diet each day can have powerful health benefits . A new study from the US suggests this includes protection against dementia. While healthy 'Mediterranean' diets in general tend to include a dash of olive oil, the researchers claim the ingredient itself stands out for its beneficial qualities. "Typically, people who use olive oil for cooking or ...
Source: sciencealert.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
GEORGE – Nearly 40 construction workers were still missing Wednesday in the rubble of a building that collapsed in South Africa on Monday as rescue teams continued to search for survivors for a third day in the wreckage of the unfinished five-story apartment complex. Seven workers have been confirmed dead, while authorities in the city of George on South Africa's south coast released new information on the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 -
In a surprise new song , rapper Macklemore praises college students across the US who are protesting Israel's war in Gaza, vowing that he will not vote for President Joe Biden come November. The song, released Monday, is titled "Hind's Hall" in reference to the new temporary name pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University gave to a building they occupied on campus . With its release, the ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
They also contain what Apple calls the fastest consumer AI computer you can buy. Apple's newest iPad Pro puts an M4 chip inside a thinner frame and is available in new 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, while also upgrading the screens on both to "tandem" OLED displays for more brightness. Compared to the last iPad Pro , released in early 2022, Apple is highlighting how thin and light these new Pros are. The 11-inch model ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
SEATTLE (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create "an immediate safety of flight issue." In an email to Boeing's South Carolina employees on April 29, ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Donald Trump's trial in Florida on charges of illegally keeping classified documents after leaving office has been indefinitely postponed, a judge decided on Tuesday, greatly reducing the odds he will face a jury in either of the two federal criminal cases against him before the November 5 US election. Trump, seeking to regain the presidency, previously had been scheduled to go to trial on May 20 in the documents ...
Source: scmp.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Moscow — A Moscow court said Tuesday that it had sentenced a U.S. citizen to 10 days in detention for petty hooliganism after he stumbled drunkenly into a children's library and passed out. News of the American's detention came just hours after Russian and U.S. authorities said a U.S. soldier was being held in custody in the far eastern city of Vladivostok on suspicion of theft in a separate case. ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Nintendo just did something we didn't necessarily see coming. The Japanese gaming giant gave the world the good news players needed. After years of rumors that Nintendo routinely shot down, the company is finally ready to confirm the Nintendo Switch successor. It gets even better than that: We have a Nintendo Switch 2 release date announcement deadline from the company. Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa said the ...
Source: bgr.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The Social Security Administration said Monday it has enough funds to pay all scheduled benefits and associated administrative costs until 2035, one year later than projected last year. "This year's report is a measure of good news for the millions of Americans who depend on Social Security , including the roughly 50% of seniors for whom Social Security is the difference between poverty and living in dignity ...
Source: usatoday.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Walt Disney — The entertainment giant sank 9.5% after posting fiscal second-quarter results . Walt Disney reported adjusted earnings that beat estimates and posted strong Disney+ subscriber growth but slightly missed revenue estimates. The company also said it expects a loss within its direct-to-consumer entertainment business this quarter. Nvidia ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The 24-year-old won the beauty pageant last year and represented the US at the Miss Universe competition in November. Competition organisers say they are reviewing plans for "the transition of responsibilities to a successor". The current Miss USA has said she is relinquishing her title to prioritise her mental health. Noelia Voigt, 24, won the beauty pageant last year and represented the US at the Miss Universe ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The U.S. Justice Department on May 7 unsealed charges against a Russian national for his alleged role as the creator, developer and administrator of LockBit, arguably one of the most prolific ransomware gangs and an early pioneer of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. In a 26-count indictment by a grand jury in the District of New Jersey, the filing said that since September 2019, Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, ...
Source: scmagazine.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Anyone who has watched Matthew McConaughey plunge into a supermassive black hole in "Interstellar" may think they have a rough idea of what it'd be like to encounter one of these terrifying cosmic formations . But a Hollywood blockbuster set decades in the future is no comparison to the real thing – even if it was directed by Christopher Nolan . Ten years after "Interstellar" hit theaters, NASA is now giving ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Disney reported fiscal second-quarter earnings on Tuesday Disney's combined streaming business of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ came close to making money in the second quarter. The entertainment giant said Tuesday that its combined streaming business saw revenues of $6.19 billion and an operating loss of just $18 million in the second quarter. That operating loss represented a decrease of 97% from the same period last ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Sperm whales rattle off pulses of clicks while swimming together, raising the possibility that they're communicating in a complex language. Ever since the discovery of whale songs almost 60 years ago, scientists have been trying to decipher their lyrics. Are the animals producing complex messages akin to human language ? Or sharing simpler pieces of information, like dancing bees do? Or are they communicating ...
Source: nytimes.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The company's new advertiser tool can help you get more out of a single product image. Social media feeds are an ideal place to advertise, and a well-executed campaign can help businesses grow significantly -- but creating them is a lot of work. Meta's new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools aim to help make curating the perfect ad easier. On Tuesday, Meta unveiled new generative AI ...
Source: zdnet.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Kathy Hochul made comment at California conference to showcase upstate AI center before apologizing on Monday night The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul , has rapidly backtracked on remarks she made on Monday after she came under a blizzard of criticism for saying that Black children in the Bronx did not know the word "computer". Hochul had intended her appearance at the Milken Institute Global Conference in ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
A team of scientists seems to have discovered a previously hidden genetic cause of Alzheimer's. In a new study Monday, the researchers found strong evidence that people carrying two copies of a genetic variation already tied to Alzheimer's risk are practically destined to develop the neurodegenerative disorder as they get older. As much as 2% of the general population may have the same mutation, suggesting that the ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
At least two people were killed and another 21 injured in a knife attack in a hospital in China's southwestern province of Yunnan on Tuesday, local authorities said. The attack, described by Chinese state media outlet Xinhua as a "violent incident" took place at a local hospital in Zhenxiong county, the news agency reported, adding that authorities were gathering more information. A separate statement from the ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence company behind the popular image generator DALL-E, on Tuesday announced the launch of a new tool aimed at detecting whether digital images have been created by AI. Authentication has become a major concern in the fast development of AI, with authorities worried about the proliferation of deep fakes that could disrupt society. According to the company, OpenAI's ...
Source: france24.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Tesla has less than two months to respond to inquires from U.S. auto safety regulators about its December recall of more than 2 million electric vehicles . The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker a July 1 deadline to answer a series of questions related to the recall, which was issued over a safety issue in the Autopilot driver assistance software. The ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The Ukrainian security services arrested two Ukrainian colonels and accused them of spying for Russia. They said the plot also targeted top Ukrainian intelligence officials. Listen to this article · 4:48 min Ukraine's security services said on Tuesday that they had foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures. Two Ukrainian colonels accused of ...
Source: nytimes.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan , a Republican, is bucking his party and endorsing President Joe Biden over Donald Trump in this year's election. "This November, I am voting for a decent person I disagree with on policy over a criminal defendant without a moral compass," he wrote in an opinion piece in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Duncan wrote that the GOP can't rebuild until it rebukes Trump, who he ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed House Bill 7073 which is expected to provide $1.07 billion in tax relief for Floridians this year. Lawmakers included a series of sales-tax holidays in the package, including two periods when shoppers will be able to stock up on hurricane supplies without paying sales taxes. The tax package will also help homeowners by providing a one-year exemption ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Judges do not comment on politics. This principle is so fundamental to the American legal system that writing it out feels like writing that "doctors treat patients" or "pilots fly planes." When judges take political stances or opine on political disputes, it undermines the integrity of the federal courts and the confidence that Americans have in the judicial system's fairness and impartiality. The overwhelming ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Thirteen years after the rule was supposed to be finalized, on Monday federal banking regulators again proposed a rule governing incentive-based compensation practices at financial institutions. The proposed rule was issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The National Credit Union Administration is expected to sign ...
Source: cuinsight.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Disgraced former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes could be out of prison several months earlier than expected, according to the projected release date posted by the Bureau of Prisons. The Bureau of Prisons' online database currently shows that Holmes' expected release date from a Texas prison is August 16, 2032 — a slight reduction from her previous release date of December 29, 2032. It's her second reduction in ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
By now you've probably heard about the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar . The feud is downright inescapable on social media, shocking fans with diss tracks by the hour. But as the battle between the two hip-hop titans continues—without an apparent end in sight—we now have a list of disturbing allegations. How did we arrive here? For many fans, Drake versus Kendrick Lamar is the event of a lifetime. ...
Source: esquire.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against Alabama's Attorney General Steve Marshall to go forward. The decision comes after Marshall filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that several abortion rights groups lacked standing to sue him for threatening to prosecute anyone who helps an Alabama woman obtain an out-of-state abortion. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Myron Thompson declined to dismiss the ...
Source: reason.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 95 men and women who claim they were sexually abused while housed at youth centers throughout Illinois. The complaint accuses the state of Illinois, the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) of failing to protect the plaintiffs from adult employees sexually abusing them. "The state of Illinois has caused and permitted a culture of ...
Source: usatoday.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Around 4.5 billion years ago, Earth and Venus were born in the midst of a chaotic star system. With the neighboring worlds being of the same size and similar structure, it's believed that both planets likely began with similar amounts of water. Today, however, Venus is a hellish world with intense heat and crushing pressure, and most of its water is gone. Scientists aren't sure how it became an intense desert-like ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
FLORIDA – A new initiative launched in 20 states, including Florida and Georgia, aims to gain an understanding of cancer disparities and other health conditions among black women. It also said breast cancer kills Black women at a 40% higher rate than white women. ACS said Black people have the highest death rate and shortest survival of any racial or ethnic group. Imagine 100,000 black women from 20 states ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a government agency that protects bank customers from losing their deposits, fostered a toxic workplace rife with harassment and bullying that mostly targeted women or people from underrepresented groups, according to a new report . The findings about the FDIC's workplace culture comes after the Wall Street Journal published a November investigation that alleged male ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Fayette Janitorial Service was also ordered to change practices that the Labor Department said had led to the hiring of at least two dozen children in dangerous slaughterhouses and meatpacking facilities. Listen to this article · 4:11 min A Tennessee-based sanitation company has been fined more than $649,000 after an investigation revealed that it had illegally employed at least two dozen children at ...
Source: nytimes.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Weightlifter Oleksandr Pielieshenko, who competed for Ukraine at the 2016 Rio Olympics , has died while fighting in his country's war with Russia, according to statements from the Ukraine Olympic Committee and the Ukraine Weightlifting Federation posted Monday. "On May 5, an honored master of sports of Ukraine Oleksandr Pielieshenko died in the war with the enemy; a contestant of the 2016 Olympic Games, where he ...
Source: cnn.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Visa is introducing a generative AI tool to assign real time risk scores to transactions in a bid to stop enumeration attacks that use automated scripts and botnets to test for vulnerabilities. Better known as brute force attack, an enumeration attack occurs when a hacker attempts repeatedly — using automated scripts or software — to submit card-not-present transactions through a combination of payment ...
Source: finextra.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday told Kristi Noem to "stop digging herself in a hole" after the South Dakota governor suggested that President Joe Biden 's dog Commander be put down. (Watch the video below.) Noem turbocharged a rocky rollout of her new book, " No Going Back ," by defending a passage in which she described shooting her 14-month-old dog Cricket over behavioral problems. She went further in an interview ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
A woman in Australia accused of serving a meal intentionally made with poisonous mushrooms pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. Erin Patterson appeared at Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court via video link from a prison in Melbourne, in the southeastern state of Victoria, where she has been held since her November arrest in connection with a fatal meal at her ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Tuesday, May 7th, 2024 -
The NBA has punished Denver Nuggets star guard Jamal Murray for throwing a heat pack and towel onto the floor during Monday's 106-80 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The NBA is fining Murray $100,000 for throwing multiple objects in the direction of a game official during live play, according to a statement released by the NBA. The following was released by the NBA: ...
Source: newsweek.com
Monday, May 6th, 2024 -
The comparison from San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich didn't arrive without considerable thought. He knows the pitfalls of such an exercise. But the Spurs' season was over and rookie forward-center Victor Wembanyama was the topic. "He's made me understand that he has those Tim Duncan qualities of innate basketball IQ and a fire that he wants to be the best," Popovich told reporters. Now, he has something else ...
Source: usatoday.com