Nuggets’ Michael Malone screams in ref’s face, Jamal Murray tosses heat pack as Denver drops Game 2
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone and star guard Jamal Murray expressed their displeasure with the team’s Game 2 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night. Malone lashed out at the referee in the first quarter. He was upset about a no-call after Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns beat Murray for a layup. He ran […]
Apollo-Sony bid for Paramount could face antitrust hurdles from feds: sources
Apollo Global Management and Sony’s proposed takeover of Paramount Global Inc. faces significant hurdles in passing through Democratic-led federal regulators amid antitrust concerns, the company learned. Paramount, which closed exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media last Friday, owns the CBS network, its Hollywood studios and 28 local stations, including 17 CBS affiliates in markets such […]
If Social Security not fixed, retirees face automatic cut in 2033 – NPR
Social security financing improved slightly last year. But benefits could still be cut automatically within 10 years unless Congress takes action to shore up the program. Kevin Dietch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietch/Getty Images Social security financing improved slightly last year. But benefits could still be cut automatically within 10 years unless Congress […]
DA says high schooler who slapped teacher twice in face will be tried as an adult
A high school student who was caught on a cellphone video circulating online slapping a teacher in the face last month will be tried as an adult, the district attorney in North Carolina said. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said the student in question, 17-year-old Aquavious Hickman, had vowed to kill a female teacher […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene to face Johnson as she moves forward with a motion to vacate
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is set to meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a one-on-one meeting as the Georgia Republican prepares to activate her motion to vacate in an effort to strip the Republican leader of the speaker’s gavel. Greene will meet with Johnson at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, just hours before […]
NY liquor stores face battle with grocers over non-alcoholic booze
Wine and liquor stores in New York are struggling as customers become thirsty during the pandemic’s binge-drinking days. And two state legislators have come up with a potentially controversial hangover cure. Earlier this year, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey quietly introduced a bill that would allow wine and liquor stores and their distributors to […]
Cavaliers top Magic in Game 7, will face Celtics
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 39 points, Caris LeVert added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to advance to the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 106-94 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 7 on Sunday. and avoided a potentially franchise-altering loss. The Cavs trailed by 18 points at the half and were on the […]
‘I’m in awe of our young people and their courage in the face of arrests and teargas’ | Georgia
The finale of Beethoven’s “revolutionary” Fifth Symphony was greeted with deafening applause at Tbilisi’s State Opera and Ballet Theater last Thursday night. The cheers grew into a powerful expression of solidarity with the protests outside Rustaveli Street. People hoisted EU flags on theater balconies and chanted “No to Russian law!” Europe!georgia [Sa-kar-tve-lo]! ” They say […]
Knicks’ Jalen Brunson gets chance to face old coach Rick Carlisle
In Rick Carlisle’s final game as Mavericks head coach in 2021, Jalen Brunson played 10 minutes off the bench in Game 7 of the playoffs’ opener loss to the Clippers. Brunson claimed Saturday that he doesn’t need more motivation as the Knicks prepare for Game 1 against Carlisle and the Pacers at the Garden on […]
Boca Bash boat garbage dumpers face ‘imminent’ arrests as Florida authorities look to ‘send a message’
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced that charges are “imminent” against teens who threw piles of trash from a boat off the coast of Boca Raton during a spring break-like event. Since a YouTube video of two teenagers dumping trash into the Atlantic Ocean during Sunday’s Boca Bash went viral, the FWC […]