Month: January 2020
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Sporting KC acquires midfielder Kinda on loan from Israeli Premier League
Sporting Kansas City has fleshed out its roster for the 2020 season with the acquisition of central midfielder Gadi Kinda from the Israeli Premier League.
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Fotis Dulos violated bond terms by visiting memorial for wife he’s accused of killing
WTNH-TV(NEW CANAAN, Conn.) — A Connecticut man charged with his estranged wife’s murder was harshly criticized by a judge who said he violated the terms of his $6 million bond by stopping at a makeshift [Read More…]
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Cashless stores and restaurants banned in New York City
SolStock/iStock(NEW YORK) — Cash will remain king in Big Apple stores and restaurants. The New York City Council will vote Thursday to prohibit businesses from only accepting credit card, debit or digital payments. There were [Read More…]
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Tinder is adding a panic button to its app for dating emergencies and cracks down on catfishing
iStock/Wachiwit(NEW YORK) — Tinder announced a slew of new safety features Thursday, ranging from letting users call emergency services while on a date to a photo verification system that ensures “every match is who they [Read More…]
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WWE NXT UK: Jan. 23, 2020
Don’t miss two intense qualifying matches to determine who will join the NXT Cruiserweight Title Fatal 4-Way Match at Saturday’s Worlds Collide, today at 3 ET/8 GMT on WWE Network.
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Inside the neo-Nazi hate group ‘The Base,’ which is the center of an FBI investigation
krblokhin/iStock(WASHINGTON) — A wide-ranging domestic terrorism investigation of the “The Base,” which authorities say is a neo-Nazi group, has culminated in the arrests of seven alleged members last week and has provided extensive new details [Read More…]
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Billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner refuses to reveal full scope of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged multimillion-dollar theft
Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for Fragrance Foundation(NEW YORK) — Leslie Wexner, the billionaire founder of the L Brands retail empire, who in 2019 accused disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein of misappropriating “vast sums” of his personal fortune [Read More…]
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Heat guard Goran Dragic reiterates retirement from international play is final
Goran Dragic said after leading Slovenia to a gold medal at the 2017 European championships, that he was done with the international game.
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Zion Williamson will be a superstar if he develops a jump shot — Chris Broussard | NBA | THE HERD
Chris Broussard said he was skeptical going into Zion Williamson’s debut, but is now convinced that if the rookie phenom can add a consistent jump shot to his game, he will be among the league’s [Read More…]
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Cashless stores and restaurants could be banned in New York City
SolStock/iStock(NEW YORK) — Cash will remain king in Big Apple stores and restaurants. The New York City Council will vote Thursday to prohibit businesses from only accepting credit card, debit or digital payments. There were [Read More…]
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Newly renamed Las Vegas Raiders pledge $500,000 to erase school lunch debt in Nevada
Allen Kee / ESPN Images(LAS VEGAS) — The Silver and Black officially have been renamed the Las Vegas Raiders, and one of the organization’s first orders of business is helping eliminate meal debt in Nevada. [Read More…]
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Gary Kubiak to step in as Vikings’ new offensive coordinator
The Minnesota Vikings will name Gary Kubiak as their offensive coordinator for next season.
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Trump administration removes federal protections from streams, wetlands
TriciaDaniel/iStock(WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration moved to remove Obama-era clean water protections intended to protect rivers, streams, wetlands and other bodies of water from pollution and runoff from industrial facilities and agriculture on Thursday, finalizing [Read More…]
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Release the Dragan: Bender gets chance to shine with Bucks
Details on Dragan Bender’s chance to shine with the Milwaukee Bucks and more in our weekly Bucks Spotlight.
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Man arrested with $3.7 million worth of drugs found in his car
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office(LITTLEFIELD, Ariz.) — A Utah man was arrested in Arizona when he got caught with nearly $3.7 million worth of drugs in his car, authorities said. Logan Lewis Pederson, 30, of Sandy [Read More…]
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FOX Sports Florida to televise 6 Miami Marlins spring training games
FOX Sports Florida, the statewide television home of the Miami Marlin has announced the network will televise 6 Marlins Spring Training games.
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Wolves star Towns gets back to scoring in bunches
Karl-Anthony Towns’ return from injury and more in this week’s Young Wolves Tracker.
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FOX Sports Sun to televise 11 Tampa Bay Rays spring training games
FOX Sports Sun, the statewide television home of the Tampa Bay Rays has announced the network will televise 11 Rays Spring Training games.
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Skip and Shannon react to boxing promoters wanting a fight between Conor McGregor and Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford
Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe react to rumors that a boxing promoter is attempting to book a boxing match between Conor McGregor and Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford.
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Bucks’ Antetokounmpo shares advice with Williamson: ‘Don’t rush the process’
Giannis Antetokounmpo reached out to stellar rookie Zion Williamson after the New Orleans forward made his NBA debut Wednesday night.