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Adam Silver spoke publicly for the first time since Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups were indicted by federal prospectors for their alleged roles in illegal sports betting. “My initial reaction was I was deeply disturbed,” Silver said in an interview with Cassidy Hubbarth of Prime. “There’s nothing more important to the league and its fans than the integrity of the competition. And so I had a pit in my stomach. It was very upsetting.” Silver was then asked about the NBA’s decision to continue to allow Rozier to keep playing. “So what happened was because bets were placed through legalized legal…
A low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region is triggering the development of lake-effect rain bands across the eastern sides of lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario. Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo, New York also waves of rain showers and even some severe weather Wednesday. This wet weather pattern will last through Thursday. BUFFALO, NY – A low-pressure system over the Great Lakes region continues to fuel lake-effect rain bands on the eastern sides of lakes Michigan, Erie and Ontario and the southern side of Lake Superior.The National Weather Service offices in Buffalo, New York, and Cleveland described the setup as a…
As images of the White House’s demolished East Wing led the national news, top Democrats shared a video of White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt seeming to say that construction of the new ballroom is President Donald Trump’s top priority. “At this moment in time, of course, the ballroom is really the president’s main priority,” Leavitt said in a five-second clip that leading Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., shared on X. Jeffries’ Oct. 23 post decried Leavitt’s comment: “The Trump administration just declared that erecting a ballroom is the President’s main priority. Meanwhile. The cost of living…
Betting is now 37% Supreme Court upholding IEEPA tariffs. Source: Kalshiaccessed 10/23/2025. What happens if the IEEPA tariffs are struck down, effective tariff rate-wise? Figure 1: Average effective tariff rate (blue), average declared tariff rate (tan), and average effective tariff rate if IEEPA tariffs are struck down (light blue), all in %. Calculations assumes October values of customs revenue and imports both the same as September. Assumes in October, $200 bn revenue (SAAR) comes from IEEPA tariffs per Tax Foundation. Source: OECD Interim Economic Outlook, Paweł Skrzypczyński, Tax Foundationand author’s calculations. I’ve used 1/10 of the Tax…
Draymond Green reflected on one of the lowest points of his career, revealing he lost motivation to play during the 2019–20 season after the Golden State Warriors’ dynasty unraveled. Speaking on Boardroom with Rich Kleiman, Green recalled how difficult it was to transition from five consecutive NBA Finals appearances to one of the league’s worst […] The post Draymond Green opens up on losing motivation in 2019–20 season appeared first on TalkBasket.net.
FOX Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross shares his latest analysis on the potentially catastrophic impacts of Melissa as it slowly churns in the Caribbean Sea.Updated Friday 9:30 a.m. ETIt’s increasingly likely that Jamaica will experience long-duration impacts from likely Hurricane Melissa like no storm they’ve encountered in modern times. Even if Melissa’s strongest winds stay offshore, and there’s no guarantee that that will happen, three or four days of relentless, heavy rain and gusty winds appear likely.People should be in a safe spot by the end of tomorrow and be prepared to stay for at least three days. Tropical Storm…
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Bolivia elects a new presidentUruguay legalizes euthanasiaand the IMF issues a report card on regional economies. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Sign up to receive Latin America Brief in your inbox every Friday. Sign Up By submitting your email, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use and to receive email correspondence from us. You may opt out at any time. Enter your email Sign Up Loading… Center-right candidate Rodrigo Paz won decisively in Bolivia’s presidential runoff election on…
We’re sharing key insights from Financial Times journalist Martin Sandbu, voiced during our recent discussion on frozen Russian assets. I. Ukraine must know how much Russian money is frozen — and where it is held «We’ve heard various estimates of the total amount, but in truth, we still don’t know all the details. The Euroclear figures are public and transparent — that’s good. The rest are much less certain. I agree that the numbers coming from Luxembourg look questionable. The Russian Central Bank used to publish this data, and back then experts had no reason to doubt its professionalism. At…
Preview for Aston Villa v Man City Pep Guardiola has little time for the pundits who confidently predicted the demise of his side earlier in the season and are now targeting Liverpool. August defeats to Spurs and Brighton prompted plenty of talk that Manchester City were on course to suffer a repeat of last season’s disappointing campaign only for Guardiola to mastermind a run of seven wins and two draws in their last nine games. City are up to second in the table, three points behind leaders Arsenal and one ahead of Liverpool, who have lost their last three in…
The Sacramento Kings injury-plagued start to the season got even worse. Forward Nique Clifford will miss at least one week due to a hamstring strain. Clifford was injured in the Kings season-opening loss at the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. Sacramento had started Clifford in place of Keegan Murray, who is out due to a torn UCL in his left thumb. In addition, the Kings are without Domantas Sabonis (hamstring strain) and Isaac Jones (illness). On the positive front, Sabonis seems to be ahead of schedule in his recovery. The Kings upgraded their starting center to questionable for Friday’s home opener…