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De’Andre Hunter’s inability to lock down a starting role has become a quiet concern for the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to Ethan Sands on the The Wine and Gold Podcast. Cleveland acquired Hunter at last year’s trade deadline, believing he could finally solve its long-running small forward issue, but his strongest performances have come off the […] The post Cavaliers still unsure on De’Andre Hunter appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

In the aftermath of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the American military, U.S. President Donald Trump said 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil would be turned over to the United States by the new Venezuelan government. It was Trump’s first explicit embrace of what he calls the “Donroe Doctrine,” an expanded version of the Monroe Doctrine under which the United States claims the right to control economic decisions made across the entire Western Hemisphere. But what exactly motivates that policy—whether capitalist profit or geoeconomic strategy or even cultural considerations—remains unclear. Will U.S. oil companies benefit…

At the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter this week:Click on graph for larger image.• Housing Starts Decreased to 1.246 million Annual Rate in October• The “Home ATM” Mostly Closed in Q3• 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in December• Asking Rents Decline Year-over-year• Update: The Housing Bubble and Mortgage Debt as a Percent of GDPThis is usually published 4 to 6 times a week and provides more in-depth analysis of the housing market.

The Liam Rosenior era at Chelsea began with a win after goals from Jorrel Hato, Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Guiu and Pedro Neto secured a 5-1 victory over Charlton in the FA Cup Third Round. The former Strasbourg manager was officially confirmed as the Blues boss on Tuesday and his first outing with the London club was a happy one as they ran out comfortable winners at The Valley. The scoreline perhaps did a slight disservice to the hosts, who for spells gave their Premier League visitors plenty to think about and pulled one back through Miles Leaburn. But, in the…

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenon Friday, during the first visit to Damascus since the fall of the regime of Baszara al-Asadaannounced the unblocking of the cooperation agreement between the EU and Syria, which had been suspended in 2011. This will once again open Syria’s access, among other things, to the EU market. Von der Leyen, together with the President of the European Council, Antonio Costamet on Friday in Damascus with the Syrian president, Ahmed al-Shara. During the meeting, the President of the European Commission also announced that the EU would provide Syria with 620 million…

ADP and BLS CES and QCEW data confirm: Figure 1: Change since 2025M01 in manufacturing employment from BLS (blue), from implied preliminary benchmark (brown), in Powell conjecture prorated applied to implied preliminary benchmark (green), QCEW covered manufacturing seasonally adjusted using X-13 (in logs) by author (purple), and ADP (red), all in 000’s, s.a. Source: BLS via FRED, BLS, ADP, and author’s calculations. This entry was posted on January 9, 2026 by Menzie Chinn.

Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Manchester City World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Exeter City World Class 0 Solid 0 Bang Average 0 Lucky 0 Shocking 0 Turn off spoiler to view match statistics0.00Expected goals (xG)0.00Passing710 (92%)Accurate passes226 (78%) Turn off spoiler to view match events 1 G Joe Whitworth 4.2 20 D Luca Woodhouse 81′ 5.0 5 D Jack Fitzwater 45+2′ 4.2 4 D Ed Turns 4.6 34 M Liam Oakes 6.0 6 M Ethan Brierley 6.2 31 M Jake Doyle Hayes (C) 6.7 14 M Ilmari…

With recent trade rumors surrounding All-Star guard Ja Morant, the Memphis Grizzlies have begun considering trade proposals ahead of the February 5 deadline.  Meanwhile, in speaking with UnitedWeCast, Ric Bucher and former NBA center Brendan Haywood discussed Morant’s value and his perfect fit for the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with superstar Anthony Edwards. “Minnesota needs another […] The post Brendan Haywood sees Ja Morant perfect fit for the Wolves appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

After a brief pause, the La Niña winter weather pattern is back, which will bring the return of cooler across the Northern Tier. The threat of an East Coast storm is growing for late next week that will bring impactful snow and rain to the region. December featured a classic La Niña winter pattern across the Lower 48, with record warmth along the West Coast and colder air with snow across the northern Plains and Northeast. However, since the start of the New Year, the once-dominating winter weather pattern has been put on pause, making way for a classic January thaw.According…

After President Donald Trump’s unilateral decision to use the U.S. military to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, some lawmakers criticized Trump for ordering it without any authorization from Congress. Trump, in a Jan. 8 Truth Social postsaid he has the power to do that, and questioned the constitutionality of a related law. “The War Powers Act is Unconstitutional, totally violating Article II of the Constitution, as all Presidents, and their Departments of Justice, have determined before me,” Trump wrote. But Trump went too far by calling the 1973 War Powers Resolution unconstitutional. Courts have repeatedly declined to rule on its…