The Lakers – attempting to exclude Luol Deng’s salary ($5 million each of the next two seasons) from salary-cap, luxury-tax an hard-cap calculations – tried to prove an injury suffered…
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American Medical Association, the nation’s largest group of doctors, deems racism a ‘public health threat’
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to threaten hard-hit minority communities, the nation's largest association of doctors has passed a policy that recognizes racism as a public health threat. The new…
Stocks at record high but yields fall, dollar under pressure
Stocks rose across the globe on Friday to close at a fresh high and remained on track for their strongest monthly performance on record but the Nasdaq outperformed on Wall…
Among Us developer teases new map for next month
Among Us developer InnerSloth has used the first post from a newly established Twitter account for the game to tease a new map. “Here’s a special look at the new…
He will be away from children’: Houston-area priest pleads guilty to child indecency charges
A Houston-area priest has pleaded guilty to child indecency charges in a case that has put a focus on the archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and its failures over the handling of…
Report: Chicago agrees to one-year deal with big man Noah Vonleh
It appears the Chicago Bulls — a team with an interesting young frontcourt, but one with questions — is going to take a flier on Noah Vonleh. At least through…
Memories of past events retain remarkable fidelity even as we age
Scientists studying the complex relationship between aging and memory have found that in a controlled experiment, people can remember the details about past events with a surprising 94% accuracy, even…
Oil prices post weekly gain ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices were mixed on Friday but posted a fourth straight week of gains ahead of an OPEC+ meeting early next week. Brent crude January futures rose 38 cents to…
Gumroad now offers Patreon-like memberships to support creators
Gumroad, which helps creators sell products online, is now allowing creators on its platform to offer memberships as an additional source of recurring revenue. With memberships, creators will be able…
Atlanta mayor appoints city’s first LGBTQ affairs director
A reshuffle in the Atlanta municipal government has given the city its first director of LGBTQ affairs, a full time advisory position to the mayor and city government at large.…