With LeBron James expected to break the NBA’s all-time scoring record this week, fans eager to watch the Los Angeles Laker star vault into sports history in person will have to lay out big bucks. Lower-level seats for Tuesday’s game in Los Angeles at Crypto.com Arena against the Oklahoma City …
Read More »A man suspected in a mass shooting in central Florida last month was fatally shot by a police officer Monday following a long chase and a carjacking, authorities said. The car driven by Alex Greene, 21, eventually crashed into a building in Winter Haven. The crash happened a short distance …
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The date: January 28, 1972. The occasion: a White House gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of Reader’s Digest magazine. The entertainment that night: the wholesome Ray Conniff Singers. The president quipped, “And if the music is square, it’s because I like it square!” But what happened next was anything but …
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LIV Golf, the fledgling professional golf tour backed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to play three tournaments this year at golf clubs owned by the Trump Organization. LIV Golf said Monday it will host tournaments at the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C.; Trump National Golf Club …
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The CEO of a tech company apologized for quoting civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in an email that announced she was cutting 7% of its workforce. Her email sparked a backlash from critics, with one expert calling it a “new low bar for a layoff announcement.” PagerDuty CEO …
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Two emperor tamarin monkeys missing from the Dallas Zoo were “intentionally taken,” police said Monday, the latest in a series of incidents at the zoo involving missing or dead animals. On Monday morning, zoo officials contacted Dallas police after their animal care team reported a monkey enclosure pen had been …
Read More »House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reiterated Tuesday that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence, saying the decision was not based on political payback but because “integrity matters, and they have failed in that place.” In …
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Two suspects accused of carrying out a string of armed carjackings in the Washington, D.C., area were found and arrested on Tuesday after they hid in the outdoor freezer of a restaurant, the U.S. Capitol Police said. Shortly before noon, a police patrol tried to pull over a white BMW …
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The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant in Michigan that was shut down for months last year due to contamination, the company confirmed. The factory’s closure in February 2022 was a key cause of a nationwide baby formula shortage that forced parents to seek formula …
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A bowhunting couple from Iowa has been sentenced to probation for conducting hunts at a central Nebraska guiding and hunting business where numerous people have been convicted for violating federal laws that prohibit the trafficking of wildlife. Federal prosecutors said the case against Josh Bowmar, 32, Sarah Bowmar, 33, and …
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