The summer wasn’t all bad for the Atlanta Hawks as rookie guard Trae Young was named to the MGM Resorts All-NBA second team along with fellow rookies Deandre Ayton (Phoenix), Jaren Jackson, Jr. (Memphis), Sviatoslav Mykhaick (undrafted, Los Angeles Lakers) and third year guard Wade Baldwin IV (Portland). Young, the fifth overall pick in this […]
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Microsoft wants regulation of facial recognition technology to limit ‘abuse’
Microsoft has helped innovate facial recognition software. Now it’s urging the US government to enact regulation to control the use of the technology. In a blog post, Microsoft President Brad Smith said new laws are necessary given the technology’s “broad societal ramifications and potential for abuse.” He urged lawmakers to form “a government initiative to […]
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‘Each day is more painful than the last’: Parents separated from kids beg US public for help
In an act of sheer desperation, dozens of migrant parents separated from their children wrote an open letter to the US public, hoping someone — anyone — can help get them out of this “nightmare.” The joint letter, from 54 detainees at the Port Isabel Service Detention Center in Los Fresnos, Texas, said the parents came […]
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Washington DC: The master plan that created the world’s most powerful city
Washington, D.C., might not have the same cultural cachet as New York or Los Angeles, but the capital of the United States has something unsurpassed by any other city in the world. Power. Power pulses through the veins of this city, threads through its DNA. It shifts, constantly moving, from those who have power, to those who […]
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Obama tops survey ranking of best U.S. presidents
The “Yes We Can” years still mean a lot to many Americans. Evidence of that is borne out in a new Pew Research Center poll released this week that places former President Barack Obama at the top of a list of best presidents of Americans’ lifetimes. Fourty-four percent of Americans say Obama had done the […]
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Trump faults Obama for US response to Russian hacking
President Donald Trump scolded the Obama administration for not responding aggressively enough to Russian hacking of Democratic targets in the 2016 U.S. election — cyberattacks underpinning the indictment of 12 Russian military intelligence officers. Trump’s first response to special counsel Robert Mueller’s initial charges against Russian government officials for interfering in American politics came in […]
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Why should the Hawks keep Schroder? Because he’s the best player on the team that’s why
The Atlanta Hawks and the team’s brass will most likely hold off on any more trades before the start of the 2018-19 season following the acquisition of veteran guard Jeremy Lin late last week. There’s no question a healthy Lin is a quality addition to any team but the Hawks already have their cart hitched […]
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#SECMD18 – September Will Make or Break A&M’s Season
Day one of SEC Media Days brought the Texas A&M Aggies, Kentucky Wildcats and LSU Tigers to the College Football Hall of Fame. It was a smooth beginning to the festivities with A&M’s Head Coach Jimbo Fisher standing under the lights. Fisher left the Florida State Seminoles last December for $75 million and hopes of […]
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#SEDCMD18 – Can Kentucky FINALLY Get Over The Hump?
“We are tired of being close.” That sentence was la phrase du jour for the Kentucky Wildcats at SEC Media Days. Last season’s losses to Florida, Ole Miss, and in the Music City Bowl to Northwestern were by a grand total of five points. That’s a razor thin line from 7-6 to 10-3 and Head Coach […]
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#SECMD18 – Bayou Idol: LSU Remains in Search of QB
The LSU Tigers have a bevy of talented players. They have excellent running backs, a three receivers, a stable offensive line and a defense that will more than likely send two-thirds of its members to the NFL. However, the one thing the Bayou Bengals lacked is the only thing they’ve always lacked: A quarterback. This […]
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Serena Williams loses 2018 Wimbledon final
In a stunning upset, the seven-time Wimbledon champion lost the final to Angelique Kerber of Germany. After battling her way to the Wimbledon final, Serena Williams has come up short. In a stunning upset, the seven-time Wimbledon champion lost to Angelique Kerber of Germany in 2 sets: 6-3, 6-3. It was one of Williams’ most lopsided losses. […]
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Papa John’s CEO attempts damage control but not an apology
Steve Ritchie announced steps Papa John’s is taking in the aftermath of reports that the pizza chain’s founder John Schnatter used a racial slur in a corporate meeting. Papa John’s CEO Steve Ritchie had one job on Friday: Do damage control for the company after reports surfaced this week that founder John Schnatter used a racial […]
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DHS secretary: Russia continues to view US elections as a target of cyberattacks
The head of the Department of Homeland Security warned state officials on Saturday that the threat from Russia targeting US elections has not dissipated. Speaking at the summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in Philadelphia on Saturday, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said the US intelligence community does “consistently observe malicious […]
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12 Russians indicted in Mueller investigation
The Justice Department announced indictments against 12 Russian nationals as part of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election, accusing them of engaging in a “sustained effort” to hack Democrats’ emails and computer networks. All 12 defendants are members of the GRU, a Russian federation intelligence agency within the main intelligence directorate […]
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Trump: summit with Putin off to a ‘very, very good start’
HELSINKI — President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin opened their long-awaited summit Monday with a wink and slouch, respectively, then talked one on one behind closed doors for two-plus hours before the American leader declared their meeting was off to a “very, very good start for everybody.” Neither leader revealed what was discussed. But […]