Tag: give
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How will Bronny James fare in the pros? Second-generation NBA players give their take
LOS ANGELES — Gary Payton II called the moment “crazy.” Midway through a preseason game last week in Las Vegas, the Golden State Warriors guard looked up and was guarding Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James. To see the 20-year-old competing on the same floor as his father — and now teammate — LeBron James…
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Obama urges young men not to give up on the political process
Former President Barack Obama made a direct plea for young men not to get frustrated at the slow pace of political progress as he made the case to support Vice President Kamala Harris for president during the inaugural episode of a new podcast hosted by NBA players. “A lot of young people — a lot…
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New Boeing CEO to give clues on company’s future, while striking workers vote on new contract
Boeing has already braced investors for a rough quarterly report. Now, new CEO Kelly Ortberg has the chance to share his vision for the troubled manufacturer, from a potential strike-ending labor agreement to a slimmed-down future. When he takes the mic for his first earnings call as Boeing’s CEO on Wednesday, more than 32,000 striking machinists will start voting on a…
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U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon will not give in to Israeli demand to ‘get out of harms way’
With tensions simmering after several incidents over the past week, the United Nations has insisted it will not withdraw its peacekeepers from southern Lebanon despite repeated demands by Israel for them to move out of the area where its military is operating against the Hezbollah militant group. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNFIL)…
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Crisis pregnancy center’s forms give rare insight into anti-abortion practices
A free family planning center in Twin Falls, Idaho, asks its visitors for sensitive, private information, including nonmedical questions about religion and financial status, according to documents obtained by NBC News. While the Sage Women’s Center promises to protect the information of its clients, it isn’t bound by medical privacy laws and may be misleading…
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China’s economic woes give its markets a week to forget, and its public little cause for optimism
BEIJING — A wave of optimism swept Chinese markets recently when Beijing announced a stimulus package many hoped would pave the way for a wave of investment to help fuel a recovery for the world’s second-largest economy. Traders rushed to buy Chinese stocks, sending the top Shanghai and Hong Kong indexes soaring. But the measures…