All of the current Lakers realized that playing against the Boston Celtics on national television really was more than just one of 82 games on the schedule. It was crystallized even more because iconic former Lakers coach Pat Riley sat courtside after a celebration for the unveiling of his statue on the Star Plaza outside…
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We used to have more films like βMidwinter Break,β in which the combination of a couple of great actors, a gifted writer and the unfussy shepherding of a thorny, intimate scenario gave discerning moviegoers their recommended weekly allowance of adult drama about the human condition. Thatβs no longer the case, so you would be forgiven…
She’s anything but the traditional stuffy Whitehall mandarin in the mould of Sir Humphrey Appleby in TV’s Yes Minister. Britain’s new top civil servant, Dame Antonia Romeo, 51, might even seem a surprising choice as the new cabinet secretary – the first woman to do the job – for a prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer,…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Mexican authorities have killed one of the worldβs most wanted drug-traffickers, Nemesio RubΓ©n Oseguera Cervantes, known as βEl Mencho,β founder and leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which controls drug trafficking, extortion, fuel theft and other rackets throughout Mexico. Oseguera, believed to be 59, suffered fatal wounds during a Sunday morning military…
A half dozen little kids have come out of the bleachers seeking high fives from any Palisades High basketball player. Jack Levey, the smallest player on the court, responds to the delight of the fanatics. Receiving recognition and giving back to those rooting for you is among the most memorable parts of the high school…
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Eric Dane said he first shut down emotionally at just 7 years old, when navigating his fatherβs sudden death from a gunshot wound in a bathroom at his familyβs home. It wasnβt until his diagnosis with ALS decades later that the seasoned actor felt his own spirit return, Dane said in an interview released Friday…
It’s a debate that’s gaining momentum, and ministers could score some political points among millions of graduates in England if they choose to reform the student loans system. According to one Labour MP, it’s “the next welfare waiting to happen”, implying the government could have another rebellion on its hands if it doesn’t act quickly….
SEOULΒ βΒ Governments and companies around the world scrambled Saturday to determine the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down most of President Trumpβs sweeping tariffs and his response with a new round of import taxes. The latest twist in the U.S. tariff roller-coaster ride, launched when Trump returned to office 13 months ago…