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The Rams wonβt be the only no-shows at the Super Bowl. President Trump will be conspicuous in his absence from the biggest annual, single-day sporting event in the United States. βItβs just too far away,β Trump told the New York Post. βI would go if, you know, it was a little bit shorter.β Or perhaps…
Khalil Mack will continue to be a nuisance for opposing quarterbacks for at least another season. The Chargers edge rusher agreed to a contract extension with the team Saturday, a person with knowledge of the deal not authorized to speak publicly told The Times. The deal is for one season and pays out $18 million…
Television director and producer Tom Cherones, best known for his work on the first five seasons of the Emmy-winning series βSeinfeld,β has died. He was 86. He died Jan. 5 at his home in Florence, Ore., according to a statement from his family. He directed some of the most iconic episodes of βSeinfeld,β including βThe…
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You can say you are building a ballpark, but the anticipation accelerates when the community sees what the ballpark might look like. For the city of Ontario and its architects, the rendering of its minor league ballpark included a team name. A placeholder, that is. The new team owners did not yet own the team….
Two major US microchip makers have agreed to pay the Trump administration a portion of sales in return for export licences to send chips to China, according to reports. The world’s most valuable company, Nvidia, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will give 15% of Chinese sales of two AI-powering microchips to the US government. Such…
R. Scott Gemmill, the creator and showrunner of βThe Pitt,β has always felt comfortable in a hospital. He initially had ambitions of going into medicine β he studied gerontology, which explores the processes and problems of aging, and did some volunteer work at hospitals. He also took a nurse assistant course. βI really thought I…
Graham Linehan has told Sky News he believes satire is “dying” and that it would be “impossible” to make his hit shows Father Ted or The IT Crowd today. The comedy writer was arrested at Heathrow Airport earlier this month over social media posts sharing his views on trans rights. Appearing on Sky News’ Sunday…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Two House Republicans launched an investigation on Wednesday that will, in part, examine how a California charitable organization used a $500,000 grant that was meant to support victims of the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires, a move that is expanding congressional scrutiny over the response to the disaster. Reps. Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) and Jim Jordan…
UK car production fell by more than a quarter (27.1%) last month as a cyber attack at Jaguar Land Rover halted manufacturing at the plant, industry figures show. The total number of vehicles coming off assembly lines – including cars and vans – fell an even sharper 35.9%, according to September data from the Society…
