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LAS VEGAS — Cooper Flagg, the 17-year-old Duke phenom, may have been the surprise star of U.S. National Team training camp, but the real twist was that the best player was 39-year-old LeBron James, an NBA legend more than twice his age.James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and just a few months away from the start of his 22nd season, was voted the top representative player at the Olympic camp in a poll of camp attendees. Athletic.”I told my brother after the first day, he’s only 40 years old, but I thought he was the best player on the court,”…
France’s political parties were trying to project strength and rally allies as the government was left in a state of flux following a July 9 election in which no party won a clear majority.New members of the left-wing New Popular Front (NFP) coalition, which unexpectedly came out on top in opinion polls, have begun visiting their new offices in parliament ahead of the first session on July 18.But the coalition government of the Greens, Socialists, Communists and far-left Indomitable France (LFI) is still debating who to nominate as the next prime minister and the possibility of forming a broader coalition…
BEIJING (AP) — Automakers are divided after a driverless ride-hailing service struck a pedestrian in China after reports on social media suggested the pedestrian was crossing the street despite a red light.The vehicle’s operator, Chinese tech giant Baidu, said in a statement to Chinese media that the vehicle started moving when the light turned green, making light contact with the pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken to hospital, and an examination revealed no visible injuries, Baidu said.Chinese financial news outlet Yicai reported that Sunday’s accident in Wuhan highlights the challenges that self-driving cars face in complex situations. The paper quoted experts…
It emerged on Monday that the Interior Ministry is defending its months-long ban on social media platform X on the grounds that it is a “threat to peace and national security” because it “spreads false information and incites violence”. The ban was imposed on February 17 based on intelligence reports, Dawn reported.In its reply filed before the Sindh High Court, the ministry said:[The] The hostile forces operating in X have malevolent intentions to create an environment of chaos and instability with the ultimate aim of destabilising the country and pushing it into some sort of anarchy.” It added that some…
Disney and Oriental Land Co., Ltd. expand partnership to launch Disney Cruise Vacations … [+] From left, Oriental Land Co., Ltd. President and COO Yoshida Kenji, Oriental Land Co., Ltd. Representative Director, Chairman and CEO Takano Yumiko, Oriental Land Co., Ltd. Chairman of the Board Kagami Toshio, Oriental Land Co., Ltd. President Thomas Mazloum, and Disney Cruise Line Senior Vice President Sharon Siski, along with Captain Mickey Mouse and Captain Minnie Mouse, celebrate the announcement of a new deal to bring year-round Disney Cruise Vacations to Japan at Tokyo Disney Resort on July 9, 2024. (Disney)(Disney) For over 40 years,…
President Biden wants U.S. ports to stop buying Chinese-made ship-to-shore cranes and start buying American-made ones. There’s just one problem: The U.S. doesn’t have any companies that make the giant cargo-handling equipment.The president has proposed imposing a 25% tariff on Chinese-made models to encourage domestic alternatives to emerge, but that could take years. In the meantime, domestic ports are complaining that they have to pay extra for Chinese-made cranes that they ordered before the tariffs were announced. European-made alternatives exist, but they are much more expensive, even when the tariffs are included in the domestic Chinese price.The crane trouble is…
Mountain cleanup begins for Dubai’s Mt Mashreq, Pakistan’s iconic K2 and Broad Peak ISLAMABAD: MashreqBank, a leading financial institution in the MENA region, has announced that it will launch mountain clean-up operations in Pakistan as part of its global Climb2Change initiative. The operation will include cleaning up two prominent peaks, K2 and Broad Peak (K3), as well as the base camps of Goro 2 and Concordia, the bank said in a statement on Tuesday. Through its Climb2Change initiative, Mashreq aims to scale 14 of the world’s most majestic mountains, reaching the summits of seven and base camp of the remaining…
Darren McCaffrey, political reporterIf you want to know how our politics have changed since last Thursday, today is the day.As MPs gathered in the new House of Commons, it quickly proved to be a stark canvas for painting the new constituency map of Britain.For the first time in more than 14 years, Government seats are filled with Labour MPs, meaning it is impossible to accommodate all 412 of them.They sat on the steps, many standing at the back, while others were forced to go up into the gallery.It was a different, more somber scene in Conservative seats, where at one…
Happy Tuesday! It feels like at least 24 political news cycles have passed since my last newsletter. Send your news tips to cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Today:Biden’s tech and communications officials will face hostile House RepublicansPresident BidenLeaders of the Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission are likely to face fierce criticism from House Republicans on Tuesday as they defend their requests for increased funding on Capitol Hill.Two key House subcommittees will have their first opportunity to question agency leaders since launching several high-profile Democratic-led initiatives, including restoring “net neutrality,” proposing new child privacy protections and investigating artificial intelligence partnerships.Here’s a summary of…
(press release) NEW YORK, NY — Platinum Guild International USA, the jewelry industry authority on the world’s most precious metal, has released its platinum engagement ring trends report ahead of the busy fourth-quarter shopping season. The report identifies six popular engagement ring styles sure to be seen on many ring fingers this holiday season and into 2025. After its rise during the Art Deco era of the 1920s, platinum has been the standard for sophisticated and stylish engagement ring settings for over a century. Inherently timeless, naturally white and 30 times rarer than gold, platinum is the metal of choice…