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Center Bill Walton, whose prodigious passing and rebounding skills led him to win two collegiate national championships at UCLA and one each with the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics, and who overcame a stutter to become an eloquent commentator, died Monday at his San Diego home. He was 71.The NBA announced he died of colon cancer.A red-headed hippie and avid Grateful Dead fan, Walton was a follower of UCLA coach John Wooden and a key figure on the Bruins teams that won NCAA championships in 1972 and 1973 and recorded an 88-game winning streak that began in 1971.…

India-based Jio Financial Services is considering entering the device leasing business. Reuters reported on Monday (May 27) that the financial services provider has issued a postal ballot notice, seeking shareholder approval for the acquisition of telecommunications equipment and devices worth 360 billion rupees ($4.33 billion) from Reliance Industries Ltd’s retail unit. These devices include routers and mobile phones, according to the report. According to reports, the Jio Financial Services subsidiary will rent out the equipment to customers of Reliance Jio Infocomm, Reliance’s telecoms unit, and will compete with companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo in the equipment rental market. Voting…

(Bloomberg Markets) — Peppermint Grove, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia, has all the amenities you’d expect from the country’s wealthiest postcode: sprawling riverside mansions, luxury schools and a yacht club.Most read articles on BloombergBut recently there are new signs that Perth’s elite are beginning to cross the line that separates the merely wealthy from the ultra-wealthy: take a quick look into an estate agent’s window and you’ll see properties frequently advertised with the distinctive phrase “Ideal for Family Offices.”Financial hubs such as Dubai, London, New York and Singapore have long dominated the rarefied world of family offices, organisations…

Get your free copy of Editor’s DigestFT editor Roula Khalaf picks her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Labour won the support of 120 business leaders, a likely sign of support for its strategy to attract the City of London and its promise to restore “stability” to the UK economy if it wins the election. Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to say in a speech on Tuesday that the Labour Party has changed forever and will become a “pro-business, pro-worker” party if it wins the July 4 election.Ahead of the speech, 120 business leaders wrote a letter to The Times…

Clarksville, Tennessee – The Miss Tennessee Teen USA 2024 pageant was held with pomp at the Mabry Concert Hall on the APSU campus in Clarksville recently, with young women from across the state coming together to showcase their poise, intelligence and grace, leaving the room buzzing with anticipation. After an intense first day of competition, where talent, charisma and determination collided, the fields were carefully narrowed down. The candidates who won hearts and impressed the judges advanced to the final round. These incredible young women had already overcome countless obstacles and stood on the brink of something extraordinary. …

Borg drinks have become a staple of the Gen Z party scene. The gallon-sized mugs filled with the owner’s choice of mixed drink were initially lauded as responsible drinking. Some Gen Z drinkers claim that Borg drinks minimize the chance of drugs being mixed into drinks and avoid sharing. But drinking trends are a bit more complicated than meets the eye. What does borg stand for? Borg drinkers spell out BORG by drinking “Blackout Rage Gallons,” and many Borg drinkers like to know what their gallon is and decorate it to show off their Borg personality. What does the Borg…

Retired Suffolk County Register of Probate Felix D. Arroyo has filed for bankruptcy amid a dispute over unpaid legal fees. (Herald file photo) Felix D. Arroyo filed for bankruptcy amid a lawsuit over $86,379 in unpaid legal fees related to his past suspension as Suffolk probate registrar, records show, a move that could allow the longtime six-figure earner to wipe out the debt. In his Chapter 7 bankruptcy filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Arroyo claims he has assets of just $11,261 but owes about $86,576 to two creditors, including the law firm Prince Lobel Thailand LLP, which he is suing…

newselectionLok Sabha elections: Voter turnout 58.46% in Jammu and Kashmir, up 30% in Valley states Voter turnout in three Kashmir constituencies — Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri — was 50.86 percent, 30 percentage points higher than the 19.16 percent turnout in 2019. This was the highest in the last three decades, according to the Election Commission. Voters queue up to exercise their right to vote at Janpaspora, which is part of Baramulla constituency. (Express file photo by Shuaib Masoodi/File)The Election Commission announced on Monday that voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir’s five Assembly seats, for which voting ended on May 25,…

Image believed to show attack on Christian-owned property in Pakistan on Saturday, May 25 (X.com) An attack on a Christian man in north-central Pakistan by a Muslim mob who accused him of desecrating the Quran marks a “dark day” for the country’s Christian community, Pakistan’s top Catholic official said. Source: core. “I strongly condemn this incident. It is a dark day for the Church in Pakistan,” Bishop Samson Shukaruddin of Hyderabad, president of the Pakistan Catholic Bishops’ Conference, told Crooks shortly after Saturday’s attack. “Without knowing or investigating [the accusation regarding the Koran]”The mob attacked a 74-year-old Christian man,” Bishop…

Trump also attacked various legal opponents, calling one of the judges a “wacko” (File)Donald Trump launched another blistering attack on his political opponents on Monday, choosing Memorial Day to brand them “human scum.”As Americans remember soldiers who died in conflicts by visiting cemeteries and having backyard barbecues with family and friends, the former Republican president took to his platform, Truth Social, to denounce those he sees as enemies.That includes judges who have overseen or are currently overseeing litigation against Trump, including civil lawsuits for sexual assault and business fraud, as well as the ongoing landmark criminal trial stemming from his…