The Green Bay Packers appeared to start their 2024 season with a touchdown. On the team’s opening drive against the Eagles on Friday, Jordan Love connected with Jayden Reed for a 38-yard scoring strike. It was a great throw by Love and an outstanding play by Reed to break away from a tackle and get into the end zone.It is the type of thing the Packers hoped to see when they signed Love to a long-term contract extension this offseason.There was just one problem with the play. It did not count. It did not count because there were offsetting penalties…
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EXPLAINERTrump falsely claims the Justice Department is hamstrung in the lead-up to November’s vote as he stares down two federal cases.Former President Donald Trump has said the Department of Justine has a “60-day rule” that prevents it from taking certain law enforcement actions against candidates in the run-up to a United States election. If Trump’s statement were correct, it would have wide-ranging implications as he stares down two federal indictments: one in Washington, DC, for efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and another in Florida for allegedly hoarding classified documents. Friday marks 60 days until the presidential election on November…
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division has joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in looking into questions about the NYPD’s nightclub enforcement, a senior official tells NBC New York. The SDNY and IRS have seized the cellphones of numerous NYPD officials, including at least one phone belonging to Commissioner Edward Caban. Caban’s brother, James, also had his phone seized in the corruption investigation. Several sources tell NBC New York federal investigators want to know if James Caban profited from his ties to his powerful brother and the NYPD. Specifically, the investigation is looking into…
The privatization of state-owned insurer ENSA – Seguros de Angola SA is at an “advanced stage,” with the prospectus already submitted for approval to the Capital Markets Commission, State Secretary for Treasury Ottoniel dos Santos told reporters in Luanda, the capital, on Friday. The public offering for a 30% stake will open on Sept. 15 with trading expected to start in October, he said. The government is also planning to sell stakes in Unitel SA, the nation’s biggest telecommunications company, Banco de Fomento Angola, the second-largest lender, Standard Bank de Angola SA, and Bolsa de Divida e Valores de Angola…
Nigerian singer Tems shared the stage with American R&B star John Legend during her Born In The Wild tour in New York. The crowd was electrified as they performed Legend’s hit song Ordinary People together, creating a night to remember.This surprise performance marked a milestone in Tems’ career. It solidifies her position as a rising star in the global music scene. Also, Tems and John Legend’s harmonious vocals and captivating stage presence made for an unforgettable experience, leaving fans in awe.Additionally, Tems performed with fellow Nigerian artist Ayra Starr at a show in New York, further showcasing her ability to…
The Los Angeles Clippers have a brand-new arena to house their duo of mid-30s All-Stars. As the Clippers begin their new era at the Intuit Dome, here are three questions facing Los Angeles’ other team next season.1. How good is a Kawhi Leonard-James Harden combo in 2024?The Clippers went from a Big Three of Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and James Harden to a Big Two of just Leonard and Harden. Last season, the team lost their first six games immediately after the Harden trade, but won two-thirds of their games after that, going 48-24. It was more impressive than the…
With two months to go before the US presidential election, the candidates are outlining their vision for the world’s biggest economy. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris says she plans to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy while the Republican hopeful Donald Trump says he’ll slash what he says is unnecessary federal spending. The economy and inflation are top priorities for voters as many are struggling to make ends meet. So how will the state of the economy play into the election in November? Presenter: James Bays Guests Eric Ham – political analyst Robert Scott – independent economist Dimitris Valatsas –…
A hospitalized patient in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite having had no known contact with dairy cows or other animals associated with an ongoing outbreak, health officials said Friday. This is the 14th person in the U.S. sickened with bird flu since March, when the virus was detected in cows, after infecting wild birds and mammals worldwide. One other person was infected in 2022. The risk to the general public remains low, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said in a statement. No unusual flu activity has been detected in the U.S., including in Missouri, officials…
SA Post Office interim chief executive Fathima Gany shocked parliamentarians this week by revealing that the business would run out of cash and be liquidated unless it received a $214mn government bailout by the end of next month. Gany told parliament that the organisation had improved since it closed a third of its branches and laid off 4,000 of its 11,000 staff. Yet, she also said it only had “cash reserves up to October”, and business rescue practitioners would be legally obliged to put the Post Office in liquidation unless further finance was forthcoming. The problems at SA Post Office,…
Nigerian singer Davido has sparked controversy after launching a verbal attack on Sheila Courage, the ex-wife of his aide, Israel DMW, in a video posted on social media.In the clip, shared on Israel’s Instagram stories, Davido is seen walking out of a hotel lounge in Paris with his entourage when he begins to mock Israel DMW’s ex-wife, Sheila. He stated that she must be feeling bad now that Isreal is “on top”.Additionally, the singer bragged about their luxurious lifestyle. He claimed they were taking private jets and spending billions of dollars to have fun. He ended the his words by…