Yahoo Sports is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per weekday in reverse order of our initial 2020 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 5.  (Yahoo Sports graphics by Paul Rosales) More Dak Prescott bet on himself by playing on the franchise tag and not accepting a long-term deal from the Dallas Cowboys. Before delving into the exact finances, it made football sense too. The Cowboys might have the best offense outside of Kansas City… Source link

The number of Americans flying has cratered in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but some airlines are going above and beyond in trying to make the experience less stressful as possible. In teasing out which airlines might be best to fly with in 2020, travel site The Points Guy is back with their airline ranking this year with slight modifications in methodology to include booking flexibility, health policies and plane cleanliness. “This year we just felt we needed to throw everything… Source link

A video that made false claims about the coronavirus received tens of millions of views and amplification from President Donald Trump when it went viral on Monday — until Facebook and Twitter removed it from their platforms. The incident illustrates a flaw in how social media companies police misinformation, tech mogul and philanthropist Bill Gates told Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Andy Serwer on Tuesday. Gates, a top backer of global public health initiatives and co-founder of Microsoft (

UPDATED, 3:49 PM PT: The CEOs of Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon are testifying on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, in an unusual hearing that reflects the extent to which lawmakers have focused their scrutiny on tech platforms. Hollywood’s lobby in D.C. is mainly watching from the sidelines, even as it has a vested interest in a number of issues, but this hearing’s focus is on antitrust as a House Judiciary subcommittee continues its investigation of competition among the major… Source link

Eve Black, the woman who last week filmed herself passing through a Melbourne checkpoint without answering police questions, has been detained in a dramatic arrest. The 28-year-old was intercepted at 1.55pm on Wednesday on Princes Street in Carlton, an inner-northern suburb, and once again refused to comply with requests for information from police. Officers wanted to discuss her evasion of police at their checkpoint in Bunyip, a small town 81km southeast of the city, which was highly… Source link

Subscribe to The Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Baseball Podcast! Yahoo’s Scott Pianowski and baseball writer Joe Sheehan from Sports Illustrated and Baseball America discuss the first (only?) week of the 2020 MLB Season, what the Miami Marlins situation could mean for the rest of baseball, what teams stand out early and whether the closer role is slowly going away for good. [Create or Join a 2020 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball League for free today!] Is it over… Source link

Google and Samsung are in discussions for a deal that would give the US tech giant’s services more prominence on Samsung phones at the expense of those from the Korean manufacturer, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal would reportedly involve promoting the Google Assistant and the Play Store over Samsung’s own alternatives. Samsung is the world’s biggest smartphone company and by far the leading Android handset maker in the US. While its phones use Google’s Android… Source link

WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden was uncharacteristically tight-lipped on Tuesday about the final stretch of his search for a vice president. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seemed prepared to talk about at least one leading contender: California Sen. Kamala Harris. As he took questions from reporters on Tuesday, Biden held notes that were captured by an Associated Press photographer. Harris’ name was scrawled across the top, followed by five talking points. “Do not hold… Source link

Image source: The Motley Fool. Yandex N.V. (NASDAQ:YNDX)Q2 2020 Earnings CallJul 28, 2020, 8:00 a.m. ET Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Second Quarter 2020 Financial Results Call…. Source link

Denver Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. shared a wild conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 pandemic and claimed that he’s never been vaccinated on a Snapchat Q&A on Tuesday night, just days before the NBA season is scheduled to resume. Porter, who is in his first season playing with the Nuggets after missing the entire 2018-19 season recovering from a back injury, claimed that the coronavirus is being used for worldwide population control and that it’s being overblown. “Personally, I… Source link