It’s been years since Colin Kaepernick sat down for an on-the-record interview about the NFL, and it was something of a coup for the “I Am Athlete” show to get him recently after Kaepernick was in the Miami area for a workout. He sat down with hosts Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson, Adam “Pacman” Jones and Brandon Marshall for a brief talk that packed quite a bit of punch, especially when it comes to Kaepernick disputing many of the lies that have been spread about him. Kaepernick has been traveling… Source link

At least in the eyes of Bam Adebayo and Erik Spoelstra, Adebayo was robbed when it comes to the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year award. Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart, Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert were named the three finalists for the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award on Sunday. Smart was then named the winner on Monday afternoon. Though Adebayo played in fewer games this season than those three — he appeared in just 56 games for the… Source link

The richest Americans are quickly coming off of the sidelines as the 2022 midterm elections heat up, according to newly released filings from the Federal Election Commission. An analysis by Yahoo Finance of the data running through March 31 finds that super PACs (Political Action Committees) have received over 30 checks so far this year of at least $1 million each. And Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison each gave eight-figure donations to Republican… Source link

Twitter Inc. TWTR, +7.48% is expected to turn down Tesla Inc. TSLA, +1.96% Chief Executive Elon Musk’s offer for the social-networking company, and private-equity powerhouse Apollo Global Management Inc. APO, -1.27% is considering whether to join in a bid, according to a Monday afternoon report. The Wall Street Journal reported after U.S. markets closed that leaders of Apollo, which owns the remnants of… Source link

Google says it hasn’t made changes to how it censors satellite imagery of Russia, contrary to widely circulated claims on Twitter that it “opened access to Russia’s military and strategic facilities.” Early Monday morning, Twitter account @ArmedForcesUkr (which is unverified but has been cited several times by the official Ukrainian Ministry of Defence account) tweeted a set of images that appear to show military equipment. The tweeted message translates roughly to “now… Source link

(Bloomberg) — DiDi Global Inc. tumbled Monday, after the Chinese ride-hailing giant said it’s planning to delist its U.S.-traded shares before it finds a new venue for the stock. Most Read from Bloomberg DiDi’s American depositary receipts sank 18% to $2.01 after it set an extraordinary general meeting for May 23 to vote on delisting its shares from the New York Stock Exchange. While the company will continue to explore listing on another internationally recognized exchange, DiDi said it… Source link

U.S. stocks declined to close a choppy session slightly lower on Monday as investors returned from a holiday weekend and geared up for another busy week of corporate earnings results. The S&P 500 edged lower after fluctuating between gains and losses throughout the session. The Dow and Nasdaq also ended in the red. Treasury yields advanced, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note holding above 2.8%. U.S. West Texas intermediate crude oil futures rose and extended last week’s gains. For… Source link

(Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks ended little changed in thin afternoon trading Monday and Treasuries ticked lower as investors focused on corporate results and prospects for faster policy tightening by the Federal Reserve. Most Read from Bloomberg The S&P 500 closed down less than 0.1%, after swinging between narrow gains and losses on volumes almost 20% below the 30-day average in the first trading day following a long holiday weekend. Bank of America Corp. was poised for the biggest daily advance… Source link

Air Canada said on Monday it flew 100,701 customers on April 15. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng via Getty Images) Air Canada (AC.TO) flew more than 100,000 passengers in one day for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, another sign that the airline’s recovery is underway as travel demand returns. The Montreal-based airline said on Monday that it flew 100,701 customers on April 15. The last time Air Canada carried more than 100,000 passengers on its planes in a single day was on March 13, 2020,… Source link

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