Within hours, an app designed to help Russians register protest votes against Putin could no longer be downloaded from Google or Apple, whose main representative in Moscow faced a similarly harrowing sequence. Titans of American technology had been brought to their knees by some of the most primitive intimidation tactics in the Kremlin playbook. Story continues below advertisement The unnerving encounters, which have not previously been disclosed, were part of a broader campaign that Putin… Source link
Read More »Why the world’s bad guys are on the rise
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine bringing us images of murdered civilians, bombed maternity wards and the horror of urban warfare, you really have to wonder about the human race. How is it that 145 million Russians allow someone like Putin to rule over them? The answer to that question has everything to do with Russian history and politics of course, but an even more sobering point is that Putin is hardly alone. The world today is rife with authoritarians, nationalists and dictators —… Source link
Read More »Recession Risks Are Piling Up And Investors Need to Get Ready
(Bloomberg) — Even after one of the worst starts to an equity trading year in history, the market upheaval might just be getting started. Most Read from Bloomberg Ominous signs are piling up that more turmoil is still coming, as key indicators point toward a potential recession. That could deepen the market rout triggered by the Federal Reserve leading a hawkish shift among central banks and war in Ukraine. The U.S. Treasury yield curve has collapsed to near inversion — a situation when… Source link
Read More »Packers add quality control assistant to special teams staff
The Green Bay Packers are adding another staff member to assist Rich Bisaccia’s special teams. According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers hired Michael Spurlock as a quality control assistant on special teams. Spurlock, who played nine seasons in the NFL, returned 107 kickoffs and 81 punts during his career. He produced five total return touchdowns; two on punts and three on kickoffs. In 2007, Spurlock became the first player in the history of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to return a kickoff… Source link
Read More »Suns C Bismack Biyombo pledges salary to Congo hospital construction
The Phoenix Suns are undoubtedly one of the NBA’s top title contenders, but one of their players is playing for something bigger. Suns center Bismack Biyombo announced via a video from his foundation on Friday that he has pledged his entire 2021-22 season salary toward the construction of a hospital in his native Democratic Republic of Congo, in honor of his late father. Biyombo said in his video that he stepped away from basketball in 2021 to spend time with his father, François, who was… Source link
Read More »Players’ threat to miss games delivered lockout win
NEW YORK — MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, say what you will about him, understands labor negotiations. Labor relations, less so — a fact that’s so hard to deny, he doesn’t even bother trying. But the part where you extract as much and surrender as little as possible through ruthlessness and savvy? Well, we wouldn’t have been in this mess if he was worse at it. And so when he offers insights into the inner workings, they’re worth taking seriously. After the latest, and longest in a… Source link
Read More »MLB places Dodgers RHP Trevor Bauer on administrative leave
Trevor Bauer will start spring training the same way he ended the 2021 MLB season: on administrative leave, waiting for someone to make a firm decision. MLB placed Bauer back on paid leave Friday, according to the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin, continuing a state of limbo that has been in place since he was accused of sexual assault last July. The leave reportedly extends through March 19 and can be further extended by agreement between the league and MLBPA. The offseason brought at least… Source link
Read More »As women’s hoops grow, so does Dawn Staley’s good rep
You really do find out so much more about people in their low moments than in their high ones. That goes for everything, though for our purposes we’re looking at it through the lens of sports. Last Sunday, South Carolina lost to Kentucky in the women’s SEC championship on a top-of-the-key three-pointer from Dre’una Edwards with 4.2 seconds to play. The inclination was to call it an upset, but the Wildcats have been on a heck of a run since their last meeting with South Carolina a month ago,… Source link
Read More »Timberwolves vs. Magic: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions
The Minnesota Timberwolves (38-29) play against the Orlando Magic (50-50) at Amway Center Game Time: 7:00 PM EST on Friday March 11, 2022 Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Orlando Magic 0 (7:00 pm ET) What’s the buzz on Twitter? Christopher Hine @ChristopherHineD’Angelo Russell playing tonight with a wrap/strap thing (believe that’s the technical term) on his left shoulder that I’m sure you’ll see soon on the broadcast. – 7:07 PM McKinley Wright @kin_wright25yoooo @CUBuffsMBB let’s get to… Source link
Read More »Google wins court battle with Genius over song lyrics
Google has once again prevailed in an ongoing legal battle with song lyrics website Genius, which claimed that Google was using its transcribed lyrics without permission in search results. Genius sued Google in 2019, arguing that Google was scraping lyrics from its website in violation of Genius’ copyright. Genius has a large database of song lyrics, and bills itself as “the world’s biggest music encyclopedia.” It tried to demonstrate that Google was scraping info from its… Source link
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