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Russia’s imprisoning of US citizens as bargaining chips is “nothing new,” an ex-KGB agent said. Jack Barsky told Fox that this gives Moscow an “asset that you can trade.” Ksenia Karelina, a US-Russian ballerina, is the latest American citizen to be detained by Russia. Every US citizen detained by Russia gives the Kremlin an “asset that you can trade,” ex-KGB agent Jack Barsky said. Barsky, a former sleeper agent for Soviet intelligence in the 1970s and 1980s, told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum on… Source link

Image Credits: Alex Tai/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Google is testing a new feature that will place a call to a business on your behalf, wait on hold and then give you a call once a live representative is available, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The new feature, called “Talk to a Live Rep,” would get rid of the need for users to wait countless minutes, and sometimes hours, listening to hold music trying to get connected to a customer service agent. The… Source link

Tom Pasquarello’s phone started buzzing around 7 a.m. on Thursday. “Did you hear the news?” a friend asked. “What news?” Pasquarello responded. The news turned out to be the undoing of one of Pasquarello’s proudest achievements from his tenure as a regional director with the Drug Enforcement Administration. The U.S. had released the notorious Russian arms trafficker who Pasquarello helped take down 14 years ago with an audacious sting operation. Viktor Bout, the so-called “Merchant… Source link

DeAndre Hopkins never denied ingesting a banned substance. He just denied that he did so knowingly. Now the NFLPA is backing up his claim while disputing an NFL Network report that stated he ingested a banned substance and took a masking agent in an effort to hide it. The union issued its statement on Tuesday in support of the suspended Arizona Cardinals wide receiver. “On May 2, 2002, the NFL Network reported that DeAndre Hopkins’ suspension came after producing a positive result for a… Source link

Many speculated Russell Westbrook would find a new team after a disastrous first season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Now, he’s finding a new agent. The Lakers point guard and his longtime agent, Thad Foucher of Wasserman, have parted ways amid a contentious offseason, Foucher told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday. Foucher had represented Westbrook since the beginning of his NBA career, starting with his fourth overall selection in the 2008 NBA draft and through his MVP-winning Thunder… Source link

Free agent point guard Jalen Brunson is scheduled to meet with a few teams, headlined by the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks, on the first day of NBA free agency, league sources told Yahoo Sports. The free agency period begins Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Brunson will hold free agent meetings in New York, sources said. The Mavericks will be given an opportunity to present an offer sweet enough to entice the four-year veteran into re-signing. Owner Mark Cuban, general manager Nico Harrison, head… Source link

The Washington Commanders had a busy Wednesday afternoon. After appearing to lose running back J.D. McKissic to the Buffalo Bills, the Commanders reportedly offered him the same money he was getting in Buffalo and he decided to stay. On the heels of that surprise came news that the Commanders had cut three players: left guard Ereck Flowers, safety Deshazor Everett, and defensive tackle Matt Ioannidis, which saves them $19 million against the cap. Ioannidis was not expecting to be released, and… Source link

Rich Paul has become of the most powerful agents in the NBA via his own abilities, maneuvering and, of course, his close friendship with LeBron James. He believes there is a significant group of athletes that don’t want to work with him, though. In a wide-ranging interview with The New Yorker’s Isaac Chortiner, Paul discussed the intricacies of being a Black man in a field of agents that is overwhelmingly white. After saying many Black athletes are reluctant to sign with a Black agent, Paul… Source link

HOUSTON — An attorney for 12 women claiming to be victims of sexual assault at the hands of Deshaun Watson said in a Friday news conference that his office has been “informally” contacted by the Houston Police Department and will be turning over information regarding the alleged incidents. That claim came from Tony Buzbee – a Houston attorney representing at least 12 different women filing civil lawsuits against Watson – on the same day when Watson’s NFL agent, David Mulugheta,… Source link

A woman recovering from surgery has received a mortifying letter from her real estate agent addressing a rather awkward noise complaint. A mother, from Sussex in the UK, shared a picture of the note her daughter received on March 10. “This is a rather delicate matter but I have been asked to approach you as you are disturbing your neighbours with what sounds like noises of a sexual nature, which they can hear quite clearly day after day. In the morning and in the evening,” the note said. “Also,… Source link