MIAMI — The 2021-22 NBA Defensive Player of the Year has been fuming since Tuesday. Sidelined with a right foot sprain in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Marcus Smart was going to force his way into the lineup for Game 2 whether he was ready or not. “I couldn’t miss tonight,” Smart told Yahoo Sports after Game 2. “Couldn’t do it. I know Game 1 wasn’t us. I had to get out there.” Celtics players privately described Game 1 as being “punked out of a win,” sources said,… Source link
Read More »An increasing number of borrowers are unfairly missing out on forgiveness, government watchdog finds
Millions of dollars in student loan debt could have been cancelled already had the student loan machinery worked properly, according to a government watchdog. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) looked into income-driven repayment (IDR) plans and found that as of June 1, 2021, around 7,700 student loans were due to be forgiven under existing rules — but the Education Department (ED) had only approved 157 loans to actually be discharged. “Until Education takes steps to… Source link
Read More »There’s a conspicuous Russian oligarch still missing from the U.S. sanctions list
The White House on Thursday announced a new wave of sanctions on over 400 Russian elites, including 328 members of Russia’s parliament, the Duma. But one figure remains conspicuously absent: Roman Abramovich. European and Canadian authorities have already sanctioned the billionaire, widely known for owning the Chelsea soccer club. But so far the U.S. has not followed suit, even as Abramovich holds a range of U.S. assets that could be seized — including a $50 million estate near Aspen and Source link
Read More »Google Search Console to show event rich results errors for missing locations
Google Search Console’s rich results report may now show you more warnings for event structured data markup if the event is missing a location. The search company posted this update here, stating “Google will start enforcing location requirements for events.” The notice. Here is what Google posted: Google will start enforcing location requirements for events. For events marked as virtual only (eventAttendanceMode = OnlineEventAttendanceMode), providing any… Source link
Read More »Ford to sell Explorer SUVs missing rear climate controls due to chip crunch
Ford (F) is taking an unusual approach to battle the ongoing semiconductor crunch afflicting global automakers — doing without them, for the time being. “We are working as hard as we can and offering ways for our customers to get their vehicles sooner during the global semiconductor shortage … Beginning soon, we will offer customers a way to get their Explorer more quickly, too, thanks to a specification change that will keep rear seat heating/air conditioning auxiliary controls up… Source link
Read More »August private payrolls rose by 374,000, missing estimates: ADP
U.S. private employers added back far fewer jobs than expected in August as the Delta variant’s spread began to take its toll on the pace of the labor market’s recovery. Private payrolls rose by 374,000 in August, ADP said in its closely watched monthly report on Wednesday. Consensus economists were looking for private payrolls to grow by 625,000, according to Bloomberg data. In July, private sector jobs increased by 326,000, according to the firm’s revised monthly print. By sector,… Source link
Read More »The missing pay raises
Pedestrians walk past a sign inviting people to apply for employment at a shop in Boston’s fashionable Newbury Street neighborhood, Monday, July 5, 2021. As the U.S. economy bounds back with unexpected speed from the pandemic recession and customer demand intensifies, high school-age kids are filling jobs that older workers can’t — or won’t. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Help-wanted signs are up all over the country, and businesses say they can’t get enough workers. But there’s a missing… Source link
Read More »Trail of Brothers Linked to Missing Bitcoin Stash Is Still Murky
(Bloomberg) — The Cajee brothers, who ran a cryptocurrency investment platform from South Africa that the local regulator suspects of being a Ponzi scheme, are confounding both their family and desperate investors alike. It’s still hard to establish the whereabouts of Ameer and Raees Cajee, the pair that operated Johannesburg-based Africrypt since 2019. They appear to have vanished, along with an estimated $3.6 billion in Bitcoin — an amount that a lawyer for the brothers said was… Source link
Read More »Founders of South African Crypto Investment Firm Along With $3.6B in Bitcoin Are Missing
The founders of South Africa-based crypto investment firm AfriCrypt have disappeared along with 69,000 bitcoins — worth an estimated $3.6 billion — according to a report from Bloomberg on Wednesday. In mid-April, AfriCrypt’s investors were sent an email claiming that the platform was shutting down and freezing all accounts following a hack that compromised client accounts, wallets, and nodes. Investors were reportedly asked not to report the hack to law enforcement, which the founders… Source link
Read More »Mohamed Sanu steps up with 49ers missing wideouts
Sanu steps up with 49ers missing plenty of wideouts at OTAs originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea SANTA CLARA — Five wide receivers who should win spots on the 53-man roster were not on the practice field Wednesday during the 49ers’ second week of organized activities. The shortage of available pass-catchers left the door open for the most-experienced receiver on the 90-man roster to see a lot of action come his way. Brandon Aiyuk (groin), Richie James (hamstring) and Travis Benjamin… Source link
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