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Conor McGregor ‘not doing anything wrong’ by pulling out of USADA testing pool

Conor McGregor ‘not doing anything wrong’ by pulling out of USADA testing pool

Former UFC bantamweight champion T.J. Dillashaw agrees with Conor McGregor’s decision to remove himself from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency testing pool. McGregor (22-6 MMA, 10-4 UFC), who broke his leg in a TKO loss to Dustin Poirier in July 2021, has not been tested in 2022. The way he looks bulked up right now has raised questions, but Dillashaw thinks McGregor made the right decision for his recovery. McGregor would have to re-enter the pool and complete six months of testing before he’s… Source link

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Colts tie Texans after comeback falls short, leading to huge survivor pool blow

Colts tie Texans after comeback falls short, leading to huge survivor pool blow

The Indianapolis Colts’ season-opening non-winning streak is alive and well. The Colts and Houston Texans tied 20-20 on Sunday at NRG Stadium, marking a ninth straight season that the Colts have failed to win a season-opener. That’s the longest active streak in the NFL, and tied for the second-longest in league history. Colts quarterback Matt Ryan is still searching for his first win with his new team. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The Philadelphia Eagles also lost nine straight… Source link

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Ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer razes Bay Area townhomes for pool

Ex-Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer razes Bay Area townhomes for pool

After a year of back-and-forth, Silicon Valley tech executive Marissa Mayer has finally demolished three townhouses she bought next to her Palo Alto home to install a backyard pool. As first reported by the Silicon Valley Business Journal, Mayer was legally able to raze the neighboring homes despite a California state law that required any home demolitions to be replaced with equivalent replacement “housing units.” That law was seemingly the reason Mayer’s request was denied… Source link

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Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants to tear down three homes to build a pool, records show

PALO ALTO — Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer wants to add to her expansive estate by demolishing three adjacent homes she owns to build a swimming pool and pool house that could cost almost $1.6 million. But so far, Palo Alto planning officials have said no, pointing out that a pool doesn’t warrant removing homes from the city’s housing stock. Like other cities in the Bay Area, Palo Alto is under intense pressure by the state to produce thousands of additional homes to chip away at a… Source link

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Former Yahoo CEO’s plans to demolish townhouses for a pool are put on back burner at city hall – Palo Alto Daily Post

This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Nov. 4. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A representative of former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has submitted plans to the city of Palo Alto to demolish three townhouses and build a swimming pool, but city planners are pushing back on the idea because it would result in the loss of much-needed rental… Source link

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Disturbing twist after toddler found dead in pool

A woman is being investigated by the police after her one-year-old daughter was found dead in her pool and the autopsy revealed the cause of death was not drowning. Heloisa was found dead in the swimming pool at her home, where she lived with her mother and grandmother in the Brazilian municipality of Juquitiba last month. According to reports, the trio and the boyfriend of Heloisa’s mother were at the house the night before the little girl was found dead and empty beer cans were found close… Source link

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PGA Tour is using Google Search, Q Ratings to award bonuses to golfers out of $40 million pool

In light of this week’s bombshell sports news that has several top European soccer clubs were choosing to form a Super League, information leaked Tuesday via Golfweek about the PGA Tour’s efforts to keep its star golfers from breaking away for larger paydays elsewhere. The PGA Tour later confirmed to ESPN that it has created a $40 million pool to reward its top stars as it continues to stamp down the long-rumored… Source link

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PGA Tour is using Google Search, Q Ratings to award bonuses to golfers out of $40 million pool, per report

In light of this week’s bombshell sports news that has several top European soccer clubs choosing to form a Super League, information leaked Tuesday about the PGA Tour’s efforts to keep its star golfers from breaking away for larger paydays elsewhere. The PGA Tour has created a $40 million pool to reward its top stars as it continues to stamp down the long-rumored Premier Golf League (golf’s version of the Super… Source link

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‘There’s not an infinite pool of greater fools’

AlphaOmega Advisors founder Peter Cecchini, the former chief market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald, expects “the fantasy narrative” surrounding GameStop’s (GME) surge “reverts to reality” at some point. Cecchini, who points out that Gamestop’s “fundamentals under no circumstances justify the valuation,” believes that the retail traders who feel they’re up against the hedge funds are going to be the ones “left holding the bag.” “The only way the stock can go up in value is… Source link

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