If Ben Simmons is to be believed, Devin Booker just went off against the team with the best defender in the NBA. The Phoenix Suns star posted 36 points on 14-of-23 shooting with five rebounds and four assists in a 120-111 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday. The win gives the Suns five straight, and moves them into fourth place in the Western Conference. Booker’s performance came at an awkward time for Simmons, as just days ago he was telling reporters he feels like “the best defender… Source link
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TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks With Over 200% Upside on the Horizon Let’s talk about risk and the big picture. It’s an appropriate time, as the big risk – presented by the COVID-19 pandemic – is finally receding thanks to the ongoing vaccination program. COVID is leaving behind an economy that was forced into shutdown one year ago while in the midst of a great expansion, boosted by the deregulation policies. While the new Biden Administration is busy reversing many Trump… Source link
Read More »Coach K lashes out at student reporter after Duke’s 3rd straight loss
Things are not going well for the Duke men’s basketball team right now. They’re 5-5 and dropped their third straight game on Saturday night with a 70-65 loss to Louisville. You’d expect coach Mike Krzyzewski, one of the most respected coaches in the game, to give well-practiced answers to questions during his postgame news conference. He’s been doing this for more than 40 years, so he obviously knows how to give diplomatic but respectful answers after a tough loss. Not on Saturday… Source link
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TipRanks These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Are Top Picks for 2021, Say Analysts Some traditions are too time-honored to shirk, and on Wall Street, the annual ‘top picks’ are one. Usually made at the very end or very beginning of a year, the Street’s analysts publish reviews on the stocks they believe will show the best performance in coming months – their top picks. The analysts have been analyzing each stock carefully, looking at its past and current performance, its trends on a variety… Source link
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TipRanks 3 Big Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%; Raymond James Says ‘Buy’ Wall Street’s investment firms are burning the midnight oil as we approach the end of 2020, publishing their year-end notes and their New Year prognostications, both for investors’ edification. There is the obvious point: we’re in a moment of rising markets, and investor sentiment is riding high now that the election is settled and COVID vaccines have emergency approval and are getting into the distribution… Source link
Read More »Google Promised Not To To Use Its AI In Weapons, So Why Is It Investing In Startups Straight Out Of “Star Wars”?
More than two years ago, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai promised to no longer use his company’s artificial intelligence expertise to develop weapons. But that hasn’t stopped Google’s parent company, Alphabet, where Pichai is also CEO, from investing in a couple of companies that are getting into the business of war. In June 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai made a sweeping promise. In a blog entitled ‘AI at Google: our principles,’ Pichai said Google would not develop artificial… Source link
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Local Journalism Initiative Black (market) Friday Retailers in Manitoba are finding new loopholes within mandated public-health orders to peddle non-essential products, just in time for the busy holiday sales this weekend. But speaking to reporters Friday, chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said the province doesn’t want to penalize large businesses for exploiting apertures in prescribed restrictions just yet — even if they are directly contravening them by pushing merchandise… Source link
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