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Former MLB star teams with billionaire Marc Lore in bidPair would pay $1.5bn to longtime owner Glen TaylorFormer MLB star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore appear to be close to owning the Minnesota Timberwolves, finalizing a deal with current owner…

65 moves Japanese to 11 under, with four tied for secondJustin Rose among quartet after battling his way to a 72Moving day? Matsuyama’s day. In proving how even a brief delay in a tournament – in this case 75 minutes – can totally shift its complexion…

Defense complains of ‘gamesmanship’ and may seek trial delayArraignment on new charges due in New York this monthProsecutors in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell have defended a late expansion of charges against her, saying it became necessary because a woman…

Former president to speak at RNC fundraiser on Saturday Some observers say his influence is starting to fadeThe scandal that wasn’t: GOP off-target over Hunter BidenDonald Trump was scheduled to speak on Saturday at a Republican National Committee event held…

Brian Kemp insists African American businesses will be hurtPress event at restaurant governor says not minority ownedThe Republican governor of Georgia stepped up his attack on Major League Baseball on Saturday, over its decision to pull its All-Star Game from…

Previously undisclosed internal report reveals how officials sought to re-establish order during 6 January attackFar-right groups raise millions via Christian funding siteA previously undisclosed document prepared by the Pentagon for internal use reveals…

Lt Caron Nazario, who is Black and Latino, files suit after encounter in which officers referenced executionA second lieutenant in the US army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop last December in which the officers drew their guns,…

Navy veteran lost his right eye in Afghanistan in 2012Congressman expects to be nearly sightless for a monthThe Texas Republican congressman Dan Crenshaw said on Saturday that he had undergone eye surgery and would be “effectively blind” for a…

As some players’ mentors have found out in Masters week, this grand old club will punish anyone who breaks its traditionsThe famously no-nonsense approach of Augusta National to matters of discipline has been evident once more during Masters week, with more…

Congressman faces allegations over sex, drugs and nude photosWomen for America First also helped organise 6 January rallyThe Florida congressman Matt Gaetz insisted on Friday “the truth will prevail” over allegations of sex trafficking and illegal drug use…

Player invited Lee Elder to play in South Africa and was praised by Nelson Mandela but admits his past is not blamelessIt has been almost 50 years since Lee Elder became the first black man to play in the Masters, and five months since Augusta National…

He and his wife, Carolyn Bessette, endured the cruelty of the press long before Harry and MeghanBecause I’ve been watching a lot of 90s sitcoms recently, I’ve been thinking about John F Kennedy Jr. Seinfeld, Sex And The City, Murphy Brown: his name pops up…

The pandemic is once again causing governments to pit incompatible ideas of freedom against each other Now that the UK’s vaccination programme is beginning to offer an escape route out of lockdown restrictions, despite some hitches, attention is focusing on…

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Committee to investigate if Gaetz engaged in sexual misconductAlso cites potential bribes, drugs and campaign finance violationsBiden announces commission to study supreme court expansionRevealed: Republican-led states spending big on execution drugs 1.12am…

Adam Kinzinger tweeted that congressman ‘needs to resign’ and linked to article claiming Gaetz paid $900 to accused sex traffickerThe House ethics committee on Friday announced it will open an investigation into the Republican congressman Matt Gaetz, amid…

Joe Biden has paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, and sent condolences to Queen Elizabeth II. 'He was a heck of a guy,' the US president told reporters at a photo opportunity in the Oval Office, '99-years-old and he never slowed down at all -…

DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs Ruff Ryders’ Anthem and Party Up (Up in Here) and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with growls, barks and 'What!' as an ad-lib, has died, according to a statement from his…

Executive order fulfils campaign pledge to examine court reformBiden has not said if he favors expanding nine-justice courtJoe Biden on Friday ordered a study of adding seats to the supreme court, creating a bipartisan 36-member commission that will spend the…

Instead of vaccinating Palestinians, Benjamin Netanyahu tried to send thousands of doses around the world as rewards to countries that moved their embassies to Jerusalem The US media has widely lauded Israel’s vaccine success - as a country in a…

After Thandiwe Newton revealed she’d used an anglicized version of her name for 30 years, here’s my guide to getting names rightI have a name that is, ahem, “hard to pronounce”. Not to me, of course – I find my own name, a traditional Somali name…

Space exploration is an incredibly expensive and unnecessary way to ignore the many problems here on earthIt’s been a half century since Gil Scott-Heron recorded the spoken-word poem Whitey on the Moon for his 1970 debut album Small Talk at 125th and Lenox:…

Nike sued MSCHF Product Studio for trademark infringement over the black-and-red, devil-themed sneakersNike said on Thursday it has settled its lawsuit against the Brooklyn company that collaborated with Lil Nas X to produce his Satan Shoes, and that the shoes…

Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons and Aldi also traded strongly during the crisis, yet they coughed up“Principles [are] more valuable than profits,” says the headline on the Co-op Group’s description of its values, but the co-operators forget…

‘Seismic’ plan to get big tech and multinationals to pay their fair share could be in place by mid-2021President Joe Biden has proposed sweeping global tax reforms that would limit the ability of multinational corporations to shift profits overseas, while…

Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US stocks hit record highUK construction expands at fastest pace since 2014 All-time high for US S&P 500 after Fed gives support Australia considering financial support for GFG steel…

Jamie Dimon says in shareholder letter economy on edge of ‘Goldilocks moment’ but upbeat news comes with caveatsThe US is about to enter a post-pandemic boom, according to JP Morgan boss Jamie Dimon, even though it has been “torn and crippled by…