Daily Archives: July 7, 2020

Mayweather, MLS, NASCAR teams OK’d for loans 

Rapper Ice Cube, Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and longtime boxing promoter Bob Arum led a group of sports leagues, businesses and teams that navigated a federal loan program designed to help small businesses cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

Read More

Dan James and Paul Pogba take part in DANCE-OFF after Man United’s win against Bournemouth 

Striker Odion Ighalo filmed James and Pogba dancing to the tune of Nigerian musician Wizkid’s song Soco, as all the players around them burst into fits of laughter.

\Read More

Mauritania: Almost €1m Mysteriously Disappears From Coffers of Mauritania’s Central Bank 

[RFI] A flaw in the internal management system of Mauritania’s central bank enabled the embezzlement of ?935,000 which continued for more than a month, according to the country’s monetary authorities. The matter has been brought to the justice department and the suspects have been arrested.

Read More

What A Second Bubble In Chicago Means For The Cleveland Cavaliers 

It appears the Cleveland Cavaliers will be participating in a second NBA bubble in Chicago this September. It has huge implications for the franchise’s future.

Read More

Reopening N.Y.C. Schools Safely: A Huge Challenge 

The plan now emerging could have an enormous impact because the local economy may not fully recover until working parents can send children to school.

Read More

Russian billionaire offers to buy two statues BLM protesters want removed from US cities 

Businessman Andrey Filatov, 48, who runs the Art Russe Foundation – focusing on the preservation of soviet-era art – has made an offer for two statues US officials backed for removal.

Read More

UK house prices in longest decline since 2010 after four consecutive monthly falls 

Average sale price dips 0.1 per cent in June as housing market recovers slowly from impact of coronavirus lockdown and fears over economy

Read More

New York, Connecticut, New Jersey add 3 more states to mandatory quarantine restriction list 

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday announced that individuals traveling to their states from Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma will be required to quarantine for 14 days — after the three states experienced a recent surge in coronavirus cases.

Read More

Johnny Depp: Claims in The Sun he beat ex-wife ‘complete lies’, court told 

The Hollywood star is suing The Sun newspaper over a story saying he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Read More

Disney to chronicle Kaepernick’s last five years in first-look production deal 

Pair to work on shows exploring race, social injustice and the quest for equity.

Read More

Jazz Is Built for Protests. Jon Batiste Is Taking It to the Streets. 

The pianist and “Late Show” bandleader has been bringing musical wake-up calls to events across New York.

Read More