Wall lifts Wizards over Cavs 127-115
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490518357668686500CLEVELAND: John Wall scored 37 points and Bradley Beal added 27 as the Washington Wizards began a challenging road trip by beating LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers 127-115 in the NBA on Saturday night.Wall scored 18 in the first quarter, when the Wizards shot 82 percent, and Washington held on down […]
Mi-Rim Lee grabs Kia Classic lead
Author: AGENCE FRANCE PRESSESun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490518357808686800LOS ANGELES: Mi-rim Lee shrugged off an opening bogey to card six birdies in a five-under 67 on Saturday and seize a one-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA Kia Classic in Carlsbad, California.With a 13-under total of 203, Lee was one in front of fellow South Korean Mi-Jung Hur, whose […]
Joakim Noah suspended 20 games for drug violation
Author: THE ASSOCIATED PRESSSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490450333211825500A person with knowledge of the situation said the NBA is suspending Joakim Noah of the New York Knicks for 20 games for violating the league’s anti-drug policy. The suspension is to be announced Saturday.The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because the league has not revealed details. […]
Arrogate comes from last to win $10M Dubai World Cup easily
Author: APSat, 2017-03-25ID: 1490520027398797000 DUBAI: Arrogate showed his class again as he came from dead last out of the stalls to win the Dubai World Cup by an impressive 2 1/4 lengths on Saturday. With the win, four-year-old Arrogate became the highest-earning racehorse ever, surpassing California Chrome, winner of the same race last year. Arrogate has grossed […]
Prince George, 3, to start school in September
Author: REUTERSSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490472746343839700LONDON: Prince George, Britain’s third in line to the throne, is to start school in southwest London in September, Kensington Palace announced on Friday.Three-year-old George, the elder child of Prince William and his wife Kate, will attend the private Thomas’s Battersea school.The choice is a break from a recent family tradition of sending younger […]
No ‘Love Actually’ when Trump asked Emma for date
Author: REUTERSSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490472746503840600LONDON: British actress Emma Thompson said President Donald Trump once called her out of the blue years ago and asked her for a date.The “Love Actually” star turned him down.Thompson told a Swedish television talk show that the bizarre incident happened while she was filming the 1998 movie “Primary Colors” in California, as she […]
‘Hidden Figures’ author receives literary prize
Author: APSun, 2017-03-26ID: 1490472746423840000CLEVELAND: An author whose book was the basis for the Oscar-nominated movie “Hidden Figures” has won an award for writing literature that promotes diversity and confronts racism.Margot Lee Shetterly’s book and the namesake movie are about the contributions of a team of black women mathematicians to the NASA space program.Best-selling novelist Isabel Allende has […]
Uber suspends self-driving cars after a crash
Washington: US ride-hailing company Uber has suspended its self-driving cars from the roads after an accident involving one such vehicle, the media reported on Sunday.Pictures posted online showed the car on its right side on a street in Arizona, next to another badly damaged vehicle, the BBC reported.The car — a Volvo SUV — was […]
YouTube's bid to grab TV dollars imperiled by advertiser revolt
The decision by a handful of high-profile consumer brands to pull advertising from Google’s YouTube over offensive content could threaten the site’s long-term strategy of stealing ad dollars from television, analysts and ad industry professionals said Thursday.The immediate financial impact of the controversy is likely to be limited, in part because a big chunk of […]
BRIEF-Khaitan Electricals says SDR invoked could not be adopted within statutory time limit
March 24 (Reuters) – Khaitan Electricals Ltd: * Says SDR invoked by joint lenders could not be adoptedwithin statutory time limitSource text: (http://bit.ly/2nk5yZ8)Further company coverage:
