NBA Ranking all 30 NBA teams by playoff potential: Why only one team stands out above the restCBS Sports - by Sam Quinn Only five of the past 15 NBA champions have had the best record during the regular season. In that same span, more teams have won the title without a …
Dwight Howard Sources: Howard's buyout done; will join Lakersespn.co.uk - Adrian Wojnarowski Dwight Howard will sign with the Los Angeles Lakers after he and his representatives reached an agreement on a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on …
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The Amazon is burning. Bolsonaro says his critics are setting the fires, to make him look bad.The Washington Post - By Terrence McCoyRIO DE JANEIRO — The signs of crisis are everywhere. Smoke blankets Sao Paulo, the Western Hemisphere’s biggest city, turning day to night. The viral campaign #PrayForTheAmazon washes across social media.
Amazon Watch How to help the Amazon rainforest: 9 things you can do during the fires and beyondFast Company - Melissa LockerGlobal warming’s catastrophic effects are on full display as Siberia, Alaska, and Brazil’s Amazon rainforest burn. The Amazon wildfires are particularly alarming as scientists have said that trees are
Emmanuel Macron Macron Riles Bolsonaro, Setting Up G-7 Fight Over Amazon FiresBloomberg - Helene Fouquet Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here. Emmanuel Macron said Group of Seven leaders gathering in …
Amazon Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate 'emergency'BBC NewsThe French and German leaders say the record number of fires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest is an international crisis which must be discussed at this weekend's G7 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Capitalism What companies are forThe Economist ACROSS THE West, capitalism is not working as well as it should. Jobs are plentiful, but growth is sluggish, inequality is too high and the …
Salaries & Wages Who wins from foreign investment?The Economist SHAWNEA ROSSER earned upwards of $29 an hour when she worked for General Motors in Dayton, Ohio. But in 2008 the factory closed. Years later the …
Harry Markopolos GE finds friends on Wall StreetThe Economist A troubled industrial giant gets a boost from an unexpected quarter ON AUGUST 20th credit-raters at Fitch warned of insufficient financial reserves …
OECD France is giving unilateralism a goThe Economist “DON’T TAX you, don’t tax me, tax that fellow behind the tree.” Historically, this rhyme has poked fun at the tax-shy American public. Today it …
The Arts In America, art is helping prisoners adapt to life outsideThe Economist The Rock and a hard placeIn America, art is helping prisoners adapt to life outside An exhibition on Alcatraz shows how artists can contribute to …
Bond Markets The Japanification of bond marketsThe Economist IN THE 1920S E.M. Forster, an English novelist, set out the difference between a story and a plot. “The king died and then the queen died” is a …
Southern Europe Employment in southern Europe: better, but fragileThe Economist VITAL ALMEIDA is on the hunt for workers. The boss of Ciclo Fapril, a firm that makes metal components for foreign manufacturers, needs to hire 200 …
São Paulo Forest fires in the Amazon blacken the sun in São PauloThe Economist Darkness on the edge of townForest fires in the Amazon blacken the sun in São Paulo IN THE MIDDLE of the afternoon on August 19th South America’s …
Southwest Airlines How to keep your customers happyThe Economist A HAPPY CUSTOMER is a repeat customer, or so the saying goes. But how can a business keep clients satisfied? The answer, according to a recent study, …
NBA Finals All-NBA 'What If?' Team: The superstar careers that disappeared after devastating injuriessportingnews.com - Joe Morgan Sports can be cruel. DeMarcus Cousins knows this better than anyone. Cousins has endured a brutal 18 months. After being traded from the Kings to the …
FIBA FIBA World Cup 2019: Team USA tops Australia in exhibition before 50,000 in Melbournesportingnews.com - Bob Hille Team USA, led by captain Kemba Walker's game-high 23 points, pulled away from Australia in the second half Thursday en route to a 102-86 exhibition …
Tom Brady Why Tom Brady Will Never QuitMen's Health - By Ben CourtIt's 8:35 on an impossibly clear and bright morning at a private resort in the Bahamas. A whisper of wind rustles the palm trees, and tucked down a golf-cart path, shielded by flowering bushes, there’s
Bayern Munich LIVE Transfer Talk: Real offer James, Bale, Navas, €100m for PSG's NeymarESPN The Premier League transfer window has closed, but the rest of Europe remains open for business. Plus, it's never too late to look forward to …
French Ligue 1 UK's richest man given green light to buy NiceESPN - Julien Laurens Sir Jim Ratcliffe, the richest man in the UK, has been given the final authorisation to complete his takeover of French football club Nice. The French …
Hirving Lozano Mexico's Lozano set to seal Napoli transferESPN - Tom Marshall Mexico international Hirving Lozano has joined Napoli on a permanent deal from PSV Eindhoven and becomes the Serie A side's ninth signing of the …
Romelu Lukaku Lukaku: Me, Pogba, Alexis were Utd scapegoatsESPN Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has said he, Paul Pogba and Alexis Sanchez were the regular scapegoats during his time at Manchester United. The …
Amazon Parts of the Amazon rainforest are on fire — and smoke can be spotted from spaceCBS News - Danielle Garrand On Monday afternoon, the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, went dark — but it wasn't some strange cosmic event. Powerful winds carried the smoke from forest …
Team USA Team USA handles Australia in exhibition gamenba.com - NBA.com Team USA is closing in on its play in the FIBA World Cup, which begins on Sept. 1 in China. However, for now, the U.S. National Team is still in the …
Team USA ‘It’s like they picked us up off the street’: Team USA has a chip on its shoulderThe Undefeated - By Marc J. Spears With the least star-studded squad in years, USA Basketball is extra-motivated LOS ANGELES — “Why don’t they love us? We’re American too.” That’s what …
NBA NBA - National Basketball Association Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - ESPNESPN From the hardwood to the desktop, get additional NBA coverage from the association on NBA.COM For four days, the Donald Sterling tapes threatened to …
Detroit Pistons Dog-Day Trades for Bradley Beal, CP3 and NBA Stars Who Could Be on the MoveBleacher Report - Preston EllisThe NBA news engine chugs along as each of the 30 teams crawls closer to training camp. Still, we can't help but miss the transactional excitement that kept us wired night by night through the relentless
Lebron James What will the end of the LeBron James era look like?SB Nation - Michael PinaEvery pro basketball career is either on its way up or on its way out. Each day is either a step towards improvement and reinvention, or a stumble towards decay. LeBron James has spent the bulk of his
Paul George Paul George’s ‘empowerment’ is anything butSB Nation - Tom ZillerThree superstars have become intertwined in defining the new era of NBA player empowerment: LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Paul George. LeBron is understandable on this list. He’s rebuilt NBA stardom
