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Agent: Amar’e Stoudemire had NBA offers before signing in Israel

NBCSports.com 

Here’s a slightly more believable claim involving Amar’e Stoudemire. Ian Begley of ESPN: Happy Walters, Amar'e's agent, says Amar'e had several NBA offers; none were from playoff teams. He wasn't interested in a non-playoff team. — Ian Begley (@IanBegley) August 1, 2016 Stoudemire wanted to play for the Suns next season, but they didn’t want […]

South African elections on Wednesday could determine future of Zuma’s rule

The Globe and Mail 

President Zuma presides over a deeply unpopular government, and polls suggest that the ANC might lose its grip on key cities such as Johannesburg, Pretoria and Port Elizabeth in the elections. But even if its support is reduced from the 62 per cent that it captured in the 2014 national election, the ANC is unlikely to fall below 50 per cent in most cities in the local elections – and its racial sloganeering is a key reason for its probable victory.



Curacao department store opening at Meadows Mall

Las Vegas Sun (lasvegassun.com) 

A department store that caters to Hispanic shoppers is opening at Meadows Mall, filling a big, empty space at the decades-old retail hub. Los Angeles-based Curacao, which sells ...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos joins a group led by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to advise the Pentagon (AMZN)

BusinessInsider.com 

AP Photo/Susan Walsh

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is the latest member to join the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, a Pentagon initiative led by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt to bring Silicon Valley's top minds to the US military, the Washington Post reported last week.

Alongside Bezos, astrophysicist and "StarTalk Radio" host Neil deGrasse Tyson will also join the board. Amazon declined to comment on Bezos' appointment.

Launched in March 2016, the Defense Innovation Advisory Board... Читать дальше...

‘Caveman’ Spends 40 Years Not Caving to Modern Life

WSJ.com 

A modern-day caveman in Argentina has spent around half of his 79 years living in a mountain hovel. How true to the caveman legacy is Pedro Luca’s life? WSJ’s Jason Bellini has #TheShortAnswer.

Dances inspire spirituality at weekend retreat in Fort Wayne

TheRepublic.com 

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — People from across the U.S. have gathered at a Fort Wayne dance studio for a weekend retreat with a spiritual dance group. Kim Miller, a volunteer with Fort Wayne Dance Collective who helped organize the three-day event, tells The Journal Gazette (http://bit.ly/2aJZF3d ) that Dances of Universal Peace is a spiritual

DNR board to vote on deer farm fence rule

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources' board is set to vote on permanent regulations allowing captive deer farmers to opt out of the state's chronic wasting disease monitoring program without upgrading their fences.

Gloria DeHaven, star of 1940s '50s films, dead at age 91

«Gazette Times» (gazettetimes.com) 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gloria DeHaven, the daughter of vaudeville stars who carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and comedies of the 1940s and '50s, died Saturday in Las Vegas. She was…

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Gloria DeHaven, star of 1940s '50s films, dead at age 91

«Seattle Post-Intelligencer» (seattlepi.com) 

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gloria DeHaven, the daughter of vaudeville stars who carved out her own successful career as the bright-eyed, vivacious star of Hollywood musicals and comedies of the 1940s and '50s, died Saturday in Las Vegas. After minor roles in "Best Foot Forward" and "Broadway Rhythm," DeHaven achieved stardom in 1944's "Two Girls and a Sailor," in which she and June Allyson played sisters vying for the affections of Van Johnson. MGM went on to employ DeHaven frequently as the second lead... Читать дальше...

I Tried Five Short-Girl Hacks To Look Taller

BuzzFeed 

I wish I was a little bit taller.

Jon Premosch / Zoë Burnett / Buzzfeed

I'm a short person. See below.

I have a theory that tall people are in a secret club like the Illuminati. The Tall People Illuminati. They get all the respect and the opportunities and they hold secret meetings where they grab things out of tall cabinets and rescue cats from trees with their bare hands. It’s just a theory. But height seems to be held as a valuable trait... Читать дальше...

Tesla's bid for SolarCity

CNBC 

CNBC's Phil LeBeau provides details on the controversial Tesla-SolarCity buyout and whether it could shift Tesla's stock out of neutral.


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