• Report: Raptors' Porter facing NBA probe over prop bets

    The NBA is investigating Toronto Raptors forward Jontay Porter over irregularities relating to prop bets involving him, sources told ESPN's David Purdum, Brian Windhorst, and Adrian Wojnarowski.The league is reportedly looking into the Raptors' games against the Los Angeles Clippers on Jan. 26 and the Memphis Grizzlies on March 20.Porter is listed out Monday against the Brooklyn Nets due to personal reasons. He also missed Toronto's loss Friday to the Oklahoma City Thunder.The 24-year-old is the...

  • Telegram Banned in Spain for Not Cooperating in Unauthorized Content Probe – Bitcoin News

    Telegram, the messaging powerhouse, has been banned in Spain on a case investigating the hosting of unauthorized content owned by media companies in Spain. The Audiencia Nacional (National Court), one of the highest courts in Spain, has authorized this ban until Telegram cooperates by sending the required info to the court. Audiencia Nacional Bans Telegram […]

  • NBA opens gambling probe into Raptors' Jontay Porter, AP source says

    The NBA has opened an investigation into Ratpors two-way player Jontay Porter amid gambling allegations, a person with knowledge of the probe said.

  • Meta worker rips company's 'toxic' ban on controversial topics after probe over anti-Israel letter

    A Meta employee took to social media to bash a “toxic” company policy that bars staffers from discussing controversial topics in the workplace — after accusing the tech behemoth of censoring her anti-Israel note to leadership. The worker, who goes only by Saima on her social media accounts, has worked as a data scientist for

  • Dunn suspended 2 games, Smith banned a game by the NBA for their fight in Jazz-Rockets game

    NEW YORK (AP) — Utah guard Kris Dunn was suspended two games and Houston’s Jabari Smith Jr. was banned a game Sunday by the NBA after their fight a night earlier. The two were away from the ball when they began grabbing and shoving each other Saturday with 11:55 remaining in the second quarter of the Rockets’ […]

    • GQ

    Should 'NBA Jam' Be in the NBA Hall of Fame?

    Tim Kitzrow has lost track of how many retro video game conventions he’s attended. The longtime voice actor—best known for his color commentary in the classic arcade game, NBA Jam—appears at so many of them each year that it’s practically become his full-time job. Billing himself as “Mr. Boomshakalaka,” in honor of one of his more memorable catchphrases, he crisscrosses the country, signing autographs for throngs of gamers and basketball fans of a certain age. “They come up to me and say that my...

  • ‘Ban on book bans’ introduced in Minnesota Legislature

    The legislation comes as other states, such as Texas and Florida, have made steps to restrict books from schools and libraries

  • Better Laws, Not Bans: Why a TikTok Ban is a Bad Idea

    New legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress has placed a TikTok ban back on the public agenda. The app is already prohibited on government devices in Canada, the government has quietly conducted a national security review, and there are new calls to ban it altogether from the Canadian market. While it might be tempting for some politicians to jump on the bandwagon, a ban would be a mistake. There are legitimate concerns with social media companies, but there simply hasn’t been...

  • EPA Comprehensively Bans Asbestos, Decades After A Partial Ban Was Enacted

    The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled regulations […]

  • House Republicans Just Endorsed an Abortion Ban That Could Also Ban IVF

    After weeks of frenzied denials from Republican politicians that they do not want to ban IVF (or, in the case of House Speaker Mike Johnson, concerningly ambiguous and non-committal comments on the fertility technology), a new budget backed by 80% of House Republicans proved—again—that it was all bullshit. First reported by HuffPost on Thursday, the House Republican Study Committee—which comprises 80% of the caucus, including Reps. Lauren Boebert, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Brian Mast, Steve...

  • NBA Mailbag: Can Warriors make deep playoff run? Picks for All-NBA?

    The NBA Mailbag is here to answer your questions throughout the 2023-24

  • EPA bans asbestos, a deadly carcinogen still in use decades after a partial ban was enacted

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced a comprehensive ban on asbestos, a carcinogen that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year but is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products. The final rule marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that []