Spurs to retire Tim Duncan’s jersey
San Antonio (AFP) – Tim Duncan, who played almost two decades with the same team and captured five NBA titles, will have his No. 21 jersey retired by the San Antonio Spurs, the team announced on Wednesday.
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Nationals’ Max Scherzer voted NL Cy Young winner – USA TODAY
USA TODAYNationals' Max Scherzer voted NL Cy Young winnerUSA TODAYWhen Max Scherzer rejected the Detroit Tigers' $144 million extension in 2014, coming off a Cy Young Award-winning season, he not only gambled he could get a bigger offer but also argued he was still improving. Turns out he was right …
Midday open thread: Cities make big emissions cuts; no easement needed says pipeline builder
Today’s comic by Matt Bors is And now a world from Donald Trump… • 7,000 cities already ahead on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement demanded that by 2020 cities reduce their emissions by 20{b3df30ef46327c92536c9d4cc87cf2f525bd3d5ea719227c874c7a308e531779} compared to 1990 levels. But the Covenant of Mayors, a project headed jointly by the European …
Trying to Unite Factions, Democrats in Congress Begin Picking Leaders – New York Times
New York TimesTrying to Unite Factions, Democrats in Congress Begin Picking LeadersNew York TimesAfter winning the position of Senate minority leader, Senator Chuck Schumer of New York slipped into his hideaway office at the Capitol on Wednesday to share the news with his parents and daughter. … WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats …
Trump denies transition in disarray
Donald Trump denied charges Wednesday that his White House transition was in disarray amid reports of a backstabbing purge of mainstream Republican aspirants, as his team said new administration appointments were expected soon. The president-elect remained ensconced in his luxurious Trump Tower headquarters in Manhattan, taking phone calls from …