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Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from journalism to take a job at his alma mater, St. Bonaventure University (Photo: Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)The sports world received one final Wojnarowski-boom on Wednesday with the news that ESPN’s NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski is leaving to become general manager of the St. Bonaventure University men’s basketball program.The news came as a surprise to many as the NBA season begins next month. Wojnarowski, 55, had been with ESPN since 2017. Prior to his time at Worldwide Leader, he worked at Yahoo Sports and the Bergen County Newspaper Record in New Jersey.The NBA family congratulates Woj as…

Today’s Business News Live Updates: Real-time updates on the biggest news from the world of business, stock market and more.Latest News 19 September 2024: ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 – India vs Pakistan – Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India – 14 October 2023 Indian fans in the stands are filmed watching a musical ceremony during the innings break.Today’s Business News Live Updates: Follow stories on Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani to keep you updated on everything happening in the world of business. Track the latest gold and silver prices here too. Stay with us for all the…

MIAMI (WSVN) – The FBI is searching a luxury home in Miami.FBI officials said agents were conducting a “court-ordered law enforcement operation” Wednesday evening at a home near the intersection of Northeast 83rd Street and North Bayshore Drive.Viewer video shared by 7News shows agents in camouflage gear firing flash bang grenades inside the home and drawing long guns.Other videos showed federal agents bringing in heavy weaponry and searching several items inside the home. “It was just a normal day in Miami,” a police officer told 7News.Three tow trucks were seen entering the neighborhood.Neighbors said they were caught off guard. “I…

Welcome to the online edition of From the Politics Desk, a nightly newsletter where the NBC News politics team brings you the latest reporting and analysis from the campaign, the White House and Congress.In today’s edition, we take a look at one positive and one negative aspect of the union’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. Additionally, Chief Political Analyst Chuck Todd writes that the current level of political debate is unsustainable. To receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday, sign up here.Despite not being endorsed by major labor unions, Harris has other plans to boost union support.Megan Lebowitz, Alexandra Marquez,…

Even if Donald Trump is not on the ballot, American elections are divisive. The United States is the only legitimate presidential democracy where the person who gets the most votes does not necessarily take power. The two-month gap between voting and the certification of the election in Congress is longer than anywhere else. Complexity invites legal disputes, which add to the complexity. For all these reasons, American elections require patience and trust. Unfortunately, we rank last among the G7 for trust in our judiciary and last for trust that our elections are being conducted fairly. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – SEPTEMBER…

Adrian Wojnarowski is retiring from a journalism career that saw him emerge as the No. 1 breaking NBA news source. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images)For those who only know Adrian Wojnarowski as an NBA insider, Twitter news breaker, draft pick exposer and ESPN personality, his last “Wojbomb,” a true-but-outside report that became famous, may not make sense.On Wednesday morning, Wojnarowski, 55, tweeted that he was leaving his high-paying and powerful position at ESPN as the NBA’s most influential and well-known reporter and retiring from sports journalism.Chaser: He’s leaving to become general manager at his beloved alma mater, St. Bonaventure University,…

CNN — Israel said on Wednesday that a “new era” of warfare had begun, a tacit acknowledgement of its role in a shocking dual attack targeting Hezbollah that has again brought the Middle East to the brink of wider conflict. Nearly 24 hours after an explosion targeting a Hezbollah member’s pager killed several people, including a child, and injured more than 2,800, Lebanon was hit by further deadly explosions, including walkie-talkie explosions in Beirut and southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said at least 20 people were killed and more than 450 were injured in Wednesday’s explosion. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav…

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at a campaign event in Flint, Michigan on September 17. Scott Olson/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump suggested Wednesday that the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by a half-point may be politically motivated. Asked for his reaction to the rate cuts while campaigning in New York City, Trump said they reflected a “very bad economy” or that the Fed was playing “political games” with its rate setting. “Assuming they’re not playing politics, I think cuts of this magnitude are an indication that the economy is very bad. Either…

The Stanley Cup continues its championship tour in South Florida, taking place on the Miami Heat’s basketball court this week before moving elsewhere on Thursday with several more appearances to come, meaning in some ways the party that comes with winning an NHL title is still in full swing.Except, at the Florida Panthers’ practice facility, the champions are back to work.Florida opens training camp on Thursday, and coach Paul Maurice has made it clear that this is the time to start preparing for another title, not to continue basking in the title win they achieved in June.”Obviously there will be…

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former police officer testified Tuesday that he punched Tyre Nichols at least five times and kicked him four times before taking off his body camera.”We didn’t want them to see what we were doing,” Emmitt Martin III told a federal jury at the trial of three former officers charged with assaulting Nichols, who died three days later.Martin, who ordered the traffic stop against Nichols, said in federal court Monday that Nichols never posed a threat and that the officers downplayed their actions during the Jan. 7, 2023, encounter that led to the brutal assault of Nichols.Martin,…