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Kevin Durant Fires Back at Stephen A. Smith Over Criticism: ‘A Clown to Me’

The N.B.A. star expressed frustration over the ESPN analyst’s repeated critiques of his leadership.

Sports - The New York Times - Yesterday

The conversation: Can Kevin Durant and Devin Booker lead remixed Suns squad back into title contention?

Let's preview the 2024-25 Phoenix Suns, including their best-case and worst-case scenarios

Sports - CBS Sports - October 16

'Fire Nick'? Sirianni chirps right back at angry Birds fans

Eagles fans reportedly started a "Fire Nick" chant during Sunday's 20-16 home win over one of the worst teams in football.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 13

Ocasio-Cortez fires back at Fetterman’s 'bleak dunk attempt' on Gaza

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) fired back at Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) over his “bleak dunk attempt” on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Fetterman, who is a vocal ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

CNN contributor takes back Cheney 'firing squad' quip: 'I was wrong'

Political analyst Jonah Goldberg retracted comments made during a Friday CNN appearance in response to former President Trump’s criticism of former Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) foreign policy. “This ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

East Carolina fires coach Mike Houston after back-to-back blowout losses

The Pirates are 5-14 since the start of the 2023 season.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20

Teoscar Hernández's agent fires back at critics of one-year Dodgers deal: 'Who's laughing now?'

Teoscar Hernández is having a career year with the Dodgers, and his agent says the one-year, $23.5-million deal he signed has worked out after he was criticized for it.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

Hezbollah fires missiles into Israel after IDF strikes in Lebanon, Blinken back in Israel

Hours before U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv to try to revive stalled cease-fire negotiations, Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets into northern and central Israel. ...

Jets' Haason Reddick fires back at Bill Belichick after criticism: 'Someone give him a job'

The former Patriots coach didn't like Reddick's debut for New York

Sports - CBS Sports - October 29

2024 election updates: Mark Cuban clashes with Trump's team

Entrepreneur said on "The View" that Trump is intimidated by 'strong, intelligent women.'

Attackers set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that backed ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

Attackers have set fire to the headquarters of a Bangladesh party that supported the country's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina

World - ABC News - 4 days ago

Jalen Hurts couldn't fire back at Barack Obama's trash talk on golf course, due to provision of contract

Hurts isn't allowed to golf in his contract

Sports - CBS Sports - 4 days ago

Kevin Durant scores 31, leading the Suns past the Mavericks 114-102

Kevin Durant scored 31 points, Jusuf Nurkic added 18 points and 14 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-102 on Saturday night

Sports - ABC News - October 27

Booker and Durant lead Suns to 125-1119 comeback win over Clippers

Devin Booker scored 40 points, Kevin Durant added 18, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 125-119

Sports - ABC News - 4 days ago

The Bill Russell Scale: How LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry can leap legends

Welcome to the fourth annual edition of The Bill Russell Scale, where we assess everyone's legacies based on how close their careers come to perfection.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 14

NBA bold predictions for new season: Lakers in lottery, Celtics repeat, big numbers for Kevin Durant and Wemby

The 2024-25 NBA season is off and running and we're here to get bold

Sports - CBS Sports - October 23

Durant, Beal lead Suns to 116-113 OT victory over Clippers, spoiling LA's Intuit Dome opener

Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Bradley Beal added 24 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Clippers 116-113 in overtime Wednesday night, spoiling Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome debut in the opener for both teams

Sports - ABC News - October 24

Booker scores 33, Durant adds 30 as the Suns rally for 109-105 win and hand Lakers first loss

Devin Booker scored 33 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and the Phoenix Suns rallied to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 109-105

Sports - ABC News - October 29

Booker scores 28, Durant has 21 as Suns down Trail Blazers 103-97

Devin Booker had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant third quarter beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97

Sports - ABC News - 2 days ago

Kevin Durant lifts Suns past Philadelphia 118-116, spoiling Paul George's 76ers debut

Kevin Durant broke a tie on a driving layup with 24 seconds left and the Phoenix Suns beat Philadelphia 118-116 on Monday night, spoiling Paul George’s 76ers debut

Sports - ABC News - 3 hours ago

America Is Playing With Fire

It’s both frightening and disturbing to think that American voters could once again make someone as unhinged and unbridled as Donald Trump the president.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

A blaze burns down a brand-new fire station in Germany that lacked fire alarms

Local reports say a brand-new fire station that burned down in a blaze that caused millions of euros in damage did not have a fire alarm system

World - ABC News - October 18

Duran 'on fire' but under Emery's 'control'

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says he has no problem with Jhon Duran's reaction after the forward was seen kicking the back of a seat in the dugout after being brought off.

‘All the evil’: doctors in the line of fire in world’s forgotten war

Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Hospitals in firing line of forgotten war

Sudan’s brutal civil war is taking a devastating toll on the country’s health facilities

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Halloween, floods and fire: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Is the Trump Trade Back?

Market observers see signs that investors increasingly believe Donald Trump will win the election, but there may be alternate explanations for a shift in sentiment.

Business - The New York Times - October 17

New York menswear is back!

The city’s retail offering for men has been lacklustre, but a wave of product lovers are seeking to change that

World - Financial Times - October 18

Can Boeing come back?

The aircraft maker was a great American company — then things started falling apart.

Business - Financial Times - 6 days ago

‘800lb gorilla’: luxury brands battle China’s hit grey-market app

Sales of top brands on DeWu make up estimated 70% of country’s grey market as consumers hunt for lower prices

World - Financial Times - October 15

Labour donor to back Tortoise’s proposed purchase of Observer

South African businessman Gary Lubner in talks on taking minority stake in online start-up

World - Financial Times - October 15

How back-to-back hurricanes could impact insurance rates across the U.S.

As Florida residents recover from hurricanes Milton and Helene, experts say the damage will likely worsen the home insurance crisis in the state and could lead to higher rates nationwide. CBS News ...

ALCS, NLCS takeaways: Guardians win thriller over Yankees; Dodgers rout Mets

Here's your one-stop shop after all of MLB's final four teams took the field today.

Sports - ESPN - October 18

Back-to-back rate cuts no indication of future ECB policy, governor says

Slovenian central bank chief Boštjan Vasle argues central bank needs flexibility to respond to signs of persistent inflation

World - Financial Times - October 20

Oil scores back-to-back gains, but ‘bearish landscape’ remains

Oil futures scored a second straight session of gains on Tuesday to claw back some of steep losses suffered last week, with prices supported by some upbeat prospects for Chinese demand and ongoing ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

Game 2 takeaways: Dodgers take 2-0 World Series lead, but Ohtani exits with injury

The Dodgers downed the Yankees, but now await word on the status of their superstar.

Sports - ESPN - October 27

Green gives Embiid bold advice on sitting out back-to-backs

Golden State Warriors icon Draymond Green extended the Philadelphia 76ers' center Joel Embiid sound advice on sitting out back-to-back NBA games.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 27

Melton out for Warriors-Pelicans back-to-back; Wiggs questionable

The Golden State Warriors won't have De'Anthony Melton for their next two games, and Andrew Wiggins' status is uncertain for Tuesday's game.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28

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