The WNBA operates under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a deal negotiated between the league and its players association (WNBPA), setting rules on matters including player salary caps, revenue sharing, benefits and overall league operations. On player eligibility, the CBA…
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The only suspect ever charged for the drive-by shooting that killed rap superstar Tupac Shakur on 7 September 1996 is Duane “Keffe D” Davis. The 63-year-old former gang boss is due to stand trial in Las Vegas, where he is…
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A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake has shaken western Colombia. At least 111 people have been killed and dozens more are injured, according to local officials. Buildings have collapsed and rescue efforts are under way to free those who have been…
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Jackie, a bald eagle in California who became an online star, died on Monday after receiving weeks of veterinary treatment. Jackie was being cared for by Ojai Raptor Center, a wildlife rehabilitation organisation, after she was attacked by other eagles.…
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Nvidia has teamed up with some of Wall Street’s largest banks and investors to raise $500bn (£370bn) in capital for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The chipmaker said it had struck deals with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR,…
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A young girl and her mother found a humpback whale stranded at Wathumba Creek in K’gari, Queensland, Australia. The whale later self-released on the afternoon of Sunday 9 August, according to the Queensland Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and…
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Just months into the marriage, debt collectors started calling, alleging she owed them money. Wang grew suspicious and wanted to know what else she had kept hidden. He checked her phone and found details of her former life, her birth…
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It was ultimately the death of another legendary rapper that helped unravel Tupac’s shooting death. Months after Shakur was gunned down, Biggie Smalls, or the Notorious BIG, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles. Both rappers were the…
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The cancellation of a flight in Canada after a child refused to wear their seat belt has reignited a debate about the etiquette and safety procedures relating to children travelling on planes. The Porter Airlines flight, which was preparing to…
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President Donald Trump has signed an order that calls for fewer childhood vaccines and also recommends splitting the mumps, measles and rubella (MMR) shots. “Decades ago, children received only a small fraction of the vaccines required today,” Trump said on…
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