The Jets are a mess, again. Yes I know. Not much new there. And, like the Jets, their dueling controversies: the disturbing racial, sexual and ethical allegations made by CNN and the New York Times v. owner Woody Johnson, who the US ambassador to the United Kingdom denies, and the …
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Intel chip lag forces switch to using more external factories, stocks drop
By Stephen Nellis and Munsif Vengattil (Reuters) – Intel Corp said Thursday that its new 7-nanometer chip technology was delayed six months and that it would consider devoting more work to external semiconductor foundries, eroding the fundamental principle that manufacturing is key to its success. Intel shares fell 9%. Setbacks …
Read More »93-year-old former concentration camp guard convicted of murder accessory
A former concentration camp guard, now 93, was convicted on thousands of charges of being an accessory to murder by a court in Germany on Thursday. The man, identified as Bruno D, was charged with 5,230 murder accessory charges during his time as an SS guard at the Strutthof concentration …
Read More »Gregg Popovich serving as assistant coach to Becky Hammon
The San Antonio Spurs appointed Becky Hammon as their head coach for Thursday’s scrimmage game against the Milwaukee Bucks, with Gregg Popovich masked as his assistant, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Popovich wants the Spurs to rotate their coaches for scrimmage games: The Spurs have appointed …
Read More »Brodie Van Wagenen dims the conversation as the Mets prepare for the National League East Division gauntlet
Season 2 of Brodie Van Wagenen’s regime as the Mets’ general manager is slated to begin with far less boastfulness than his debut. The “come find us” Van Wagenen, who anointed the Mets as the team to beat the National League East in 2019, only to see them collapse before …
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