(Reuters) – Two years after a conservative commentator LeBron James told “to keep quiet and dribble”, the NBA star has become an increasingly influential political force, as issues of racial rights and voter oppression come to the fore come in the November presidential election. FILE PHOTO: NBA basketball player LeBron …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States President Donald Trump’s most divisive candidate for a senior Pentagon position to date is expected to face a controversial Senate nomination hearing on Thursday, and is likely Democratic lawmakers criticize him for comments they consider Islamophobic. FILE PHOTO: The Pentagon logo is seen behind the …
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FILE PHOTO: Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2018 – Arrivals – Beverly Hills, California, USA, 04/03/2018 – Amazon CEO Jeff and wife MacKenzie Bezos. REUTERS / Danny Moloshok WASHINGTON (Reuters) – MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.OBillionaire chief executive Jeff Bezos has donated $ 1.7 billion of his wealth in …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his own-weight struggle on Monday to urge the British to get in shape and tackle widespread obesity that could increase coronavirus risks. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves Downing Street in London, Great Britain on July 22, 2020. REUTERS / …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – A presidential contender who says he fled Belarus because he feared for freedom and custody of his children told Reuters that the country’s opposition is trusting a candidate he characterized as Joan of Arc in recent days. Valery Tsepkalo, a Belarusian opposition figure who was banned from …
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