12:28 PM ET The New Orleans Pelicans dismissed coach Alvin Gentry, sources told ESPN on Saturday morning. After a disappointing performance in the NBA’s Orlando restart, the franchise moved quickly on Gentry’s removal. Gentry had one year left on his contract. The Pelicans move into the coaching marketplace with the Brooklyn Nets and Chicago Bulls.
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1:01 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. — Jil Teichmann reached the third final of her career by beating Shelby Rogers 6-3, 6-2 Saturday at the Top Seed Open, the first tennis tournament in the U.S. since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The 116th-ranked Rogers, who is from South Carolina, was coming off a
August 15th, 2020 by Saurabh India witnessed yet another competitive solar power tender with participation from major project developers. The tender was floated by NTPC Limited, India’s largest power generation company. It sought bids for the development of 1.2 gigawatts of solar PV capacity. The maximum allowed tariff bid was Rs 2.78 (US¢3.71) per kilowatt-hour.
The new co-chair of the Corbyn-supporting campaign group Momentum has accused Labour of trying to “destroy” left-wing elements of the party. The comments by Gaya Sriskanthan are in response to an email from Labour‘s general secretary, in which he said debates aimed at rejecting an internationally agreed definition of antisemitism should not take place within
Bob Iger, left, and Bob Chapek of Disney Charley Gallay | Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images There are Boomers, Millennials, Generation X, Y and Z. There should also be a name for “media company CEOs that took over in 2020.” I’ll call them: The Shepherds. That’s a lot of turnover
Ryan Reynolds has urged Canadian residents to stop going to parties and help slow the spread of coronavirus, saying: “I hope young people don’t kill my mom.” The Deadpool star, 43, responded to a request for help from British Columbia premier John Horgan as coronavirus cases spiked in the province. On Wednesday, Mr Horgan tweeted
Debenhams’s owners have begun drawing up plans for the liquidation of the 242-year-old department store chain in a move that could trigger the single-biggest jobs cull of the coronavirus pandemic. Sky News has learnt that Debenhams has appointed Hilco Capital, which specialises in helping to wind down distressed retail businesses, to work with it in
Wildlife managers in some parts of the US have been given permission to start killing hundreds of sea lions in a bid to protect salmon and steelhead trout. The marine mammals have been feasting on the migrating fish in the Columbia River basin where they bottleneck at dams or where they head up tributaries to
Elon Musk says Tesla’s Autopilot/Full Self-Driving (FSD) rewrite is going to result in “quantum leap” improvements, and the rewrite is going to be pushed to the fleet in the coming “six to 10 weeks.” As we recently reported, Tesla is going through “a significant foundational rewrite in the Tesla Autopilot.” As part of the rewrite,
Flypasts by the Red Arrows and vintage Second World War aircraft have been part of poignant commemorations to honour those who fought in Far East. Tributes to veterans and those who lost their lives have been led by Prince Charles on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, saying they should be “respected, thanked and cherished”.
Two men on death row in Thailand for the murders of two British backpackers have had their sentences commuted to life in prison. Wai Phyo and Zaw Lin, migrant workers from Myanmar, were sentenced to death in 2015 after being found guilty of murdering David Miller, 24, and murdering and raping Hannah Witheridge, 23. Their
7:18 AM ET Philadelphia Eagles offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland is 58 years old and a survivor of triple bypass surgery. While with the Miami Hurricanes in 2010, some discomfort during his daily workouts prompted him to see a doctor. He was given a stress test, which revealed significant artery blockage that would require immediate
August 15th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan In the first episode of this two-part Cleantech Talk discussion, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, and Zachary Shahan, Director and CEO of CleanTechnica, sit down to talk about political trends, TikTok, and the Vice Presidential pick for Joe Biden. You can listen to
TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. Dado Ruvic | Reuters President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday that will force China’s ByteDance to sell or spin off its U.S. TikTok business within 90 days. “There is credible evidence that leads me to
Theatres, casinos and bowling alleys are opening today as part of the latest easing of lockdown restrictions in England. The relaxed measures will also mean tattoo studios, beauty salons, spas and hairdressers can offer additional services, including face treatments such as eyebrow threading. More rules will be eased to allow: Skating rinks, indoor play and
Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the F8 Facebook Developers conference on April 30, 2019 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Facebook on Friday took a shot at Apple, saying the company will only be able to pay small businesses a portion of sales from a new paid events feature as a