Reed, 61, said in a conference call that it all made perfect sense. The merger is working; he, Weill and Citi’s tough-minded board all agreed it was time for a single chief. Reed, a technovisionary who helped bring the world ATMs, said he is ready to retire. Contradicting some of the handicapping of two years ago, Citi insiders indicate that the megadeal may in fact have been a sort of exit strategy for Reed after a tumultuous career....
The long-awaited selection could see Harris’ California seat handed to a fresh face, provided she and Biden beat President Donald Trump in the November presidential election, or should the senator choose to resign ahead of polling day. California Governor Gavin Newsom will have the Constitutional power to select Harris’ replacement before the seat is up for election and primary challenges again in 2022. Speculation has abounded about who Gov. Newsom might pick to replace Harris, with both the Los Angeles Times and Politico noting that he will likely be expected to appoint a woman of color to the role, given Harris’ status as the second Black woman ever elected to the U....
“This is absolutely natural,” Dr. Qayum wrote on August 18. “I am happy that no crusader jumped in to save either species. It’s the survival of fittest which prevails in #nature.” Since he posted the video, it has garnered over 10K views. The 29-second clip shows the two creatures square off in the middle of the road. At one point, the mongoose appears to retreat from what looks like a cobra, leaving the snake to slither to the side....
The 31-year-old Swede held on to win the 2022 Indy 500 after a dramatic two-lap shootout at the end of the race: A crash from Jimmie Johnson red-flagged the race with just five laps remaining, and Ericsson held off Mexican driver Pato O’Ward and Tony Kanaan to win his first Indy 500. Ericsson tasted the thrill of victory (and milk), while Scott Dixon was once again met with bitter defeat after dominating most of the race....
In the main event of UFC Vegas 29, ‘The Korean Zombie’ displayed impressive striking and high-level grappling skills over five rounds to register a unanimous decision victory over Ige. Zombie dominated four out of five rounds in the fight and outclassed his opponent in every single aspect of the game. Zombie successfully converted three out of five takedown attempts in the fight and exercised complete control over Ige on the ground....
The victory at UFC Fight Night 201 aka UFC Vegas 48 gave Hill the ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus award. He is also set to crack the top-10 of his division when the new rankings list is released next week. Meanwhile, Kyle Daukaus claimed a sensational catchweight (195 pounds) win over Jamie Pickett in the final seconds of the co-main event’s first round via submission. Middleweight fighter Kyle Daukaus was initially scheduled to face Julian Marquez inside the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada....
Order value The order is valued at $228.5 million. Thus, making Axiom Space an integral part of NASA’s highly ambitious plans to make Americans land on the Moon for the first time after 50 years. About the mission The Artemis mission would take about a year to complete involving several phases of space exploration. It would also land the first woman and person of color on the Earth’s satellite. Also read: Three Companies Will Assist NASA in Advancing Solar Array Technology for the Moon...
Normally, what comes next is this: everyone talks himself silly for a week or so, and we go on to some other titillation. Murphy Brown’s baby equals JFK (the movie) equals Gennifer Flowers equals Long Dong Silver. This is our public life: a series of passing whirlwinds that raise dust then expire, leaving a thin residue of cultural anxiety on the coffee table. This time, though, Dan Quayle-flawed, callow vehicle that he may be seems to have nudged presidential polities perilously close to something that really matters, something perhaps too precious to be entrusted to mere politicians....
The event which is being financed by the Young Bucks and Cody has been generating an unprecedented amount of buzz among both the hardcore and the casual fans. It is being dubbed as the biggest Indy show of the year. Names like Kenny Omega, Stephen Amell, Tessa Blanchard, Penta el zero have already been confirmed for the event and more talent announcement is expected as we get closer to September 1st, the date of the big show....
Last year, the song was performed by bugler Steve Buttleman without any lyrics following a moment of silence, in a “thoughtfully and appropriately modified” performance, according to Churchill Downs, following the death of Breonna Taylor and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests in Kentucky. Churchill Downs confirmed yesterday that “My Old Kentucky Home” will be performed at the Kentucky Derby, though no other details have been announced. But why is the song so controversial?...
Park Cannon, a Democrat who represents the 58th district in the Georgia House of Representatives, was arrested after she knocked on Governor Brian Kemp’s door as the Republican was signing the controversial bill. Opponents claim the law is a reaction to recent Democratic victories in the state. Footage of Cannon being handcuffed by police and taken away was posted on Twitter by journalist Ari Berman and the video had racked up 2 million views by early Friday morning....
On Monday, the Smith saga took a strange turn, as ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio reported that someone representing Smith was “calling other teams in order to gauge potential trade interest.” Of course, as Florio pointed out, there were a couple of problems with that: Florio’s report raised some eyebrows along with one key question that had to have been bothering the NFL: Who was this mystery man representing Smith in trade discussions?...
Murray, who was born in Jamaica before moving to the U.S. when she was 9 years old, said Ocasio-Cortez was more “worried about being famous” than serving the people of New York. She has urged “It’s time to rid NYC of AOC!” on her official campaign website. Murray continued to attack Ocasio-Cortez as someone “fighting for the limelight” in a campaign launch video entitled “Bridges.” “Bridges, they fill our skyline....
Roger Federer retired after one last Laver Cup doubles match with long-time rival Rafael Nadal, making the Swiss great the first of the ATP Tour’s ‘big three’ to step away from the sport. Between them, Federer, Nadal and Novak Djokovic have redefined what tennis greatness means and the argument over who is the best of them all remains on shifting sands. But who is leading the way right now and how do they stack up against the greats of previous eras?...
Starting out in Week 1, part of Group A, the Bull made it all the way to the end and was finally unmasked as singer and YouTube personality Todrick Hall. He finished the competition in second place behind Queen of Hearts, professional singer Jewel. The Bull made a bold entrance full of energy, before performing Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” to the audience, and since then has dropped plenty of clues as to his true identity....
But what about the youngest players? Get ready to feel old: there are several players in the 2022 NBA Draft class who were born in 2003. The greater majority of them have a 2002 date of birth. And while none of them will take the title of the youngest player to play in an NBA game — a record that will remain reserved unless the NBA brings back the eligibility to go pro straight out of high school — there are still a handful of players who just recently turned 18....
With the Dutch behind 2-0 after 73 minutes, Weghorst was sent on in the 78th minute as a substitute and pulled a goal back for the Netherlands five minutes later with a routine header. Then, with the one of the last kicks of the game in injury time, the striker was picked out in the box after a genius free-kick routine, and he managed to once again find the back of the net to stun the South Americans....
Lehmann, who has overseen two home Ashes victories and a 2015 Cricket World Cup triumph, confirmed his resignation on Thursday in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked Australian cricket in recent days. While the 48-year-old was found to have had no knowledge of the plan that led to Cameron Bancroft attempting to alter the condition of the ball during the third Test in Cape Town, Lehmann has nevertheless chosen to leave his post after seeing three of his players - Steve Smith, David Warner and Bancroft - receive lengthy bans from Cricket Australia....
The Los Angeles Rams have a Sunday night win under their belt and will travel to San Francisco to play the 49ers, who are 0-1 on Sunday night in 2020. San Francisco (2-3) is coming off a 43-17 drubbing at the hands of the Miami Dolphins, so Sunday night will provide a chance for a bounce-back, marquee win. The Rams have now won back-to-back games against bad NFC East teams, the Giants and the Washington Football Team, to move to 4-1 on the season....
