WASHINGTON — In June, months after reluctantly signing on to a global tax agreement brokered by the United States, Ireland’s finance minister met privately with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, seeking reassurances that the Biden administration would hold up its end of the deal. Ms. Yellen assured the minister, Paschal Donohoe, that the administration would … Read more
ATLANTA — Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin believes that in an ideal world, there would be an NFL-style system for name, image and likeness in which a head coach or a general manager would have the ability to facilitate funds from collectives and donors , and every program would be held to a salary … Read more
GoFundMe is allowing a small fortune to be collected for kin of the Minneapolis gunman fatally shot by cops after he fired at neighbors, while hard-working Manhattan bodega clerk Jose Alba’s fund got the ax, critics rage. The fund-raiser for the family of dead Minnesota shooter Andrew “Tekle” Sundberg, 20, surpassed his goal of $20,000 … Read more
LA TESTE-DE-BUCH, France (AP) — A heat wave broiling Europe spilled northward Monday to Britain and fueled ferocious wildfires in Spain and France, which evacuated thousands of people and scrambled water-bombing planes and firefighters to battle flames in tinder-dry forests. Two people were killed in the blazes in Spain that its prime minister linked to … Read more
It remains to be seen whether or not the Lakers will be able to work out a trade with the net for Kyrie Irvingbut Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN believes LA has at least one more major roster move up its sleeve this offseason, as he stated on Monday during the network’s latest episode of Get … Read more
Comment on this story How Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s preeminent infectious-diseases expert who has served as the face of the coronavirus pandemic response for more than two years, plans after more than 50 years in government to retire by the end of President Biden’s term, he confirmed Monday to The Washington Post. “By the … Read more
This past weekend a shockwave was sent through baseball: Washington Nationals wunderkind Juan Soto recently rejected a 15-year extension worth $440 million, and the club will entertain trade offers as a result. Soto is on the very short list of the game’s best players and he can not become a free agent until after 2024. … Read more
Proceedings began Monday with jury selection at the federal courthouse in Washington, DC, and by mid-afternoon, the bulk of the 22 potential jurors had been found. The polarizing long-time Trump ally has always been at the top of the January 6 witness list for House investigators. But Justice Department prosecutors say the trial is intended … Read more
The Angels have announced that Mike Trout has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to left ribcage inflammation. They also announced the previously reported claim of infielder Phil Gosselinand that outfielder Mount Harrison has cleared waivers and been outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake. At this point, there’s been no indication from the team … Read more
Claes Oldenburg, a Swedish-born artist whose lighthearted caricatures of everyday things — such as monumental renderings of lipstick and binoculars as well as “soft sculptures” of hamburgers and ice cream cones — made him a leading force in pop art, died July 18 at his home in Manhattan. He was 93. His death was confirmed … Read more