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The 11 NBA players on the Basketball Hall of Fame's waiting list
These stars -- including recently retired Russell Westbrook -- should hear their names called in the near future.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by ESPN
The Guardian
The Hundred’s costly makeover still leaves English cricket playing a waiting game
WorldPingThe IPL-ification of the competition has not transformed its fortunes just yet – crowds have been down in another transitional year It was a story about English cricket that took flight in the final days of July.
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Fantasy Baseball Week 22 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers include Dustin May, Luis Castillo
A couple of recently traded pitchers are thriving with their new teams…
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Hollywood Reporter
The War on Literature Depicted in ’The Librarians’ Is Still Being Waged
A year after the Kim Snyder-directed documentary premiered at Sundance, book-banning remains a resonant topic in the U.S. as related bills make their way through Congress.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
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Jeff Bezos Buying Ownership Stake in English Premiere League’s Liverpool Soccer Team
It’s apparently a week for wealthy business moguls to buy sports clubs: Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder who is among the richest people in the world, is acquiring a minority equity stake in Liverpool Football Club, a team in the English Premiere League.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Variety
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Hundreds arrested on suspicion of arson in France as wildfires rage across Europe
One person killed and hundreds evacuated in Croatia as blazes also hit Germany, Greece and Spain Almost 500 people have been arrested on suspicion of starting wildfires in France since the start of the summer, authorities have said, as firefighters i…
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Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is shut down. The Trump administration says 9 million barrels a day are still getting out
"Hefty chunk of non-Iranian crude still getting out, unlike the Iranian crude that isn’t."…
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Fortune