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☆ Billionaire Joe Ricketts' latest drama is right out of 'Yellowstone'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

While the regional wildlife coordinator for Wyoming Game and Fish supported the proposal, Ricketts' neighbors were another story, the Nebraska Examiner said. That's what I kind of equate it to," one local told The Daily Beast about Ricketts at the time. "That's just not something that's ever going to be well received, whether it was Mr. Ricketts or the next billionaire with a big dream and a big plan." And in the end, Ricketts is getting his big dream and big plan — just not when he wants it. According to estimates at the town meeting, the hotel will now take six years to build rather than three.

Persons: —, Joshua Coursey, Joe Ricketts —, Donald Trump, Ricketts, Forbes, Jackson, " Ricketts, Little Jackson, He's, Fish, Foundation's Coursey, Matthew Prince, Prince, Bill Gross, Dale Chihuly, Gross, Vinod Khosla, Coursey, That's Organizations: Service, Business, Foundation, Chicago Cubs, Wyoming, Nebraska Examiner, City, Daily Locations: Bondurant, Wyoming, Paramount's, Sublette County , Wyoming, Teton County, Los Angeles and New York, Northwest Wyoming, Sublette, Laguna Beach , California

☆ MLB bans Padres’ Tucupita Marcano permanently for betting on baseball
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Lukas Weese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Major League Baseball permanently banned San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano on Tuesday for placing hundreds of bets on baseball, including wagers on the Pittsburgh Pirates when he was a member of the team last season. MLB’s Department of Investigations found Marcano placed 387 baseball bets, including 231 MLB-related bets, through a legal sportsbook in 2022 and 2023, the league said. The Department of Investigations found all four players placed MLB-related bets while in the minors. MLB said a legal sports betting operator informed the league in March that it had “identified past baseball betting activity” from accounts connected to multiple players. He placed 29 baseball bets, including 28 MLB-related bets and one parlay bet on college baseball games in 2021 and 2022, the league said.

Persons: Tucupita Marcano, Marcano, Pete Rose, Rob Manfred, Michael Kelly, Jay Groome, José Rodriguez, Andrew Saalfrank —, ”, Kelly —, Marcano hadn’t, Kelly, Groome, Rodríguez, Saalfrank, Zac BonDurant Organizations: Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, MLB’s Department of Investigations, MLB, Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Major League, Oakland Athletics, Padres, Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Department, Investigations, ’, A’s, Marcano, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Triple, Phillies, Chicago White, Diamondbacks, Getty

☆ NBA roundup: Spurs complete wild comeback vs. Suns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Oct 31, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant #35 guards San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama #1 during the second half at Footprint Center. San Antonio did not relent, with a jumper by rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama cutting its deficit to 114-111 with 49 seconds left. Johnson led the Spurs with 27 points while Wembanyama and Devin Vassell each added 18. Zach Collins scored 14 points and Tre Jones had 10 as San Antonio won for the first time on the road. Jalen Brunson also scored 19 points, and RJ Barrett scored 16 points.

Persons: Kevin Durant, Victor Wembanyama, Zachary BonDurant, Keldon Johnson, phenom Victor Wembanyama, Johnson, Devin Vassell, Zach Collins, Tre Jones, San Antonio, Eric Gordon, Grayson Allen, Jusuf Nurkic, Julius Randle, Randle, Jalen Brunson, RJ Barrett, Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen, Garland, LeVert, Allen, Paul George, George, Russell Westbrook, Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner Organizations: Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Footprint Center, Suns, Spurs, San, Knicks, Cavaliers, Cleveland, Clippers, Orlando, Thomson Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, USA, Antonio, New York, Los Angeles, Angeles

☆ Spurs stun Suns on last-second dunk
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/64] Oct 31, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen #8 makes a pass agaisnt San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell #24 during the first quarter at Footprint Center. The Suns led by 18 points at halftime and by 13 heading into the fourth quarter. San Antonio did not relent, with a jumper by rookie phenom Victor Wembanyama cutting its deficit to 114-111 with 49 seconds left. Zach Collins scored 14 points and Tre Jones had 10 as San Antonio won for the first time on the road. Johnson's nine points led the Spurs' output in the first half.

Persons: Grayson Allen, Devin Vassell, Zachary BonDurant, Keldon Johnson, Kevin Durant, phenom Victor Wembanyama, Wembanyama, Johnson, Durant, Zach Collins, Tre Jones, San Antonio, Eric Gordon, Jusuf Nurkic, Josh Okogie, Yuta Watanabe, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Phoenix, Watanabe, Gordon, Allen Organizations: Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, Footprint Center, The Suns, Suns, Spurs, San, Thomson Locations: Phoenix , Arizona, USA, Phoenix, Antonio, Durant

☆ NHL reverses Pride Tape ban as it allows players to represent social causes on the ice
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The National Hockey League (NHL) has changed its approach to the use of rainbow-colored stick tape often used to show support for the LGBTQ+ community and inclusion within the game. On Tuesday, the league announced it would now allow players to use products like Pride Tape during practices, warm-ups and games. “After consultation with the NHL Players’ Association and the NHL Player Inclusion Coalition, Players will now have the option to voluntarily represent social causes with their stick tape throughout the season,” an NHL statement read. Dermott displayed a small amount of Pride Tape on the handle of his hockey stick on Saturday, becoming the first player to go against the ban. Thank you Travis!”Following the NHL’s reversal Tuesday, Pride Tape posted: “We are so very grateful to everyone who believes hockey should be a safe, inclusive, and welcoming space for all.

Persons: ”, Gary Bettman, Travis Dermott, Dermott, Zac BonDurant, ” Dermott, Craig Morgan, “, Kristopher Wells, Travis Organizations: CNN, National Hockey League, “, NHL Players ’ Association, Coalition, Players, NHL, of Governors, Sportsnet, Arizona Coyotes, Anaheim Ducks, PHNX Sports, Pride, ”, National Hockey League Players ’, Coyotes Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Armed with a heavyweight torpedo made to 'break ships in half,' Taiwan's first homemade submarine represents a new threat to China's navy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The vessel's ability to carry a powerful heavyweight torpedo capable of defeating ships and submarines — the US-made Mark 48, or Mk-48 — is a real eye-catching feature. The vessel — its English name "Narwhal" and Mandarin name "Hai Kun" — is the first sub of the island's Indigenous Defense Submarine program, a top priority in Taipei. AdvertisementAdvertisementTaiwan President Tsai Ing-wen receiving a submarine model in front of Taiwan's first locally built submarine, "Narwhal," during the vessel's unveiling ceremony at the CSBC Corporation shipbuilding company in Kaohsiung in September. US Navy/MC1 Michael B ZingaroOriginally designed in the late 1960s and deployed in the late 1980s, the Mk-48 torpedo was intended to counter advances in Soviet submarine technology. These considerations make the Mk-48 torpedo key.

Persons: —, Tom Shugart, who's, they're, Tsai Ing, Bryan Clark, Clark, Donald Trump, Michael B, It's, Shugart, MCSN Jaimar Carson, Huang Shu, kuang, they've, Philip Davidson, Michael B Zingaro, it's, Huang, wouldn't Organizations: China, Service, US, Center, New, New American Security, Indigenous Defense, CSBC Corporation, SAM, Getty, US Navy, Hudson Institute, Army, Pacific Command, Tomahawk, Maritime Locations: Taiwan, bulking, New American, Kaohsiung, Taipei, AFP, Los Angeles, Columbia, Soviet, Jefferson City, Beijing, China, Ukraine

☆ Armed with a heavyweight torpedo made to 'break ships in half,' Taiwan's first homemade submarine will represent a new threat to China's navy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Moline, Illinois-based company posted a 60% rise in quarterly profit, yet investors were seemingly unimpressed as shares slumped for the world's largest farm equipment maker. While it easily beat profit expectations, Deere's stock slump is consistent with other cyclical companies that have outperformed estimates. Deere expects 2023 net income between $9.75 billion and $10.00 billion, up from its previous outlook of $9.25 billion to $9.50 billion. Construction and forestry equipment sales increased 14% on solid demand backdrop fueled by U.S. President Joe Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure deal. Sales from equipment operations rose about to $14.28 billion compared to $13 billion a year ago.

Persons: Bianca Flowers, Deere, Kristen Owen, Owen, Jerry Revich, Goldman Sachs, Joshua Jepsen, Joe Biden administration's, Vinay Dwivedi, Elaine Hardcastle, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Deere, Co, REUTERS, Oppenheimer, Co Inc, Goldman, Deere's, U.S, Thomson Locations: Bondurant , Iowa, U.S, Moline , Illinois, Chicago, Bengaluru

☆ After years of headaches, the US Navy's first stealth destroyer is operating farther from home than it's ever been
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Rachel Nostrant | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

US Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt is on a tour of the Pacific, making visits to Guam and Japan. USS Zumwalt in Yokosuka on September 26. USS Zumwalt the Pacific Ocean on April 10. Years in the makingSailors handle line aboard USS Zumwalt during a refueling-at-sea in the Philippine Sea on September 5. Sailors stand watch on the bridge of USS Zumwalt while the ship departs Yokosuka on October 8.

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