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Former Vice President Joe Biden responded to Bloomberg’s explanation by saying that stop-and-frisk, which targeted residents of minority neighborhoods, continued even after moderators from the Obama administration asked Bloomberg to end it. Recordings of Bloomberg surfaced Monday in which he said the way to prevent crimes in minority neighborhoods was “to throw them up against the wall and frisk them.” “The one thing that I’m really worried about, embarrassed about, was how it turned out with stop-and-frisk,” Bloomberg said....

Having announced in November that Dinnage would start in early 2019, the league disclosed Sunday that the broadcasting executive had now rejected the chance to succeed Richard Scudamore. Dinnage has decided to stay in broadcasting at Discovery, Inc., where she has been serving as global president of the Animal Planet brand, a person familiar with the situation said. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the reasons for her not taking up the league job were not being publicly discussed....

Dombrowski, fired Aug. 4 by the Tigers, has been contacted by Rogers Communication about becoming president of the Blue Jays, the Toronto Sun reported. MORE: MLB’s most fan-friendly contracts Not a bad landing spot, although the Sun reported that the Jays aren’t the only team that might be interested in Dombrowski. The Angels and Red Sox also have openings, and there are other possible openings to come with teams such as the Mariners and Nationals....

Cherington led the Red Sox to a World Series win in 2013, but he left the team last season after Dave Dombrowski was hired as the president of baseball operations. Instead of returning to baseball right away, Cherington chose to teach a semester at Columbia University. MORE: Worst September collapses, ranked | Blue Jays stumbling The Blue Jays’ new front office addition has been credited with acquisitions of young stars such as of Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Jackie Bradley Jr....

They haven’t played in Rogers Centre since September 29, 2019, when they beat the Rays 8-3. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Jays played in Buffalo for the 2020 season and they’ve spent the first half of the 2021 season either at Dunedin (their spring training home) or in Buffalo (their Triple-A ballpark). They are, as you can imagine, excited to get back home. “It’s definitely been on everybody’s mind recently,” shortstop Bo Bichette told Sporting News in Denver during the All-Star festivities, as rumors of a potential return to Canada started to heat up....

Marco Mendicino, Canada’s minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, said in a statement Saturday that it’s simply too dangerous to allow the Blue Jays to play in the country. Mendicino said the risks associated with frequent travel between the Canada and the United States isn’t worth it. “Unlike preseason training, regular season games would require repeated cross-border travel of Blue Jays players and staff, as well as opponent teams into and out of Canada....

Hitchcock, 64, said the run to the Western Conference final made him want to come back. MORE: NHL’s best hockey hair | 2016 Stanley Cup photos “This season has invigorated me like no season before,” Hitchcock said during a press conference Tuesday at Scottrade Center. “For 10 years, I haven’t seen anything like this and it was really exciting. It was fun to be around and it was a great group of people with a tremendously structured, defined leadership [group] in that locker room....

Blumhouse was founded by Jason Blum in 2000 and has since produced an array of horror films. From Get Out to Us to the revived Halloween trilogy, Blumhouse has put out some iconic films. Of course, not all of Blumhouse’s horror movies have been successful, but that’s simply the name of the game when it comes to producing films. Meanwhile, Atomic Monster was founded in 2014 by James Wan and has produced horror films like those in The Conjuring universe, Lights Out, and Malignant....

Barnes is not one for the spotlight. It’s common to find him walking the floor, talking to staff, or sitting on the sidelines taking in the big picture, always aware of everything going on. It’s all a part of Barnes’ job, his career of more than 20 years at Choctaw Durant. What he does to ensure a successful WPT Festival leads to more growth and success for the casino, the resort, and the Choctaw Nation at large....

The concert will take place on November 7, and tickets will go on sale on Thursday, September 1, at 9 a.m local time. Tickets will be available for purchase on Ticketmaster’s UK website and pricing will be similar to other UK shows. Fans can get more information on Bob Dylan’s official website. Keeping up with his most recent US tour, Dylan’s Dublin show will be a “phone-free show,” with concertgoers locking their phones in a pouch upon entering the venue and unlocking them when they leave....

No worries. MORE: Milan Lucic goal, with a kicker | Henrik Lundqvist back for Rangers | Puck to face = gruesome With starter Tuukka Rask out of action, the Bruins needed a netminder in case backup Niklas Svedberg succumbed to injury. Essensa dressed out as No. 70, watching with concern as the Bruins completed a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers. Rask made 14 saves in the first period but left after the first stoppage in the second....

The WWE Hall of Famer appeared in an exclusive interview with Sportskeeda Wrestling this week. Speaking with senior journalist Bill Apter, Orton discussed his son’s injury, Riddle’s matchup with Roman Reigns, and whether fans would see RK-Bro implode in the future. When asked whether his son could potentially take on his RK-Bro partner, Bob suggested that the voices in his head could force Randy to face off against Riddle. The wrestling veteran detailed that a match between the former RAW Tag Team Champions could be on the cards after Randy returns to the squared circle....

The beloved comedian passed away at the age of 65 in his hotel room in Orlando, Florida after a stand-up comedy show in Jacksonville. A cause of death hasn’t yet been confirmed, but authorities have said that no drug use or foul play is suspected. Now, more details surrounding the Full House star’s death have emerged in the Orange County Sheriff’s Office report. Authorities said that the hotel room was in order “with items owned by Mr....

CNBC reported on Friday that the Boeing 737 aircraft—Transair Flight 810—touched down in the waters off the coast of Hawaii with two pilots aboard. Rescue workers were responding to the scene of the aircraft’s water landing, according to Hawaii News Now. The incident reportedly happened around 1:45 a.m. local time (or 7:45 a.m. ET). The plane went down about two miles from Kalaeloa Airport, local news media reported. U.S. Coast Guard are working to respond to the crash as is the Honolulu Fire Department....

A photo posted on Twitter by Abhishek Joshi, who runs a dog lover blog, depicted Simba lying in rest under strings of flowers at his funeral ceremony. His forehead was marked with a red paste and incense burned in front of him. Twitter user @Khushboo_ replied to the thread with a video from the same ceremony, showing police officers honoring the dog. This video was also shared on a Reddit forum where it has reached over 10,000 upvotes....

Many observers had similar doubts back in the 1920s, when a wealthy hotelier put up a $25,000 prize for the first aviator to cross the Atlantic. An obscure pilot named Charles Lindbergh accomplished the feat, and the age of commercial aviation was born. For centuries, contests and prizes have unleashed the competitive instincts of scientists and helped advance technology. Robotics is no different. Since the early ’70s, competitions at high schools, universities and in underground art communities have helped to train the roboticists currently building today’s automated servants....

One can choose to take the normal route and clear each level slowly, but these codes give the initial push needed to make the game as fun as possible in the beginning. Players in Roblox Boom Simulator can obtain high explosives to help blow up items that will earn them Gems and Cash. They can use various currencies to upgrade the explosions or to obtain new pets that provide additional multipliers, allowing players to earn even more in-game money....