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DeMar DeRozan had a career season for the Chicago Bulls in 2021-22. Can he do it again in 2022-23? ... [+] (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) Getty Images The Chicago Bulls’ decision to acquire DeMar DeRozan from the San Antonio Spurs in a sign-and-trade deal worth nearly $82 million over three years last offseason raised a lot of eyebrows. While DeRozan was still an effective player on mediocre Spurs teams, not many people thought he was worth that kind of money heading into his age-32 season in 2021-22. Some people around the NBA even called it the worst move of the offseason. DeRozan promptly shoved all that criticism back in the haters’ faces, putting forth a career season by recording a career-best 27.9 points per game to go along with 5.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists per contest. He shot 50.4% from the field and a career-high 35.2% from 3-point range. He earned All-Star honors and made the All-NBA Second Team for his sterling efforts, which featured incredible clutch per

San Diego State University officials made their first public statements addressing a civil lawsuit filed against former punter Matt Araiza and two other football players of allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl. "To be absolutely clear, we take allegations of sexual assault very seriously and do not support any actions or behaviors that cause harm to others," Athletic Director John Wicker said Monday at a press conference. Matt Araiza #19 of the Buffalo Bills takes the field during practice on Aug. 5, 2022 in Orchard Park, N.Y. Joshua Bessex/Getty Images The university officials pushed back against criticism of how the school handed the sexual assault allegations, with Wicker telling reporters, "It is absolutely not true that we swept this under the rug," at the press conference . Wicker defended the university's handling of the accusations, saying because the alleged assault was said to have happened at an off-campus party, "the San Diego P

Joel Kinnaman and fiancee Kelly Gale are enjoying a morning ride. The 42-year-old The Suicide Squad actor and the 27-year-old model took their electric Super73 bikes for a ride with their dogs on Sunday morning (August 28) in Venice Beach, Calif. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Joel Kinnaman Last month, it was announced that Joel ‘s Apple TV+ series For All Mankind had been renewed for a fourth season . For All Mankind explores what would have happened if the global space race had never ended. The series presents an aspirational world where NASA astronauts, engineers and their families find themselves in the center of extraordinary events seen through the prism of an alternate history timeline — a world in which the USSR beats the US to the moon. Click through the gallery inside for + pictures of Joel Kinnaman and Kelly Gale on their morning bike ride… Just Jared on Facebook [embedded content] [embedded content] Phot

Rent rises for millions of people living in social housing will be capped next year, the government has announced, but tenants are calling for a full freeze and threatening not to pay increases. Citing the cost of living crisis, Greg Clark, the housing secretary, said social landlords would be limited to an annual increase of between 3% and 7%, with the exact figure to be set after a consultation, which will also ask if the temporary cap should be in place for one or two years. At present, social housing landlords can increase rents by consumer price inflation plus 1% which meant tenants were facing the possibility of an 11% jump in rent bills. Such a rise would have also hit the taxpayer as the majority of social housing tenants use benefits to meet their rent. “We must protect the most vulnerable households in these exceptional circumstances during the year ahead,” said Clarke. “Putting a cap on rent increases for social tenants offers security and stability to families across Eng

The Federal Trade Commission  filed suit  against Kochava Inc. on Aug. 29, 2022, accusing the data broker of selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices. Consumers are often unaware that their location data is being sold and that their past movements can be tracked, according to the commission. advertisement advertisement The FTC’s suit specified that Kochava’s data can be used to  track consumers to sensitive locations , including “to identify which consumers’ mobile devices visited reproductive health clinics.” When the U.S. Supreme Court  overturned Roe v. Wade  on June 24, 2022, many people seeking abortion care found themselves in legal jeopardy. Numerous state laws criminalizing abortion thrust the perilous state of personal privacy into the spotlight. As a  cybersecurity and privacy researcher , I’ve seen how readily people’s movements and activities can be tracked. If people want to travel incognito to an abortion clinic, according to  wel

Just like with puppies or the feeling of grass between your toes, it’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like Brendan Fraser . Perhaps his movies aren’t your cup of tea, but the man Brendan Fraser is nearly impossible to hate. There’s an affable quality to the guy, a trait that served him well in his 1990s comedies, while so many modern-day adults grew up on a steady diet of Fraser star vehicles that there was bound to be some nostalgia for the guy. However, the modern-day resurgence of love for Fraser goes beyond just wistful yearning for the pop culture of yesteryear. The ongoing celebration of this actor speaks to a confluence of factors that have combined to give this guy a well-deserved renaissance. COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY RELATED: Why Brendan Fraser's Performance in 'Trust' Proved We Should Be Hip-Deep in a Fraser-sannce By Now Brendan Fraser's 90s Characters Were Hunky and Vulnerable Image via Disney Part of what’s helped Fraser get a renewed life as a

NEW YORK -- At 24, El Johnson has made up her mind that she won't bear children, though she and her girlfriend haven't ruled out adoption. The graduate student who works in legal services in Austin, Texas, has a list of reasons for not wanting to give birth: the climate crisis and a genetic health condition among them. “I don't think it's responsible to bring children into this world,” Johnson said. “There are already kids who need homes. I don't know what kind of world it's going to be in 20, 30, 40 years.” She's so sure, in fact, that she'll soon have her tubes removed. It's a precautionary decision sealed by the fall of Roe v. Wade and by tight restrictions on abortion services in her state and around the country. Other women interviewed also cited climate change, along with overwhelming student debt coupled with inflation, as reasons they'll never be parents. Some younger men, too, are opting out and more are seeking vasectomies. Whate

advertisement advertisement And it hasn’t been sufficient. A recent Catalyst report, “ Words Aren’t Enough: The Risks of Performative Policies ,” found that three-quarters of employees from four white-majority countries believe their organizations’ racial equity policies are not genuine. “Performative policies” aren’t just ineffective, however. The report states that they can cause true harm to your organization, contributing to turnover, lack of trust, poor performance, and reduced productivity. advertisement advertisement “It’s a wake-up call for leaders that you can’t just make a statement and step into the movement,” says Tara Van Bommel, coauthor of the report and director and statistician in the research department at Catalyst, a global nonprofit that focuses on workplace inclusion. “It’s not just making the statement and then saying, ‘Okay, I’ve checked the box.’ Employees are savvy. They want to see action behind it.” So, what can your organization and its

Liz Truss has cancelled a set-piece interview with Nick Robinson on BBC1, leading to accusations from Rishi Sunak that she is “avoiding scrutiny”. Robinson, a former BBC political editor and one of its most experienced interviewers, had been due to talk to the Conservative leadership favourite at 7pm tonight after he questioned her rival three weeks ago. But at the last minute Truss cancelled the appearance because she could “no longer spare the time”. Robinson said that he was “disappointed” and “frustrated”. It is the second time that the foreign secretary has avoided an interview with a veteran broadcaster after she refused to speak to Andrew Neil earlier in the contest. The broadcaster recorded a 30-minute interview with Sunak and ended it with a challenge View the rest of the story here

Previously a star with Torino, Andrea Belotti is now an AS Roma player Getty Images It was not too long ago that Juventus were widely viewed as the kings of the free transfer market, the Italian giants repeatedly attracting out of contract players to join them after their previous deals expired. That began of course with Andrea Pirlo’s 2011 move to Turin after a decade with AC Milan, and continued with Paul Pogba, Fernando Llorente, Kingsley Coman, Sami Khedira, Dani Alves and Emre Can. The struggles of Adrien Rabiot and Aaron Ramsey almost certainly took some sheen off the Old Lady’s crown, but now – in a single summer – fellow Serie A side AS Roma might have snatched the title for themselves. Over the past two months, General Manager Tiago Pinto had already managed to acquire Nemanja Matić from Manchester United, Georginio Wijnaldum from PSG and Juve’s own Paulo Dybala without spending a single cent in transfer fees. That had already seriously strengthened the Giallorossi sq