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BREAKING: China Halts NBA Broadcasts as Anger Mounts Over Hong Kong Tweet
China’s state broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday that it would halt broadcasts of the National Basketball Association’s games as backlash intensified against the U.S. league over a tweet that expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters by Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets.
The anger broadened beyond the Rockets to the entire league after Commissioner Adam Silver tried to defend Morey. Adam Silver spoke to Toyko-based News company "There have already been fairly dramatic consequences from that tweet, and I have read some of the media suggesting that we are not supporting Daryl Morey, but in fact we have."
The comment added fuel to the flames and broadcaster CCTV said to halt all broadcasts of the National Basketball Association’s games
Source: Bloomberg
https://bloom.bg/2LSXMSa
China’s state broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday that it would halt broadcasts of the National Basketball Association’s games as backlash intensified against the U.S. league over a tweet that expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters by Daryl Morey, general manager of the Houston Rockets.
The anger broadened beyond the Rockets to the entire league after Commissioner Adam Silver tried to defend Morey. Adam Silver spoke to Toyko-based News company "There have already been fairly dramatic consequences from that tweet, and I have read some of the media suggesting that we are not supporting Daryl Morey, but in fact we have."
The comment added fuel to the flames and broadcaster CCTV said to halt all broadcasts of the National Basketball Association’s games
Source: Bloomberg
https://bloom.bg/2LSXMSa
Meanwhile, in new capital of Ecuador, Guayaquil, protesters started to attack local shops. In one of the districts of the city, the police station was destroyed.🔥
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A neighbor of Botham Jean who was a key witness in the murder trial of Amber Guyger has been shot dead in Dallas. Joshua Brown, 28, was gunned down outside an apartment complex in the city's Medical District around 10.30 pm on Friday. He was rushed to nearby…
Amber Guyger trial witness Joshua Brown was shot dead 'during a drug deal' in an attack unrelated to the killer cop, police reveal, as they arrest one man and hunt for two more men suspected of gunning him down. Police say Joshua Brown was shot dead by three Louisiana men who were allegedly trying to buy drugs off him just days after he testified during killer cop Amber Guyger's trial. Thaddeous Charles Green, 22, Michael Diaz Mitchell, 32, and Jacquerious Mitchell, 20, will face capital murder charges in last Friday's killing of the 28-year-old in Dallas, Texas. Police said on Tuesday that the three men had allegedly come to Dallas to buy drugs from Brown. Only one of the men, Jacquerious, is currently in police custody. He is in hospital in a 'critical condition' after claiming to have been shot by Brown. The other two suspects, Green and Michael Mitchell, remain on the run and are believed to be in Louisiana. 👮🏻♂️
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Police body cam footage has captured the moments after a woman was shot in the leg by a Labrador inside of a pick-up truck. The dramatic incident occurred in Enid, northern Oklahoma last Thursday after the startled pooch jumped onto the center console and set off a loaded gun. Cops quickly arrived on the scene to find 44-year-old Tina Springer writhing in agony. Springer was a passenger in the vehicle, and the footage - released on Tuesday - shows her sliding out of the truck's right-hand side as she holds her left thigh. The Labrador, meanwhile, remains perched on the center console, seemingly oblivious to the drama she has inflicted. Officers found three shell casings inside the truck, according to Oklahoma News 4. 🔫🐶 #facepalm #shooting
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