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Ebbers was born in 1941 to a blue-collar family in snowy Alberta, Canada. First job: milkman. After winning a basketball scholarship to Mississippi College and knocking around for a few years as a coach and warehouse manager, he bought a motel in 1974 and built it into a chain of Best Westerns. In 1983 he branched into telecom with a little long-distance company, and the rest is acquisitions history: WilTel in 1995, MFS and UUNet in 1996, chunks of AOL and CompuServe in 1997....

The Vermont senator and Democratic primary frontrunner told CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 on Wednesday night that Carville had previously said “terrible things” about Barack Obama, adding that his campaign was taking on “Carville and the Democratic establishment.” Sen. Sanders’ criticism of Carville came in response to public attacks by the Democratic strategist, including an interview with Vox in which he said the Vermont senator and his colleague Sen. Elizabeth Warren had “stupid” ideas....

Workers this year were planned to strike in 18 warehouses, organized by trade union ver.di and CGT, in France and Germany, according to Progressive International. Walkouts were also reportedly planned in the U.S. as workers protest in “over 10 cities from coast to coast” and rally in front of Bezos’ home in New York City. James Schneider, communications director at Progressive International, confirmed to Newsweek that the protests and strikes took place on Friday as planned....

In the latest CBS poll, released Sunday, Sanders broke out as the front-runner in New Hampshire with 27 percent of primary voters supporting him across the state. Biden came in second with 25 percent, while Senator Elizabeth Warren, Sanders’ strongest progressive opponent, trailed behind in third with 18 percent. Buttigieg followed in fourth with 13 percent. Liberal voters have been gravitating away from Warren for Sanders since November, when she was leading the field with 31 percent....

Sanders, along with Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), led 13 other lawmakers in drafting a letter to Biden urging for extended health benefits. The lawmakers are seeking that Biden reduce the Medicare eligibility age; expand Medicare benefits to include hearing, dental and vision care; implement a cap on out-of-pocket expenses under traditional Medicare; and negotiate lower drug prices for the program. “Medicare has been one of the most successful and popular federal programs in our nation’s history since it was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson in 1965....

The former Democratic primary candidate called on the top Republican lawmaker to “respond to the needs of working families” and permit a vote on the bailout fund that passed the House in May this year. Sanders issued his rebuke of the Senate majority leader as talks over the details of the next coronavirus stimulus package continued to stall. The Quote “Today, I say to Mitch McConnell: Do your job. Let us pass the HEROES Act or legislation that is even better....

President Joe Biden outlined major spending for investments in infrastructure and clean energy during his presidential campaign, detailing his desire for $2 trillion in spending on these points over four years. (https://joebiden.com/clean-energy/) Sanders, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, has suggested the reconciliation process could be used to get this through—which could allow it to be pushed forward without Republican support. Sanders told Axios he would be prepared to use this means to pass the legislation, which would mean it only needing a simple majority of 51 votes in the Senate to get through....

The 22-year-old started the party at the Stade de l’Aube with his second league goal of the season that stood as the only difference before the interval. Traore broke the deadlock in the 21st minute after a good link up with Fernando Marçal’s low cross that goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa could not stop despite his effort. After the restart, a hat-trick from Memphis Depay and a goal from Mariano Díaz was all that Bruno Genesio’s men needed to secure maximum points away from the Groupama Stadium....

Fire TV Stick 4K — $24.99 ($25 off) This streaming media stick can—with a compatible video device—deliver up to Ultra High Definition movies and shows via hundreds of channels (not just Prime Video). It plugs right into the HDMI port of your TV, computer or projector. It does need to be plugged into power as well. And it comes with a remote control, from which you can dial up HDR-enhanced videos, as well as thousands of Alexa skills....

Assuming Brown has toned down the crazy and is ready to play Week 1, all eight of these wideouts should go within the first two rounds of your fantasy draft. Before we get too deep into it, the reality is that you can’t really go wrong with any of these guys. Sure, there’s a bit more bust potential for some than others, but even that probability is very low. Figuring out which of these receivers is best for your team comes down to your personal tastes, and we’re here to give you an idea of what to expect from each this season....

OK, Newton isn’t a running back, but his upside as a dual-threat QB still lands him on our full free agent list. Joining him are potential WR sleepers/streamers, such as Jamal Agnew, Tre’Quan Smith, and Rashod Bateman, players returning from injury soon, such as Logan Thomas and Will Fuller, and a host of Week 11 streamer suggestions at QB, WR, TE, and D/ST. As always, those can be found at the end of this list....

Teasers are simple: you string together multiple bets, all of which have been tweaked further from their set value by a certain amount. You pay for your increased odds of winning, of course, by bumping up the juice on each leg. Four legs at their respective spreads and over/unders at -110 might be -400 each once you buy a seven-point pad for them. MORE DIVISIONAL ROUND PICKS: Best Bets | Against the spread | Moneyline...

2016 Sept. 3 Clemson at Auburn UCLA at Texas A&M Notre Dame at Texas USC vs. Alabama (Arlington) Wisconsin vs. LSU (Green Bay) Oklahoma vs. Houston (Houston) Arizona vs. BYU (Glendale, Ariz.) Sept. 5 Florida State vs. Ole Miss (Orlando) Sept. 10 Penn State at Pittsburgh Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee (Bristol Motor Speedway)Sept. 17 Oregon at Nebraska Michigan State at Notre Dame Texas at California Ohio State at OklahomaSept. 24 Sept....

In this Q&A, Warner shares her advice on when and how parents should get involved in their middle schoolers’ dramas, her own parenting weaknesses and what she likes to listen to in her spare time. Why this book? To find answers to questions that kept running through my mind while my daughters were in middle school: Why is this phase of life so incredibly hard—for parents? Why is everyone (parents again) looking so unhappy and acting so weird?...

As prospective bettors prepare for the launch of Ohio sports betting, you can use BetMGM Ohio bonus code NEWSWEEK at sign-up for a $200 bonus. This bonus will convey as bonus bets, which you’ll be able to use on games in any sports league after the app goes live. Ohio online sports betting will go live on New Year’s Day. Until then, you can take advantage of pre-registration bonuses like this one from BetMGM....

Forget conventional wisdom, too. Germany is creating plenty of jobs, thank you–just not the right kind of workers. Competitive champions like Bornemann drive what German commentators are calling a “new economic miracle.” They are the backbone of export-driven growth that lately has lifted the onetime “sick man of Europe” and set it back on track for economic recovery. After half a decade of malaise, growth recently hit an annualized 3 percent and unemployment dipped below 4 million–the magic threshold last seen in 2001....

The Orange (5-1 SU, 1-2 ATS) and Wolverines (5-1 SU, 2-2 ATS) kick off a double-header on ESPN at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Buckeyes (5-0 SU, 1-3 ATS) and Cardinals (5-0 SU, 2-2 ATS) at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Illini and Hurricanes tip off at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. Here’s the full schedule for this year’s edition of the series. Syracuse has already claimed one Big Ten opponent, beating Iowa 66-63 on Nov....

The U.S. has two draws under its belt and is playing Iran at 2 p.m. ET at Al Thumama Stadium to advance out of Group B and into the round of 16 in host country Qatar. Sportsbooks are giving the U.S. the benefit of the doubt to pull off the victory. FanDuel Sportsbook has the U.S. at +100 odds, while Iran sits at +310 or 3/1 odds to pull off the upset....