JUST ANNOUNCED: CNN will air special coverage of 'The Fourth in America: Celebrating 250,’ including 'Independence Eve Live with @andersoncooper & @Andy’ featuring New York’s unique midnight ball drop honoring the nation’s semi quincentennial.
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Jason Collins was far more than a trailblazer for the NBA. He was a role model to everyone who watched him and a gift to all of us fortunate enough to know him—and a great friend to Chelsea. A big man with an even bigger heart, Jason will be deeply missed.
Hillary and I send our condolences to his husband, Brunson, his brother, Jarron, and the entire Collins family.
WATCH: Taiwanese grandmothers aged 89 and 91 train at the gym. An increasing number of elderly people in Taiwan’s super-aged society are hitting the gym to stay healthy, both physically and mentally.
Extended interview: Former Nebraska senator Ben Sasse has metastatic pancreatic cancer. He spoke with 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley about where America has been and where it could still go.
April Drives CNN’s Best Primetime Performance in Two Years
-Double-Digit YOY Growth Across Platforms
-Best April among P2+ since 2021 and among P25-54 since 2023
-Top 5 Network in All of Cable for 16 Consecutive Months
-Digital Subscriber Growth Continues with April Momentum
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Sharing this podcast with two of the best in business of reading China's military: @jonczin and @JohnCulver689. I ask them to reconcile PLA purges and China's rapid military buildup and what it tells us about China’s capacity to pursue its ambitions. https://t.co/FTj2L6ayTO
The National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (@FIBA) today announced that they will in January move forward in their joint exploration of a new professional, pan-European men’s basketball league by engaging prospective teams and ownership groups in the process to join the league.
In addition to permanent spots, the new league would offer every team in a FIBA-affiliated domestic league in Europe a merit-based pathway to qualify on an annual basis either through FIBA’s Basketball Champions League (BCL) or an end-of-season qualifying tournament. The league would also align its schedule with domestic league and national team schedules, allowing players to represent their club and national team year-round.
As part of the new league, the NBA and FIBA would also plan to dedicate financial support and resources to the continued development of Europe’s basketball ecosystem, including domestic leagues, club team academies, and the NBA and FIBA’s existing programs to develop aspiring players, coaches and referees at all levels of the game.
I have no words for the send off I just got from my family at ESPN. I’m so humbled. I’m so emotional. I’m so grateful. I’ll have more to say - but right now I’m just overwhelmed and soaking in my family on my sons bday. Thank you to everyone who watched. ILYSM
Let’s be honest, LeBron’s 18-year streak of double digit games largely ended because he went 4-for-17 from the floor and 0-5 from three in the Lakers win over Toronto. But he still could have salvaged it in the final seconds - instead he stayed true to his roots and passed to a teammate with a better look. A fitting way for him to put an exclamation point on an incredible record that’s going to be nearly impossible to break.