WASHINGTON — The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. The finding is not the result of any new intelligence, and…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr is a longtime member of the commission and served previously as the FCC’s general counsel. He has been unanimously…
They are the biggest sports marketing agency in the world. Headquartered in New York and with offices in London, Singapore and Sydney, their fingerprints have been on everything from the Premier League to the NFL, Wimbledon to the Olympics. But just as colossal as IMG’s portfolio is their ambition for one of the newest additions…
DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency says Tesla is telling drivers in public statements that its vehicles can drive themselves, conflicting with owners manuals and briefings with the agency saying the electric vehicles need human supervision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is asking the company to “revisit its communications” to make sure…
Rare Bird: The Penguins’ Sidney Crosby is one of the few NHL players making seven figures off the ice. Pittsburgh’s star center hauls in an estimated $5.5 million annually from endorsements and other business endeavors. Emilee Chinn/Getty Images On a breezy September afternoon in Los Angeles, three days after Sidney Crosby signed a two-year contract…
Rankin Group, the advertising agency run by the British photographer, publisher and film director Rankin, has filed for bankruptcy, owing employees more than £300,000 and the UK tax authority (HMRC) more than £1m. Rankin, whose full name is John Rankin Waddell, has photographed Kate Moss, Madonna, David Bowie and Queen Elizabeth II among others. Though…
CELAD, Spain’s anti-doping agency, announced Wednesday that Olympic swimmer Carlos Peralta will take over as the organization’s general director. The Governing Council, the highest anti-doping authority in Spain, made the appointment as Peralta takes over from Silvia Calzón, who departs the post after less than a year to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s cabinet. Peralta…
GENEVA — Facing a long-time crisis in winter sports because of climate change, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation teamed up with the United Nations weather agency on Thursday. The initial five-year partnership between FIS and the World Meteorological Organization aims to help national ski federations, venues and race organizers better understand weather forecasting to…
