CNN BUSINESS | The Rolls-Royce Ghost was so eerily quiet inside the engineers had to make it louder

The new Rolls-Royce Ghost has a simpler look that seems inspired by Scandinavian design

(CNN) – Rolls-Royce unveiled its all new Ghost Tuesday, and it looks strikingly different from any Rolls-Royce that has ever come before. The Ghost is the ultra-luxury automaker’s slightly smaller and somewhat less expensive sedan, and the new version is far more understated than its predecessor.

In preparing to develop the new Ghost, Rolls-Royce learned that customers who would typically buy this model no longer wanted an eye-catching emblem of affluence.  —more—

Bleacher Report | LeBron James, Others Sought Barack Obama’s Advice During NBA Protests

Amid a protest that forced the NBA to postpone the playoffs until Saturday, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and a group of players reportedly sought advice from former President Barack Obama on how to proceed with their activism.  —more—

CNN entertainment | ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman dies at 43

He graduated from Howard University

A South Carolina native, Boseman graduated in 2000 from Howard University, a historically Black college in Washington, DC. While there, he also attended the British American Drama Academy at Oxford in 1998.

“It is with profound sadness that we mourn the loss of alumnus Chadwick Boseman who passed away this evening. His incredible talent will forever be immortalized through his characters and through his own personal journey from student to superhero! Rest in Power, Chadwick!” University President Wayne A. I. Frederick said in a statement.  —more—

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CNN BUSINESS | Boeing grounds eight 787 Dreamliners over manufacturing flaw

New York (CNN Business)   Boeing has found a problem with the manufacturing of the 787 Dreamliner, the widebody jet that is one of the most successful products of the troubled aircraft maker.

Eight of the planes will be grounded for inspection and repair of how parts of the fuselage were joined together, Boeing said in a statement.

“Boeing has identified two distinct manufacturing issues in the join of certain 787 aftbody fuselage sections, which, in combination, result in a condition that does not meet our design standards,” said the company’s statement. It said it is conducting a thorough review into the root cause of the problem.

There are nearly 1,000 787s that have been delivered to 69 different airlines worldwide since it started operations in 2012.  —more—

CNN | How the NBA set off a chain reaction

(CNN) – When NBA teams elected to sit out Wednesday’s slate of playoff games in a player-led protest of the police shooting of Jacob Blake, it set off a chain reaction unlike anything ever seen in American sports. Within hours, several MLB and MLS teams, led by their players, decided to pause the night’s contests. The unprecedented stoppage stretched into a second day Thursday as more MLB teams postponed games. The WNBA, always at the forefront of sports activism, put a pause on their nascent season.  —more—

CNN | Michael Jordan mediates talks between NBA players and owners as it postpones Thursday games

(CNN) – In these unprecedented times for US sports, NBA players and owners found a familiar face as an intermediary: Michael Jordan.

Jordan, who is the only Black majority owner in the league, also serves as the NBA Labor Relations Committee chairman and following the news that Thursday’s three playoff games were postponed, the NBA announced that there would be a meeting between players and management to discuss how to proceed.

And in that meeting, Jordan — a former player and current owner of the Charlotte Hornets — became the primary mediator between the two sides, according to ESPN.  —more—

CNN | Wisconsin police shoot a Black man as his children watch from a vehicle, attorney says

(CNN) – Two Wisconsin police officers are on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why a Black man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered the driver’s side door of an SUV, officials said.

The man’s three children — 3, 5 and 8 — were in the car, a family attorney said.

Identified by the governor as Jacob Blake, the man is in stable condition in an intensive care unit, according to attorney Ben Crump, who represents the Blake family. Crump posted a video of the Sunday evening shooting in Kenosha.   —more—

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