King George III bought “Buckingham House” from the Duke of–you guessed it–Buckingham in 1761. The next George, in 1825, was persuaded by the designs drawn up by architect John Nash to turn it into an official palace. Nash designed most of its rooms as well as the daunting Grand Staircase, whose balustrade alone cost œ3,900 back in 1828. Subsequent monarchs proceeded to stuff their noble abodes with 7,000 pictures (three times what Britain’s National Gallery has) and tons of furniture, porcelain, glass and sculpture, to create the greatest private art collection in the world....

Antetokounmpo’s latest stat line marked the first time in his career that he recorded at least 30 points and 20 rebounds, as well as his fifth straight game of at least 30 points and 15 rebounds–surpassing former Los Angeles Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal’s record of four straight games of 30 and 15. Antetokounmpo didn’t stop there in rewriting NBA record books. His Thursday night performance also tied NBA legend Wilt Chamberlain’s record of five straight games of at least 30 points, 15 rebounds and five assists....

As much as Lasry is at ease hanging out with white-haired former presidents, he’s proven during his short ownership stint to be equally adept at relating to the various, talented millennials who are fast turning the Bucks into a team on the rise in the NBA. MORE: Early-season surprises: Whom were we sleeping on? | Bucks’ time as contenders is now “Great to see you’re coming back,” Lasry told Jabari Parker, when he greeted his second-year forward several hours after Parker’s New York-based doctor, David Altcheck, gave him clearance to start playing....

They hope they found one in Michael Beasley. MORE: 11 NBA players ready to break out The Bucks acquired the veteran forward Thursday from the Rockets in exchange for third-year guard Tyler Ennis. “We’re excited to add a player with Michael’s skill set to our team,” Bucks GM John Hammond said in a statement. “He’s someone that we’ve kept our eye on the last few seasons and we’re looking forward to watching him compete throughout training camp and the season....

They traded the tight end to the Lions for kicker Kyle Brindza, the team announced on Monday. MORE: Every team’s indispensible player | Watch the trailer of Will Smith’s upcoming ‘Concussion’ movie Wright was traded from the Bucs to the Patriots last preseason in exchange for Logan Mankins. The Bucs then claimed Wright off waivers after the Patriots released him following the season, in which he had 26 receptions and six touchdowns....

Licht can say what he wants about the fans, but they’re not the ones whose impatience is the problem. His bosses, the Glazer family, are the ones who gave up on Lovie Smith after two years, and gave up on Greg Schiano after two years, and gave up on Raheem Morris after three (and one year after a 10-win season). MORE: NFL coach openings from worst to best | Mishandling of Lovie Smith is inexcusable That’s the kind of owners they’re proving to be....

Unfortunately, with Fitzpatrick going to the Buccaneers to serve as Jameis Winston’s top backup — replacing Mike Glennon and ahead of Ryan Griffin —Kaepernick is down to the Seahawks or bust to be on an NFL roster in 2017. Since we broke down Kaepernick’s final six routes to such employment in late March, we’ve had the 2017 NFL draft and several more waves of free agency. File Fitzpatrick under Blaine Gabbert, who got a one-year deal from the Cardinals last week....

Recovery efforts are ongoing after a severe winter storm accompanied by arctic blast temperatures hit western New York city last weekend and pummeled it with nearly 50 inches of snow. On Monday, President Joe Biden approved federal aid for the area, and five days after the storm first hit, snow has finally stopped falling. However, a driving ban remains in Buffalo and only half of the residential streets have been cleared, according to a press conference given by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz....

The veteran goalkeeper has started just two Serie A matches since October due to a calf problem but Wojciech Szczesny has been a capable back-up, with 10 clean sheets in 15 appearances in all competitions. Head coach Massimiliano Allegri was confident this week he would have Buffon available and he has been included in the 20-man squad for the match, which takes place the day before the goalkeeping great’s 40th birthday....

Risking the wrath of militant carnivores, Burger King restaurants across all of Sweden will be switching some of their normal Whopper and Crispy Chicken burgers with their new meat-free Rebel Whopper and Rebel Chicken King burgers if purchased from their 50/50 menu. When ordering off the new menu, customers will randomly receive either the plant-based alternatives to the original Whopper or chicken burger or the original meat ones. Burger King Sweden said there are no discernible differences in appearance of the burgers and is confident people will not be able to tell which is which even after tasting it....

NEWSWEEK: Now that the government says it will allow aid workers in, what is your objective over the next few days? Jean-Sebastien Matte: If it does materialize, we hope to be able to [bring in] a few dozen more international skilled staff experienced in this kind of situation. We now have 10 international staff in, but considering the scale of the catastrophe it’s way too low. The three main priorities are: the food situation–people lost everything, their food and stock; the shelter is a big issue, we have to put roofs now that the monsoon is here, and of course medical aid, they are mostly staying in schools and pagodas, and they need medical attention in that kind of environment....

And he points out that those minorities need as much help as they can get—and a great deal more. While the world has been outraged by the Burmese junta’s recent crackdown on monks and civilians protesting peacefully in big cities like Rangoon and Mandalay, away from the spotlight the people in the ethnic enclaves have been enduring the generals’ persecution for decades. And for 10 years from their base in northern Thailand, Tha-U-Wu-Pa and his Free Burma Rangers have been slipping past Thai patrols and eluding heavily armed, trigger-happy Burmese Army units in order to bring emergency medical care and other assistance to people in the Shan, Karen, Karenni and Arakan ethnic states....

Arsene Wenger’s side has won each of their last seven Premier League fixtures to move up to second in the standings, and – with leaders Chelsea not in action until Sunday – the Gunners have a chance to reduce the gap at the top to just four points with a win against the Clarets. The Gunners are warm favorites to maintain their winning run by taking all three points at Turf Moor, with William Hill U....

Now the end is in sight. The U.S. Federal Reserve last week raised interest rates for the first time in four years, signaling the close to an unprecedented era of cheap money. The lowest borrowing costs in four decades have fueled spending on everything from stocks to cars, but no market has benefited as much as housing, and none will feel the pinch of tight money more sharply. Rising house prices were fueled worldwide by the reckless prosperity of the late ’90s, but also by the caution that followed....

Vietnam remains only nominally communist today; Hanoi knows it is an ideological relic surrounded by capitalist tigers, most of them U.S. allies or dependents (which is why Hanoi was eager to have George W. Bush visit last November—it wants to be part of the club). This is the “harsh” aftermath Bush described last week when he warned against pulling out of Iraq like we did in Vietnam. His speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in Kansas City, Mo....

How to explain this dramatic break with tradition? Where does the Bush administration’s profoundly conservative America-firstism come from? For a clue, look to the same region that’s causing trouble for the Republican leadership right now–the American South. The political base of the Republican Party is the South, coupled with the Prairie and Rocky Mountain states. The Bush Doctrine may enrage the largely Northeastern foreign-policy establishment. But it plays well below the Mason-Dixon Line, not least because it melds two Old Dixie traditions–militarism and Protestant fundamentalism....

The now-viral Reddit post, titled, “Just gonna leave this here, pinkos,” has been upvoted 14,800 times since it was posted on April 4. The post features an image of a business flyer shared to the subreddit “Antiwork” by Redditor @upstatestruggler. According to Bankrate’s Job Seeker Survey for August 2021, 55 percent of workers in the United States who are employed or looking for work claim it’s “likely” they’ll search for new opportunities in employment over the next 12 months....

Iniesta unforgettably fired Spain to World Cup glory in 2010 with an extra-time winner against Netherlands in Johannesburg – a side that may have similarities to this current group. The defending champions failed to make it past the group stage at Brazil 2014, meaning one of the greatest players of this generation has one more shot at global glory before beginning the next chapter of his career with J.League club Vissel Kobe - even if he has not entirely ruled out continuing at international level....

Buttigieg, who previously served as the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, appeared for an interview with CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s economic policies. Although the former mayor was seen as an early front-runner for the Democratic nomination, he pulled out and endorsed Biden in early March following the former vice president’s commanding win in South Carolina. “The bottom line is, you have to pay for what you get, and we should be able to strike a balance in the U....

Huffington, known as Perot-by-the-Sea, is a maverick Republican who is also very rich. He got rich in his Texas family’s oil-and-gas business-and his wealth, about $70 million, has allowed him to ignore the usual rules of politics. Huffington made his first and only bid for elective office in 1992 by spending 85.4 million to unseat a nine-term Republican incumbent, Rep. Robert Lagomarsino, in California’s 22d Congressional District. The total set a national spending record for House campaigns-but what stunned party regulars was the fact that $5....