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Pistons assistant GM placed on leave after misconduct allegation by former female employee: report

Sports

The Detroit Pistons have placed assistant GM Rob Murphy on administrative leave amid an investigation into a workplace misconduct allegation by a former female employee of the franchise. Murphy has been away from the Pistons for about a week, ESPN reported.The details of the allegations against Murphy have not been publicly reported.  The 50-year-old was promoted to assistant GM of the Pistons in June after serving as the president and GM of the franchise’s G League team, the Motor City Cruise. He began working with the G League squad in March 2021. Murphy has a coaching background, spending 20 years as a…

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Ryan Philippe Settles Debate on Whether Kids Look More Like Him or Mom Reese Witherspoon

Entertainment

His little mini-mes! Fans have debated for years whether Ryan Phillippe and ex Reese Witherspoon’s kids look more like their mom or dad — and the Cruel Intentions star is ready to set the record straight.  “What I get a lot lately is they think Deacon looks like her and Ava looks like me,” Phillippe, 48, told Extra in a Thursday, October 20, interview, referencing his 18-year-old son and 22-year-old daughter, whom he shares with the Legally Blonde actress, 46.  He joked, “My response is always, ‘Duh … How are you surprised that children look like their parents?’ Isn’t that biologically…

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A Michigan family of 4 has been missing for 4 days in ‘abnormal’ disappearance, police say

United States

A Michigan family of four hasn’t been seen or heard from for days after the father called 911 and exhibited paranoid behavior, police said.Fremont police and Michigan State Police said family members had not heard from Anthony and Suzette Cirigliano, both 51, or their sons Brandon, 19, and Noah, 15, since Sunday, and their phone has been turned off.Police Chief Tim Rodwell said investigators don’t have any evidence of foul play.But he told NBC affiliate WOOD of Grand Rapids that everyone who knows the family is shocked by the disappearance.“They all describe this as extremely abnormal behavior from Tony and Suzette,” he said.An…

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The big reveal: Xi set to introduce China’s next standing committee

Asia

IN OR OUT? At least two of the seven current Standing Committee members are expected to retire due to age norms. Reports this week in the Wall Street Journal and South China Morning Post suggest there could be as many as four openings, with Premier Li, 67, possibly among those stepping down. As for the next premier, although Wang Yang, 67, and Hu Chunhua, 59, a former and current vice premier, respectively, are both considered by analysts to be well-qualified by the traditional standards of a role charged with overseeing the economy, they lack long-term connections to Xi. Shanghai party…

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Halloween event organisers issue apology over ‘dead dolls’ window display

United Kingdom

Frightmare is running its 20th annual Halloween festival in Gloucester but came under fire from local residents due to their horrifying window displayOrganisers of a Halloween event in Gloucester have been forced to apologise for their creepy “dead dolls” window. Frightmare is running its 20th annual Halloween festival in the city but came under fire from local residents due to their horrifying window display which had “murdered babies” and “dead dolls”. The window in question had a wall covered in newspaper which had blood spatters over it, however, it was the disfigured children’s toys which caused major offence. Some of…

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