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Big Idea Group SportBusiness / Sep 10, 2020

Cricket Australia signed telco Vodafone as its Test match series naming rights partner at a double-digit percentage uplift on the previous contract. Where real estate company Domain paid about A$4m (€2.5m/$2.9m) per year until last season, sports industry experts told SportBusiness Sponsorship that Vodafone is now paying between A$4.5m and A$5m per season.

Big Idea Group The Denver Post / Sep 10, 2020

They're playing for pride now. Assuming there's a sliver of self-esteem buried deep inside the Nuggets that Kawhi Leonard hasn't already curb-stomped into tapioca pudding. "The same message will be what we used against Utah," Denver coach Michael Malone said after a listless Game 4 loss has his Nuggets down 3-1 for the second time in two NBA Playoffs series.

Big Idea Group The Economist / Sep 10, 2020

T HE MEMOIRS of chief executives can be exercises in pompous self-justification or, just as bad, in grandiose philosophising about social and political trends. Occasionally, however, a corporate titan writes a book that is both readable and a practical guide for managers hoping to follow in their footsteps.

Big Idea Group Cornell Chronicle / Sep 10, 2020

An ambitious group of animal science students is fighting the battle against food waste and local food insecurity on two fronts. The team - dubbed the "Egg-Vengers" - has set up a system to collect hundreds of surplus eggs from the Cornell Poultry Farm and donate them to area food pantries each week.

Big Idea Group Old Gold & Black / Sep 10, 2020

In the past seven years, there has been few actors to not only be so consistent as a standout star, but also a constant presence within so many groups in the entertainment business, primarily the Afro-American community and comic book movie world. The late Chadwick Boseman, who passed suddenly on Aug.

Big Idea Group Pocono Record / Sep 9, 2020

(THE CONVERSATION) The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.The big idea: Over four years of college, students develop positive attitudes for political liberals but not conservatives.Why it mattersHigher education needs support from conservatives - lawmakers as well as taxpayers.But conservative critics continue to fault higher education for making students more liberal.

Big Idea Group The New York Times / Sep 9, 2020

Tiffany & Company on Wednesday said it had filed a lawsuit against LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton to force the luxury giant to move forward with its $16.2 billion deal to buy the retailer. There has been concern for months that LVMH would seek to renegotiate the deal, which was announced last November, in light of the stress the pandemic has put on the jewelry business.

Big Idea Group InsideClimate News / Sep 9, 2020

This story is part of a collaboration between InsideClimate News and The Nation as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. The piece below focuses on rural areas; to read how green recovery spending can impact cities, click here.

Big Idea Group Ramona Sentinel / Sep 9, 2020

After lengthy discussions on Sept. 3 about what actions to take on the proposed Boulder Oaks Preserve, Ramona Community Planning Group (RCPG) members could not agree on four motions, and ultimately decided to send their comments from the minutes of their past two meetings to San Diego County.

Big Idea Group High Country News / Sep 9, 2020

In the foothills of the Sapphire Mountains in southwestern Montana, elk are bleeding. Some are dead. Others are still alive, torn by bullets, their panicked eyes searching the landscape for a way to escape. This bloodbath was caused by hunters: A few are locals who understand the "communion between hunter and prey," but others are "weekenders in from Missoula" who have no respect for the land.

Big Idea Group U.S. News & World Report / Sep 9, 2020

In late August, Portland, Oregon, again resurfaced as a flashpoint in the country's seething culture wars, when some right-wing protesters and supporters of President Donald Trump - part of a caravan of hundreds, many driving pickup trucks adorned with the president's campaign flags - diverted from the group's planned route and headed through the city's downtown.

Big Idea Group Science News for Students / Sep 9, 2020

As a teen, Faria Sana often highlighted books with markers. "The colors were supposed to tell me different things." Later, she recalls, "I had no idea what those highlighted texts were supposed to mean." She also took lots of notes as she read. But often she was "just copying words or changing the words around."

Big Idea Group InsideClimate News / Sep 9, 2020

This story is part of a collaboration between InsideClimate News and The Nation as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. The piece below focuses on cities; to read how green recovery spending can impact rural areas, click here.

Big Idea Group The New European / Sep 9, 2020

Archant The organisers behind a new £120 million national event dubbed the 'festival of Brexit Britain' have said it can help bring the UK back together after the UK leaves the EU. Become a Supporter The event - proposed by Theresa May back in 2018 - is expected to take place next year with the working title Festival UK 2022.