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Serena Williams is joining the ownership group of the WNBAs first Canadian franchise, the Toronto Tempo, the team announced Monday. She will partner with Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures for the Tempo, who will begin play in the 2026 season. I am thrilled to announce my ownership role in the first Canadian WNBA team, the Toronto Tempo, said Williams. This moment is not just about basketball; it is about showcasing the true value and potential of female athletes I have always said that womens sports are an incredible investment opportunity. I am excited to partner with Larry and all of Canada in creating this new WNBA franchise and legacy. Williams, one of the greatest tennis players in history, will play an active role in future jersey designs. She made her professional tennis debut at age 14 at a tournament in Canada in 1995, and her last event was the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles the most by a woman in the sports Open era plus another 14 major trophies in womens doubles alongside her older sister, Venus. Serena is a champion, said Tempo President Teresa Resch. Shes the greatest athlete of all time, and her impact on this team and this country is going to be incredible. Shes set the bar for women in sport, business and the world and her commitment to using that success to create opportunities for other women is inspiring were thrilled to be marking the lead-up to International Womens Day with this announcement. Williams is the latest former pro athlete to join a WNBA ownership group. Magic Johnson, Tom Brady, Dwyane Wade and Renee Montgomery already are owners. This isn’t the first ownership venture for Williams. She has a stake in the Angel City FC women’s soccer team. She also holds minority stakes in the Miami Dolphins as well as TGLs Los Angeles Golf Club, the virtual golf league headed by PGA stars Tiger Williams and Rory McIlroy. Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, donated millions of dollars to Virginia’s women’s basketball program last year. He graduated from the school. Doug Feinberg, AP basketball writer
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A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed 67 people. Airlines for America, in written testimony prepared for a U.S. House of Representatives hearing on Tuesday, calls on the Federal Aviation Administration to permanently suspend some helicopter routes near the airport with limited exceptions for essential military or medical emergencies. The testimony, seen by Reuters, also calls for military aircraft to be required to use a key safety system known as ADS-B near large airports in which aircraft determine and broadcast their position using satellite navigation to avoid collisions. Airlines for America represents American, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and other airlines. The FAA has temporarily barred most helicopters near the airport – located in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from the U.S. capital – since the crash pending a preliminary report due out this month from the National Transportation Safety Board. The Black Hawk, carrying a crew of three, collided with the airliner, carrying 64 passengers and crew members, on the night of January 29, with the wreckage plunging into the river. There were no survivors. U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said the Army helicopter was operating with its ADS-B turned off, which is permitted by the FAA for military aircraft. Airlines for America wants the FAA to evaluate whether any helicopter routes that could conflict with airplane flights at Reagan could be moved farther away from commercial traffic. The group also urged an immediate FAA review of air traffic near large airports. “The FAA should conduct an immediate review of identified potential hot spots of conflicting air traffic operating near large airports,” the group said in the testimony, adding that the agency should be able to “to suspend or eliminate traffic routes if unnecessary risk exists.” The FAA declined to comment on the testimony but noted that it is conducting a review of helicopter routes near other airports. The FAA is due to review the existing restrictions once the NTSB preliminary report is issued. The FAA is allowing only presidential transport and emergency police or medical helicopters near the airport and banning civilian flights whenever President Donald Trump’s helicopter is flying nearby. These restrictions have significantly impacted flights. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in a February 5 speech in Washington called for ending non-essential military helicopter flights near the airport. “If we have generals who are flying in helicopters for convenience through this airspace, that’s not acceptable. Get a damn Suburban (vehicle) and drive – you don’t need to take a helicopter,” Duffy said. David Shepardson, Reuters
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The CIA is headed to the South by Southwest festival to share tips on finding innovative solutions to complex challenges. America’s preeminent spy agency will deliver a presentation Sunday on creative problem solving at the annual SXSW music festival and tech conference held in Austin, Texas, the CIA announced Monday. The typically tight-lipped agency said a CIA historian and one of the agency’s public affairs officers will deliver the talk, entitled Mission Possible: The Spies’ Guide to Creative Problem Solving.” Sundays presentation from the CIA comes during the first weekend of the event, which brings together thousands of artists, technology experts, business leaders and entrepreneurs. The agency said its tips on creative problem solving are designed to be helpful to anyone, even if their particular challenges don’t include running covert surveillance, organizing clandestine meetups or sniffing out double agents. Come learn how creative problem-solving has helped resolve complex challenges weve faced in protecting national security, and how you can apply creative thinking to your own seemingly impossible missions, the agency wrote in a social media post promoting the talk. This month’s presentation comes at a tumultuous time for America’s intelligence community. The agency recently offered buyout offers to employees as part of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk’s efforts to shrink and reshape the federal government. Trump has long criticized Americas intelligence agencies, and his CIA director, John Ratcliffe, has promised big changes, claiming the agency has strayed from its original focus on human-collected intelligence. Ratcliffe is a former congressman and one-time director of national intelligence. David Klepper
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