Considering the spotlight, and some past instances of diva-ish behavior among the set of millionaires, players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James were expected to keep their noses clean, or as clean as possible while walking through all that smog. The goal is a gold medal, not headlines. But with their first game β against the host country β approaching this Saturday, the local papers are already ganging up on Team USA.
Even worse: They left a bad tip! If you can read Chinese and maybe help us out, the original story is here. His personal life has descended into the sort of well-appointed shambles that material wealth can disguise, though not necessarily make any less fraught. He was so badly hurt in a fall two years ago that his wife put off divorce plans and looked after him for a while.
She laments that before he appears in public, no one tells him that dye has given his hair an orange tinge.
The deal is part of a defense authorization bill that is slated to pass this month. If consummated, the agreement could mark one of the biggest deals President Trump has cut with Congress. It would secure a massive expansion of benefits for federal workers, something Democrats have long sought, in exchange for a realignment of the U.
Multiple people close to the negotiations stressed any final package must still be approved, and Trump has been known to change his mind even when negotiations reach a final stage. The president could also be more eager to cement the deal than fiscal-hawk conservative Republicans in Congress, who might complain about the cost.
