The Gaza Strip has few jobs, little electricity and almost no natural resources. In a territory suffering from a chronic shortage of construction materials, a bustling recycling industry has sprouted up, providing income to a lucky few but raising concerns that the refurbished rubble is substandard and unsafe. “It’s a lucrative business,” said Naji Sarhan, deputy housing minister in the territory’s Hamas-led government.

VanVleet and the Raptors are hoping he’ll be named an NBA All-Star in the coming days after not just a terrific season thus far, but a recent stretch that has put him into a different echelon of guards.

Just weeks before hosting the Beijing Winter Olympics, China is battling multiple coronavirus outbreaks in half a dozen cities, with the one closest to the capital driven by the highly transmissible omicron variant. With the success of the Games and China’s national dignity at stake, Beijing is doubling down on its “zero-tolerance” COVID-19 policy. Across China, more than 20 million people are in some form of lockdown, with many prevented from leaving their homes.

The end of the college football season means its time to hand out letter grades for every 130 school that plays in the Bowl Subdivision.

Shawn Bradley’s 7-foot-6 tall, 300-pound frame cracked open his helmet, which likely saved his life but couldn’t prevent serious injury to his spine

“The only thing holding Scoot back from getting a chance in the league right now is his age,” one NBA scout told Yahoo Sports.