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Don Nelson passed away on Sunday at the age of 86., the second-winningest coach in NBA history, a five-time NBA champion as a player and a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

“On Sunday morning our beloved husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather Don Nelson peacefully went to be with the Lord, surrounded by his loving family,” Nelson’s family said in a statement. “Throughout his last week, friends and family encircled him with love, sharing the blessing of his friendship and revisiting treasured memories.”

In 31 seasons as an NBA head coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors (twice), New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks, Nelson finished with a regular-season record of 1,335-1,063. He retired with the most coaching wins ever, a mark that was broken by the San Antonio Spurs‘ Gregg Popovich in March 2022.

Nelson made 18 playoff appearances as a coach, finishing with a 75-91 postseason record.

As a player, Nelson won five NBA titles in 11 seasons with the Boston Celtics, who retired his No. 19 jersey in 1978. He played 14 seasons in the NBA.

“The Celtics extend our deep condolences to Nelson’s family, loved ones, and everyone he touched through his rich and impactful life in basketball and beyond,” the Celtics said in a statement.

Immediately following his playing career, Nelson joined the Milwaukee Bucks as an assistant coach for the 1976-77 season. Only 15 games into that season, he was promoted to head coach after Larry Costello was fired.

“Don Nelson was a true innovator whose influence on the game of basketball is still felt today,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said in a statement Sunday. “He consistently challenged conventional thinking, experimented with different lineups and styles of play and saw possibilities in the game that others often did not. So much of what is now commonplace in the modern NBA can be traced back to the way Nellie approached the game.”

From there, Nelson, who added general manager to his title the following season with Milwaukee, used an unorthodox coaching style that became known as “Nellie Ball” to put together a Hall of Fame résumé during his 31 seasons. Nellie Ball proved to be ahead of its time, utilizing smaller, more athletic players to fuel a fast-paced offense that prioritized creating mismatches through speed. It was a philosophy that was adopted across the league long after he retired.

Nelson’s fast-paced offenses were probably best on display during his first stint in Golden State in the early 1990s — the “Run TMC” era featuring future Hall of Famers Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin. Nelson said he wanted the trio of guards on the court at the same time, a daring idea at the time.

“Nellie was ahead of his time and there was nobody else like him,” Hardaway said. “He had an incredible impact on my career and on the game of basketball. I’m going to miss him, and my thoughts and prayers are with Joy, Donnie and the entire Nelson family.”

Richmond and Mullin also shared heartfelt gratitude toward Nelson in statements released Sunday, a sentiment shared by several of the longtime coach’s former players.

With Milwaukee, Nelson missed the playoffs only twice in his 11 seasons, winning seven straight Central Division titles. But he never reached the NBA Finals as he couldn’t overcome Eastern Conference powerhouses Boston or Philadelphia, and he resigned after the 1986-87 season.

Nelson was a three-time winner of the NBA Coach of the Year award (1983, ’85, ’92) but never won an NBA championship as a coach.

After one season of TV analyst work, he returned to the bench with Golden State, where he spent seven seasons before he resigned midway through the 1994-95 season. He returned for a second stint with the Warriors before the 2006-07 season and stayed four more seasons in his final NBA stop.

Nelson accepted the coaching job with the Knicks before the 1995-96 season but was fired with a 34-25 record and replaced by assistant Jeff Van Gundy.

The following year, Nelson joined the Mavericks, where he helped turn around the franchise’s fortunes by working draft-day deals to acquire future Hall of Famers Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash. He coached eight seasons with the Mavericks, and his son Donnie, who served as his assistant, also was the team’s general manager before an acrimonious split in June 2021.

“We hid Dirk for several weeks before the draft,” Nelson told Sports Illustrated about Nowitzki flying under the radar while practicing with Athletes in Action in Dallas before the 1998 draft. “We made a commitment that we were going to draft him. We just wanted to keep him from going anywhere else to work out. He was going to be ours. He was happy with that. So, he hid for a week in Donnie’s basement.”

In a social media post Sunday, Nowitzki thanked Nelson for all his former coach did for him. Nelson is also credited for helping land another franchise-altering superstar in his final years as Warriors head coach. During the 2009 NBA draft, he went against consensus and pushed Golden State to draft Stephen Curry with the No. 7 pick.

“One of the big reasons I was drafted by the Warriors was because of Don Nelson,” Curry said in a statement. “The story is he never liked rookies, but from Day 1 he challenged me and gave me an opportunity to be my best self on the court. He taught me a lot during our one season together and I’ll never forget the night he became the winningest coach in NBA history in Minnesota. We were so happy for him.

“He had an immeasurable impact on the sport and will go down as one of the greatest minds in the history of the game. He’s a true icon and will be missed by the countless number of people he touched, including myself, during a legendary career.”

Nelson twice coached in the NBA All-Star Game, and he led “Dream Team II” to a gold medal at the 1994 FIBA World Championships.

Nelson was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2025, he received the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by the National Basketball Coaches Association. Miffed that the Mavericks sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in a blockbuster trade, Nelson wore a pair of Doncic’s signature Jordan Brand sneakers to the awards ceremony. He called the trade a “tremendous mistake.”

Doncic, who shared a close relationship with Donnie Nelson during their time together in Dallas, called Sunday a sad day for basketball in a social media post.

After a standout college career at Iowa, Nelson broke into the NBA as a player with the Chicago Zephyrs, who selected him with the 17th pick in the 1962 draft. The Los Angeles Lakers claimed him off waivers before the 1963-64 season, but Nelson did not play much. Celtics general manager Red Auerbach then came calling before the 1964-65 season, signing him as a free agent. Nelson went on to average 11.4 points and 5.2 rebounds while winning five titles during his 11 seasons in Boston.

His most celebrated moment as a Celtic came in the final minutes of Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 1969 against the Lakers, when Nelson’s foul-line jumper that initially bounced high off the back rim gave Boston a three-point lead.

Overall, he played 1,053 regular-season games as a small forward and power forward, averaging 10.3 points and 4.9 rebounds. In 150 career playoff games, he averaged 10.5 points and 4.8 rebounds.

“Don Nelson revolutionized NBA basketball through his fearlessness, ingenuity and deep conviction,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said. “He spent nearly 50 years in the NBA — winning five championships as a player with the Boston Celtics before building one of the most successful and pioneering coaching careers in league history. He brought an unmistakable personality to everything he did, and his impact on our sport will continue to be felt for generations.”

After his coaching career, Nelson retired to a 22-acre farm in Maui, Hawai’i, and became an entrepreneur. He told HBO’s “Real Sports” in 2019 that he grew flowers, coffee and cannabis on the farm.

After the deadly Maui wildfires of 2023, Nelson opened his rental properties to families who had lost their homes.

New Delhi, August 10, 2026:

Bharat ki Parliament ki Monsoon Session asi aroiba numitshingda changshinlakle, masiga loinana maruoiba aingi proposal kaya amadi houjiksu khanna-neinabagidamak ngaiduna leiri. Session asi August 13 da loishingadabani, maram aduna law-maker shinggi damak lemhouriba wafamshing khannanabagidamak thabak tougadaba numit khaktang ngaire.

Lok Sabha na Ningthoukaba numit (Monday) asida Tribunals Reforms Bill yaona bill kaya amagi introduction (puthokpagiba wafam) khannanaba leiri. Masiga loinana, nupishinggi reservation, delimitation amasung Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act ki sanshodhan (amendment) ga mari lainaba maruoiba proposal kharagi matangda lepfam thokpa ngamdana leiri.

Session asina Sarkar amasung Opposition (mangjil thanba dalshing) gi maraktasu yanadabashing uba fangkhre. Opposition gi luchingbashingna tongan-tonganba wafamshing makha tana thangatlakli amasung Parliament ki session asi aroiba numitshing thunglakpaga loinana makhoygi strategy khannagani haina asha touri.

Matam tenshinlakpaga loinana, houjikti session asi loidringei mamangda karamba billshing puthokkani natraga khanna-neingani haibaduda mityeng thamnari. Lakadaba numitshing asida rajneeti gi oiba khanna-neinaba amasung Sansad ki thabak-thouramshing makha tana uba fanggani haina panri.

Parliament ki ahouba oiba shinpham asibu kupna yengshinari maramdi puthokliba aingi khennaba (legislative changes) kaya asina Bharat ki rajneeti amasung laingakpagi administrative system da chauna mari leinaba yai.

Source: NDTV amasung The Times of India, August 10, 2026.

The Moon crosses in front of the Sun during a total solar eclipse at Lake Monroe on April 08, 2024 in Indiana, United States.Edward M. Pio Roda/Getty Images

Throughout Europe and parts of the U.S people will be treated to a chance to see a solar eclipse on Wednesday.

 NASA says northern parts of the United States, including from Alaska to North Carolina, will see a partial solar eclipse. People in Iceland, Greenland, northern Russia, Spain, and a part of Portugal will see a total eclipse, according to astronomers. That’s when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, fully blocking the Sun’s face.

The moon passes between the sun and Earth, during a partial solar eclipse, but the celestial bodies are not perfectly aligned. Because only parts of the sun are obscured, the sun appears as a crescent shape.

For those who plan to watch either the total or partial eclipse, special equipment such as eclipse glasses or handheld viewers with special filters will be necessary to protect one’s eyes. Regular sunglasses will not be effective for eye protection, even during a partial eclipse. Looking at the sun, even if for a short time, can cause significant eye damage, including burns and even permanent vision loss, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

The partial eclipse is expected to begin around 1:17 p.m. ET in Washington, D.C. and have 4% coverage, according to NASA. That means up to 4 percent of the sun will be covered by the moon. In Reykjavík, Iceland, the total eclipse will begin at 5:48 p.m. local time , and in León, Spain, totality will begin at 8:28 p.m and last for two minutes. This will be the first solar eclipse visible from Spain’s mainland since 1905, according to the European Space Agency.

While the eclipse will give skywatchers a chance to safely marvel at the rare phenomena, some scientists will use it as an opportunity to better understand the sun. NASA says it will have teams using scientific balloons and a high-altitude jet to study how the sky when darkened for a short period of time impacts the Earth’s atmosphere.

“From our unique perspective on Earth during a total solar eclipse, scientists can study the Sun’s corona in a way we can’t from anywhere else in the solar system,” Kelly Korreck, eclipse program manager for NASA, said in a statement.

The next partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the U.S. on Aug. 2, 2027 – with totality visible from Spain, the Middle East and parts of North Africa. A total solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the contiguous U.S. on Aug. 23, 2044.

Parliament Monsoon Session Nears Final Days as Key Bills Remain Uncertain

By Olivia Akham

New Delhi, August 10, 2026:

India’s Parliament is entering the final days of the Monsoon Session, with several important legislative proposals still awaiting consideration. The session is scheduled to conclude on August 13, leaving lawmakers only a few working days to take up pending matters.

The Lok Sabha is scheduled to consider the introduction of several bills on Monday, including the Tribunals Reforms Bill. At the same time, uncertainty remains over some major proposals concerning women’s reservation, delimitation and amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act.

The session has also witnessed disagreements between the government and opposition parties. Opposition leaders have continued to raise several issues and are expected to discuss their strategy as Parliament approaches the final days of the session.

With limited time remaining, attention is now focused on which bills will be introduced or debated before the session concludes. The coming days are expected to see continued political discussions and parliamentary activity.

The developments in Parliament are being closely watched because several of the proposed legislative changes could have significant implications for India’s political and administrative system. 

Source: NDTV and The Times of India, August 10, 2026.

Small cruise ship rescued skiff in south-east Alaska even though Meta billionaire’s $300m Mega yacht was closer.

Mark Zuckerberg has faced scrutiny over why a small cruise ship in south-east Alaska rescued a stranded skiff and its crew when his 387ft superyacht had been closer.

The Silicon Valley billionaire’s yacht, worth a reported $300m, is said to have “repeatedly” declined to assist when a nearby boat called for help last week.

CEO of Facebook and Instagram owner Meta Platforms, Zuckerberg was not on board at the time, a spokesperson told Forbes.

When a nearby 21ft skiff ran out of fuel between Petersburg and Juneau, the Alaska Beacon reported operators of a cruise ship that was further away than Zuckerberg’s yacht came to the rescue.

“I’m on a small-ship Alaska cruise with my son,” a passenger on the UnCruise Adventures ship Wilderness Legacy posted on Bluesky.

“Our boat rescued a stranded vessel last night and apparently we did that after the Coast Guard radioed Mark Zuckerberg’s yacht – which was closer – and they repeatedly refused to respond. (There was near unanimous booing when the captain announced this).”

But Brian Baker, a spokesperson for Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, told Forbes that the couple were not on board his yacht, named Launchpad. The crew missed the call because they had been operating on a different radio channel, Baker told Forbes. “The assist was already under way” by the time they reviewed the broadcast, he said.

Even if he was not on his ship, the report is unlikely to boost public opinion of Zuckerberg, who has faced criticism over the societal impact of his social media platforms; his new warm relationship with Donald Trump; and his lavish, insular lifestyle.

“I live in Juneau and I’ve been having to look at that excessive eyesore parked up in [Auke Bay] for too long now,” a Reddit user wrote of the yacht in response to the rescue story. “Fuck Zuckerberg.”

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