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Referee Eric Lewis gestures during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat, May 10, 2023, in New York. Lewis, one of the NBA's top referees, has retired effective immediately in the wake of a league investigation into whether he used a then-Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online criticism. The league announced his retirement Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

NBA referee retires, effective immediately; league closes probe into social media posts

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Referee Eric Lewis gestures during the first half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinal between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat on May 10, 2023, in New York. Lewis was not selected as one of the 12 referees who will work the NBA Finals between the Denver Nuggets and Miami Heat, while the league continues to look into whether he used a Twitter account to defend himself and other officials from online critiques. Lewis had been chosen to work the finals in each of the last four seasons. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

Referee Eric Lewis not selected to work NBA Finals while league looks into tweets

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

FILE - This Sept. 17, 2007 file photo released on Aug. 13, 2013 by defense lawyer U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry Wingard, shows detainee Kuwaiti Fawzi al-Odah, in Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Fawzi al-Odah, held at the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, for nearly 13 years, was sent back to his homeland Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014, the first release based on the determination of a review panel that has been re-evaluating some men previously classified by the government as too dangerous to release. (AP Photo/Courtesy of defense lawyer Barry Wingard, File)

U.S. sends Guantanamo prisoner Fawzi al-Odah to Kuwait

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