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Naturally -- it's 2019 after all

#253: Jessie Zevalnkink & Luke Yeates were on the podcast back in October 2017, right after they’d crossed the Atlantic in their 37′ yawl DESIREE. Mia & I caught up with them in person aboard their boat in Lagos, Portugal, as we were getting ISBJORN ready to cross the Atlantic. We sat in their cockpit as the sun went down, hearing stories of their dramatic knockdown off Cape St. Vincent, their 6 weeks rebuilding their rudder here in Lagos, life as a married couple and what their future plans are as sailors. Читать дальше...

CHELSEA winger Callum Hudson-Odoi will want to leave the club after seeing Christian Pulisic arrive this month, claims BBC Sport pundit Kevin Kilbane.

EDITOR'S NOTE: For 2019, we've expanded our annual publishing-industry honors program. It's now known as the Ad Age Publishers A-List and it includes the traditional Magazine A-List, a new Digital Publishers A-List and three shortlists of honorees in growth areas for publishing: audio/podcasting (below), video and events. Read the introduction and find links to the other portions of the package here.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is establishing a full sales and marketing organisation in Europe, expanding its current aftersales, parts and logistic business in the region.

Alabama and Clemson have dominated the College Football Playoff era, with Alabama playing for the title four of the five years and Clemson three of the five. And there's no doubt that success has reached beyond the field of play and positively impacted both athletic departments and universities.

MANCHESTER UNITED interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will punish his players if they break his trust on their trip to Dubai.

MAURIZIO SARRI has told Callum Hudson-Odoi that moving to Bayern Munich would be a mistake.

It sounds like Kate Beckinsale caught Pete Davidson's eye. The actress and comedian crossed paths at Netflix's 2019 Golden Globes after-party, where the two seemingly hit it off....

Onward Technologies on Monday announced a strategic partnership with SAP SE. The agreement will allow the former to sell and support end-to-end ERP im

Soda Springs, CA: Competing against a deep field of the top Youth (ages 16-18) and Junior (ages 19-21) Biathletes in the United States, Auburn Ski Club’s Junior Biathlon Team posted impressive results across the board at the recent US Biathlon Youth/Junior World team trials held at the Olympic Biathlon venue in Soldier Hollow, Utah. Lexie […]

1. Pope Francis Appeals to Europe to Show ‘Solidarity’ With Migrants  The New York Times
2. Pope Francis warns of resurgent nationalism, urges help for migrants  Reuters
3. Pope decries rise of nationalism, flaws of globalization  Fox News
4. Pope calls for solidarity over 49 migrants stranded on rescue ships in the Mediterranean | #GME  euronews (in English)
5. Pope Warns Populism Is ‘Weakening the Multilateral System’  Breitbart
6. View full coverage on Google News

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Monday, January 7, in Abuja raised alarm over new method of vote buying being devised to undermine the voting process.

WASHINGTON — “This is what democracy looks like.” It’s the chant heard again and again at the women’s marches the day after Donald Trump was inaugurated and echoed later in mobilizations on behalf of gun sanity and the Affordable Care Act, in defense of immigrants and refugees, and in support of democracy itself. Those determined […]

The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate is selling church land that’s ending up in the hands of Israeli settler groups. Its Palestinian Christian congregants are furious.

From SABR member Bruce Allardice at Our Game on January 7, 2019:

Hstorians, and by now increasingly the general public, know that the racial integration of baseball didn’t start with Jackie Robinson. In fact, the first African-American major leaguer was the otherwise obscure William Edward White, who played one game for the Providence (RI) Grays in the National League of 1879. On the amateur level, all-Black teams existed as early as 1855. African-American Luther Askin is credited... Читать дальше...

• At the 76th Golden Globes, Christian Bale won an award for best performance by an actor in a motion picture — musical or comedy for his role as former Vice President Dick Cheney in "Vice." 
• When the 44-year-old actor gave a speech on stage, people were astounded to learn that he's British, especially since he often uses different accents based on roles he's portraying.
• Bale is from Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK.

Christian Bale accepted an award at the 2019 Golden Globes... Читать дальше...

CES 2019 is the Paris Fashion Week for the gamer aesthetic.

Amara Raja Batteries on Monday informed the exchanges that Nalanda India Equity Fund has raised its stake in the company by 2.09 percentage points. F

So this is the first inaugural C&V Batille Day Wabash Trail Ride. The date is tentatively set for Saturday July 13. That's close enough to Bastille Day that you can bring your French bike but all C&V bikes are welcome. The idea is that we'll meet in Shenandoah which is about the only town of any...

Beijing: Face-to-face talks between China and the United States have begun in Beijing on Monday in order to seek a resolution over the ongoing trade war between the two countries. According to the Sou

'I'm willing to do it on live TV,' Netanyahu says, claiming he has 'nothing to lose' and demanding to be confronted with witnesses in probes against him

Netanyahu's associates say he will reveal 'new information' regarding the corruption probes he is embroiled in

Stressing the importance of freedom of thought and expression, former West Bengal Governor and Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopal Krishna Gandhi on Monday said fear and democracy, inhibition and republicanism do not go together.